New Democratic Party
Federal political party in Canada
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| 2024 | Krista Gallagher elected as MLA for Halifax Chebucto, representing the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. |
| 2024 | Lina Hamid elected as MLA for Fairview-Clayton Park, representing the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. |
| 2024 | Rod Wilson elected as MLA for Halifax Armdale, representing the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. |
| 2024 | Claudia Chender becomes Leader of the Opposition |
| 2024 | Paul Wozney elected as MLA for Sackville-Cobequid, representing the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. |
| September 2024 | NDP successfully defended the Elmwood—Transcona seat in a by-election with Leila Dance elected as MP, marking their first by-election victory in five years. They also ended their confidence and supply agreement with the Liberal Party nine months early. |
| March 2024 | The NDP passed a motion on Palestine after negotiations with the Liberals, calling for working towards the establishment of a Palestinian state as part of a negotiated two-state solution. |
| June 25 2022 | Claudia Chender confirmed as the new leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party after a general membership vote, becoming the third female leader of the party. |
| May 21 2022 | Leadership race registration closed, with Claudia Chender being the sole candidate. |
| March 2022 | NDP agreed to a confidence and supply deal with the Liberal Party, focusing on national dental care, pharmacare, labour reforms, and new financial institution taxes. |
| February 14 2022 | Claudia Chender declared her candidacy to replace Gary Burrill as leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. |
| 2021 | Lisa Lachance elected as MLA for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island, representing the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. |
| 2021 | Suzy Hansen elected as MLA for Halifax Needham, representing the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. |
| 2021 | NDP returns to the fourth party status with 17.83% of votes and 1 seat, later entering into a confidence and supply agreement covering 2022-2024. |
| 2021 | NDP made minor gains in the federal election, winning 25 ridings and securing a second seat in Alberta and two seats in British Columbia. |
| September 20 2021 | Conclusion of the New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet for the 43rd Parliament of Canada. |
| September 8 2021 | Gary Burrill announced new caucus roles after the NDP won six seats in the provincial election, with Burrill personally being re-elected. |
| 2020 | Kendra Coombes elected as MLA for Cape Breton Centre, representing the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. |
| 2020 | During the COVID-19 pandemic, the NDP used its balance of power to lobby for extended Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program. |
| 2019 | NDP experienced its worst election result since 2004, winning only 24 seats and losing significant ground across multiple provinces. |
| November 28 2019 | The New Democratic Party announced their Shadow Cabinet positions for the 43rd Canadian Parliament, encompassing all 24 members of their caucus in the House of Commons. |
| 2018 | Jamie Masse takes over as provincial secretary from Mike Poworoznyk and continues to serve in this role as of the current date. |
| 2017 | Claudia Chender elected as MLA for Dartmouth South, representing the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. |
| 2017 | Under Gary Burrill's leadership, the Nova Scotia NDP maintained seven seats in the provincial election, matching their 2013 election result but two seats more than they held prior to the election. |
| October 1 2017 | Jagmeet Singh became the first person of a visible minority group to permanently lead a major Canadian federal political party, winning the NDP leadership vote on the first ballot. |
| 2016 | Gary Burrill becomes party leader, credited with bringing the party back to its left-wing roots. |
| April 10 2016 | Thomas Mulcair lost a leadership review vote at the NDP's policy convention in Edmonton, Alberta, marking the first time in Canadian federal politics that a leader was defeated in a confidence vote. |
| 2015 | Tom Mulcair leads the NDP, winning 19.71% of votes and 59 seats, returning to third party status in the House of Commons. |
| 2015 | The NDP's term as the Official Opposition ended. |
| 2014 | The New Democratic Party of Quebec was re-established as a federalist party, though not affiliated with the federal NDP. |
| 2013 | Lost government in the provincial election, losing 24 seats, including Premier Darrell Dexter's seat, which marked a significant political setback. |
| 2013 | Mike Poworoznyk becomes the provincial secretary, succeeding Jill Marzetti. |
| 2013 | After a single term in government, the party returns to Third Party status, losing its majority and reducing to 24 seats. |
| 2012 | Jill Marzetti takes over as provincial secretary from Mike MacSween. |
| March 24 2012 | Tom Mulcair was elected as the new leader of the New Democratic Party following Jack Layton's final letter calling for a leadership election in early 2012. |
| 2011 | Jack Layton leads the NDP to a significant breakthrough, becoming the Official Opposition with 66 seats, the party's best performance to date. |
| 2011 | The New Democratic Party achieved a historic breakthrough by winning 103 seats in the federal election, becoming the Official Opposition for the first time in the party's history. The party dramatically succeeded in Quebec, winning 59 out of 75 seats and dominating Montreal, Quebec City, and the Outaouais region. |
| 2011 | The NDP became the Official Opposition in the House of Commons for the first time in its history. |
| August 22 2011 | Jack Layton died from cancer, marking a significant loss for the New Democratic Party and Canadian politics. |
| July 2011 | Jack Layton announced he was suffering from a new cancer and would take a leave of absence from parliamentary duties, with the intention of returning in September. He remained the NDP Leader and Leader of the Opposition. |
| July 28 2011 | Nycole Turmel serves as interim leader of the New Democratic Party following Jack Layton's health issues. |
| 2010 | Joanne Lamey serves as acting provincial secretary, and Mike MacSween becomes the provincial secretary. |
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