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The New Democratic Party (NDP; French: Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a federal political party in Canada.Widely described as social democratic, [5] the party sits at the centre-left [10] to left-wing [17] of the Canadian political spectrum, with the party generally sitting to the left of the Liberal Party. [20]
President of the New Democratic Party (2023–present) President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour (2013–2022) NDP candidate for St. John's East in the 2021 federal election NDP candidate for Gander—Grand Falls in the 1997 federal election: St. John's
Unlike other federal political systems, Canadian political parties at the federal level are often loosely or not at all connected to parties at the provincial level, despite having similar names and policy positions. [1] One exception is the New Democratic Party, which is organizationally integrated with most of its provincial counterparts.
After much discussion, the CCF and the Canadian Labour Congress decided to join forces to create a new political party that could make social democracy more popular with Canadian voters. This party, initially known as the New Party, became the New Democratic Party (NDP) in 1961.
Alex White (born November 4, 1984) is a Canadian politician and leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party. He was appointed as leader on August 11, 2023. White ran unsuccessfully in Quispamsis in the 2024 New Brunswick general election. [1] Prior to his appointment, he spent around a year serving as the interim leader. [2]
Jagmeet Singh Jimmy Dhaliwal [a] MP (born January 2, 1979) is a Canadian politician who is the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) since 2017. Singh has sat as the member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby South since 2019. [ 4 ]
Prior to 1903, there was no strong party discipline in the province, and governments rarely lasted more than two years as independent-minded members changed allegiances. MLAs were elected under a myriad of party labels many as Independents, and no one party held strong majorities. The first party government, in 1903, was Conservative.
Pierre Nantel (2011–2019; removed from NDP caucus following revelations he was in talks about joining another party) Peggy Nash (2006–2008, 2011–2015) Paddy Neale (1973–1974) Nels Nelson (1973–1974) Eli Nesdoly (1973–1974) Jamie Nicholls (2011–2015) José Nunez-Melo (2011–2015) Lorne Nystrom (1968–1993, 1997–2004)