Complex sentence: The party's positions were similar to those of the Social Credit Party of Canada and the two parties ran a joint slate in the 1940 Canadian election under the New Democracy banner with Herridge as the lead candidate.
Split into simpler sentences: The party's positions were similar to those of the Social Credit Party of Canada. The two parties ran a joint slate in the 1940 Canadian election under the New Democracy banner with Herridge as the lead candidate.