Social Credit-National Unity
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Social Credit-National Unity was the label used by Harry Watson Arnold when he ran in the 1940 federal election
in Canada
. Arnold ran in the riding of Saskatoon City. Arnold had been a Social Credit Party of Canada
candidate in the 1935 election
.
While, in 1940, most Social Credit candidates ran under the name New Democracy
, Watson used the "Social Credit-National Unity" label.
It is unclear if Arnold had any connection links with Robert Rae Manville who ran in Prince Albert
, Saskatchewan as a National Unity candidate and was endorsed or supporive of the National Government party (which was what the Conservative Party was calling itself that election). It is also unclear whether the Social Credit Party considered Arnold an official candidate.
Arnold won 241 votes, about 1.1% of the total, substantially down from the 3,300 votes Arnold won in 1935. The riding was won by Reverend Walter George Brown
of the United Reform Movement.
Canadian federal election, 1940
The Canadian federal election of 1940 was the 19th general election in Canadian history. It was held March 26, 1940 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 19th Parliament of Canada...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Arnold ran in the riding of Saskatoon City. Arnold had been a Social Credit Party of Canada
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
candidate in the 1935 election
Canadian federal election, 1935
The Canadian federal election of 1935 was held on October 14, 1935 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons 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 Conservative Party.The central...
.
While, in 1940, most Social Credit candidates ran under the name New Democracy
New Democracy (Canada)
New Democracy was a political party in Canada founded by William Duncan Herridge in 1939. Herridge, a former Conservative party adviser who was Canada's Envoy to the United States from 1931-35 during the government of R. B. Bennett....
, Watson used the "Social Credit-National Unity" label.
It is unclear if Arnold had any connection links with Robert Rae Manville who ran in Prince Albert
Prince Albert (electoral district)
Prince Albert is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1988, and since 1997.-Geography:...
, Saskatchewan as a National Unity candidate and was endorsed or supporive of the National Government party (which was what the Conservative Party was calling itself that election). It is also unclear whether the Social Credit Party considered Arnold an official candidate.
Arnold won 241 votes, about 1.1% of the total, substantially down from the 3,300 votes Arnold won in 1935. The riding was won by Reverend Walter George Brown
Walter George Brown
Walter George Brown was a Presbyterian Church in Canada minister who opposed the formation of the United Church of Canada and was a United Reform Movement MP in the Canadian House of Commons.-Early life:...
of the United Reform Movement.