Editing Ernest Manning (section)

==Early provincial political career==
{{Main article|Alberta Social Credit Party}}
"Manning followed Aberhart into politics, becoming a key Social Credit organizer, and platform speaker before the 1935 election."<ref name="archive.org"/> In the [[1935 Alberta general election|1935 provincial election]], he was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] as a Social Credit MLA from [[Calgary]]. The Socreds won an unexpected landslide victory in that election by winning 56 of the 62 seats in the [[Alberta Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]. The [[United Farmers of Alberta]], which had governed the province for fourteen years, lost every one of its seats and would never return to the legislature. Manning was named to the provincial cabinet at just 26 years old, becoming Alberta's [[provincial secretary]] and minister of trade and industry. Manning devoted himself wholly to his work, to such an extent that his health began to suffer. He eventually developed a bout of [[tuberculosis]] in November 1936, returning to work after just three month's convalescence.<ref name="archive.org"/> At the [[1940 Alberta general election|1940 election]], he switched seats and was elected from [[Edmonton]], where he would remain for the rest of his political career. In 1943, he became Socred leader.

At the outbreak of [[World War II]], Manning joined the [[The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry)|Edmonton Regiment]] of the [[Non-Permanent Active Militia]], qualifying as a lieutenant. In 1943, he was promoted to the rank of captain. He had to discontinue his military duties when he was appointed Premier of Alberta.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Honourable Ernest Manning, 1943 - 1968 |url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/people/prem_manning.html |website=AB heritage |publisher=Alberta Online Encyclopedia |access-date=8 Dec 2010 |archive-date=8 December 2010 |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208163038/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/people/prem_manning.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>