The Democratic Party was formed in 1942, during the

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by Major Norman Leith-Hay-Clark. It was supportive of

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but also called for limits on excessive individual incomes.

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, ''Minor Parties at British Parliamentary Elections'' It managed to recruit various converts from the Conservative Party and stood in the 1945 general election but without any success. Led by Major N. Leith-Hay-Clarke, the party was also noted for its

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stance.Graham Macklin, ''Very Deeply Dyed in Black'', IB Tauris, 2007, p. 33 Shortly after, it was renamed the Independent Democratic Party and was active in investigating what it described as "cases of personal hardship" until at least 1961, although it had long ceased direct political activity.

Election results

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