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Communist Party. The Communist Party of Canada changed its name multiple times in its history. It was founded as the Communist Party of Canada in 1921. It was underground until 1924, and founded a public face, Workers' Party of Canada, from 1922 until 1924 when the Communist Party was legalized.
The Canadian Labour Party (CLP) was an early, unsuccessful attempt at creating a national labour party in Canada. Although it ran candidates in the federal elections of 1917, 1921, 1925, and 1926, it never succeeded in its goal of providing a national forum for the Canadian labour movement. In Alberta, the CLP and its ally, the Dominion Labour ...
The Federated Labour Party was created by the British Columbia Federation of Labour in 1920, absorbing the Social Democratic Party and part of the Socialist Party of Canada. From 1906 to 1909, there was a Canadian Labour Party of B.C. (CLP(BC)). This party was a split from and rival to a group calling itself the Independent Labour Party.
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Add these parties to tables by adding a wikilink in place of the party name. For a list of all single-candidate parties, see List of federal political parties in Canada. Bridge Party of Canada; Canada Party (2015) Christian Democrat Party of Canada; Democratic Representative Caucus; Equal Rights Party (Canada) League for Socialist Action (Canada)
(Sources: Elections Canada, Globe and Mail [4] [21] [23]) Party-level fundraising costs vs. party-level contributions raised at top three Canadian federal parties in 2009 (source: Elections Canada [4]) Party-level fundraising costs vs. net private funds raised at top three Canadian federal parties in 2009 (source: Elections Canada [4])
Prior to 1903, there was no strong party discipline in the province, and governments rarely lasted more than two years as independent-minded members changed allegiances. MLAs were elected under a myriad of party labels many as Independents, and no one party held strong majorities. The first party government, in 1903, was Conservative.
Pages in category "Labour parties in Canada" ... Independent Labour Party (Manitoba, 1920) Independent Labour Party (Manitoba, pre-1920) L. Labor-Progressive Party;