Labour Party (historical, Canada)

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The Labour Party (historical, Canada) was an early 20th-century Canadian political organization that represented labour and socialist interests before the rise of more enduring social democratic parties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf labour party ⓘ
political party ⓘ
socialist organization ⓘ
activePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
dissolutionReason absorption into broader social democratic movements ⓘ
electoral weakness ⓘ
organizational fragmentation ⓘ
followedBy Co-operative Commonwealth Federation ⓘ
New Democratic Party ⓘ
goal political representation for workers ⓘ
social and economic reform ⓘ
hasCharacteristic electorally limited ⓘ
fragmented organization ⓘ
short-lived ⓘ
historicalRole precursor to more enduring social democratic parties in Canada ⓘ
ideology labourism ⓘ
socialism ⓘ
influenced development of Canadian social democracy ⓘ
formation of later labour and socialist parties in Canada ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
opposedBy Conservative Party of Canada ⓘ
Liberal Party of Canada ⓘ
opposedPolicy anti-union legislation ⓘ
laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ
partOf Canadian labour movement ⓘ
politicalPosition left-wing ⓘ
politicalSystem parliamentary democracy ⓘ
precededBy local labour and socialist clubs ⓘ
represented organized labour ⓘ
trade union interests ⓘ
working-class voters ⓘ
socialBase industrial workers ⓘ
trade union members ⓘ
urban working class ⓘ
sphereOfActivity federal politics of Canada ⓘ
provincial politics of Canada ⓘ
supportedPolicy collective bargaining rights ⓘ
improved working conditions ⓘ
public ownership of key industries ⓘ
social welfare measures ⓘ

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Winnipeg North Centre → representedByParty → Labour Party (historical, Canada) ⓘ
Canadian socialist movement → hasPart → Labour Party of Canada (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Labour Party (historical, Canada)