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    • King-Byng Affair

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    The King’s precedent

    John Duffy recalls what preceded the King-Byng Affair.

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    Debatably relevant historical note of the day

    Four times in our history has a federal election come within a year of the last one. Two saw a formal change in government, one saw a switch in the standings of the top two parties (the complicated matter and aftermath of the King-Byng affair) and the other saw a dramatic increase in the standing of the ruling party.