Socialist Labor Party (Canada)

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The Socialist Labor Party was a political party in Canada that was formed in 1898 by Canadian supporters of the ideas of American socialist Daniel De Leon and the Socialist Labor Party of America. [1] It became a national party in the 1930s and had its headquarters in Toronto. The party never won any seats. The party ran only a small number of candidates (listed below), all of whom placed last in their respective elections. [2]

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The party dissolved in 2005 following the accidental death of its national secretary, Doug Irving. [3]

Federal election results

ElectionCandidateRiding# of votes
1945Paul Debragh Vancouver—Burrard 140
1945Robert Gordon McQuillan Vancouver Centre 319
1949William Blackwood Hendry Broadview (Toronto) 271
1953Alan Sanderson Broadview (Toronto) 130
1963Alan Sanderson Broadview (Toronto) 43
1965William Blackwood Hendry Broadview (Toronto) 147
1968William Blackwood Hendry Broadview (Toronto) 202

British Columbia provincial election results

The party also unsuccessfully contested three provincial elections in British Columbia:

ElectionCandidateRiding# of votes
1941John Marshall Kamloops 19
1941John Alexander Fedoruk Vancouver-Burrard 267
1941Eric Thomas Reaville Vancouver Centre 393
1941Robert McQuillan Vancouver East 271
1945John Alexander Fedoruk Vancouver-Burrard 107
1945Horace Warner Vancouver Centre 122
1945Robert McQuillan Vancouver East 56
1949John Alexander Fedoruk Vancouver Centre 286

Ontario provincial election results

The Socialist Labor Party ran candidates in Ontario provincial elections in 1902 and from 1934 until 1967, but never won a seat in the provincial legislature.

Election results
Election yearNo. of
overall votes		 % of
overall total		No. of
candidates run		No. of
seats won		Presence
1902 2770.06%4
0 / 98
Extra-parliamentary
1934 1,6260.10%5
0 / 90
Extra-parliamentary
1937 2,1990.14%11
0 / 90
Extra-parliamentary
1943 7400.06%3
0 / 90
Extra-parliamentary
1945 9760.06%4
0 / 90
Extra-parliamentary
1948 9130.05%5
0 / 125
Extra-parliamentary
1951 3710.02%1
0 / 90
Extra-parliamentary
1955 1240.01%1
0 / 98
Extra-parliamentary
1959 ---
0 / 98
Extra-parliamentary
1963 1030.008%1
0 / 108
Extra-parliamentary
1967 2870.01%1
0 / 117
Extra-parliamentary

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cronin, Sean (1977). "The Rise and Fall of the Socialist Labor Party of North America". Saothar. 3: 21–33. JSTOR   23195205.
  2. ↑ "Socialist Labor Party of Canada collection". McMaster.ca. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Forty-Seventh National Convention, Socialist Labor Party
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