2003 New Democratic Party leadership election
The 2003 New Democratic Party leadership election was held to replace New Democratic Party of Canada leader Alexa McDonough, after her retirement. It ended on January 25, 2003, with the first ballot victory of popular Toronto city councillor Jack Layton.
Image: Jack Layton at the Quebec 2006 party conference (cropped)
Image: Lorne Nystrom (2012)
Image: Joe Comartin 2019
Jack Layton
The New Democratic Party is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic, the party occupies the centre-left of the political spectrum, with the party generally sitting to the left of the Liberal Party. The party was founded in 1961 by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC).
Tommy Douglas, leader of the NDP from 1961 to 1971
Jack Layton was the first leader of the NDP to become Leader of the Official Opposition.
Tom Mulcair
Jagmeet Singh