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==Organization==
The CCF estimated its membership as being slightly more than 20,000 in 1938, less than 30,000 in 1942, and over 90,000 in 1944.<ref name="Young_1969"/>{{rp|Appendix B, Table III, p. 320}} Membership figures declined following [[World War II]] to only 20,238 in 1950 and would never again reach 30,000<ref name="Young_1969"/>{{rp|Appendix B, Table III, p. 320}}

By the late 1940s, the CCF had official or unofficial weekly newspapers in Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan; twice-monthly papers in Ontario and Manitoba; and a bimonthly in the Maritimes. A French-language paper in Quebec was also attempted at various times. The party also produced many educational books, pamphlets, and magazines, though these efforts declined in the 1950s.{{Cn|date=January 2022}}

===Party leaders===
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| [[File:Ac.woodsworth.jpg|100px]] || [[J. S. Woodsworth]]|| 1 August 1932 || 21 March 1942 ||[[Winnipeg North Centre]], [[Winnipeg Centre]], MB|| "Temporary leader" from the party's founding meeting on August 1, 1932 until the founding convention in July 1933 when he was elected president (leader) of the CCF. Due to illness, Woodsworth ceased to be parliamentary leader in October 1940. He remained honorary president (leader) of the CCF until his death.<ref name=file>{{cite web |title=Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |website=Library of Parliament |publisher=Parliament of Canada |url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Party.aspx?Item=12edf43c-e2be-4849-be6c-87131590112e&Language=E&MenuID=Lists.Party.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parl.gc.ca%2Fparlinfo%2FLists%2FParty.aspx}}</ref>
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| [[File:M.J. Coldwell in 1944.jpg|100px]]|| [[Major James Coldwell|M. J. Coldwell]] || 29 July 1942|| 10 August 1960 ||[[Rosetown—Biggar (federal electoral district)|Rosetown—Biggar]], SK||Became parliamentary leader of the CCF in October 1940. Was unanimously elected party president (leader) at the CCF's national convention in Toronto in July 1942.<ref name=file/>
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| [[File:Hazen Argue.jpg|100px]] || [[Hazen Argue]] || 11 August 1960 || 2 August 1961 || [[Assiniboia (federal electoral district)|Assiniboia]], [[Wood Mountain (electoral district)|Wood Mountain]], SK||Chosen parliamentary leader by the CCF caucus after Coldwell lost his seat in the 1958 general election. Officially elected party leader, without opposition, at the CCF national convention in 1960.
|}

===National chairmen===

[[File:Claire Gillis, David Lewis, M.J.Coldwell c007253.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Four past and future National Chairmen in September 1944: National CCF delegation attending the Conference of Commonwealth Labour Parties in [[London]], England. ''Pictured from left to right'': [[Clarence Gillis|Clarie Gillis]], MP for [[Cape Breton South (federal electoral district)|Cape Breton South]]; [[David Lewis (Canadian politician)|David Lewis]], National Secretary; [[M.&nbsp;J. Coldwell]], National Leader, MP for [[Rosetown—Biggar (federal electoral district)|Rosetown—Biggar]]; [[Percy Wright|Percy E. Wright]], MP for [[Melfort (electoral district)|Melfort]]; and [[F.&nbsp;R. Scott]], national chairman.]]
The national chairman was the equivalent of party president in most Canadian political parties and was sometimes referred to as such, in that it was largely an organizational role. In the case of the CCF, the national chairman oversaw the party's national council and chaired its meetings. Following an initial period in which Woodsworth held both roles, it was usually distinct from and secondary to the position of party leader. National president originally was also a title the leader held, as both Woodsworth and Coldwell held the title when they held seats in the House of Commons. In 1958, after Coldwell lost his seat, the position of national chairman was merged formally into the president's title and was held by David Lewis.<ref name="Young_1969"/>{{rp|235}}

* [[J. S. Woodsworth]] (1932–38)
* [[Major James Coldwell|M. J. Coldwell]] (1938–42)
* [[F. R. Scott]] (1942–50)<ref name="1950 Convention">
{{Cite news
 | first     = Dennis
 | last      = Braithwaite
 | title     = C.C.F. Disavows Marx Class Struggle Idea, Tempers High in Debate
 | newspaper = [[The Toronto Star|The Toronto Daily Star]]
 | pages     = 1, 7
 | date      = 1950-07-29
}}
</ref>
* [[Percy Wright]] (1950–54)<ref name="1952 Convention">
{{Cite news
 | last      = Staff
 | title     = Make Own Foreign Policy, Follow U.N. CCF Meet Urges
 | newspaper = [[The Toronto Star|The Toronto Daily Star]]
 | pages     = 1, 2
 | date      = 1952-08-09
}}
</ref>
* [[David Lewis (Canadian politician)|David Lewis]] (1954–58){{sfnp|Stewart|2000|p=211}}
* [[David Lewis (Canadian politician)|David Lewis]] as party president (1958–61){{sfnp|Stewart|2000|p=211}}

===National secretaries===
The national secretary was a staff position (initially part-time, and then full-time beginning 1938) which was responsible for the day-to-day organizing of the party. The national secretary was the only full-time employee at the party's national headquarters until 1943, when a research director, [[Eugene Forsey]], and an assistant to the leader were hired.

* [[M. J. Coldwell]] (1934–36)
* [[David Lewis (Canadian politician)|David Lewis]] (1936–50)<ref name="1950 Convention"/>
* Lorne Ingle (1950–58)<ref name="Young_1969"/>{{rp|127}}{{sfnp|Smith|1989|p=294}}
* Carl Hamilton (1958–61){{sfnp|Stewart|2000|p=212}}