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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, with the party generally sitting to the left of the Liberal Party. [20]
The election held that year saw Progressive Conservative candidate Milt Pahl won a large majority to pick up the new seat for his party. He won a second term in the 1982 general election. He more than doubled his popular vote but faced a strong challenge from NDP candidate Gerry Gibeault and ended up decreasing his overall percentage.
Map of Toronto–Danforth. Toronto–Danforth (formerly Broadview–Greenwood) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. It lies to the east of Downtown Toronto. Its best-known MP was New Democratic Party (NDP) leader and Leader of the Opposition Jack Layton.
Zariwny did not stand for a second term in office in 1997 and the riding returned NDP candidate Raj Pannu by 58 votes over Liberal candidate Mary McDonald. That race was split almost three ways, with Pannu winning with just 31% of the vote. The third-placing candidate, Progressive Conservative John Logan, finished just 176 votes behind Pannu.
Vancouver East is known as a New Democratic Party stronghold; the NDP and its Co-operative Commonwealth Federation predecessor have won all but two elections in the riding since its creation in 1933. Both losses ( 1974 and 1993 ) have come at the hands of Liberal candidates who failed to retain the seat at the next election.
Positions in the shadow cabinet were announced on October 29, 2021, following the federal election on September 20 the same year. [1] Appointed by party leader Jagmeet Singh, the shadow cabinet contains members of the NDP caucus in the Canadian House of Commons. [2]
The NDP candidate is Rob Miyashiro, who served on Lethbridge City Council from 2013 to 2021, and contested Lethbridge-East in the 2023 Alberta general election. [8] The United Conservative Party (UCP) candidate is Lethbridge city councillor John Middleton-Hope. [9] He is a former police officer and Lethbridge police chief. [10]
2004 candidate in Wascana, 2013 Saskatchewan NDP candidate for leadership. One of two NDP candidates in this election with the name Erin Weir (the other running in Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner). [1] M Regina: Economist Regina—Qu'Appelle: Nial Kuyek: Former General Manager of the Agricultural Producers of Saskatchewan M Regina: Retired ...