Winnipeg Labour Party
The Winnipeg Labour Party was a reformist organization in
Independent Labour Party (which was influenced by the British party of the same name, but was not formally connected to any other group).[1]
The party initially received support from both socialists and conservative trade unionists, and succeeded in electing Arthur Puttee to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1900 federal election.[1] The WLP was hostile to radical militancy in the labour movement, however, and lost the support of many socialists in the years which followed.
The WLP nominated two candidates for the provincial election of 1903: William Scott in Winnipeg Centre and Robert Thoms in Winnipeg North. Both finished well behind their Conservative and Liberal opponents.
Puttee was defeated in the
Independent Labour Party
.
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-894283-71-7.