37th Cygnian Congress (Joan of What?)

The Thirty-Seventh Congress of the Empire was a meeting of the of the, consisting of the  and the. It met in from 23 January 1937 to 23 January 1941, during the last year of 's chancellorship and the first three years of 's.

The 37th Congress was the second to be convened during the. As a result, the Congress was composed almost entirely of members of Heller's, creating a supermajority in both chambers. The 37th Congress was also the most influential and powerful of the three Congresses convened by Heller.

Major events

 * 23 January 1937: Members of the House of Representatives take their seats. is re-elected as House Speaker.
 * 6 February 1937: Chancellor is inaugurated as the 25th Chancellor of Cygnia.
 * 2 February 1938: Chancellor Wellington is arrested on the orders of the Regent General. Heller appoints to succeed Wellington.
 * 3 February 1938: At an Extraordinary Convocation of the Empire Party Central Committee, former Chancellor Wellington is denounced and expelled from the Empire Party; Poole is unanimously elected leader of the Party, and on the same day Poole is inaugurated as Chancellor and takes his seat in the House of Representatives.
 * 17 September 1939: Australie invades Cygnia. The Australasian Front of World War III is opened.
 * 30 September 1939: Congress passes an Ordinance suspending Habeas Corpus, which is granted Imperial Assent by Regent General Heller.
 * November 1940: : the Empire Party gains all seats previously held by independent "guest" Representatives.