New Democratic Party Nouveau Parti démocratique | |
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Abbreviation | English: NDP French: NPD |
Leader | Jagmeet Singh |
President | Mathieu Vick |
National Director | Melissa Bruno |
Deputy Leader | Alexandre Boulerice Sheri Benson |
Founded | 3 August 1961[1] |
Preceded by | |
Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario |
Youth wing | New Democratic Youth of Canada |
Membership | 124,620 (2017)[2] |
Ideology | Social democracy[3][4][5] Democratic socialism |
Political position | Centre-left[6][7][8][9] to left-wing[10] |
International affiliation | Progressive Alliance[11] |
Colours | Orange |
Seats in the Senate | 0 / 105 |
Seats in the House of Commons | 24 / 338 |
Website | |
English language: www French language: www | |
The New Democratic Party (NDP) is a social democratic political party in Canada. It was formed in 1961 when the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation merged with the Canadian Labour Congress. In Canadian politics, the NDP is to the left of the Liberal Party.
Wings of the NDP have formed governments in several provinces. It forms the current government in British Columbia. In the 2011 federal elections it won 98 out of 308 seats in the House of Commons.[12]
The current party leader is Jagmeet Singh. He became the leader in October 2017.