Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
No leader as such of the Social Credit Party/Social Credit League emerged until the 1952 election. However, Eric Martin and Lyle Wicks were the most obvious figures of a collective leadership. At the 1952, party convention Wicks, W.A.C. Bennett and Rev. Hansell were nominated for the party leadership.
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
This page was last edited on 25 October 2024, at 18:27 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.
This page was last edited on 27 September 2019, at 10:19 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.
David Barrett led the social democratic New Democratic Party to victory, winning a majority government. The Social Credit Party, led by Premier W. A. C. Bennett, were defeated after governing British Columbia since the 1952 election. Social Credit's share of the popular vote fell by over 15 percentage points, and the party lost 28 of the seats ...
Pages in category "British Columbia Social Credit Party leaders" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 ...