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William Lyon Mackenzie King OM CMG PC (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian statesman and politician who was the tenth prime minister of Canada for three non-consecutive terms from 1921 to 1926, 1926 to 1930, and 1935 to 1948.
Mackenzie King in 1942. This article is the electoral history of William Lyon Mackenzie King, the tenth Prime Minister of Canada.A Liberal, he was Canada's longest-serving prime minister, with three separate terms as prime minister (1921–1926, 1926–1930 and 1935–1948), for a total of 21 years and 154 days.
The 1935 Canadian federal election was held on October 14, 1935, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 18th Parliament of Canada.The Liberal Party of William Lyon Mackenzie King won a majority government, defeating Prime Minister R. B. Bennett's Conservatives.
Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King and members of the Cabinet, 1945. The Sixteenth Canadian Ministry was the third cabinet chaired by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.It governed Canada from 23 October 1935 to 15 November 1948, including all of the 18th and 19th Canadian Parliaments, as well as the beginning of the 20th.
William Lyon Mackenzie King was Prime Minister during the 18th Canadian Parliament.. The 19th Canadian Parliament was in session from 16 May 1940, until 16 April 1945. The membership was set by the 1940 federal election on 26 March 1940, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1945 election.
A meeting of the Cabinet of Mackenzie King, 1930 . The Fourteenth Canadian Ministry was the second cabinet chaired by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. It governed Canada from 25 September 1926 to 7 August 1930, including only the 16th Canadian Parliament. The government was formed by the Liberal Party of Canada.
The Twelfth Canadian Ministry was the first cabinet chaired by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.It governed Canada from 29 December 1921 to 28 June 1926, including the 14th Canadian Parliament and most of the 15th.
Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's Liberals won a third term. The party fell five seats short of a majority but was able to rule as a majority government with the support of Independent Liberal MPs. Since 1939, Canada had been fighting in World War II. In May 1945, the war in Europe ended, allowing King to call an