New Democracy (French:Nouvelle démocratie) was apolitical party inCanada founded byWilliam Duncan Herridge in 1939.[1] Herridge, a formerConservative party adviser, had been Canada'sEnvoy to theUnited States from 1931–1935 during the government ofR. B. Bennett; who was Herridge's brother-in-law.[2]
Herridge advocatedmonetary reform and government intervention in the economy as a means of fighting theGreat Depression.[2] His ideas were similar to those of thesocial credit movement, and in the1940 election, theSocial Credit Party of Canada joined with Herridge to run candidates jointly under the New Democracy umbrella.[1]
The experiment was unsuccessful as Herridge failed to win a seat, and the three New DemocracyMembers of Parliament elected (John Horne Blackmore,Robert Fair, andWalter Frederick Kuhl)[3][4] were Social Credit supporters. The name New Democracy remained associated with the national Social Credit movement until 1944, when the name Social Credit was readopted at a national convention held in Toronto.[citation needed]
| Election | Party Leader | # of candidates nominated | # of seats won | # of total votes | % of popular vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | W. D. Herridge | 17 | 3 | 73,083 | 1.59% |
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