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.
Alexander Grant MacKay was a Canadian teacher,lawyer and provincial level politician. He served prominent posts in two provincial legislatures as Leader of the Opposition in Ontario and as a Cabinet Minister in Alberta.
John Campbell Bowen was a clergyman,insurance broker and long serving politician. He served as an alderman in the City of Edmonton and went on to serve as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1926,sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition. He also briefly led the provincial Liberal party in 1926.
Terence James Cavanagh was a Canadian politician,municipal councillor in Edmonton,Alberta,who served as mayor. He was Edmonton's first native-born mayor.
Robert Colin Marshall was a politician in Alberta,Canada. Marshall served as the 20th Mayor of Calgary,Alberta from 1919 to 1921,and as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Joseph Andrew Clarke was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He served twice as mayor of Edmonton,Alberta,was a candidate for election to the House of Commons of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta,and was a member of the Yukon Territorial Council.
William Thomas Henry was a politician,real estate agent and businessman in Alberta,Canada. He served numerous years on Edmonton City Council as an Alderman from 1900 to 1902 and later as mayor from 1914 to 1917. He also served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1924 to 1926 sitting with the Liberal caucus.
George Peter Smith was a politician and former Minister of the Crown from Alberta,Canada. He was born in Lieury,Ontario and came west in 1901 while working for an insurance company.
Frederick John Mitchell was a politician in Alberta,Canada,a mayor of Edmonton,and a candidate for election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
James Robert Lowery was a Canadian oilman,politician and military officer from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1921 sitting with the Conservative caucus in opposition,and later became a partner in the Home Oil Company.
Hugh John Montgomery was a politician from Alberta,Canada. He served as a politician on the municipal and provincial levels of government in Alberta. He served on the city council of Wetaskiwin in various posts between 1906 and 1929. He also served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1914 to 1921 and again from 1930 to 1935 as a member of the Liberal Party in both government and opposition.
Joseph Seeley McCallum was a Canadian politician from Alberta.
Albert Freeman Ewing was a provincial politician and judge from Alberta,Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1921 sitting with the Conservative caucus in opposition. After his political career he was appointed as a judge to the Supreme Court of Alberta.
The 4th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from February 7,1918,to June 23,1921,with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1917 Alberta general election held on June 7,1917. The Legislature officially resumed on February 7,1918,and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on April 19,1921 and dissolved on June 23,1921,prior to the 1921 Alberta general election.
Alfred Thomas "Fred" Davis was a farmer and a politician on the federal and provincial level in Canada. He was born in 1868 in Mitchell,Ontario to William J. Davis and Tabitha Worth. He married Margaret Davidson in 1898.
James Thomas Joseph Collisson was a politician in Alberta,Canada,a long-time municipal councillor in Edmonton,and a candidate for election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Samuel Augustus Gordon Barnes was a Canadian teacher,insurance salesman and politician from Alberta. He held public office on both the municipal and provincial levels of government in the province. He served for decades as an Edmonton Public School trustee,his first stint was from 1910 to 1917 and then from 1919 to 1925 and a third stint from 1926 to 1936. He also served a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government and later as an Independent in opposition.
Rice Sheppard was a politician and farmers' activist in Alberta,Canada. He served on Edmonton City Council for many years,ran for mayoral,provincial,and federal office,and was an executive member of the United Farmers of Alberta.
Harold Eaid Tanner was a service man,teacher and Canadian politician. He served as an elected representative on both the civic and provincial levels of government in the province of Alberta. He served as an Alderman on Edmonton City Council from 1946 to 1955. He later served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1952 to 1959 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition.
Claresholm was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1909 to 1929.
