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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 ruling political parties by country, ... Canada: Multi-party: Liberal Party (minority), New Democratic Party. Conservative Party (main opposition), ...
The New Democratic Party's Statement of Principles was adopted in 1983 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, at the 12th Federal NDP Convention. It replaced the Winnipeg Declaration , which had in turn replaced the original Regina Manifesto of 1933 of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) (the predecessor to the NDP).
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 ...
Articles relating to the association known as the New Democratic Party of Canada. According to the NDP's constitution, the provincial parties are sections of the federal party with a single membership. This means that, for instance, the Saskatchewan NDP is that province's section of the New Democratic Party.
The Communist Party of Canada changed its name multiple times in its history. It was founded as the Communist Party of Canada in 1921. It was underground until 1924, and founded a public face, Workers' Party of Canada, from 1922 until 1924 when the Communist Party was legalized.
In the 2011 election, the New Democratic Party succeeded in winning 59 of Quebec's 75 seats, successfully reducing the number of seats of every other party substantially. The NDP surge nearly destroyed the Bloc, reducing them to 4 seats, far below the minimum requirement of 12 seats for Official party status.
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.