out of its sails. It maintained a semi-autonomous existence until 1942 when it formally merged with the Alberta CCF. See Labour candidates and parties in Canada#In Alberta for a list of Alberta Labour representatives in the Alberta legislature Legacy Although the CLP did not provide a coherent framework for the various labour organizations across the country, it should get partial credit for the 1920s elections of Calgary's CLP/DLP MPs William Irvine and Joseph Tweed Shaw and Winnipeg's ILP MP J. S. Woodsworth. The party was a prototype for later pan-Canadian labour parties such as the CCF and the New Democratic Party. Also of note is the fact that the CLP maintained a formal alliance with labour organizations during its existence, as was done by its successor, the NDP (but was not done by the CCF, except in regards its relationship with the Brotherhood of Railway Employees). See also Labour candidates and parties in Canada for a history of the CLP in relation to other early Canadian labour parties List of political parties in Canada Notes and references Further reading Socialist parties in Canada Labour history of Canada Labour parties in Canada