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The New Democratic Party of British Columbia [a] (BC NDP) is a social democratic [4] political party in British Columbia, Canada.The party sits on the centre-left [5] [6] of the political spectrum and is one of the two major parties in British Columbia; since the 1990s, its rival was the centre-right BC United (formerly known as the BC Liberals) until the Conservative Party of British Columbia ...
Jennifer Blatherwick is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election.She represents the electoral district of Coquitlam-Maillardville as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. [1]
George Anderson is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 general election.He represents the electoral district of Nanaimo-Lantzville as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. [1]
In 2014, the British Columbia New Democratic Party scheduled a leadership election to select a new leader. The contest was called following Adrian Dix's resignation announcement on September 18, 2013, several months after the party's unexpected defeat in the 2013 election after pre-campaign polls had shown the NDP ahead by as much as 20 points.
On July 16, 2022, the NDP formally announced the leadership contest after the party's governing bodies ratified the rules. To run for leader, a candidate must submit their application to the party alongside a $15,000 entrance fee by October 4, 2022. To vote in the contest, one had to join the party before September 4, 2022.
Dana Larsen was leader of the BC Marijuana Party from 2001 to 2003 when he resigned to join the NDP. In 2008 he was a federal NDP candidate for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country but resigned after a video surfaced of him driving after using marijuana and hallucinogenic drugs. [41]
The British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP) under the leadership of Carole James was the Official Opposition. The election was the first contested on a new electoral map completed in 2008 , with the total number of constituencies increased from 79 in the previous legislature to 85.
A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), Rice was first elected in the 2013 provincial election and was re-elected in 2017 and 2020. During her time in the 40th Parliament of British Columbia, Rice held the role of Critic for Northern and Rural Economic Development and served as Deputy Critic for Children and Family ...