ing ▁an ▁anti - est ab lish ment ▁message . ▁ ▁The ▁party ' s ▁leadership ▁was ▁consist ently ▁anti - social ist . ▁ ▁The ▁Social ▁Cred it ▁Party ▁ran ▁ 1 9 ▁candidates ▁in ▁the ▁provincial ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁five ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁elected . ▁ ▁It ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁leader ▁during ▁the ▁election , ▁but ▁chose ▁Stanley ▁Fox ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁group ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁the ▁party ▁supported ▁the ▁mon et ary ▁re forms ▁of ▁Major ▁Douglas , ▁which ▁Aber hart ▁had ▁been ▁prom oting ▁in ▁Al berta ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁election ▁produced ▁a ▁minor ity ▁government , ▁with ▁ 2 3 ▁Liberal - Progress ives , ▁ 1 6 ▁Conserv atives , ▁ 7 ▁Independent ▁Labour ▁Party ▁members , ▁the ▁ 5 ▁Social ▁Cred it ers ▁and ▁ 4 ▁others . ▁ ▁After ▁early ▁tal ks ▁for ▁a ▁Liberal - Progress ive / Con serv ative ▁coal ition ▁broke ▁down , ▁the ▁Social ▁Cred it ers ▁made ▁a ▁surprise ▁offer ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁out going ▁Liberal - Progress ive ▁government ▁of ▁John ▁Bra cken ▁in ▁power . ▁ ▁Some ▁party ▁members ▁may ▁have ▁hoped ▁for ▁a ▁formal ▁coal ition , ▁but ▁this ▁came ▁to ▁nothing ▁and ▁the ▁party ▁supported ▁the ▁government ▁from ▁the ▁outside ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁years . ▁ ▁Fox ▁stepped ▁down ▁as ▁party ▁leader ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁replaced