The Christian Credit Party was a short-lived Canadian political party founded in 1982 by perennial candidate and former social credit activist, John C. Turmel. Turmel and his brother Raymond ran unsuccessfully in federal by_elections in 1982 under the Christian Credit Party banner. Turmel disbanded the party in 1983 due to lack of support.
Turmel subsequently founded the Abolitionist Party of Canada with a similar progam. The Abolitionist Party nominated candidates in the 1993 federal election.
Party leader Robert Thompson was frustrated by the lack of support given to the federal wing, while the provincial Social Creditparties in Alberta and British Columbia ran powerful political machines and formed the governments.
While the party did manage to somewhat increase its vote in Péquiste areas, it also lost many votes in areas of traditional Socred strength, with the end result being a drop from eleven to six seats and a slightly reduced share of the popular vote compared to the 1974 election.
The party failed to nominate at least fifty candidates for the 1993 election, and was deregistered by Elections Canada on September 27, 1993.
The Social CreditParty won eleven seats, which was considered a success in light of the divisions that plagued their campaign.
Ending up they also retained official party status in the House of Commons; rules provide for automatic recognition of parties that hold at least twelve seats, but they do not state specifically that a party with less seats is not to be recognized.
The death of the Social Credit candidate in the riding of Frontenac, Quebec, resulted in the postponement of the election in that riding to March 24, 1980.
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