. ▁Mac don ald . ▁ ▁Me igh en ' s ▁Conserv atives ▁won ▁a ▁pl ur ality ▁of ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁federal ▁election ▁but ▁King ' s ▁Liber als ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁continue ▁in ▁power ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Progress ives , ▁until ▁King ' s ▁government ▁lost ▁a ▁non - conf idence ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada . ▁King ▁asked ▁Governor ▁General ▁Lord ▁By ng ▁for ▁a ▁dissol ution ▁and ▁new ▁election ▁but ▁By ng ▁asked ▁Me igh en ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁government ▁instead , ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁decision ▁that ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁King - By ng ▁Aff air . ▁Me igh en ' s ▁government , ▁in ▁turn , ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁a ▁non - conf idence ▁vote ▁after ▁three ▁months ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁September ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁federal ▁election ▁returned ▁the ▁Liber als ▁to ▁power ▁and ▁also ▁resulted ▁in ▁Me igh en ▁losing ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁House . ▁ ▁Me igh en ▁res igned ▁as ▁party ▁leader , ▁and ▁the ▁party ▁called ▁a ▁special ▁meeting ▁of ▁its ▁parliament ary ▁c au cus ▁and ▁defeated ▁candidates ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁that ▁elected ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁Hugh ▁Gut hr ie ▁( Well ington ▁South ) ▁as ▁inter im ▁leader . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁Gut hr ie , ▁MP s ▁Henry ▁Herbert ▁Stevens , ▁Sir ▁George ▁H alse y ▁Per ley ▁(