Communist Party of Canada – Manitoba

The Communist Party of Canada – Manitoba is the provincial wing of the Communist Party of Canada for the province of Manitoba. Founded in 1921, it was an illegal organization for several years and its meetings were conducted with great secrecy. Until 1924, the "Workers Party" functioned as its public, legal face. For a period in the 1920s, the party was associated with the Canadian Labour Party. After 1920 it attracted former members of radical and syndicalist groups such as the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Many of the new members were Jews, Finns or Ukrainians who supported the Russian Revolution.

Communist Party of Canada – Manitoba
Active provincial party
LeaderAndrew Taylor
Founded1921 (1921)
Headquarters1141 Sherburn Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3E 2N3
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
National affiliationCommunist Party of Canada
ColoursRed
Website
communist-party.ca/manitoba/
  • Politics of Manitoba
  • Political parties
  • Elections

Despite being a minor party since the 1960s, the party managed to field at least one candidate in all elections in Manitoba since World War II, except in 1995.

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