9 . ▁ ▁Social ▁Cred it ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁an ▁official ▁political ▁leader ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁T ink ler , ▁as ▁its ▁leading ▁official ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁this ▁period , ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁prominent ▁public ▁figure , ▁though ▁he ▁did ▁help ▁re construct ▁some ▁s embl ance ▁of ▁a ▁provincial ▁network ▁for ▁the ▁party . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁as ▁party ▁president ▁by ▁S . S . ▁H unt ▁of ▁D au ph in ▁in ▁late ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁but ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁reg ained ▁this ▁title ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁de cade . ▁ ▁T ink ler ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁party ▁after ▁Jacob ▁Fro ese ▁became ▁its ▁official ▁leader ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁election . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁The ▁party ▁received ▁another ▁le ase ▁on ▁life ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁when ▁Jacob ▁Fro ese ▁won ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁in ▁the ▁r iding ▁of ▁Rh in eland . ▁ ▁Fro ese ▁remained ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁election , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁a ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁candidate . ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁win ▁any ▁other ▁seats , ▁however , ▁and ▁Fro ese ▁effectively ▁acted ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁M LA ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁parliament . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁party ▁leader ▁for ▁most , ▁if ▁not ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁ 1