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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, [under discussion] with the party generally sitting to the left of the Liberal Party. [20]
This is a list of people who currently serve in one of the provincial or territorial legislative assemblies in Canada who are members of the New Democratic Party. The NDP does not currently hold any seats in the Legislative Assemblies of Quebec, Prince Edward Island or New Brunswick.
In 2006, The Economist ranked Canada the third-most democratic nation in its Democracy Index, ahead of all other nations in the Americas and ahead of every nation more populous than itself. According to the V-Dem Democracy indices, in 2023 Canada was the 19th most electoral democratic country in the world. [83] [84]
2 Formerly active political parties with over 1 million members. ... Popular Democratic Party: ... New Democratic Party: NDP NPD Canada: 3 August 1961
Vancouver is one of two major cities in Canada to have political parties at the municipal level, the other being Montreal. [6] Municipal politics in Vancouver were historically dominated by the centre-right Non-Partisan Association , a "free enterprise coalition" originally established to oppose the influence of the democratic socialist Co ...
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.
The 2021 Canadian federal election was held on September 20, 2021, to elect members of the House of Commons to the 44th Canadian Parliament.The Liberal Party of Canada was returned once more with a minority of the seats, and the composition of the House saw very little change.
Senate political affiliation Province [a] Date nominated [5] Appointed on the advice of Mandatory retirement date [5] Titles Charles Adler: Non-affiliated Manitoba: August 17, 2024 Trudeau, J. August 25, 2029 Mohammad Al Zaibak: Canadian Senators Group Ontario: January 28, 2024 Trudeau, J. August 9, 2026 Margaret Dawn Anderson