Social Credit Party of Canada candidates in the 1962 Canadian federal election
The Social Credit Party of Canada fielded 230 candidates in the 1962 Canadian federal election, and unexpectedly won 30 seats to become the third-largest party in the House of Commons of Canada. Most of the party's success came in the province of Quebec, where Real Caouette led a populist campaign under the Social Credit banner. Information about the party's candidates may be found on this page.
Roger H. Poiron was a farmer,[1] and had previously been an "Independent Social Credit" candidate in a 1955 provincial by-election. Social Credit had not planned to field a candidate on that occasion, but Poiron entered the race without consulting the party; although not technically an official candidate, he nonetheless received support from its organization. He was described as a young man in a 1955 newspaper report.[2]
Poiron continued to farm in Somerset after 1962. In 1993, he expressed skepticism about provincial Agriculture Minister Harry Enns's declaration that Manitoba farm incomes would reach an all-time high that year.[3]
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| provincial by-election, 27 June 1955 | Mountain | Independent Social Credit | 201 | 5.56 | 3/3 | Walter Clark, Liberal-Progressive |
| 1962 federal | Lisgar | Social Credit | 3,492 | 3/4 | George Muir, Progressive Conservative |
References
[edit]- ^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: LISGAR (1962/06/18), Parliament of Canada, accessed 20 September 2009.
- ^ Winnipeg Free Press, 28 June 1955, pp. 1, 4.
- ^ Larry Kusch, "Forecast of record income sows anger on farm", Winnipeg Free Press, 10 November 1993.