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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]
In 1961, at the end of a five-day-long Founding Convention which established its principles, policies, and structures, the New Democratic Party was born and Tommy Douglas, the long-time CCF Premier of Saskatchewan, was elected its first leader. [1] In 1960, before the NDP was founded, one candidate, Walter Pitman, won a by-election under the ...
This article provides a summary of results for Canadian general elections (where all seats are contested) to the House of Commons, the elected lower half of Canada's federal bicameral legislative body, the Parliament of Canada. The number of seats has increased steadily over time, from 180 for the first election to the current total of 338.
Politics of Canada. The politics of Canada functions within a framework of parliamentary democracy and a federal system of parliamentary government with strong democratic traditions. [1] Canada is a constitutional monarchy where the monarch is head of state.
The Conservative Party is political heir to a series of right-of-centre parties that have existed in Canada, beginning with the Upper Canada Tories of the nineteenth century. John A. Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier later founded the Liberal-Conservative Party. The party became known simply as the Conservative Party after 1873, and the ...
The 1988 Canadian federal election was held on November 21, 1988, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 34th Parliament of Canada.It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA); the Progressive Conservative Party campaigned in favour of it, whereas the Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party (NDP) campaigned ...
Elections. The Alberta New Democratic Party (Alberta NDP; French: Nouveau Parti démocratique de l'Alberta), is social democratic political party in Alberta, Canada. The party sits on the centre-left [4] to left-wing [5] of the political spectrum [under discussion] and is a provincial Alberta affiliate of the federal New Democratic Party.
Ontario New Democratic Party. The Ontario New Democratic Party (ONDP; French: Nouveau Parti démocratique de l'Ontario) [1] is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. The party sits on the centre-left [2] of the political spectrum and currently forms the Official Opposition in Ontario following the 2018 general election.