High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1937 Social Credit backbenchers` revolt took place from March to June 1937 in the Canadian province of Alberta. It was a rebellion against Premier William Aberhart by a group of backbench (not part of the cabinet) members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from his Social Credit League. The dissidents were unhappy with Aberhart`s failure to provide Albertans with C$25 monthly dividends through social credit as he had promised before his 1935 election. When the government`s 1937 budget made no move to implement the dividends, many MLAs revolted openly and threatened to defeat the government in a confidence vote.