Editing Tim Buck (section)

== Electoral politics ==
Buck ran for a seat in the House of Commons on five occasions and once for the Toronto city [[Toronto Board of Control|Board of Control]], all unsuccessfully.

in the [[1935 Canadian federal election|1935 federal election]], he ran in [[Winnipeg North]] and won 25% of the vote, placing third. He lost to [[Cooperative Commonwealth Federation]] (CCF) candidate [[Abraham Albert Heaps]].

In the [[1937 Toronto municipal election]] he came within 200 votes of winning a citywide election to the [[Toronto Board of Control]].

He won 26% of the vote when he ran in the Toronto riding of [[Trinity (electoral district)|Trinity]] in the [[1945 Canadian federal election|1945 election]], and 21% in the [[1949 Canadian federal election|1949 election]], finishing ahead of the CCF on both occasions.

In the [[1953 Canadian federal election|1953 election]], he won only 8.7% of the vote and then just 3.7% of the vote when he stood one last time in the [[1958 Canadian federal election|1958 election]].