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The New Democratic Party (NDP) is a social democratic political party in Canada. It was formed in 1961 when the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation merged with the Canadian Labour Congress. In Canadian politics, the NDP is to the left of the Liberal Party.
New Democratic Party Nouveau Parti démocratique | |
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Abbreviation | English: NDP French: NPD |
Leader | Jagmeet Singh |
President | Mathieu Vick |
National Director | Melissa Bruno |
Deputy Leader | Alexandre Boulerice Sheri Benson |
Founded | 3 August 1961[1] |
Preceded by |
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Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario |
Youth wing | New Democratic Youth of Canada |
Membership | ![]() |
Ideology | Social democracy[3][4][5] Democratic socialism |
Political position | Centre-left[6][7][8][9] to left-wing[10] |
International affiliation | Progressive Alliance[11] |
Colours | Orange |
Seats in the Senate | 0 / 105 |
Seats in the House of Commons | 24 / 338 |
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English language: www French language: www | |
Wings of the NDP have formed governments in several provinces. It forms the current government in British Columbia. In the 2011 federal elections it won 98 out of 308 seats in the House of Commons.[12]
The current party leader is Jagmeet Singh. He became the leader in October 2017.
The NDP is not like other Canadian political parties. All the provincial and territorial parties are a direct part of the national/federal NDP. This means that if someone is a member of a provincial NDP party, they are automatically a member of the federal NDP.
This is not the case in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Quebec. This is because both the governments of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are consensus governments. Because of this, those governments do not have political parties. The NDP are represented by their groups in charge of the ridings in those territories (both Nunavut and the Northwest Territories each have one riding). In Quebec in 1989, the provincial NDP and the federal NDP decided to separate. This is because the Quebec NDP wanted Quebec to leave Canada. In 2014, the Quebec NDP restarted but it is not related to the federal NDP.[13][14]
Party | Seats / Total | Role in legislature | Last election | Leader |
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Alberta New Democratic Party | 24 / 87 |
Official Opposition | 2019 | Rachel Notley |
British Columbia New Democratic Party | 41 / 87 |
Government (minority) | 2017 | John Horgan |
New Democratic Party of Manitoba | 18 / 57 |
Official Opposition | 2019 | Wab Kinew |
New Brunswick New Democratic Party | 0 / 55 |
No presence | 2018 | Jennifer McKenzie |
New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador |
3 / 40 |
Third party | 2019 | Alison Coffin |
Nova Scotia New Democratic Party | 5 / 51 |
Third party | 2017 | Gary Burrill |
Ontario New Democratic Party | 40 / 124 |
Official Opposition | 2018 | Andrea Horwath |
New Democratic Party of Quebec | 0 / 125 |
No presence | 2018 | Raphaël Fortin |
New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island | 0 / 27 |
No presence | 2019 | Joe Byrne |
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party | 13 / 61 |
Official Opposition | 2016 | Ryan Meili |
Yukon New Democratic Party | 2 / 19 |
Third party | 2016 | Elizabeth Hanson |
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