In 1955 which party did Thomas Mitchell belong to?
CREATE TABLE table_name_97 (party VARCHAR, year VARCHAR, candidate VARCHAR)
SELECT party FROM table_name_97 WHERE year = "1955" AND candidate = "thomas mitchell"
### Context: CREATE TABLE table_name_97 (party VARCHAR, year VARCHAR, candidate VARCHAR) ### Question: In 1955 which party did Thomas Mitchell belong to? ### Answer: SELECT party FROM table_name_97 WHERE year = "1955" AND candidate = "thomas mitchell"