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*3 January 1936: Chancellor {{JoW|Joseph Lyons}} is {{JoW|Second inauguration of Joseph Lyons|inaugurated}} for his second term. |
*3 January 1936: Chancellor {{JoW|Joseph Lyons}} is {{JoW|Second inauguration of Joseph Lyons|inaugurated}} for his second term. |
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*20 January 1936: {{JoW|Monarchy of Cygnia|King}} {{JoW|George III of Cygnia}} dies. Crown Prince Edward accedes as {{JoW|Edward II of Cygnia|Edward II}}. |
*20 January 1936: {{JoW|Monarchy of Cygnia|King}} {{JoW|George III of Cygnia}} dies. Crown Prince Edward accedes as {{JoW|Edward II of Cygnia|Edward II}}. |
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| + | *October 1937: King Edward II accepts an invitation from the British government of {{w|Oswald Mosley}} to assume the throne of the British Empire. He leaves his younger brother, {{w|George VI|Prince Albert}}, to act in his stead as Governor General of Cygnia. |
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*5 April 1939: Chancellor Lyons suffers a heart attack. He is rushed to hospital, and his deputy {{JoW|Earle Page}} is chosen to be Acting Chancellor in Lyons' absence. |
*5 April 1939: Chancellor Lyons suffers a heart attack. He is rushed to hospital, and his deputy {{JoW|Earle Page}} is chosen to be Acting Chancellor in Lyons' absence. |
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| − | *7 April 1939: Chancellor Lyons dies in the early morning. Acting Chancellor Page is pursuant to Article Two, Section 3, Clause 3 of the Imperial Constitution elected by Congress to the Chancellorship. He is then taken to {{JoW| |
+ | *7 April 1939: Chancellor Lyons dies in the early morning. Acting Chancellor Page is pursuant to Article Two, Section 3, Clause 3 of the Imperial Constitution elected by Congress to the Chancellorship. He is then taken to {{JoW|Mandurah Palace}}, where he is sworn in as the 24th Chancellor by Governor General Prince Albert. |
*2 December 1939: {{JoW|Cygnian federal election, 1939|Cygnian federal election of 1939}}: The United Cygnia Party wins a plurality of 149 seats. Labour wins 143 seats and Lang Labour 6, with the other two seats being won by independents. A hung congress ensues, with United Cygnia staying in government only through the support of the independents. |
*2 December 1939: {{JoW|Cygnian federal election, 1939|Cygnian federal election of 1939}}: The United Cygnia Party wins a plurality of 149 seats. Labour wins 143 seats and Lang Labour 6, with the other two seats being won by independents. A hung congress ensues, with United Cygnia staying in government only through the support of the independents. |
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Latest revision as of 17:34, 8 May 2021
| 37th Congress of the Empire | |
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← 36th 38th → | |
 Federation Hall | |
| 3 January 1936 – 1 November 1939 | |
| Speakers | |
| Councillors | Patrick Lynch (U) until 30 June 1938 John Hayes (U) from 1 July 1938 |
| House | George Bell (U) |
| Membership | |
| Members | 60 Councillors 300 Representatives |
| Government | United Cygnia majority until 2 March 1940 United Cygnia minority from 2 March 1940 |
| Sessions | |
| 1st: 3 January 1936 – 24 December 1936 2nd: 3 January 1937 – 24 December 1937 3rd: 3 January 1938 – 24 December 1938 4th: 3 January 1939 – 1 November 1939 | |
The Thirty-Seventh Congress of the Empire was a meeting of the legislative branch of the Cygnian Imperial Government, consisting of the Cygnian House of Councillors and the Cygnian House of Representatives. It met in Northam, TS, from 3 January 1937 to 3 January 1941, during the second and final term of the Lyons Government, which in 1939 was succeeded by the Page Government after Chancellor Joseph Lyons' death on 7 April.
As a result of the 1935 federal election, the United Cygnia Party under Joseph Lyons was re-elected for a third term, and the Second Lyons Ministry was inaugurated following the 1936 State Opening of Congress. Lyons' death in April 1939 resulted in Vice Chancellor Earle Page being elected to the office in his place.
Major events
- 3 January 1936: 1936 State Opening of Congress. Members of the House of Representatives take their seats. George Bell is re-elected as House Speaker.
- 3 January 1936: Chancellor Joseph Lyons is inaugurated for his second term.
- 20 January 1936: King George III of Cygnia dies. Crown Prince Edward accedes as Edward II.
- October 1937: King Edward II accepts an invitation from the British government of Oswald Mosley to assume the throne of the British Empire. He leaves his younger brother, Prince Albert, to act in his stead as Governor General of Cygnia.
- 5 April 1939: Chancellor Lyons suffers a heart attack. He is rushed to hospital, and his deputy Earle Page is chosen to be Acting Chancellor in Lyons' absence.
- 7 April 1939: Chancellor Lyons dies in the early morning. Acting Chancellor Page is pursuant to Article Two, Section 3, Clause 3 of the Imperial Constitution elected by Congress to the Chancellorship. He is then taken to Mandurah Palace, where he is sworn in as the 24th Chancellor by Governor General Prince Albert.
- 2 December 1939: Cygnian federal election of 1939: The United Cygnia Party wins a plurality of 149 seats. Labour wins 143 seats and Lang Labour 6, with the other two seats being won by independents. A hung congress ensues, with United Cygnia staying in government only through the support of the independents.
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