New Democratic party

The New Democratic party (NPD) (English: New Democratic Party, NDP ) is a Political party with the Canada, credit at the federal level and the provincial level. He is member of the Internationale Socialist. It is the left party more with among the four parties currently represented with the House of Commons of the Parlement of Canada. Among the characteristics of the party, one notes his social democrat orientations and Socialiste S and his bonds with the organized labor. The current chief of the New federal Democratic party is Jack Layton.

At the provincial level, the NPD forms at present the Gouvernement in two of the ten Canadian provinces, the Manitoba (Prime Minister: Gary Doer) and the Saskatchewan (Prime Minister: Lorne Calvert), and it constitutes the principal party of opposition in the provinces of the Nova Scotia and the Colombia-British. He is also present in the legislatures of the Yukon, the Alberta, and the Ontario.

History

The NPD was created in 1961 on the initiative of old the democratic social Parti Canada (PSDC) and the Congrès of the work of Canada (central worker). Douglas Tommy, ex-First minister social-democratic of Saskatchewan, was elected first chief of the federal NPD. It remained it until 1971. The influence of the labor movement is present still today in the structures of the party and at the time of the election of the chief, at the time which the trade unions affiliated to the party have 25% of the total of the votes.

Since its creation, the NPD was its most important successes at the provincial level, having formed of the governments in several Canadian provinces, of which Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Colombia-British and the Ontario, like in the territory of the Yukon.

At the federal level, the NPD forever formed the government, but he enjoyed a considerable influence during the periods of minority governments.

Thus, under the direction of David Lewis (1971-1975), the NPD granted its support to the minority government of the Liberal party of Pierre Trudeau of 1972 to 1974, although it never belonged to a government coalition. This period allowed to the installation of certain measurements considered progressists, inter alia the indexing of the pensions and the creation of a nationalized oil company and gas, Pétro-Canada.

Under the direction of Edward Broadbent (1975-1989), the NPD also played a part at the time of the minority government of the Parti progressist-conservative Joe Clark, in 1979-1980. The NPD then voted with the other opposition parties in favor a motion of not-confidence towards the budget suggested by this government, which involved the behavior of elections and the return to the capacity of the Liberal party.

The federal NPD obtained its best résutats electoral at the time of the federal election of 1988, at the time which it obtained 20% of the votes and 43 seats with the House of Commons, although this election was gained by the Party Progressist-conservative. Broadbent was withdrawn from the political life in 1989, after 15 years as chief of the federal NPD. (However, it carried out a political comeback in 2004, being made elect appointed of Ottawa-Center.)

Audrey McLaughlin (1989-1995), which succeeded to him in 1989 with the direction of the federal NPD, was the first woman with being a chief of a political party represented with the House of Commons. During this period, the party underwent retreats at the electoral level. Following the federal election of 1993, the party even lost its statute of official party to the House of Commons, having made elect only nine deputies, whereas one needed twelve of them to be recognized officially like party.

The following cheffe was Alexa McDonough (1995-2003). At the time of the following federal election, in 1997, it succeeds in restoring the statute of the party by electing 21 néo-democrats, in particular thanks to an opening with the Atlantic Canada.

In 2000, the NPD undertook a process of renewal. In November 2001, at the time of a congress held with Winnipeg, the party modified some of its operating rules and confirmed its orientations of left.

Alexa McDonough resigned of its post office to the direction of the party in June 2002. It was replaced as chief of the federal NPD by Jack Layton, a municipal ex-adviser of the town of Toronto, in Ontario. This one was elected chief on January 25th, 2003, with 53,5% of the voices to the first turn. He was elected appointed thereafter, at the time of the federal election of 2004.

Structure

Into the difference in the other political parties of Canada, the structure of inner working of the NPD is integrated at the federal and provincial level. Thus, there exist provincial parties NPD, which act on the level of the provincial policy of each Canadian province. The members of these provincial parties are ipso facto members of the federal NPD, which acts on the level of the Canadian federal policy.

The only exceptions to this structure are in the territories of the Nunavut and the Territoires of the North-West, whose legislative assemblies do not include/understand parties, and with the Quebec, where the Nouveau Democratic party of Quebec and the federal NPD decided in 1989 to break the structural bond which linked them after NPDQ had adopted a position souverainist. Since then, the activities of the federal NPD in Quebec are assumed by a section, the New Democratic party of the Quebec Canada-Section, which deals only with federal policy, its members being in addition individually free to adhere to a provincial political party of their choice if they wish it.

Provincial and territorial wings

Electoral results at the time of the federal elections, 1962 to 2006

Deputies of the NPD to the House of Commons

At present, the NPD has 31 seats with the House of Commons of Canada.

Budget NPD

In spring 2005, the liberal minority government of Paul Martin, embourbé in the scandal of the mixed liability companies, must negotiate with the NPD in order to avoid being reversed. After negotiations in a hotel of Toronto between Paul Martin and Jack Layton, the NPD has force the liberal government to modify its budget.

The liberals thus had to eliminate from the tax cuts announced for more the large companies in order to redirect these funds of 4,6 billion $. The amendment of the NPD to the budget will direct these funds towards foreign aid, education, the environment, public transport and the social housing. One regularly refers to this amendment like Budget NPD.

With the autumn 2005, the Liberal party refused to collaborate with the NPD on the file of health, involving the fall of the Martin government and the 39e general election.

Chiefs of the federal NPD since his foundation

See too

Official sites

  • New Democratic party of Canada

  • Québécois Section of the NPD
  • Young Néo-democrats of Canada
  • Parliament of Canada

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