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The New Democratic Party is a political party
Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
 in Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 with a progressive
Progressivism

The term progressive has varying meanings in different countries.In some countries, the word refers to left-wing politics. For instance, in the United States, the term progressive emerged in the late 19th century into the 20th century in reference to a more general response to the vast changes brought by industrialization: an alternativ...
 social democratic
Social democracy

Social democracy is a political philosophy of the left-wing politics or centre-left that emerged in the late 19th century from the socialism movement and continues to exert influence worldwide....
 philosophy that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels. In the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons

The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Canadian monarchy and the Senate of Canada. The House of Commons is a democracy elected body, consisting of 40th Canadian Parliament known as Members of Parliament ....
, it holds a moderately left
Left

Left may refer to:* Left * Left , an album by Hope of the States* Left-wing politics, the political trend or ideology? may refer to:...
 position in the Canadian political spectrum
Politics of Canada

The politics of Canada function within a framework of constitutional monarchy and a federation of Parliament of Canada with strong Democracy traditions....
. The leader of the federal NDP is Jack Layton
Jack Layton

John Gilbert "Jack" Layton, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Member of the Canadian House of Commons is a Social democracy Canadian politician and since 2003 has been leader of Canada's New Democratic Party....
. The provincial New Democratic Party in the Province of Manitoba
Manitoba

Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....
 currently forms the government, and provincial parties have previously formed governments in British Columbia
British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....
, Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
 and in the Yukon
Yukon

Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada three Territories of Canada. It was named after the Yukon River, Yukon meaning "Great River" in Gwich?in language....
.

NDP grew from populist
Populism

Populism is a discourse which supports "the people" versus "the elites." Populism may involve either a philosophy urging social and political system changes and/or a rhetorical style deployed by members of political or social movements competing for advantage within the existing party system....
, agrarian
Agrarianism

Agrarianism is a social philosophy and political philosophy which stresses the viewpoint that a rural or semi-rural lifestyle, most especially agricultural pursuits such as farming or ranching, leads to a fuller, happier, cleaner, and more sustainable way of life for both individuals and society as a whole....
 and democratic socialist roots.






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The New Democratic Party is a political party
Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
 in Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 with a progressive
Progressivism

The term progressive has varying meanings in different countries.In some countries, the word refers to left-wing politics. For instance, in the United States, the term progressive emerged in the late 19th century into the 20th century in reference to a more general response to the vast changes brought by industrialization: an alternativ...
 social democratic
Social democracy

Social democracy is a political philosophy of the left-wing politics or centre-left that emerged in the late 19th century from the socialism movement and continues to exert influence worldwide....
 philosophy that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels. In the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons

The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Canadian monarchy and the Senate of Canada. The House of Commons is a democracy elected body, consisting of 40th Canadian Parliament known as Members of Parliament ....
, it holds a moderately left
Left

Left may refer to:* Left * Left , an album by Hope of the States* Left-wing politics, the political trend or ideology? may refer to:...
 position in the Canadian political spectrum
Politics of Canada

The politics of Canada function within a framework of constitutional monarchy and a federation of Parliament of Canada with strong Democracy traditions....
. The leader of the federal NDP is Jack Layton
Jack Layton

John Gilbert "Jack" Layton, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Member of the Canadian House of Commons is a Social democracy Canadian politician and since 2003 has been leader of Canada's New Democratic Party....
. The provincial New Democratic Party in the Province of Manitoba
Manitoba

Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....
 currently forms the government, and provincial parties have previously formed governments in British Columbia
British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....
, Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
 and in the Yukon
Yukon

Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada three Territories of Canada. It was named after the Yukon River, Yukon meaning "Great River" in Gwich?in language....
.

Principles, policies and electoral achievement

The NDP grew from populist
Populism

Populism is a discourse which supports "the people" versus "the elites." Populism may involve either a philosophy urging social and political system changes and/or a rhetorical style deployed by members of political or social movements competing for advantage within the existing party system....
, agrarian
Agrarianism

Agrarianism is a social philosophy and political philosophy which stresses the viewpoint that a rural or semi-rural lifestyle, most especially agricultural pursuits such as farming or ranching, leads to a fuller, happier, cleaner, and more sustainable way of life for both individuals and society as a whole....
 and democratic socialist roots. While the party is secular and pluralistic, it has a longstanding relationship with the Christian left
Christian left

The Christian left is a term originating in the United States, used to describe a spectrum of left-wing politics Christian Democratic Party and social movements which largely embraces social justice....
 and the Social Gospel
Social Gospel

The Social Gospel movement is a Protestantism intellectual movement that was most prominent in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The movement applied Christian ethics to Social issuess, especially poverty, inequality, liquor, crime, racial tensions, slums, bad hygiene, child labor, weak labor unions, poor schools, and the danger o...
 movement, particularly the United Church of Canada
United Church of Canada

The United Church of Canada, one of the largest Christian churches in Canada, is an evangelical Protestant denomination with strong Methodist and Presbyterian roots....
. However, the federal party has broadened to include concerns of the New Left
New Left

The New Left were the left-wing movements in different countries in the 1960s and 1970s that, unlike the earlier leftist focus on labour movement activism, instead adopted a broader definition of political activism commonly called social activism....
, which advocates issues such as gay rights, peace, and environmental protection.

New Democrats today advocate, among other things:
  • Sweeping environmental protection
    Environmental protection

    Environmental protection is an increasing concern of individuals, organisations and governments.Due to the pressures of population and technology the environment is being degraded, sometimes permanently....
  • National water safety
    Water safety plan

    A Water safety plan is a plan to ensure the safety of Water quality through the use of a comprehensive risk assessment and risk management approach that encompasses all steps in water supply from Drainage basin to consumer.....
     standards
  • Increasing corporate tax
    Corporate tax

    Corporate tax refers to a tax levied by various jurisdictions on the profits made by Company or Voluntary association. It is a tax on the value of the corporation?s profits....
    es
  • Reducing poverty in Canada
    Poverty in Canada

    Poverty in Canada remains prevalent with some segments of society. The measurement of poverty has been a challenge as there is no official government measure....
  • Human rights
    Human rights

    Human rights refer to the "basic rights and freedom to which all humans are entitled." Examples of rights and freedoms which have come to be commonly thought of as human rights include civil and political rights, such as the right to life and liberty, freedom of speech, and equality before the law; and social, cultural and economic rights, i...
     protection
  • Expanded high-quality public transportation
  • Public health care
    Health care

    File:Ear surgery on a patient.jpgFile:Monoclonal antibodies3.jpgHealth care, or healthcare, refers to the treatment and management of illness, and the preservation of health through services offered by the Medicine, pharmaceutical, Dentistry, clinical laboratory sciences , nursing, and allied health professions....
     including expanded dental and prescription drug coverage,
  • Progressive tax
    Progressive tax

    A progressive tax is a tax by which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases. "Progressive" describes a distribution effect on income or Consumption , referring to the way the rate progresses from low to high, where the average tax rate is less than the marginal tax rate....
    ation reform
  • Social assistance policies that reflects citizens' needs and assists their re-entry to the work force
  • Gender equality
    Gender equality

    Gender equality is the goal of the social equality of the genders or the sexes, stemming from a belief in the injustice of myriad forms of gender inequality....
     and equal rights
    Equal rights

    Equal rights can refer to:*Human rights, when such rights are held in common by all people*Civil rights, when such rights are held in common by all citizens of a nation...
     for gays, lesbians, and minorities
  • Abolish the un-elected Senate
    Canadian Senate

    The Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Canadian monarchy and the Canadian House of Commons. The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the Governor General of Canada on the Advice of the Prime Minister of Canada....
     and ensure more proportional representation
    Proportional representation

    Proportional representation , sometimes referred to as full representation, is a category of voting systems aimed at a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive ....
  • Workers' rights including raising the minimum wage
    Minimum wage

    A minimum wage is the lowest hourly, daily, or monthly wage that employers may legally pay to employees or workers. Equivalently, it is the lowest wage at which workers may sell their labor....
     to at least keep up with the cost of living
  • Aboriginal
    Aboriginal peoples in Canada

    Aboriginal people in Canada, also known as First Nations, Inuit and M?tis, are people who belong to recognized indigenous groups in the Canada Constitution Act, 1982, Section Twenty-five of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Section Thirty-five of the Constitution Act, 1982, respectively as First Nations, M?tis people , and...
     treaty, land, and constitutional rights
  • Balanced budgets
  • A foreign policy
    Foreign policy

    A state's foreign policy, also called the international relations policy, is a set of goals outlining how the country will interact with other countries economically, politically, socially and militarily, and to a lesser extent, how the country will interact with non-state actors....
     that emphasizes diplomacy
    Diplomacy

    Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states. It usually refers to international diplomacy, the conduct of international relations through the intercession of professional diplomats with regard to issues of peace-making, trade, war, economics and culture....
    , peacekeeping
    Peacekeeping

    Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is "a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace." It is distinguished from both peacebuilding and peacemaking....
     and humanitarian aid
    Humanitarian aid

    Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarianism purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crisis. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity....
     instead of offensive military action
  • Renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement
    North American Free Trade Agreement

    The North American Free Trade Agreement is a trilateral trade bloc in North America created by the governments of the United States, Canada, and Mexico....
     (NAFTA)
  • One wing is focused on ending the Canadian War on Drugs
    War on Drugs

    The War on Drugs is a controversial prohibition campaign undertaken by the United States government with the assistance of participating countries, intended to reduce the illegal drug trade?to curb supply and diminish demand for specific psychoactive substances deemed immoral, harmful, dangerous, or undesirable....
     and legalizing recreational drugs (i.e. Marijuana).


The NDP has never formed the federal government, but has at times wielded influence during federal minority government
Minority government

A minority government or a minority cabinet is a Cabinet of a parliamentary system formed when the governing political party or Coalition government of parties does not have a majority of overall seats in the parliament....
s, such as in the current 40th Parliament
40th Canadian Parliament

The 40th Canadian Parliament is the current Parliament of Canada, with the membership of its Canadian House of Commons determined by the results of the Canadian federal election, 2008 held on October 14, 2008, and it opened on November 18, 2008....
 as well as the preceding 39th
39th Canadian Parliament

The 39th Canadian Parliament was in session from April 3, 2006 until September 7, 2008. The membership was set by the Canadian federal election, 2006 on January 23, 2006, and it has changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections....
 and (particularly) the 38th
38th Canadian Parliament

The 38th Canadian Parliament was in session from October 4 2004 until November 29 2005. The membership was set by the Canadian federal election, 2004 on June 28 2004, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections, but due to the seat distribution, those few changes significantly affected the distribution of power....
 Parliaments of 2004-2008. The NDP also enjoyed considerable influence during the earlier minority Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is a major political party in Canada. The party is positioned in the centre-left of the Politics of Canada....
 governments of Lester B. Pearson
Lester B. Pearson

Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Order of Merit , Companion of the Order of Canada, Order of the British Empire was a Canadian statesman, diplomat and politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957....
 and Pierre Trudeau
Pierre Trudeau

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Order of Canada, Order of the Companions of Honour, Queen's Counsel, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada , was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984....
, due to being a large enough group to decide outcomes when the others are split. Provincial New Democratic Parties, technically sections of the federal party, have governed several provinces and a territory
Provinces and territories of Canada

The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the List of countries and outlying territories by total area. The major difference between a Canada province and a territory is that a province receives its power and authority directly from the Monarchy in Canada, via the Constitution Act, 1867, whereas territories derive their manda...
. They currently govern the province of Manitoba, form the Official Opposition in British Columbia
British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....
, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is a Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada....
 and have sitting members in every provincial legislature except those of Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
 (where there is no provincial NDP), New Brunswick
New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only Constitution of Canada bilingual province in the federation. The provincial capital is Fredericton....
 (although the New Brunswick NDP had an elected member until 2006) and Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canada Provinces and territories of Canada consisting of an island of the same name. The Maritimes is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population ....
. They have previously formed governments in the provinces of Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
, Saskatchewan and British Columbia, and in the Yukon Territory. The NDP also formed the official opposition in Alberta
Alberta

Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
 during the 1980s.

The New Democrats are also active municipally, and have been elected mayors, councillors, and school and service board members — Toronto
Toronto

Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario....
 mayor David Miller
David Miller (Canadian politician)

David Raymond Miller is a Canada politician. He is the Mayor of Toronto, having been elected to the position in 2003 and re-elected in 2006 for a four-year term....
 is a leading example, although he did not renew his membership in 2007. Most municipal office-holders in Canada are usually elected as independents or with autonomous municipal parties.

History


Provincial and territorial wings

Huggland
Unlike most other Canadian parties, the NDP is integrated with its provincial and territorial parties, such that a member of the NDP is automatically a member at both the provincial or territorial level and the federal level. This precludes a person from supporting different parties at the federal and provincial levels. A key example of this was Buzz Hargrove
Buzz Hargrove

Basil Eldon "Buzz" Hargrove is the former National President of the Canadian Auto Workers trade unions. He also serves as a Vice-President on the executive committee of the Canadian Labour Congress....
's expulsion by the Ontario New Democratic Party
Ontario New Democratic Party

The Ontario New Democratic Party, formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada....
 after he backed Paul Martin in the 2006 election.

There are three exceptions. In Nunavut
Nunavut

Nunavut is the largest and newest Provinces and territories of Canada of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999 via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993....
 and the Northwest Territories, whose territorial legislatures have no parties
Consensus government

Consensus government is a Non-partisan democracy system of government in use in two Canadian territories.This system exists in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, territories with relatively large Aboriginal peoples in Canada populations, and was accordingly inspired by traditional aboriginal systems of governance....
, the federal NDP is promoted by its riding associations, since each territory is composed of only one federal riding.

In Quebec, the Quebec New Democratic Party
Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec

The New Democratic Party of Quebec was a political party in Quebec, Canada, with social democratic and democratic socialist tendencies. The name was used from 1963 to 1994....
 and the federal NDP agreed in 1989 to sever their structural ties after the Quebec party adopted the sovereigntist platform. Since then, the federal NDP is not integrated with a provincial party in that province; instead, it has a section, the , whose activities in the province are limited to the federal level, whereas on the provincial level its members are individually free to support or adhere to any party.

 Provincial and territorial parties, current seats, and leaders
PartySeats/TotalLeader
Alberta New Democratic Party
Alberta New Democratic Party

The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation ....
 2/83 Brian Mason
Brian Mason

Brian Mason is a Canadian politician and leader of the Alberta New Democrats.Mason studied political science at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta and went on to serve as executive director of the Federation of Alberta Students from 1977-79....
, MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly

A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the legislature or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction....
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
New Democratic Party of British Columbia

The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada that has democratic socialist roots. It is the provincial arm of the New Democratic Party of Canada....
 33/79 Carole James
Carole James

Carole Alison James, Member of the Legislative Assembly, is a Canada politician and former public administration. She is currently the Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia and leader of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia , a social democratic political party....
, MLA, Leader of the Opposition
Leader of the Opposition (British Columbia)

The Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia is the Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia who leads the political party recognized as the Official Opposition ....
New Democratic Party of Manitoba
New Democratic Party of Manitoba

The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social democracy political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation....
 36/57 Hon. Gary Doer
Gary Doer

Gary Albert Doer, Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He has been the Premier of Manitoba since 1999, leading a New Democratic Party of Manitoba government....
, MLA, Premier of Manitoba
Premier of Manitoba

The Premier of Manitoba is the first minister for the Canada Provinces of Canada of Manitoba. He or she is the province's head of government and de facto chief executive....
New Brunswick New Democratic Party
New Brunswick New Democratic Party

The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social democracy political party in New Brunswick, Canada, that is linked with the federal New Democratic Party....
 0/55 Roger Duguay
Roger Duguay

Roger Duguay is a Canada politician. On October 13, 2007, he was chosen as the new leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party at the New Brunswick New Democratic Party leadership election, 2007....
New Democratic Party of
Newfoundland and Labrador
New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

The Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party is a democratic socialist political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada....
 1/48 Lorraine Michael
Lorraine Michael

Lorraine Michael, Member of the House of Assembly, Masters of Divinity, Bachelor of Arts is a Social democracy Canadian politician and since 2006 has been leader of Newfoundland and Labrador's Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party....
, MHA
Nova Scotia New Democratic Party 20/52 Darrell Dexter
Darrell Dexter

Darrell Dexter is a Canada politician. He is the leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, and represents the riding of Cole Harbour in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
, MLA, Leader of the Opposition
Leader of the Opposition (Nova Scotia)

The Leader of the Opposition in Nova Scotia is the Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly who leads the political party recognized as the Official Opposition ....
Ontario New Democratic Party
Ontario New Democratic Party

The Ontario New Democratic Party, formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada....
 10/107 Andrea Horwath
Andrea Horwath

Andrea Horwath is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Hamilton Centre for the Ontario New Democratic Party, and was chosen as the party's new leader at its Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election, 2009....
, MPP
Island New Democrats (P.E.I.) 0/27 James Rodd (Interim)
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social democratic political party in the Canada province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s....
 20/58Lorne Calvert
Lorne Calvert

Lorne Albert Calvert, Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the former premier of the Canada province of Saskatchewan and current leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition....
, MLA, Leader of the Opposition
Leader of the Opposition (Saskatchewan)

A list of parliamentary Leader of the Opposition s in the Canada province of Saskatchewan, from 1906 to the present.- bgcolor="darkgray"| |Name ...
Yukon New Democratic Party
Yukon New Democratic Party

The Yukon New Democratic Party is a Social democracy political party in the Yukon territory of Canada.The Yukon NDP formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony Penikett from 1985 to 1992, and under the leadership of Piers McDonald from 1996 to 2000....
 2/18 Todd Hardy
Todd Hardy

Todd Hardy is a Canada politician, currently serving as the Leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party. He had also served as List of Yukon Leaders of Opposition in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2006....
, MLA


(Those current NDP government are in bold)

From 1963 to 1994, there was a New Democratic Party of Quebec.

 Chart of the best showings for provincial parties, and the election that provided the results
Province/TerritorySeats - StatusElection years and party leaders at the time
Alberta
Alberta

Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
 16 - Official Opposition 1986
Alberta general election, 1986

The Alberta general election of 1986 was the twenty-first general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 8 1986 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
, Ray Martin
Ray Martin (politician)

Ray Martin is a politician in Alberta, Canada and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Martin attended the University of Alberta in Edmonton....
; 1989
Alberta general election, 1989

The Alberta general election of 1989 was the twenty-second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 20 1989 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
, Ray Martin
British Columbia
British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....
 51 - Government 1991
British Columbia general election, 1991

The British Columbia general election of 1991 was the 35th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia....
, Michael Harcourt
Michael Harcourt

Michael Franklin Harcourt served as the 30th Premier of the province of British Columbia in Canada from 1991 to 1996, and before that as mayor of BC's major city, Vancouver from 1980 to 1986....
Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 43 1988
Canadian federal election, 1988

The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Canadian Parliament of Canada....
, Ed Broadbent
Ed Broadbent

John Edward "Ed" Broadbent, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Order of Canada is a Canada social democratic politician and political scientist....
Manitoba
Manitoba

Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....
 36 - Government 2007
Manitoba general election, 2007

The Manitoba general election held on May 22 2007 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba of the Province of Manitoba, Canada....
, Gary Doer
Gary Doer

Gary Albert Doer, Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He has been the Premier of Manitoba since 1999, leading a New Democratic Party of Manitoba government....
New Brunswick
New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only Constitution of Canada bilingual province in the federation. The provincial capital is Fredericton....
 2 New Brunswick 1984 by-election, George Little
George Little (New Brunswick politician)

George Little is a retired high school English teacher and former leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party .Little and his family immigrated to Canada in 1964, settling in Saint John, New Brunswick....
Newfoundland
and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is a Provinces and territories of Canada of Canada, on the country's Atlantic Ocean coast in northeastern North America....
 2 1987 by election Peter Fenwick
Peter Fenwick

Peter Fenwick is a Canada politician. He was a former member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, representing the Labrador West district, and the leader of the New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1981 to 1989....
 ; 1999, 2003
Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003

The Newfoundland and Labrador general election of 2003 was held on October 21, 2003,to elect the 48 members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada....
, Jack Harris
Jack Harris (politician)

John James "Jack" Harris is a Canada politician and lawyer. He is the former leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party.Harris became a member of the Canadian House of Commons after winning a by-election in the electoral district of St....
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is a Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada....
 20 - Official Opposition 2006
Nova Scotia general election, 2006

The 2006 election , in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada was held on June 13 2006 to elect members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.Premier of Nova Scotia Rodney MacDonald, who led a Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia minority government in the legislature, called for the election on May 13 2006, hoping for a majority gove...
, Darrell Dexter
Darrell Dexter

Darrell Dexter is a Canada politician. He is the leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, and represents the riding of Cole Harbour in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
 74 - Government 1990
Ontario general election, 1990

The Ontario general election of 1990 was held on September 6, 1990, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the province of Ontario, Canada....
, Bob Rae
Bob Rae

Robert Keith "Bob" Rae, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Order of Canada, Queen's Counsel, Order of Ontario, Canadian House of Commons is a Canada politician....
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canada Provinces and territories of Canada consisting of an island of the same name. The Maritimes is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population ....
 1 1996
Prince Edward Island general election, 1996

The Canada province of Prince Edward Island conducted a general election on November 18, 1996 to elect the 27 members of the Island legislature. It was the first election since Prince Edward Island became a province that there were new boundaries....
, Herb Dickieson
Herb Dickieson

Herb Dickieson Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Education Doctor of Medicine is a physician and a former educator and politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada....
Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
 1 1944
Quebec general election, 1944

The Quebec general election of 1944 was held on August 8, 1944 to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec of the Province of Quebec, Canada....
, (CCF, David Côté
David Cote

David Cote may refer to:*David M. Cote, Chairman and CEO of Honeywell International*David C?t?, Canadian politician*David Cote , Theater editor and critic for Time Out New York, essayist and blogger...
)
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
 55 - Government 1991
Saskatchewan general election, 1991

The Saskatchewan general election of 1991 was the twenty-second provincial election held in the Canada province of Saskatchewan. It was held on October 21 1991, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....
, Roy Romanow
Roy Romanow

Roy John Romanow, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Order of Canada#Officer, Queen's Counsel, Saskatchewan Order of Merit is a Canada politician and former Premier of Saskatchewan ....
Yukon
Yukon

Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada three Territories of Canada. It was named after the Yukon River, Yukon meaning "Great River" in Gwich?in language....
 11 - Government 1996
Yukon general election, 1996

The 1996 Yukon general election was held on September 30, 1996 to elect the seventeen members of the Yukon Legislative Assembly in Yukon Territory, Canada....
, Piers McDonald
Piers McDonald

Piers McDonald is a Yukon politician and trade unionist.Born in Kingston, Ontario, McDonald, a miner by profession, was vice-president of the Yukon Federation of Labour from 1981-1982....


The most successful provincial section of the party has been the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social democratic political party in the Canada province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s....
, which first came to power in 1944 as the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation under Tommy Douglas and has won most of the province's elections since then. In Canada, Tommy Douglas is often cited as the Father of Medicare since, as Saskatchewan Premier, he introduced Canada's first publicly funded, universal healthcare system there. Despite the continued success of the Saskatchewan branch of the party, the NDP was shut out of Saskatchewan in the 2004 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2004

The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Canadian Parliament of Canada....
 for the first time since the 1965 election. This is a trend that continued in the 2006 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2006

The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Canadian Parliament of Canada....
, and yet again in the 2008 federal election. The New Democratic Party has also formed government in Manitoba, British Columbia and Ontario and in Yukon.

Current members of Parliament

]] The election of October 14, 2008, gave the NDP 37 seats; Twelve of its MPs are women; after the general election this represented 32% of its seats (down from 41% in 2006 where it had the highest proportion of women that has ever existed in a Canadian parliamentary caucus with official party status.) For a list of NDP MPs and their critic portfolios, see New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet
New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet

This is a list of members of the New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet of the 40th Canadian parliament. Positions in the shadow cabinet were announced on November 17, 2008 and include all 37 members of the New Democratic Party caucus in the Canada Canadian House of Commons except Joe Comartin who was running for election as Speaker of the Can...
.

Senator Lillian Dyck
Lillian Dyck

Lillian Eva Quan Dyck is a Canadian Senate of Canada from Saskatchewan. She was appointed to the Senate on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Paul Martin on March 24, 2005....
 initially chose to associate herself with the NDP upon her appointment to the Senate in 2005. However the party did not allow her to be part of the parliamentary caucus, as the NDP favours the abolition of the Canadian Senate
Canadian Senate

The Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Canadian monarchy and the Canadian House of Commons. The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the Governor General of Canada on the Advice of the Prime Minister of Canada....
. Dyck sat in the Senate as an Independent New Democrat from March 24, 2005 until January 15, 2009, when she joined the Liberal Party caucus.

40th Parliament

  • Malcolm Allen
    Malcolm Allen (politician)

    Malcolm Allen is a Canada politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Welland in the Canadian federal election, 2008. He is a member of the New Democratic Party....
    , Welland
    Welland (electoral district)

    Welland is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1988, and since 2004....
     (ON)
  • Charlie Angus
    Charlie Angus

    Charles Joseph "Charlie" Angus, Member of the Canadian House of Commons is a Canada writer, broadcaster and musician, who entered electoral politics in 2004 as the successful New Democratic Party candidate in the Ontario riding of Timmins?James Bay....
    , Timmins—James Bay
    Timmins—James Bay

    Timmins?James Bay is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 84,001....
     (ON)
  • Niki Ashton
    Niki Ashton

    Niki Christina Ashton, Master of Arts is the New Democratic Party Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Churchill in Manitoba, Canada....
    , Churchill
    Churchill (electoral district)

    Churchill is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1935. It covers northern Manitoba, a vast wilderness area dotted with small municipalities and First Nations Indian reserve....
     (MB)
  • Alex Atamanenko
    Alex Atamanenko

    Alex T. Atamanenko Member of the Canadian House of Commons is a Canada politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 2006, winning the electoral district of British Columbia Southern Interior for the New Democratic Party in the Canadian federal election, 2006....
    , British Columbia Southern Interior
    British Columbia Southern Interior

    British Columbia Southern Interior is a federal electoral district in the provinces and territories of Canada of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004....
     (BC)
  • Dennis Bevington
    Dennis Bevington

    Dennis Fraser Bevington is a politician from the Northwest Territories, Canada. Born in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories he served as mayor of that town of 2,500 from 1988 to 1997....
    , Western Arctic
    Western Arctic

    Western Arctic is a federal electoral district and Canadian Senate Divisions in Northwest Territories, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979....
     (NT)
  • Dawn Black
    Dawn Black

    Dawn Whitty Black, Member of Parliament is a politician in British Columbia, Canada.Involved in politics from a young age, she became an assistant to New Democratic Party Member of Parliament Pauline Jewett....
    , New Westminster—Coquitlam
    New Westminster—Coquitlam

    New Westminster?Coquitlam is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988, and since 2004....
     (BC)
  • Chris Charlton
    Chris Charlton

    Chris Charlton, Member of the Canadian House of Commons, Master of Arts is a German-born, Canadian politician from the City of Hamilton, Ontario....
    , Hamilton Mountain
    Hamilton Mountain

    Hamilton Mountain is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1977....
     (ON)
  • Olivia Chow
    Olivia Chow

    Olivia Chow is a New Democratic Party Member of Parliament and former Toronto City Council in Toronto. Chow emigrated to Canada with her family in 1970 at the age of 13....
    , Trinity—Spadina
    Trinity—Spadina

    Trinity?Spadina is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999....
     (ON)
  • David Christopherson
    David Christopherson

    David Christopherson is a Canada politician. Since 2004, he has represented the electoral district of Hamilton Centre in the Canadian House of Commons....
    , Hamilton Centre
    Hamilton Centre

    Hamilton Centre is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004....
     (ON)
  • Joe Comartin
    Joe Comartin

    Joseph J. "Joe" Comartin is a Canada lawyer and politician. Comartin joined the New Democratic Party in 1969.A civil litigation lawyer based in Windsor, Ontario, Comartin enjoyed strong support from local union members when he ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons, but narrowly lost in the Canadian federal election, 1997 and in a...
    , Windsor—Tecumseh
    Windsor—Tecumseh

    Windsor?Tecumseh is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004....
     (ON)
  • Jean Crowder
    Jean Crowder

    Jean A. Crowder is a Canada politician.Crowder received a degree in psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University. A human resources consultant and manager by profession, Crowder was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the first time in the Canadian federal election, 2004 as the New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Nanaimo...
    , Nanaimo—Cowichan
    Nanaimo—Cowichan

    Nanaimo?Cowichan is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988....
     (BC)
  • Nathan Cullen
    Nathan Cullen

    Nathan Cullen is a Canada Member of Parliament for the riding of Skeena?Bulkley Valley in the Canadian House of Commons.Born in Toronto, Ontario, he is a professional workshop and meeting facilitator, with over 10 years of experience, for his own company, Maravilla Consultants....
    , Skeena—Bulkley Valley
    Skeena—Bulkley Valley

    Skeena?Bulkley Valley is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004....
     (BC)
  • Don Davies
    Don Davies

    Don Davies Canadian House of Commons is a Canada Member of Parliament for the New Democratic Party, representing the riding of Vancouver Kingsway....
    , Vancouver Kingsway
    Vancouver Kingsway

    Vancouver Kingsway is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1988 and since 1997....
     (BC)
  • Libby Davies
    Libby Davies

    Libby Davies is a Canada Member of Parliament for the New Democratic Party, representing the riding of Vancouver East in Vancouver, British Columbia, British Columbia....
    , Vancouver East
    Vancouver East

    Vancouver East is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1935....
     (BC)
  • Paul Dewar
    Paul Dewar

    Paul W. Dewar is a Canada NDP Member of Parliament, teacher and former elected representative of the Ottawa Carleton Elementary School Teachers' Federation....
    , Ottawa Centre
    Ottawa Centre

    Ottawa Centre is an urban federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968....
     (ON)
  • Linda Duncan
    Linda Duncan

    Linda F. Duncan is Member of Parliament for the riding of Edmonton-Strathcona, Alberta, Canada. She is a member of the New Democratic Party. Before her election to Parliament in October of 2008, she worked as an international environmental law consultant based in Edmonton....
    , Edmonton—Strathcona
    Edmonton—Strathcona

    Edmonton?Strathcona is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953. It spans the south central part of the city of Edmonton, Alberta....
     (AB)
  • Yvon Godin
    Yvon Godin

    Yvon Godin is a Canada politician.Godin is currently a New Democratic Party Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Acadie?Bathurst since 1997....
    , Acadie—Bathurst
    Acadie—Bathurst

    Acadie?Bathurst is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1867....
     (NB)
  • Claude Gravelle
    Claude Gravelle

    Claude Gravelle is a Canada politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Nickel Belt in the Canadian federal election, 2008....
    , Nickel Belt
    Nickel Belt

    Nickel Belt is an informal nickname for the Greater Sudbury region in Northern Ontario, because of the belt of nickel ore deposits found in the area....
     (ON)
  • Jack Harris
    Jack Harris (politician)

    John James "Jack" Harris is a Canada politician and lawyer. He is the former leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party.Harris became a member of the Canadian House of Commons after winning a by-election in the electoral district of St....
    , St. John's East
    St. John's East

    For the provincial electoral district please see St. John's East or St. John's North .St. John's East is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949....
     (NL)
  • Carol Hughes
    Carol Hughes

    Carol Hughes is a Canada politician. She was elected to represent the Ontario electoral district of Algoma?Manitoulin?Kapuskasing in the Canadian federal election, 2008....
    , Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
    Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing

    Algoma?Manitoulin?Kapuskasing is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004....
     (ON)
  • Bruce Hyer
    Bruce Hyer

    Bruce T. Hyer is a Canada politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Thunder Bay?Superior North in the Canadian federal election, 2008....
    , Thunder Bay—Superior North
    Thunder Bay—Superior North

    Thunder Bay?Superior North is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1976....
     (ON)
  • Peter Julian
    Peter Julian

    Peter S. Julian is a Canada Member of Parliament for the New Democratic Party, representing the riding of Burnaby?New Westminster.Julian was born on April 16, 1962 in New Westminster, British Columbia to Terry Julian and Ruth Julian....
    , Burnaby—New Westminster
    Burnaby—New Westminster

    Burnaby?New Westminster is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004....
     (BC)
  • Jack Layton
    Jack Layton

    John Gilbert "Jack" Layton, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Member of the Canadian House of Commons is a Social democracy Canadian politician and since 2003 has been leader of Canada's New Democratic Party....
    , Toronto—Danforth
    Toronto—Danforth

    Toronto?Danforth is a federal and provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999....
     (ON)
  • Megan Leslie
    Megan Leslie

    Megan Leslie is a Canada politician. She was elected to represent the Nova Scotia electoral district of Halifax in the Canadian federal election, 2008....
    , Halifax
    Halifax (electoral district)

    Halifax is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1867.Since October 14, 2008, its Member of the Parliament has been Megan Leslie of the New Democratic Party....
     (NS)
  • Jim Maloway
    Jim Maloway

    Peter James Maloway is a Canada politician. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the Canadian federal election, 2008 for the riding of Elmwood?Transcona....
    , Elmwood—Transcona
    Elmwood—Transcona

    Elmwood?Transcona is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 77,977....
     (MB)
  • Wayne Marston
    Wayne Marston

    Wayne L. Marston is a Canadian politician. Marston was the New Democratic Party candidate for the Hamilton, Ontario Electoral district of Hamilton East?Stoney Creek in the Canadian federal election, 2006....
    , Hamilton East—Stoney Creek
    Hamilton East—Stoney Creek

    Hamilton East?Stoney Creek is a is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004....
     (ON)
  • Pat Martin
    Pat Martin

    Patrick "Pat" Martin is a Canada politician. He has been a member of the Canadian House of Commons since 1997, representing the electoral district of Winnipeg Centre for the New Democratic Party....
    , Winnipeg Centre
    Winnipeg Centre

    Winnipeg Centre is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925 and since 1997....
     (MB)
  • Tony Martin
    Tony Martin (politician)

    Anthony A. "Tony" Martin is a Canada politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003, representing the electoral district of Sault Ste....
    , Sault Ste. Marie
    Sault Ste. Marie (electoral district)

    Sault Ste. Marie is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.In 2004, due to population changes in boundary distribution, the riding expanded significantly to include a significant portion of the Algoma District, Ontario, from Bruce Mines, Ontario and St....
     (ON)
  • Brian Masse
    Brian Masse

    Brian S. Masse is a Canada politician. He has served in the Canadian House of Commons since 2002, representing the electoral district of Windsor West as a member of the New Democratic Party....
    , Windsor West
    Windsor West

    Windsor West is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999....
     (ON)
  • Irene Mathyssen
    Irene Mathyssen

    Irene R. Mathyssen is a Canada politician and a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons. She was previously a New Democratic Party of Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament from 1990 to 1995, and briefly served as a Executive Council of Ontario in the government of Bob Rae....
    , London—Fanshawe
    London—Fanshawe

    London?Fanshawe is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999....
     (ON)
  • Thomas Mulcair
    Thomas Mulcair

    Thomas J. Mulcair is the Member of Parliament for Outremont , Quebec, Canada. He was the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Chomedey in Laval, Quebec from 1994 to 2007....
    , Outremont
    Outremont (electoral district)

    Outremont is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1949, and since 1968....
     (QC)
  • John Rafferty
    John Rafferty (Canadian politician)

    John Rafferty is a Canada politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Thunder Bay?Rainy River in the Canadian federal election, 2008....
    , Thunder Bay—Rainy River
    Thunder Bay—Rainy River

    Thunder Bay?Rainy River is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004....
     (ON)
  • Denise Savoie
    Denise Savoie

    Denise Savoie is a Canada politician, currently serving as the federal Member of Parliament for Victoria . She was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the Canadian federal election, 2006 as a candidate of the New Democratic Party....
    , Victoria
    Victoria (electoral district)

    Victoria is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1904 and since 1925....
     (BC)
  • Bill Siksay
    Bill Siksay

    William Livingstone Siksay, Member of the Canadian House of Commons is a Canada politician, the Parliament of Canada who represents the British Columbia riding of Burnaby?Douglas for the New Democratic Party....
    , Burnaby—Douglas
    Burnaby—Douglas

    Burnaby?Douglas is a federal electoral district in the provinces and territories of Canada of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997....
     (BC)
  • Peter Stoffer
    Peter Stoffer

    Peter Arend Stoffer is a Canada politician.Stoffer is currently a member of the New Democratic Party caucus in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Sackville?Eastern Shore....
    , Sackville—Eastern Shore
    Sackville—Eastern Shore

    Sackville?Eastern Shore is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997....
     (NS)
  • Glenn Thibeault
    Glenn Thibeault

    Glenn Thibeault is a Canada politician, who was elected to represent the Ontario electoral district of Sudbury in the Canadian federal election, 2008....
    , Sudbury
    Sudbury (electoral district)

    Sudbury is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.Its population in 2001 was 89,443....
     (ON)
  • Judy Wasylycia-Leis
    Judy Wasylycia-Leis

    Klazina Judith Wasylycia-Leis Member of the Canadian House of Commons, Master of Arts is a Canada politician. She was a Manitoba cabinet minister in the government of Howard Pawley from 1986 to 1988, and has been a member of the Canadian House of Commons since 1997....
    , Winnipeg North
    Winnipeg North

    For information on the historical provincial constituency, see Winnipeg North .Winnipeg North is a federal electoral district that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917....
     (MB)


Federal leaders

# Leader From To Birth Death Ridings while leader
1 Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas
Tommy Douglas

Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Order of Canada, Saskatchewan Order of Merit was a Scotland-born Baptist minister who became a prominent Canada Social democracy politician....
August 3, 1961April 23, 1971October 20, 1904February 24, 1986Burnaby—Coquitlam
Burnaby—Coquitlam

Burnaby?Coquitlam was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1968....
, Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands
Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands

Nanaimo?Cowichan?The Islands was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1979....
, BC
2 David Lewis
David Lewis (politician)

David Lewis , Order of Canada was a Russian-born Canadian labour lawyer and social democracy politician. He was national secretary of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation from 1936 to 1950, and was one of the key architects of the New Democratic Party in 1961....
 April 24 1971 July 6, 1975 June 23, 1909 May 23, 1981 York South
York South

York South was an electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1999....
, ON
3 John Edward "Ed" Broadbent
Ed Broadbent

John Edward "Ed" Broadbent, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Order of Canada is a Canada social democratic politician and political scientist....
July 7 1975December 4, 1989March 21, 1936 - Oshawa—Whitby, Oshawa
Oshawa (electoral district)

Oshawa is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1955....
, ON
4Audrey Marlene McLaughlin
Audrey McLaughlin

Audrey McLaughlin, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Order of Canada was leader of Canada's New Democratic Party from 1989 to 1995. She was the first female leader of a political party with representation in the Canadian House of Commons, as well as the first federal political party leader to represent an electoral district in a Canadian Pr...
December 5 1989October 13, 1995November 7, 1936 -Yukon
Yukon (electoral district)

Yukon electoral district is the only federal electoral district in Yukon Territory, Canada. It has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1902 to 1949 and since 1953....
, YK
5Alexa Ann McDonough
Alexa McDonough

Alexa Ann McDonough, n?e Shaw is a Canada politician who led the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party from 1980 to 1994, and was subsequently elected leader of the federal New Democratic Party in 1995....
October 14 1995January 24, 2003August 11, 1944 -Halifax
Halifax (electoral district)

Halifax is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1867.Since October 14, 2008, its Member of the Parliament has been Megan Leslie of the New Democratic Party....
, NS
6John Gilbert "Jack" Layton
Jack Layton

John Gilbert "Jack" Layton, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Member of the Canadian House of Commons is a Social democracy Canadian politician and since 2003 has been leader of Canada's New Democratic Party....
January 25 2003 -July 18, 1950 -Toronto—Danforth
Toronto—Danforth

Toronto?Danforth is a federal and provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999....
, ON


Federal election results 1962–2008

Highest values are bolded
Election Leader # of candidates # of seats won # of total votes % of popular vote
1962
Canadian federal election, 1962

The Canadian federal election of 1962 was held on June 18, 1962 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 25th Canadian Parliament of Canada....
Tommy Douglas
Tommy Douglas

Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Order of Canada, Saskatchewan Order of Merit was a Scotland-born Baptist minister who became a prominent Canada Social democracy politician....
 217 19 1,044,754 13.57%
1963
Canadian federal election, 1963

The Canadian federal election of 1963 was held on April 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 26th Canadian Parliament of Canada....
Tommy Douglas 232 17 1,044,701 13.24%
1965
Canadian federal election, 1965

The Canadian federal election of 1965 was held on November 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 27th Canadian Parliament of Canada....
Tommy Douglas 255 21 1,381,658 17.91%
1968
Canadian federal election, 1968

The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 28th Canadian Parliament of Canada....
Tommy Douglas 263 22 1,378,263 16.96%
1972
Canadian federal election, 1972

The Canadian federal election of 1972 was held on October 30, 1972 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 29th Canadian Parliament of Canada....
David Lewis
David Lewis (politician)

David Lewis , Order of Canada was a Russian-born Canadian labour lawyer and social democracy politician. He was national secretary of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation from 1936 to 1950, and was one of the key architects of the New Democratic Party in 1961....
 252 31 1,725,719 17.83%
1974
Canadian federal election, 1974

The Canadian federal election of 1974 was held on July 8, 1974 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 30th Canadian Parliament of Canada....
David Lewis 262 16 1,467,748 15.44%
1979
Canadian federal election, 1979

The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Canadian Parliament of Canada....
Ed Broadbent
Ed Broadbent

John Edward "Ed" Broadbent, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Order of Canada is a Canada social democratic politician and political scientist....
 282 26 2,048,988 17.88%
1980
Canadian federal election, 1980

The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Canadian Parliament of Canada....
Ed Broadbent 280 32 2,150,368 19.67%
1984
Canadian federal election, 1984

The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Canadian Parliament of Canada....
Ed Broadbent 282 30 2,359,915 18.81%
1988
Canadian federal election, 1988

The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Canadian Parliament of Canada....
Ed Broadbent 295 43 2,685,263 20.38%
1993
Canadian federal election, 1993

The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Canadian Parliament of Canada....
Audrey McLaughlin
Audrey McLaughlin

Audrey McLaughlin, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Order of Canada was leader of Canada's New Democratic Party from 1989 to 1995. She was the first female leader of a political party with representation in the Canadian House of Commons, as well as the first federal political party leader to represent an electoral district in a Canadian Pr...
 294 9 933,688 6.88%
1997
Canadian federal election, 1997

The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Canadian Parliament of Canada....
Alexa McDonough
Alexa McDonough

Alexa Ann McDonough, n?e Shaw is a Canada politician who led the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party from 1980 to 1994, and was subsequently elected leader of the federal New Democratic Party in 1995....
 301 21 1,434,509 11.05%
2000
Canadian federal election, 2000

The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Member of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Canadian Parliament of Canada....
Alexa McDonough 298 13 1,093,748 8.51%
2004
Canadian federal election, 2004

The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Canadian Parliament of Canada....
Jack Layton
Jack Layton

John Gilbert "Jack" Layton, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Member of the Canadian House of Commons is a Social democracy Canadian politician and since 2003 has been leader of Canada's New Democratic Party....
 308 19 2,116,536 15.68%
2006
Canadian federal election, 2006

The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Canadian Parliament of Canada....
Jack Layton 308 29 2,589,597 17.48%
2008Jack Layton 308 37 2,517,075 18.13%


See also

  • List of political parties in Canada
    List of political parties in Canada

    This article lists political party in Canada....
  • New Democratic Party leadership conventions
    New Democratic Party leadership conventions

    NDP leadership conventions are the process by which the Canada New Democratic Party elects its leader.Before 2003, when a modified one member one vote system was adopted, every biennial convention of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and its successor, the New Democratic Party, was a leadership convention....
  • NDP Socialist Caucus
    New Democratic Party Socialist Caucus

    The New Democratic Party Socialist Caucus is a left-wing group in Canada's New Democratic Party. Its members believe that the mainstream New Democratic Party has moved too far to the Right, and is in danger of becoming another Liberal Party of Canada....
  • New Democratic Party candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election
  • New Democratic Party candidates, 2006 Canadian federal election
    New Democratic Party candidates, 2006 Canadian federal election

    The New Democratic Party fielded a full slate of 308 candidates in the 2006 Canadian federal election. It won 29 seats in the Canadian federal election, 2006 to remain the fourth-largest party in the Canadian House of Commons....
  • New Democratic Party candidates, 2004 Canadian federal election
  • New Democratic Party candidates, 2000 Canadian federal election
    New Democratic Party candidates, 2000 Canadian federal election

    The New Democratic Party elected thirteen candidates in the Canadian federal election, 2000, emerging as the fourth-largest party in the Canadian House of Commons....
  • New Democratic Party candidates, 1997 Canadian federal election
    New Democratic Party candidates, 1997 Canadian federal election

    The New Democratic Party of Canada ran a full slate of candidates in the Canadian federal election, 1997, and won 21 seats out of 301 to emerge as the fourth-largest party in the Canadian House of Commons....
  • New Democratic Party candidates, 1993 Canadian federal election
    New Democratic Party candidates, 1993 Canadian federal election

    The New Democratic Party of Canada ran a full slate of candidates in the Canadian federal election, 1993, and won 9 seats out of 295. This brought the NDP below official party status in the Canadian House of Commons for the first, and to date only time in its history....
  • Douglas-Coldwell Foundation
    Douglas-Coldwell Foundation

    The Douglas-Coldwell Foundation is a Canada think tank devoted, in the words of its slogan, to "promoting education and research into social democracy." It was founded in 1971, and is based in Ottawa....
  • New Politics Initiative
    New Politics Initiative

    The New Politics Initiative was a faction of Canada's New Democratic Party. It was generally viewed to be further left than Alexa McDonough's leadership, but not as far left as the New Democratic Party Socialist Caucus....
  • Regina Manifesto
    Regina Manifesto

    The Regina Manifesto was the programme of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and was adopted at the first national convention of the CCF held in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1933....
  • Manifesto for an Independent Socialist Canada
    Manifesto for an Independent Socialist Canada

    The Manifesto for an Independent Socialist Canada was a document drafted by a Left-wing politics faction of Canada's New Democratic Party, known as the Waffle, in 1969....
  • Metro New Democratic Party
    Metro New Democratic Party

    The Metro New Democratic Party was a political party in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It supported candidates for election to the municipal councils and school boards of the six municipalities that made up Metro Toronto....
     - Municipal NDP in Toronto in the 1970s and 1980s
  • Young New Democrats
    Young New Democrats

    The New Democratic Youth of Canada is the youth wing of the New Democratic Party of Canada. Any party member, aged 25 or under is automatically a member of the NDYC and is eligible to attend and vote in the Youth Conventions on both the provincial/territorial and national levels....
  • List of NDP members of provincial and territorial assemblies
    List of NDP members of provincial and territorial assemblies

    This is a list of people who currently serve in one of the provincial or territorial legislative assemblies in Canada who are members of the New Democratic Party....
  • List of NDP members of parliament
    List of NDP members of parliament

    This is a list of all the New Democratic Party members who have served in the Parliament of Canada. Members who are currently serving in the 40th Canadian Parliament are listed in bold....
  • List of articles about CCF/NDP members
    List of articles about CCF/NDP members

    This is a list of members of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation , and its successor, the New Democratic Party , social democratic political parties in Canada....
  • List of articles about British Columbia CCF/NDP members
    List of articles about British Columbia CCF/NDP members

    This articles lists Wikipedia articles about members of the British Columbia, Canada, branch of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation , a social democracy political party, and its successor, the British Columbia New Democratic Party ....
  • List of articles about Alberta CCF/NDP members
    List of articles about Alberta CCF/NDP members

    This is a list of members of the Alberta, Canada, branch of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation , a social democracy political party, and its successor, the Alberta New Democratic Party ....
  • List of articles about Saskatchewan CCF/NDP members
    List of articles about Saskatchewan CCF/NDP members

    This is a list of members of the Saskatchewan, Canada, branch of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation , a social democracy political party, and its successor, the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party ....
  • List of articles about Manitoba CCF/NDP members
    List of articles about Manitoba CCF/NDP members

    This articles lists Wikipedia articles about members of the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation , a social democracy political party in Manitoba, Canada, and its successor, the Manitoba New Democratic Party ....
  • List of articles about Ontario CCF/NDP members
    List of articles about Ontario CCF/NDP members

    This is a list of members of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and its successor, the Ontario New Democratic Party , social democracy political parties in Ontario, Canada....
  • List of articles about Nova Scotia CCF/NDP members
    List of articles about Nova Scotia CCF/NDP members

    This is a list of articles about members of the Nova Scotia, Canada, branch of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation , a social democracy political party, and its successor, the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party ....
  • List of articles about Yukon NDP members
    List of articles about Yukon NDP members

    This is a list of members of the Yukon, Canada, branch of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation , a social democracy political party, and its successor, the Yukon New Democratic Party ....
  • List of notable NDP supporters


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