Communist Party of British Columbia

The Communist Party of British Columbia is the British Columbia branch of the Communist Party of Canada. Its leader is George Gidora.[1]

Communist Party of British Columbia
Active provincial party
LeaderGeorge Gidora
PresidentTimothy Gidora
Founded1945 (1945)
Headquarters706 Clark Drive
Vancouver, BC
V5L 3J1
IdeologyCommunism
ColoursRed, gold
Website
www.cpcbc.ca
Alternative logo as seen on the party's website

From the 1945 British Columbia election to the 1956 election, it was known as the Labour-Progressive Party.

Electoral history
Year of election # of candidates # of seats won # of votes % of popular vote
Elections as "Labour Progressive Party"
1945 21 0 16,479 3.52%
1949 2 0 1,660 0.24%
1952 5 0 2,514 0.33%
1953 25 0 7,496 1.03%
1956 14 0 3,381 0.41%
Elections as "Communist Party of BC"
1960 19 0 5,675 0.57%
1963 4 0 849 0.09%
1966 6 0 1,097 0.14%
1969 4 0 482 0.05%
1972 5 0 862 0.08%
1975 13 0 1,441 0.11%
1979 7 0 1,159 0.08%
1983 4 0 837 0.05%
1986 3 0 722 0.03%
1991 3 0 92 0.01%
1996 3 0 218 0.01%
2001 4 0 381 0.02%
2005 3 0 244 0.01%
2009 3 0 433 0.03%
2013 4 0 388 0.02%
2017 6 0 802 0.04%

References
  1. "Registered Political Parties" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved March 25, 2019.


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