ast ating ▁to ▁the ▁Union ▁N ationale , ▁which ▁lost ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁election . ▁ ▁While ▁serving ▁in ▁His ▁Majesty ' s ▁Lo yal ▁O pp osition , ▁the ▁party ▁opposed ▁Women ' s ▁suff rage ▁which ▁was ▁en act ed ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Ad él ard ▁God b out ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁Second ▁term ▁in ▁office ▁The ▁Union ▁N ationale ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁sur ge ▁after ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁Canadian ▁vot ers ▁allowed ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁to ▁pass ▁cons cription . ▁ ▁Du pl ess is , ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁create ▁a ▁provincial ▁income ▁tax ▁equal ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁income ▁tax , ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁God b out ▁government ▁failed ▁to ▁imp ose ▁the ▁strict ▁respect ▁for ▁the ▁principles ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁North ▁America ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁Liber als ▁won ▁a ▁pl ur ality ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁election , ▁finishing ▁one ▁point ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁N ationale . ▁ ▁However , ▁since ▁rural ▁areas ▁were ▁significantly ▁over re present ed , ▁the ▁Union ▁N ationale ▁won ▁ 4 8 ▁seats ▁to ▁the ▁Liber als ' ▁ 3 7 , ▁allowing ▁Du pl ess is ▁to ▁return ▁as ▁premier . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁prosper ity ▁kept ▁un emp loyment ▁low . ▁ ▁Machine ▁politics , ▁fis cal ▁conserv at ism ▁and ▁a ▁program ▁of ▁rural ▁elect r ification ▁cons olid ated