| Joseph W. Noseworthy |
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| cooperative commonwealth federation mps | |
| canadian socialists | |
| 1888 births | |
| 1956 deaths | |
| people from newfoundland and labrador | |
| members of the canadian house of commons from ontario | |
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Noseworthy was born in Newfoundland but moved to the outskirts of Toronto where he became a teacher. He joined the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), and was its candidate in the Riding of York South in the 1940 Federal Election where he was defeated. He stood again for the CCF when a ). The two men also had an had an intense rivalry dating from the 1920 s when Meighen had previously been Tory leader. The Liberals donated money to Noseworthy's campaign, and encouraged their members to support his candidacy. Conversely, the Ontario Liberal Party and Premier Of Ontario , Mitchell Hepburn , was opposed to King's conscription stance, and decided to put their support behind Meighen in the by-election. The result on February 9 , 1942 , was a major upset and breakthrough for the CCF, with Noseworthy being elected by a margin of 5,000 votes. The defeat forced Meighen out of public life. Noseworthy was defeated in the subsequent 1945 General Election , but returned as York South's MP in the 1949 Election and remained in Parliament until his death. Noseworthy was an active parliamentarian and defended the rights of immigrants and minorities. At one point, he embarrassed the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Walter Harris , by tabling a letter Harris had written that made it clear that the government intended to use provisions of the new 1952 ''Immigration Act'' to exclude non-whites. |
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