Canadian Labour Party - Alberta

Alberta

In most parts of the country, the resulting loss in membership was enough to bring about the effective demise of the CLP. The one exception to this rule appears to have been in Alberta, where the local CLP survived long enough to federate with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in 1935. It maintained a semi-autonomous existence until 1942 when it formally merged with the Alberta CCF.

Judged by its own goals and ambitions, the CLP was a failure. It never succeeded in electing a candidate to the Canadian House of Commons, and was unable to provide a coherent framework for the various labour organizations throughout the country. The party may, however, be regarded as a prototype for later pan-Canadian labour parties such as the CCF and the New Democratic Party.

Also of note is the fact that the CLP maintained a formal alliance with labour organizations throughout its existence, like the later NDP organization (but unlike the CCF).

See Labour_candidates_and_parties_in_Canada#In_Alberta for a list of Alberta Labour representatives in the Alberta legislature