Introduction
New Democratic Party
Nouveau Parti démocratique
Active federal party Leader Thomas Mulcair President Rebecca Blaikie National Director Nathan Rotman Founded August 3, 1961 Merger of CCF, CLC Preceded by Co-operative Commonwealth Federation,
New Party Headquarters 300 - 279 Laurier Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5J9 Youth wing New Democratic Youth of Canada Ideology Social democracy (Canadian),
Democratic socialism Political position Centre-left International affiliation Socialist International Colours Orange Seats in the House of Commons 100 / 308 Seats in the Senate 0 / 105 Website www.ndp.ca Politics of Canada
Political parties
Elections The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique), commonly referred to by its acronym NDP in English and NPD in French, is a social-democratic federal political party in Canada.The current leader of the NDP is Thomas Mulcair, who was elected in the 2012 leadership election.
The provincial wings of the NDP in Manitoba and Nova Scotia currently form the governments in those provinces. Provincial parties have previously formed governments in British Columbia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan, and the territorial party formed the government in Yukon. In the 2011 federal election under the leadership of Jack Layton, the NDP won the second-most seats in the Canadian House of Commons, gaining the title of Official Opposition for the first time in Canadian history.
Nouveau Parti démocratique
Active federal party Leader Thomas Mulcair President Rebecca Blaikie National Director Nathan Rotman Founded August 3, 1961 Merger of CCF, CLC Preceded by Co-operative Commonwealth Federation,
New Party Headquarters 300 - 279 Laurier Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5J9 Youth wing New Democratic Youth of Canada Ideology Social democracy (Canadian),
Democratic socialism Political position Centre-left International affiliation Socialist International Colours Orange Seats in the House of Commons 100 / 308 Seats in the Senate 0 / 105 Website www.ndp.ca Politics of Canada
Political parties
Elections The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique), commonly referred to by its acronym NDP in English and NPD in French, is a social-democratic federal political party in Canada.The current leader of the NDP is Thomas Mulcair, who was elected in the 2012 leadership election.
The provincial wings of the NDP in Manitoba and Nova Scotia currently form the governments in those provinces. Provincial parties have previously formed governments in British Columbia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan, and the territorial party formed the government in Yukon. In the 2011 federal election under the leadership of Jack Layton, the NDP won the second-most seats in the Canadian House of Commons, gaining the title of Official Opposition for the first time in Canadian history.