Alberta New Democratic Party
The Alberta New Democratic Party, commonly shortened to Alberta NDP, is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada. It is the provincial Alberta affiliate of the federal New Democratic Party, and the successor to the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the even earlier Alberta wing of the Canadian Labour Party and the United Farmers of Alberta. From the mid-1980s to 2004, the party abbreviated its name as the "New Democrats" (ND).
Elmer Ernest Roper was the leader of the Alberta CCF from 1942 to 1955 before becoming the Mayor of Edmonton in 1959
Ray Martin was the third Alberta NDP MLA elected and was the leader of the party from 1984 to 1993
Brian Mason was elected leader in 2004 and became the longest serving Alberta NDP MLA in the party's history before retiring in 2019
Current leader Rachel Notley during the 2015 campaign in which the Alberta NDP formed its first ever government
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
