Ex-Soldiers and Ex-Sailors Party of Manitoba
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The Ex-Soldiers and Ex-Sailors Party of Manitoba was a political party aligned with reformist labour groups in Manitoba
, Canada
. In the provincial election of 1920
, the party ran Samuel Cartwright
as part of the ten-member labour list in Winnipeg. The list also included members of the Dominion Labour Party
, Socialist Party of Canada
and Social Democratic Party of Canada
.
Cartwright was not successful in this election. He later joined the Independent Labour Party of Manitoba
.
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. In the provincial election of 1920
Manitoba general election, 1920
Manitoba's general election of 29 June 1920 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.-Background:...
, the party ran Samuel Cartwright
Samuel Cartwright
Samuel Cartwright FRS was a British dentist.-Life:Cartwright was born at Northampton in 1789, and was originally an ivory turner. He came to London at an early age, wholly dependent upon his own exertions for his daily support, and commenced life in the metropolis as a mechanical assistant to Mr...
as part of the ten-member labour list in Winnipeg. The list also included members of the Dominion Labour Party
Dominion Labour Party (in Manitoba)
The Dominion Labour Party was a reformist labour party, formed in Canada in 1918. The party enjoyed itsgreatest success in the province of Manitoba....
, Socialist Party of Canada
Socialist Party of Canada
There have been two different but related political parties in Canada that called themselves the Socialist Party of Canada . The current Socialist Party is an electorally inactive and unregistered federal political party in Canada...
and Social Democratic Party of Canada
Social Democratic Party of Canada
The Social Democratic Party was a social democratic political party in Canada founded in 1911 by members of the right wing of the Socialist Party of Canada. these members were dissatisfied with what they saw as that party's rigid, doctrinaire approach...
.
Cartwright was not successful in this election. He later joined the Independent Labour Party of Manitoba
Independent Labour Party (in Manitoba) (II)
Prior to 1920, there were a number of groups in Winnipeg which called themselves the "Independent Labour Party". For information on these groups, see Independent Labour Party ....
.