He campaigned in the 1936 provincial election as a Liberal Independent , and defeated Curran by twenty votes .
Wright later aligned himself with a group of Liberals who opposed the party 's 1932 alliance ( and subsequent merger ) with the Progressives .
Wright campaigned in the 1936 provincial election as a Liberal Independent , and defeated Curran by twenty votes .
Wright later aligned himself with a group of Liberals who opposed the party 's 1932 alliance ( and subsequent merger ) with the Progressives .