Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

The Quebec wing of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation remained a marginal political force, fielding 63 candidates across six elections but securing only a single seat, indicating the party's inability to translate socialist and labour-progressive messaging into meaningful electoral traction in the province. This performance suggests that Quebec's distinct political culture and the strength of alternative left-leaning vehicles—particularly the Bloc populaire and later separatist movements—left little room for the CCF's pan-Canadian social democratic appeal. The QC-CCF's concentration of efforts within Quebec alone, without the organizational reach or regional resonance enjoyed by the federal party, underscores the limits of exporting a primarily English-Canadian progressive movement into a province with divergent political priorities and allegiances.

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Election	Seats Contested	Seats Won
QC (Aug 1936)	1	0
QC (Oct 1939)	1	0
QC (Oct 1944)	25	1
QC (Jun 1948)	8	0
QC (Jul 1952)	23	0
QC (Jun 1956)	5	0

First Name	Last Name	District	Election	Votes	Elected
Louis-Philippe	LEBEL	MONTRÉAL-VERDUN	QC (Oct 1944)	6,039	❌
Angus	ROSE	MONTRÉAL__SAINTE-ANNE	QC (Oct 1944)	3,974	❌
William	DODGE	MONTRÉAL-VERDUN	QC (Jun 1948)	3,544	❌
Hervé	FERLAND	MONTRÉAL-VERDUN	QC (Oct 1944)	3,015	❌
René	DUBORD	MONTRÉAL__JEANNE-MANCE	QC (Oct 1944)	2,897	❌
Thérèse-F	CASGRAIN	MONTRÉAL-VERDUN	QC (Jul 1952)	2,857	❌
Romuald-Joseph	LAMOUREUX	MONTRÉAL__SAINT-HENRI	QC (Oct 1944)	2,732	❌
Robert	Louis CALDER	MONTRÉAL-VERDUN	QC (Oct 1939)	2,513	❌
James	Wilson THOMPSON	MONTRÉAL__NOTRE-DAME-DE-GRÂCE	QC (Oct 1944)	2,431	❌
David	CÔTÉ	ROUYN-NORANDA	QC (Oct 1944)	2,100	✅
Roméo	T LAFOND	WESTMOUNT__SAINT-GEORGES	QC (Oct 1944)	1,931	❌
René	DUBORD	MONTRÉAL__JEANNE-MANCE	QC (Jul 1952)	1,849	❌
William	DODGE	MONTRÉAL-VERDUN	QC (Jun 1956)	1,785	❌
Guy-Merrill	DESAULNIERS	MONTRÉAL__SAINT-HENRI	QC (Jun 1948)	1,779	❌
Gérard-Joseph	LABELLE	JACQUES-CARTIER	QC (Jul 1952)	1,645	❌
Ruben	RESIN	MONTRÉAL__SAINT-LOUIS	QC (Jun 1948)	1,593	❌
John	CUPPELLO	MONTRÉAL-VERDUN	QC (Aug 1936)	1,469	❌
Joseph-Uldéric	GAUTHIER	CHAMBLY	QC (Oct 1944)	1,406	❌
Joseph-Edmond-Gérard	RANCOURT	MAISONNEUVE	QC (Oct 1944)	1,380	❌
Michel	FRANCOEUR	MONTRÉAL__SAINT-JACQUES	QC (Oct 1944)	1,285	❌
Kalmen	KAPLANSKY	MONTRÉAL__SAINT-LOUIS	QC (Oct 1944)	1,241	❌
Edgar	MULLIGAN	PONTIAC	QC (Oct 1944)	1,141	❌
Arthur	VIZIAU	MONTRÉAL__SAINTE-MARIE	QC (Oct 1944)	1,090	❌
James	DOYLE	MONTRÉAL-MERCIER	QC (Jul 1952)	1,044	❌
Hugh	CORRIGAN	MONTRÉAL__JEANNE-MANCE	QC (Jun 1948)	970	❌
Joseph	MORISSETTE	ABITIBI-EST	QC (Oct 1944)	889	❌
Edmond-Antoine	TITTLEY	TÉMISCAMINGUE	QC (Oct 1944)	848	❌
Matthew	BLACKWOOD	CHAMBLY	QC (Jul 1952)	846	❌
J-René	THÉRIEN	GATINEAU	QC (Oct 1944)	813	❌
Albert	STOEHR	LAVAL	QC (Jul 1952)	771	❌
Roger	Beaudin	MAISONNEUVE	QC (Jul 1952)	723	❌
Rodolphe	MORIN	HULL	QC (Jul 1952)	679	❌
Gisèle	Bergeron	WESTMOUNT__SAINT-GEORGES	QC (Jul 1952)	659	❌
Ross	Edward Worrall	MONTRÉAL__NOTRE-DAME-DE-GRÂCE	QC (Jul 1952)	634	❌
Arthur	ROCHWERG	MONTRÉAL-OUTREMONT	QC (Jul 1952)	581	❌
Paul-Émile	JUTRAS	MONTRÉAL__SAINT-HENRI	QC (Jul 1952)	562	❌
Nathan	KORZENSTEIN	MONTRÉAL__SAINT-LOUIS	QC (Jul 1952)	526	❌
Joseph-Edmond-Gérard	RANCOURT	MAISONNEUVE	QC (Jun 1948)	486	❌
Joseph	N COLEMAN	MONTRÉAL__SAINTE-ANNE	QC (Jul 1952)	445	❌
Albert	Lawton HENDERSON	MONTRÉAL-LAURIER	QC (Oct 1944)	438	❌
Amédée	JASMIN	MONTRÉAL-LAURIER	QC (Jul 1952)	436	❌
Marcel	ROUSSEAU	MONTRÉAL__SAINT-LOUIS	QC (Jun 1956)	425	❌
Burke	Joseph RYAN	PAPINEAU	QC (Jul 1952)	400	❌
Squire	BLACKSHAW	SHERBROOKE	QC (Jul 1952)	395	❌
Alcime	BOUVIER	MONTRÉAL__SAINTE-ANNE	QC (Jun 1948)	366	❌
Philippe	VAILLANCOURT	QUÉBEC-CENTRE	QC (Oct 1944)	290	❌
Marcel	BERGERON	SHERBROOKE	QC (Jun 1948)	278	❌
Albert	LEDUC	MONTRÉAL__SAINT-JACQUES	QC (Jul 1952)	230	❌
Armand	SAUVÉ	MAISONNEUVE	QC (Jun 1956)	227	❌
Michel	FOREST	MONTRÉAL__SAINTE-MARIE	QC (Jul 1952)	218	❌
Gaston	TESSIER	MONTRÉAL__SAINTE-MARIE	QC (Jun 1956)	195	❌
Georges-Édouard	VERREAULT	LAVIOLETTE	QC (Oct 1944)	192	❌
Victor	BOURASSA	SAINT-MAURICE	QC (Oct 1944)	189	❌
Pierre	DE VARENNES	QUÉBEC-OUEST	QC (Oct 1944)	179	❌
Henri	LAVERDIÈRE	SAINT-SAUVEUR	QC (Oct 1944)	172	❌
François-Xavier	PERRON	QUÉBEC-EST	QC (Oct 1944)	169	❌
Jean-Paul	LANCTOT	BROME	QC (Jul 1952)	160	❌
Joseph-Ovila	DENIS	PORTNEUF	QC (Oct 1944)	160	❌
Jasper	Harold WEBSTER	DEUX-MONTAGNES	QC (Jul 1952)	157	❌
Douglas	Langford CAMPBELL	PONTIAC	QC (Jul 1952)	124	❌
John	ROBERTSON	MONTRÉAL-VERDUN	QC (Jun 1948)	110	❌
J	Ernest JAMEISON	COMPTON	QC (Jun 1956)	98	❌
William	DODZE	COMPTON	QC (Jul 1952)	98	❌


District	Candidates	Elections	Wins
	ABITIBI-EST	1	1	0
Candidates Joseph MORISSETTE Elections QC (Oct 1944)
	BROME	1	1	0
Candidates Jean-Paul LANCTOT Elections QC (Jul 1952)
	CHAMBLY	2	2	0
Candidates Joseph-Uldéric GAUTHIER, Matthew BLACKWOOD Elections QC (Oct 1944), QC (Jul 1952)
	COMPTON	2	2	0
Candidates William DODZE, J Ernest JAMEISON Elections QC (Jul 1952), QC (Jun 1956)
	DEUX-MONTAGNES	1	1	0
Candidates Jasper Harold WEBSTER Elections QC (Jul 1952)
	GATINEAU	1	1	0
Candidates J-René THÉRIEN Elections QC (Oct 1944)
	HULL	1	1	0
Candidates Rodolphe MORIN Elections QC (Jul 1952)
	JACQUES-CARTIER	1	1	0
Candidates Gérard-Joseph LABELLE Elections QC (Jul 1952)
	LAVAL	1	1	0
Candidates Albert STOEHR Elections QC (Jul 1952)
	LAVIOLETTE	1	1	0
Candidates Georges-Édouard VERREAULT Elections QC (Oct 1944)
	MAISONNEUVE	3	4	0
Candidates Joseph-Edmond-Gérard RANCOURT, Roger Beaudin, Armand SAUVÉ Elections QC (Oct 1944), QC (Jun 1948), QC (Jul 1952), QC (Jun 1956)
	MONTRÉAL-LAURIER	2	2	0
Candidates Albert Lawton HENDERSON, Amédée JASMIN Elections QC (Oct 1944), QC (Jul 1952)
	MONTRÉAL-MERCIER	1	1	0
Candidates James DOYLE Elections QC (Jul 1952)
	MONTRÉAL-OUTREMONT	1	1	0
Candidates Arthur ROCHWERG Elections QC (Jul 1952)
	MONTRÉAL-VERDUN	7	6	0
Candidates John CUPPELLO, Robert Louis CALDER, Louis-Philippe LEBEL, Hervé FERLAND, William DODGE, John ROBERTSON, Thérèse-F CASGRAIN Elections QC (Aug 1936), QC (Oct 1939), QC (Oct 1944), QC (Jun 1948), QC (Jul 1952), QC (Jun 1956)
	MONTRÉAL__JEANNE-MANCE	2	3	0
Candidates René DUBORD, Hugh CORRIGAN Elections QC (Oct 1944), QC (Jun 1948), QC (Jul 1952)
	MONTRÉAL__NOTRE-DAME-DE-GRÂCE	2	2	0
Candidates James Wilson THOMPSON, Ross Edward Worrall Elections QC (Oct 1944), QC (Jul 1952)
	MONTRÉAL__SAINT-HENRI	3	3	0
Candidates Romuald-Joseph LAMOUREUX, Guy-Merrill DESAULNIERS, Paul-Émile JUTRAS Elections QC (Oct 1944), QC (Jun 1948), QC (Jul 1952)
	MONTRÉAL__SAINT-JACQUES	2	2	0
Candidates Michel FRANCOEUR, Albert LEDUC Elections QC (Oct 1944), QC (Jul 1952)
	MONTRÉAL__SAINT-LOUIS	4	4	0
Candidates Kalmen KAPLANSKY, Ruben RESIN, Nathan KORZENSTEIN, Marcel ROUSSEAU Elections QC (Oct 1944), QC (Jun 1948), QC (Jul 1952), QC (Jun 1956)
	MONTRÉAL__SAINTE-ANNE	3	3	0
Candidates Angus ROSE, Alcime BOUVIER, Joseph N COLEMAN Elections QC (Oct 1944), QC (Jun 1948), QC (Jul 1952)
	MONTRÉAL__SAINTE-MARIE	3	3	0
Candidates Arthur VIZIAU, Michel FOREST, Gaston TESSIER Elections QC (Oct 1944), QC (Jul 1952), QC (Jun 1956)
	PAPINEAU	1	1	0
Candidates Burke Joseph RYAN Elections QC (Jul 1952)
	PONTIAC	2	2	0
Candidates Edgar MULLIGAN, Douglas Langford CAMPBELL Elections QC (Oct 1944), QC (Jul 1952)
	PORTNEUF	1	1	0
Candidates Joseph-Ovila DENIS Elections QC (Oct 1944)
	QUÉBEC-CENTRE	1	1	0
Candidates Philippe VAILLANCOURT Elections QC (Oct 1944)
	QUÉBEC-EST	1	1	0
Candidates François-Xavier PERRON Elections QC (Oct 1944)
	QUÉBEC-OUEST	1	1	0
Candidates Pierre DE VARENNES Elections QC (Oct 1944)
	ROUYN-NORANDA	1	1	1
Candidates David CÔTÉ Elections QC (Oct 1944) Wins QC (Oct 1944)
	SAINT-MAURICE	1	1	0
Candidates Victor BOURASSA Elections QC (Oct 1944)
	SAINT-SAUVEUR	1	1	0
Candidates Henri LAVERDIÈRE Elections QC (Oct 1944)
	SHERBROOKE	2	2	0
Candidates Marcel BERGERON, Squire BLACKSHAW Elections QC (Jun 1948), QC (Jul 1952)
	TÉMISCAMINGUE	1	1	0
Candidates Edmond-Antoine TITTLEY Elections QC (Oct 1944)
	WESTMOUNT__SAINT-GEORGES	2	2	0
Candidates Roméo T LAFOND, Gisèle Bergeron Elections QC (Oct 1944), QC (Jul 1952)

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