Socialist Party of Canada (Manitoba)

The Socialist Party of Manitoba (SPM) was a short-lived social democratic political party launched in 1902 in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The organisation advanced a moderate programme of social reform legislation. In 1904 the SPM became one of the constituent units founding the Socialist Party of Canada, an organisation which continued until 1925.

Establishment

The Socialist Party of Manitoba was established in 1902. Although professing a long-term objective of "socialisation of the means of Production, Distribution, and Exchange," In one Winnipeg city election the SPM's candidate ran for office as a self-professed 'Labour Candidate' without so much as mentioning the word 'socialism' during the duration of the campaign.

Located in a largely rural province, the SPM had a small membership almost entirely contained in the city of Winnipeg.