The Labor-Progressive Party ran 68 candidates in the 1945 federal election. One candidate, Fred Rose, was elected. Some of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
Alberta
Vegreville: William Halina
William Halina was a frequent candidate for the Labor-Progressive Party and its antecedents, running twice at the federal level and twice at the provincial level. He described himself as an accountant in the 1940 election, and as a manager in 1945.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 provincial | Vermilion | Communist | 838 | 3/5 | William Fallow, Social Credit | |
| 1940 federal | Vegreville | United Progressive | 2,727 | 19.38 | 3/4 | Anthony Hlynka, Social Credit |
| 1944 provincial | Edmonton | Labor-Progressive | 496 | 14/18 | Ernest Charles Manning, Elmer Ernest Roper, John Percy Page, William F. Williams, Norman B. James | |
| 1945 federal | Vegreville | Labor-Progressive | 3,272 | 19.37 | 3/4 | Anthony Hlynka, Social Credit |
Note: Provincial elections in Alberta were determined by a single transferable ballot in this period, and Edmonton elected five members. The results listed above refer only to the first round totals.
Wetaskiwin: Henry Lundgren
Henry Lundgren was a farmer. He received 546 votes (3.00%), finishing fifth against Social Credit incumbent Norman Jaques.
References
- VEGREVILLE (1940/03/26), History of Federal Ridings since 1867, Parliament of Canada, accessed 29 August 2009; VEGREVILLE (1945/06/11), History of Federal Ridings since 1867, Parliament of Canada, accessed 29 August 2009.
- History of Federal Ridings since 1945: WETASKIWIN (1945/06/11), Parliament of Canada, accessed 23 July 2009.