Division in The Party
The Social Credit Party was divided after 1962, as a majority of the caucus came from Quebec and regarded Caouette as their leader. The number of Socreds from English Canada was declining. However, Thompson refused to cede the leadership of the party to Caouette. This caused the party to split: most of the Quebec Socred Members of Parliament (MPs) followed Caouette into his new Ralliement créditiste in 1963.
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