Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
Provincial political party in Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) is a social democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was founded in 1932 as the Farmer-Labour Group and was known as the Saskatchewan section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) from 1935 until 1967. The NDP currently forms the Official Opposition and is led by Carla Beck.
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party | |
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Abbreviation | NDP |
Leader | Carla Beck |
President | Judy Bradley |
Founded | 1932; 92 years ago (1932) |
Preceded by | Farmer-Labour Group (1932–1935) Saskatchewan CCF (1935–1961) CCF-NDP (1961–1967) |
Headquarters | 1122 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 0C4 |
Membership | 7,294 (2022)[1] |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left |
National affiliation | New Democratic Party |
Colours | Orange |
Seats in Legislature | 14 / 61
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The CCF emerged as a dominant force in provincial politics under the leadership of Tommy Douglas, forming five consecutive majority governments from 1944 through 1964. The first social democratic government elected in Canada, the CCF created a wide range of crown corporations, normalized government involvement in the economy, and pioneered elements of the modern Canadian welfare state, most notably universal healthcare. With the NDP forming government again from 1971 to 1982 and from 1991 to 2007, the party was long considered Saskatchewan's natural governing party.[2][3] Moreover, Saskatchewan was long seen as the regional centre for CCF and NDP politics on the national stage. However, the party has seen its influence diminish since losing government in 2007, posting its weakest election results since the party's earliest days in the 1930s.
While the Saskatchewan NDP is affiliated with its federal counterpart, the party is considered to be a "distinctly homegrown" party given the role of the province in its development and the party's history in the province.[4]