List of Communists elected in Canada

Best Results
1945 federal election - 111,892 ; 2.13%

1953 federal election - 59,622 ; 1.06%

Federal

 * Dorise W. Nielsen - North Battleford, Sask - Federal MP 1940-1945 - Unity


 * Fred Rose - Cartier, Que - Federal MP 1943 byelec-1947byelec - Labour Progressive ; He was endorsed in Radio Commericial by African American Actor Paul Robeson

Alberta
Biill Knight - Mayor Blairmore Alberta, 1930's (source - Canada's a People History, Episode 13)

Saskatchewan

 * 2 Saskatchewan Communist (Unity Party) MLA were elected in 1938


 * Alan Carl Stewart (b.1893 – d.1958) - Yorkton 1929-1934 (IND), Yorkton 1938-1944 (Unity)
 * Herman Kersler Warren (b.1883 – d.1968) - Bengough 1929-1943 (Conservative), Bengough 1938-1944 (Unity)

Manitoba

 * William A. Kardash - Manitoba MLA ; 1941-1953 - Labour Progressive
 * James Litterick - Manitoba MLA ; 1936 byelec - 1940 (expelled) - Communist

Winnipeg
Jacob Penner & Joseph Zuken - City of Winnipeg Alderman

Mary Kardash and William Ross - City of Winnipeg School Trustees

Ontario

 * Joseph Salsberg - St. Andrew - Ontario MPP 1943-1955 - Labour Progressive
 * Albert MacLeod - Bellwoods - Ontario MPP 1943-1951 - Labour Progressive
 * Alexander A. Parent - Essex North - Ontario MPP 1945-? - Liberal-Labour *


 * NOTE - The Liberal Party of Ontario & the Communist Party ran 3 joint candidates to stop the Socialist CCF in 1945. Only 1, Alex Parent, won.

===Toronto
 * Stanley Brehaut Ryerson - City of Toronto Alderman
 * Stewart Smith - City of Toronto Alderman

Famous Canadian Communists

 * Dr. Norman Bethune - Famous doctor in China