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The Liberal-Conservative Party was the formal name of the Conservative Party of Canada until 1873, although some Tory candidates continued to run under the label as late as the 1911 Canadian election. In many of Canada's early Parliaments, there were both Liberal-Conservative and Conservative candidates; however, these were simply different factions of the same party, and both were part of Sir John A. Macdonald's government.
Generally speaking, candidates who ran as Liberal-Conservative were Red Tories, and candidates who ran as Conservative were aligned with the party's more conservative wing.
Liberal Conservative Coalition
In the 1957 Canadian election, George Rolland, a watchmaker, sought election as a Liberal Conservative Coalition candidate in the Toronto riding of Eglinton. He placed last, winning only 252 votes, or 0.7% of the total. Both the Liberal and Conservative parties nominated candidates in the riding, so Rolland did not have the endorsement of either party.
Source: Parliament of Canada History of the Federal Electoral Ridings since 1867 (http://www.parl.gc.ca/)
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