Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF; French: Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif, FCC) was a federal democratic socialist and social-democratic political party in Canada. The CCF was founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, agrarian, co-operative, and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction. In 1944, the CCF formed one of the first social-democratic governments in North America when it was elected to form the provincial government in Saskatchewan.

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif
Parti social démocratique du Canada
ChairmanJ. S. Woodsworth
M. J. Coldwell
F. R. Scott
Percy Wright
David Lewis
SecretaryM. J. Coldwell
David Lewis
Lorne Ingle
Carl Hamilton
Founded1 August 1932
Dissolved3 August 1961
Preceded byGinger Group
Independent Labour Party
United Farmers of Alberta (political wing)
Succeeded byNew Democratic Party
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario, Canada
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Social democracy
Agrarianism
Political positionLeft-wing
International affiliationSocialist International
Colours
  • Green
  • yellow

The full, but little used, name of the party was Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Farmer-Labour-Socialist).

In 1961, the CCF was succeeded by the New Democratic Party (NDP).

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