Due to a quirk in the first past the post system, this decimated the Social Credit caucus.
Turnbull was responsible for representing the Social Credit caucus in cabinet.
He first sat with the governing Social Credit caucus and then as an Independent in 1946 after he was expelled.
On the same front page news was also broken about William Chant leaving the Social Credit caucus.
In 1982 the Social Credit caucus fell apart with one member resigning early and two members leaving to become Independent.
Crandall rejoins the Social Credit caucus on January 24, 1990.
The first time briefly in 1935 and the second time from 1938 to 1940 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government both times.
He served in the governing Social Credit caucus representing the electoral district of Olds.
By this time, however, all but four members of the Social Credit federal caucus came from Quebec.
During his time in office he sat with the governing Social Credit caucus.