The Parti ouvrier-progressiste (English: Labor-Progressive Party) was the name under which the Parti Communiste du Québec ran candidates from 1944 to 1956, after the banning of the Communist Party of Canada in 1941. Its federal counterpart was the Labor-Progressive Party, whose candidate Fred Rose, was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Montreal riding of Cartier in 1943.
The POP took its current name, the Parti Communiste du Québec, in 1960.
Election results
edit| Year of election | Leader | # of candidates | # of seats won | ± | # of votes | % of popular vote | ± (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19441 2 | Paul Moisan | 3 / 91
|
0 / 91
|
|
7,873 | 0.59% | 0.56
|
| 19481 | Guy Caron | 1 / 92
|
0 / 92
|
|
4,899 | 0.32% | 0.27
|
| 19521 | 4 / 92
|
0 / 92
|
|
3,932 | 0.23% | 0.09
| |
| 19561 | 32 / 93
|
0 / 93
|
|
6,517 | 0.35% | 0.12
|
Notes
1 Candidates ran under the Labor-Progressive Party (Parti ouvrier-progressiste) banner as the Communist Party had been banned in 1941 under the Defence of Canada Regulations. The party kept this name until 1959 when it reverted to the Communist Party name.
2 Results compared to Communist candidates in 1939.
See also
editExternal links
edit- Parti communiste du Québec website
- National Assembly historical information
- La Politique québécoise sur le Web
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