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The BC Social Credit Party drifted away from both social credit theories and from the federal Social Credit Party as many supporters of the federal Liberals and Conservatives joined it. While Bennett made sporadic appearances for the federal Socreds, their relationship was tenuous at best.
Alberta Premier Ernest Manning hand-picked Ernest George Hansell to lead the British Columbia party into the election despite the fact that Hansell was an Alberta politician. W.A.C. Bennett was chosen party leader by Social Credit MLAs following the provincial election. In 1973, the party elected W.A.C. Bennett's son, Bill Bennett, on the first ...
BC Liberal Party (known as BC United after 2023) 1903 Conservatism, Neoliberalism: Kevin Falcon: 1903–1912, 1916–1975, 1991–2024 1916–1928, 1933–1952, 2001–2017 British Columbia Social Credit Party: 1935 Social credit, Conservatism, Right-wing populism: Vacant: 1952–1996 1952–1972, 1975–1991
British Columbia Social Credit Party politicians (3 C, 3 P) Pages in category "British Columbia Social Credit Party" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Weisgerber was first elected to the British Columbia legislature in 1986 as a Social Credit Party of British Columbia candidate for Peace River South.He served in the Social Credit government in several posts including Minister of State for the Northeast and Nechako, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, and as British Columbia's first Minister of Native Affairs.
The name Social Credit Party has been used by a number of political parties.. In Canada: Social Credit Party of Canada; Manitoba Social Credit Party; Parti crédit social uni ...
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The Canadian social credit movement was largely an out-growth of the Alberta Social Credit Party, and the Social Credit Party of Canada was strongest in Alberta during this period. In 1932, Baptist evangelist William Aberhart used his radio program to preach the values of social credit throughout the province. [ 4 ]