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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]
Former federal NDP leaders: (1) Alexa McDonough, former federal leader (1995–2003) and former leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (1980–94) [112] Current/former provincial NDP leaders: (1) Lorraine Michael, leader of the New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador [112]
Party logo during the 1980s. Under Ed Broadbent (1975–1989), the NDP played a critical role during Joe Clark's minority government of 1979–1980, moving the non-confidence motion on John Crosbie's budget that brought down the Progressive Conservative (PC) government, and forced the 1980 election that brought the Liberal Party back to power.
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- In the mid-1960s, Singapore was a poor island that had to go it alone, without natural resources in a region buffeted by the Vietnam War and political tumult in Indonesia ...
On May 26, 2011, he was named the New Democratic Party's Opposition house leader and also served as the NDP's Quebec lieutenant. Mulcair was elected as the leader of the NDP on the fourth ballot of the 2012 leadership election. The NDP having the second-largest caucus in the House of Commons, Mulcair became the leader of the Official Opposition.
August 16, 2017: Trent Wotherspoon announces his campaign for full-time leader. August 19, 2017: Date for the Saskatchewan Party leadership election is announced as January 27, 2018. [3] September 15, 2017: NDP provincial council agrees to move up the date of the leadership election from May 8 to March 3, 2018. [4]
Alex White (born November 4, 1984) is a Canadian politician and leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party. He was appointed as leader on August 11, 2023. White ran unsuccessfully in Quispamsis in the 2024 New Brunswick general election. [1] Prior to his appointment, he spent around a year serving as the interim leader. [2]
November 8–9, 2008 – NDP Provincial Council meeting at the Toronto Ramada Inn will decide the specific method of casting ballots for the leadership election; the first official party sponsored leadership debate. [45] November 15, 2008 – Second official leadership debate is held in Sudbury.