The Progressive Workers Movement was a short-lived political party in Canada

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In the 1965 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1965

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, Jerry Le Bourdais, who listed his profession as "oilworker", unsuccessfully sought election in Vancouver East

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 riding

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 in British Columbia

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 as a candidate of the Progressive Workers Movement. He won 275 votes, 1.3% of the popular vote.

Le Bourdais described himself as an "admirer of Chinese socialism

Maoism

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Sources

• Parliament of Canada History of the Federal Electoral Ridings since 1867
• Vancouver Sun, October 28, 1965, page 6.