| Communist Party of British Columbia | |
| Subheader: | Active provincial party |
| Leader: | Kimball Cariou |
| Headquarters: | 706 Clark Drive V5L 3J1 |
| National: | Communist Party of Canada |
| Seats1 Title: | Seats in the Legislative Assembly |
| Country: | Canada |
| State: | British Columbia |
| Parties Dab1: | List of political parties in British Columbia |
| Elections Dab1: | List of British Columbia general elections |
The Communist Party of British Columbia is the provincial section of the Communist Party of Canada in British Columbia. From the 1945 election to the 1956 election, it was known as the Labour-Progressive Party.
Kimball Cariou, formerly the long-time editor of People's Voice, became the party's leader in December 2020.[1]
In contrast to other provincial sections of the Communist Party of Canada, the Communist Party of British Columbia published many newspapers of its own for nearly six decades, including the B.C. Worker's News (1935–1937), People's Advocate (1937–1940), Vancouver Clarion (1940–1941), Pacific Advocate (1942–1945), and Pacific Tribune (1946–1992).
| Election | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 786 | 0.04% | |