Tommy Douglas was the first leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) which was formed in 1961 by merging left-wing groups.<\/p>\n
Other leaders in the history of the party include David Lewis, Ed Broadbent, Audrey McLaughlin, and Alexa McDonough.<\/p>\n
In elections between 1962 and 2000, the NDP won many seats and have remained in the third or fourth place in the House of Commons, but have never won enough seats to form government.<\/p>\n
In the 2000 election, the NDP only won 13 seats and began redeveloping party structure and ideals.<\/p>\n
In 2002, McDonough resigned as leader and was succeeded by Jack Layton in 2003.<\/p>\n
The 2004 election saw small gains as the NDP won 19 seats in the House, fewer than predicted by Layton. In the 2006 election, the NDP increased that number to 29, and in 2008 to 37.<\/p>\n
In 2011, Jack Layton led his party to the biggest win the NDP had ever seen. The party won 103 seats and made serious inroads in Quebec. Jack Layton became the Leader of the Official Opposition, a first for the NDP in that role.<\/p>\n
Just two months after the historical win for the NDP, Layton stepped down temporarily due to his battle with cancer. He planned to be back after a summer recess, but unfortunately passed away in August 2011.<\/p>\n
Nycole Turmel, at the suggestion of Layton, remained interim leader until a leadership convention could be held in 2012.<\/p>\n
Thomas Mulcair won that leadership contest and assumed the role of the Leader of the Official Opposition.<\/p>\n
In the 2015 general election, the NDP kept 44 seats, being the best number the party ever achieved after the large 2011 win.<\/p>\n
Mulcair stayed on as interim leader after losing a leadership review vote in 2016, until a convention could be held to choose a new leader.<\/p>\n
In October 2017, Jagmeet Singh won the leadership. Singh was leader without holding a seat in the House until he ran in a by-election in Burnaby South in early 2019 and won.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In the 2019 federal election the NDP were reduced to 24 seats. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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