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The Communist Party of Australia (CPA), known as the Australian Communist Party (ACP) from 1944 to 1951, was an Australian communist party founded in 1920. The party existed until roughly 1991, with its membership and influence having been in a steady decline since its peak in 1945. Like most communist parties in the West, the party was heavily involved in the labour movement and the trade unions. Its membership, popularity and influence grew significantly during most of the interwar period before reaching its climax in 1945, where the party achieved a membership of slightly above 22,000 members. At its peak it was the largest communist party in the Anglophone countries on a population basis, and held industrial strength greater than the parties of "India, Latin America, and most of Western Europe".
Sir Henry Urmston Willink, 1st Baronet, was a British politician and public servant. A Conservative Member of Parliament from 1940, he became Minister of Health in 1943. During his time in power he was appointed Special Commissioner for those made homeless by the London Blitz and was involved with the production of the Beveridge Report.
The 1944 Irish general election to the 12th Dáil was held on Tuesday, 30 May, having been called on 9 May by President Douglas Hyde on the advice of Taoiseach Éamon de Valera. The general election took place in 34 parliamentary constituencies for 138 seats in Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas. Fianna Fáil won an overall majority. The outgoing 11th Dáil was dissolved on 7 June.
Alexandros Svolos was a prominent Greek legal expert, who also served as president of the Political Committee of National Liberation, a Resistance-based government during the Axis occupation of Greece.
The 1944 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 17 October 1944 for the British House of Commons constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
The 1945 Neath by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Neath in South Wales.
The 1944 Camberwell North by-election was a by-election held on 31 March 1944 for the British House of Commons constituency of Camberwell North.
The 1939 South Ayrshire by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 20 April 1939 for the House of Commons constituency of South Ayrshire in Scotland.
The 1940 Glasgow Pollok by-election was held on 30 April 1940 in the Glasgow Pollok constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The by-election was caused by the death of the previous MP, Sir John Gilmour.
Hoxhaism is a variant of anti-revisionist Marxism–Leninism that developed in the late 1970s due to a split in the anti-revisionist movement, appearing after the ideological dispute between the Chinese Communist Party and the Party of Labour of Albania in 1978. The ideology is named after Enver Hoxha, First Secretary of the Party of Labour from 1941 to 1985 and leader of Albania from 1944 to 1985.
The 1944 Clay Cross by-election was held on 14 April 1944. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, George Ridley. It was won by the Labour candidate Harold Neal.
The 1939 Clackmannanshire and East Stirlingshire by-election was held on 13 October 1939. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Lauchlin MacNeill Weir. It was won by the Labour candidate Arthur Woodburn.
The 1943 Hamilton by-election was held on 29 January 1943. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Duncan Graham. It was won by the Labour candidate Thomas Fraser.
The 1944 Skipton by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Skipton, Yorkshire held on 7 January 1944.
The 1944 West Derbyshire by-election was held on 17 February 1944. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, Henry Hunloke. Hunloke was the brother-in-law of Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire, who had held the seat from 1923 until 1938, when he succeeded to his title and was replaced by Hunloke. The seat had been held previously by Hunloke's father-in-law, and by the 9th Duke's brother-in-law, the future 6th Marquess of Lansdowne (1908-1918).
The 1944 Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election was held on 17 February 1944. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP, Tom Kennedy. It was won by the Labour candidate Thomas Hubbard, but Douglas Young of the Scottish National Party came a close second.
Frederick Joseph Hawkins was an Irish politician. He was an independent member of Seanad Éireann from 1938 to 1944, and 1946 to 1956. He was first elected to the 2nd Seanad in April 1938 by the Labour Panel.
The 1944 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1944, election were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The 1944 Auckland City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1944, elections were held for the Mayor of Auckland plus other local government positions including twenty-one city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The 1944 Christchurch City mayoral election was held on 27 May. The incumbent was Ernest Andrews of the conservative Citizens' Association. Andrews was challenged by his predecessor, Robert Macfarlane, of the Labour Party, who had returned from active war service. Andrews won by a large majority.