sentences:  He defeated incumbent Member of Parliament George Gibson Coote to win his first term in office.Hansell was handpicked by Ernest Manning to serve as leader of the British Columbia Social Credit League during the 1952 British Columbia provincial election, despite the fact that Hansell was an Albertan.Social Credit unexpectedly won the election, but Hansell remained in Ottawa and the British Columbia party chose William Andrew Bennett as its new leader and Premier.