In the
1920 Manitoba general election The 1920 Manitoba general election was held on June 29, 1920 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.
The election resulted in a fragmented parliament, with no group holding effective power over the legisla ...
, a heterogenous grouping of "Farmer" candidates took 12 seats. Together they made up the second-largest caucus in the Legislature. Some of them went on to found the
United Farmers of Manitoba
The Progressive Party of Manitoba, Canada, was a political party that developed from the United Farmers of Manitoba (UFM), an agrarian movement that became politically active following World War I.
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* List of political parties in Canada ...
in 1922.
[Parliamentary Guide, 1923]
In the
1930 federal election in
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
, five supporters of the
United Farmers ran in Saskatchewan as "Farmer" candidates. None of them were elected. Additionally, in the
1925 federal election, one supporter of the
Progressive Party of Canada
The Progressive Party of Canada, formally the National Progressive Party, was a federal-level political party in Canada in the 1920s until 1930. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces, and it spawned the P ...
ran in Quebec as a "Farmer" candidate.
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List of political parties in Canada
This article lists political parties in Canada.
Federal parties
In contrast with the political party systems of many nations, Canadian parties at the federal level are often only loosely connected with parties at the provincial level, despite ha ...
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Federal political parties in Canada
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