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]
The party dissolved in 2005 following the accidental death of its national secretary, Doug Irving.[3]
Federal election results
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British Columbia provincial election results
The party also unsuccessfully contested three provincial elections in British Columbia:
Election | Candidate | Riding | # of votes |
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See also
Footnotes
- ^ Cronin, Sean (1977). "The Rise and Fall of the Socialist Labor Party of North America". Saothar. 3: 21–33. JSTOR 23195205.
- ^ "Socialist Labor Party of Canada collection". McMaster.ca. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ Forty-Seventh National Convention, Socialist Labor Party