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William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada until June 28, 1926. |
The leader of the Conservatives, Arthur Meighen, becomes Prime Minister for the second time.
![Former PM Arthur Meighen.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Former_PM_Arthur_Meighen.jpg)
Arthur Meighen, Prime Minister of Canada between June 29 and September 25, 1926.
Source of image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Meighen#/media/File:Former_PM_Arthur_Meighen.jpg
As Prime Minister, Arthur Meighen is unable to achieve confidence in the House of Commons and a federal election is called for September 14.
Source of image: http://torontoist.com/2015/09/historicist-king-vs-meighen-for-the-fate-of-canada/ |
William Lyon Mackenzie King runs under the coalition of Liberals-Conservatives and wins the federal election on September 14 becoming Prime Minister on September 25.
From an editorial cartoon from September 1926.
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