British Columbia New Democratic Party
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The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (BC NDP) is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is a social democratic party and is considered to be centre-left. David Eby has been the leader of the party since 2022.[4] The party is a part of the federal New Democratic Party.
British Columbia New Democratic Party | |
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Leader | David Eby |
President | Aaron Sumexheltza |
Founded | 1933; 91 years ago (1933) (as BC CCF) |
Headquarters | 4180 Lougheed Highway Unit 301 Burnaby, British Columbia V5C 6A7 |
Youth wing | British Columbia Young New Democrats |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left[1][2] |
National affiliation | New Democratic Party |
International affiliation | Progressive Alliance[3] |
Colours | Orange, blue |
Seats in Legislature | 56 / 87 |
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The party is the one governing the province right now. This is because there was a hung parliament after the 2017 elections and the BC Liberal Party did not win a motion of no confidence in the legislature. Instead, the BC NDP began a confidence and supply deal with the BC Green Party to form a minority government. Before that, the party governed British Columbia under six different premiers. They also won a majority government three times, in 1971, 1991, and 1996.[5]