The Alberta Labor Representation League was a minor provincial political party from Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

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Canada

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History

The party was formed and led by prominent Labor activist William Irvine

William Irvine (Canadian politician)

William Irvine was a Canadian politician, journalist and clergyman. He served in the Canadian House of Commons on three different occasions, as a representative of Labour, the United Farmers of Alberta and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...

 before the 1917 general election. The party was based at the Labor temple in Calgary, Alberta.

The Labor Representation League was small, the party fielded two candidates in the 1917 Alberta general election

Alberta general election, 1917

The Alberta general election of 1917 was the fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, held on 7 June 1917 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....

. Irvine would go down to defeat against Conservative Thomas Blow

Thomas Blow

Thomas Henry Blow was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.Blow first ran for the Alberta Legislature as part of a 2 man Conservative slate in the Calgary provincial electoral district in the 1909 Alberta general election. He finished 4th out of 5th place in the block vote...

 in the South Calgary

South Calgary (provincial electoral district)

South Calgary was a provincial electoral district from Alberta, Canada. The electoral district returned a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1921...

 electoral district.

Alex Ross

Alex Ross (politician)

-Political career:Alex was first elected in the 1917 Alberta election defeating Conservative Thomas Tweedie. He was elected as the first and only member of the Labor Representation League to sit in the assembly...

 the other candidate in the election ran in the electoral district of Centre Calgary

Centre Calgary

Centre Calgary was a provincial electoral district from Alberta, Canada. The district returned a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1921.-Boundary history:-Electoral history:...

. The League struck a deal with the Liberals

Alberta Liberal Party

The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...

 not to run a candidate against Ross, in turn the League would not run a candidate in the North Calgary

North Calgary

North Calgary was a provincial electoral district that existed from 1913 to 1921. The district returned a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in two general elections.-Boundary history:-Electoral history:...

 electoral district against Liberal candidate William McCartney Davidson

William McCartney Davidson

William McCartney Davidson was a Canadian journalist, politician, and author.-Early life:Born in Hillier, Prince Edward County, Ontario, the son of James C. Davidson, a farmer, and Sarah McCartney Davidson, Davidson was educated at the public school of his district, Picton High School, St...

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Both Davidson and Ross were elected to the Legislature. The League later became part of the Dominion Labor Party

Dominion Labor Party (Alberta)

The Dominion Labor Party provincial branch of the Canadian Labor Party in Alberta was a minor political party. The party was founded on March 29, 1919 as the Federated Labor Party. The party was renamed the Dominion Labor Party later that year.-Early history:...

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