There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party,or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s. These were usually local or provincial groups using the Labour Party or Independent Labour Party name,backed by local labour councils made up of many union locals in a particular city,or individual trade unions. There was an attempt to create a national Canadian Labour Party in the late 1910s and in the 1920s,but these were only partly successful.
The Patrons of Industry in Canada were based on the Patrons of Industry of Michigan that had formed in 1889. It was dedicated to upholding and encouraging the moral,social,intellectual,political and financial situation of farmers and to preserve the way of life that existed in farming communities in the late nineteenth century against encroaching industrialization. It cooperated with the urban labour movement to address the political frustrations of both groups with big business.
George Stewart Henry was a farmer,businessman and politician in Ontario,Canada. He served as the tenth premier of Ontario from 1930 to 1934. He had acted as minister of highways while Ontario greatly expanded its highway system. Henry continued the expansion as premier,but his party did not provide relief during the Great Depression and lost the 1934 election.
Peter John North is former politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1999 who represented the southwestern Ontario riding of Elgin. He was a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae. In 1993 he left the New Democratic Party in an unsuccessful attempt to join the Progressive Conservative Party. For the next seven years he sat as an independent member.
The 1898 Ontario general election was the ninth general election held in the Province of Ontario,Canada. It was held on March 1,1898,to elect the 94 Members of the 9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").
The Ministry of Labour,Immigration,Training and Skills Development is responsible for labour issues in the Canadian province of Ontario.
Jacob Baxter was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario in 1887-1890 and served as Liberal MLA for Haldimand from 1867 to 1898.
Charles Andrew Brower was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Elgin East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1894 to 1899 and from 1900 to 1919.
Colin Stewart Cameron was a Scottish-born lawyer and political figure in Ontario,Canada. He represented Grey North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from July 1913 to 1914 and from 1914 to 1919 as a Conservative member.
Morrison Mann MacBride was a politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the riding of Brant South from 1919 to 1926 and the riding of Brantford from 1934 to 1938. He served in the cabinet of Mitchell Hepburn. He entered politics as a member of the Labour party. From 1934 to 1937 he served as an Independent and from 1937 to 1938 he was a member of the Liberal party.
Henry Mills,better known as Harry Mills,was a locomotive engineer before being elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as the Labour candidate for the riding of Fort William in the October 1919 election. He was appointed to the cabinet as its first Minister of Mines and served until his defeat in the general election of June 1923.
Manning William Doherty was a farmer,businessman and politician serving as Ontario's Minister of Agriculture during the United Farmers of Ontario-Labour government of 1919 to 1923 and as leader of the Progressives in Opposition before leaving provincial politics.
Humber River—Black Creek is a provincial electoral district in Ontario,Canada,that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. Prior to the 2018 election,the riding was known as York West.
John Morrow Robb was a physician and political figure in Ontario. He represented Algoma in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1916 to 1919 and from 1926 to 1934 as a Conservative member.
John Kenneth Johnston was a lawyer,farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Pelly in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1908 to 1917 as a Liberal.
Fletcher Stewart Pickering "Tommy" Thomas was a politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1945 to 1957 who represented the central Ontario riding of Elgin. He served as a cabinet minister under Leslie Frost,holding two successive positions between 1951 and 1956.
Walter Ritchie Rollo was a Canadian trade unionist and politician in the early 20th century,and was a cabinet Minister in the United Farmers of Ontario - Labour coalition government from 1919 to 1923.
Kenora was an Ontario provincial electoral district in northwestern Ontario until 1999.
Elgin East was an electoral riding in Ontario,Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election.
Elgin West was an electoral riding in Ontario,Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election. After the 1875 election,Malcolm Munroe was declared the winner by 10 votes. The runner-up and incumbent Thomas Hodgins,petitioned for a recount and after analysis,he was found to have won by 8 votes. Therefore Hodgins regained his seat. Munroe's tenure was so short that he never served in the legislature.
