Many Social Credit candidates in the 1941 election campaigned against the coalition.
He was the first Social Credit candidate to be nominated in the leadup to the election.
Sweigard first ran as a Social Credit candidate in the 1980 federal election.
Hansell ran as a Social Credit candidate in the 1935 federal election.
The electors went along with most of the province in returning a Social Credit candidate.
He became an Independent Social Credit candidate and ran anyways.
He ran as the official Social Credit candidate this time and won a landslide to hold the seat for his party.
He held his seat easily defeating two other candidates as no official Social Credit candidate ran against him.
Social Credit candidates were placed second in six electorates, including Rangitikei.
He won the election with a comfortable margin over the Social Credit candidate.