query: who is the leader of the new democratic party in ontario

pos: Ontario New Democratic Party each riding association, representatives of regional party bodies, representatives of sections of the party and party affiliates. Ontario New Democratic Party The Ontario New Democratic Party (ONDP or NDP; ) is a social-democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. The Ontario NDP, led by Andrea Horwath since March 2009, currently forms the Official Opposition in Ontario following the 2018 general election. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961 from the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Ontario Section) (Ontario CCF) and the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL). For many years, the Ontario NDP was

pos: Andrea Horwath Andrea Horwath Andrea Horwath, (; born October 24, 1962) is a Canadian politician and community development coordinator who is the Leader of the Official Opposition in Ontario and Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Hamilton Centre, and was chosen as the party's leader at its 2009 leadership convention. She is the first woman to lead the Ontario New Democratic Party, and one of only three women to serve as leader of a political party with representation in the provincial legislature (former Ontario Liberal Party leaders

pos: Andrea Horwath politics. Past recipients have included women from every level of government. Andrea Horwath Andrea Horwath, (; born October 24, 1962) is a Canadian politician and community development coordinator who is the Leader of the Official Opposition in Ontario and Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Hamilton Centre, and was chosen as the party's leader at its 2009 leadership convention. She is the first woman to lead the Ontario New Democratic Party, and one of only three women to serve as leader of a political party

pos: 42nd Parliament of Ontario 42nd Parliament of Ontario The 42nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario is the current legislature of the province of Ontario, Canada. The current Premier of Ontario is Progressive Conservative Party leader Doug Ford, as the party leader that won a majority of seats in the 2018 Ontario general election. The Official Opposition, and the only other recognized party, is the Ontario New Democratic Party led by Andrea Horwath. The Ontario Liberal Party and Green Party of Ontario also have seats in the legislature, but neither elected enough MPPs for official party status. Ford was officially sworn in as Premier of Ontario

pos: Leader of the Official Opposition (Ontario) Leader of the Official Opposition (Ontario) The Leader of the Official Opposition () in Ontario, officially Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition (), is the leader of the largest party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario which is not part of the government. The current Leader of the Opposition is Andrea Horwath, leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party, because the NDP won the second largest number of seats as a result of the 2018 election. This is the third time the NDP has formed Ontario's official opposition, and the first time since the 1987 general election. Ontario's first Leader

pos: Jagmeet Singh Gosal; he became MPP in the overlapping provincial riding later that year. In 2015, he became Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party, serving under Leader Andrea Horwath until 2017. Singh announced his candidacy for the New Democratic Party leadership following a leadership review that resulted in a leadership election to replace Tom Mulcair. Despite entering the leadership race as a dark horse candidate who polled as low as 2% in early opinion polls, Singh emerged as the leading candidate in the contest and was elected Leader on October 1, 2017, with a first round vote of 53.8% in

pos: Ontario New Democratic Party the mid-2000s. The party maintained party status after the 2007 Ontario general election and he stepped down as leader in 2009. Andrea Horwath replaced him after she was elected leader at the 2009 leadership convention in Hamilton. Under her leadership in the 2011 Ontario general election, the party elected 17 MPPs to the legislature and in the 2014 Ontario general election, the party elected 21 MPPs. Under Horwath, the party achieved its second highest seat count ever (other than forming government in 1990) when it formed the Official Opposition with 40 MPPs after the 2018 Ontario general election. The NDP's

pos: Ontario New Democratic Party Ontario New Democratic Party The Ontario New Democratic Party (ONDP or NDP; ) is a social-democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. The Ontario NDP, led by Andrea Horwath since March 2009, currently forms the Official Opposition in Ontario following the 2018 general election. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961 from the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Ontario Section) (Ontario CCF) and the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL). For many years, the Ontario NDP was the most successful provincial NDP branch outside the national party's western heartland. It had its first breakthrough

pos: Hamilton, Ontario situating rural ridings across municipal lines. Provincially, there are five elected Members of Provincial Parliament who serve in the Legislature of Ontario. Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party and Leader of the Official Opposition, Andrea Horwath, represents Hamilton Centre, Paul Miller (NDP) represents Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, Monique Taylor (NDP) represents Hamilton Mountain, Sandy Shaw (NDP) represents Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, and Progressive Conservative Donna Skelly represents Flamborough—Glanbrook. Hamilton's municipal government consists of one mayor, elected city wide, and 15 city councillors, elected individually by each of the city's wards, to serve on the Hamilton City Council. Presently, Hamilton's mayor is Fred

pos: 41st Parliament of Ontario 41st Parliament of Ontario The 41st Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the government of the province of Ontario, Canada. The membership was set by the 2014 Ontario general election. The 41st parliament of Ontario was dissolved on May 8, 2018. It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority, with Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne serving as Premier of Ontario. The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party led by Vic Fedeli, and the third party was the New Democratic Party, led by Andrea Horwath. At dissolution the Trillium Party had one MPP, Jack MacLaren, but lacked official party

pos: New Democratic Party Socialist Caucus its commitment to socialism. The Socialist Caucus in the Ontario New Democratic Party criticized Andrea Horwath's conduct of the party's campaign in the 2014 provincial election and unsuccessfully called for a review of her leadership at the party's subsequent convention in November 2014. During the 2015 federal election, caucus leader Barry Weisleder was outspoken in his criticisms of the party's platform and campaign, claiming that the party had moved to the right under leader Tom Mulcair. Weisleder told the "National Post" that the party under Mulcair had undergone "a continuation of the movement towards conservative policies. It remains a party

neg: 2009 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election 2009 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election The 2009 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election was held in Hamilton, from March 6 to 8, 2009 to elect a successor to Howard Hampton as leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). On June 15, 2008, Hampton informed the party's provincial council that he would not stand for re-election as leader at the next party convention in a year's time. While a leadership vote was held at each biennial convention of the Ontario NDP until and including the last regular convention in 2007, there is normally not a contested vote unless

neg: Ontario CCF/NDP leadership elections Ontario CCF/NDP leadership elections The Ontario New Democratic Party elects its leaders by secret ballot of the party members and/or their delegates at leadership elections, as did its predecessor, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Ontario Section). The party leader can be challenged for the leadership at the party's biennial convention. The Ontario New Democratic Party is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. From 1934 until 1942, the president of the Ontario CCF acted as the party's spokesperson and leader during election campaigns. John Mitchell, a Hamilton alderman, was CCF president from 1934 until 1941. Samuel Lawrence, former Ontario CCF

neg: Reform Party of Ontario Crossroads Forum, the Family Coalition Party of Ontario leadership via its newly elected party leader James Gault, deputy leader and director of communications Eric Ames, president Lynne Scime led a move to combine the original traditional moral values of the FCP with the democratic reform principles of the RPO into a new rebranded party called the New Reform Party of Ontario. However, the new party was deregistered by Elections Ontario as of January 2016, after only running once in the Simcoe North byelection in 2015 where Gault and New Reform, was defeated by Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown who won

neg: 2009 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election a majority of the vote. Movement: Prue eliminated, endorses Bisson Movement: Bisson eliminated, endorses Horwath 2009 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election The 2009 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election was held in Hamilton, from March 6 to 8, 2009 to elect a successor to Howard Hampton as leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). On June 15, 2008, Hampton informed the party's provincial council that he would not stand for re-election as leader at the next party convention in a year's time. While a leadership vote was held at each biennial convention of the Ontario NDP until and

neg: 1996 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election 1996 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election The 1996 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election was held in Hamilton, Ontario, on June 22, 1996 to elect a successor to Bob Rae as leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). The convention was necessary because Rae resigned on February 29, 1996. Frances Lankin was an early favourite but was hurt due to her close association with the Rae government. Hampton, an outsider, led on the first ballot and won the leadership by 178 votes over Lankin on the third ballot. He remained as leader of the party until 2009. In

neg: 1982 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election support them in government after defeating the Tories on a motion of no confidence. Five years later, in 1990, he led the New Democrats to their first ever government in Ontario when they won 74 seats. 1982 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election The 1982 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election was held in Toronto, Ontario, on February 7, 1982 to elect a successor to Michael Cassidy as leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). The convention was necessary because Cassidy resigned after the party's poor showing in the 1981 election. Bob Rae was an overwhelming favourite and this

neg: 1982 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election 1982 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election The 1982 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election was held in Toronto, Ontario, on February 7, 1982 to elect a successor to Michael Cassidy as leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). The convention was necessary because Cassidy resigned after the party's poor showing in the 1981 election. Bob Rae was an overwhelming favourite and this continued into the convention which Rae won on the first ballot. Rae went on to lead his party to their first election win in 1990. In the 1981 election, the New Democrats lost 11 seats and

neg: Ontario New Democratic Party to be the CCF leader, but rather the Ontario NDP leader. Regained official party status after a 2004 by-election. The officers of the Ontario NDP are the leader, the party president, six vice-presidents and the treasurer. Apart from the leader, the party officers are elected at the party's biennial convention. The leader is head of the parliamentary party and leads the party caucus in the Ontario legislature and is the party's presumed candidate to lead an NDP government should the party be called upon to form a government. The Provincial Secretary is an employee of the party and manages the

neg: 1996 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election delegate support. After the first ballot Silipo was eliminated and he endorsed Hampton. After the second ballot, Kormos was eliminated and he endorsed no one. On the final ballot, Hampton beat Lankin by 178 votes. 80 ballots were spoiled, likely from disgruntled Kormos supporters. 1996 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election The 1996 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election was held in Hamilton, Ontario, on June 22, 1996 to elect a successor to Bob Rae as leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). The convention was necessary because Rae resigned on February 29, 1996. Frances Lankin was an early

neg: Leslieville election. Federally, the riding was represented by New Democrats from 1965 until 1988; past MPs include Bob Rae (1978-1982), who resigned to become leader of the provincial NDP, and was later Premier of Ontario in the NDP majority government of 1990-1995. In the 1988 federal election, the seat was won by Liberal Dennis Mills. Mills held the riding until Jack Layton of the New Democratic Party regained the seat in the 2004 Canadian federal election. The provincial seat was previously held by Marilyn Churley, then deputy leader of the New Democratic Party of Ontario, until she resigned prior to an

neg: Bob Rae Bob Rae Robert Keith Rae, (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian lawyer, negotiator, public speaker, and former politician. He was the member of Parliament for Toronto Centre and was the interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2011 to 2013. He was previously leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party and the 21st Premier of Ontario, from 1990 until 1995. Between 1978 and 2013, he was elected 11 times to federal and provincial parliaments. Rae was a New Democratic Party (NDP) member of Parliament from 1978 to 1982. Then he moved to provincial politics, serving as leader

neg: Ontario Liberal Party candidates, 1985 Ontario provincial election a medical supplier. His campaign focused on economic issues. He received 6,807 votes (22.46%) to finish second against New Democratic Party leader Bob Rae. Hale ran for the High Park—Swansea Liberal nomination for the 1987 provincial election, but lost to David Fleet, 292 votes to 176. Ontario Liberal Party candidates, 1985 Ontario provincial election The Ontario Liberal Party won 48 of 125 seats in the 1985 Ontario provincial election, emerging as the second-largest party in the legislature. They later formed a minority government with outside support from the Ontario New Democratic Party. Many of the party's candidates have their own

neg: 1971 New Democratic Party leadership election 1971 New Democratic Party leadership election The 1971 New Democratic Party leadership election was a leadership convention held in Ottawa from April 21 to 24 to elect a leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada. Tommy Douglas retired as federal leader, and David Lewis was elected as his successor. At this convention the Waffle faction was at the zenith of its popularity and power. Donald C. MacDonald, the former Ontario NDP leader, was elected as the party's president. The major non-leadership issue was what stance would the party take in terms of Quebec sovereignty and whether policy initiatives calling

neg: Jennifer McKenzie (politician) a candidate for the New Democratic Party in Fundy Royal for the 2015 federal election placing third with 18% of the vote. Previously, she was also a candidate for the Ontario New Democratic Party in Ottawa Centre in the 2014 Ontario provincial election finishing second with 20% of the vote. McKenzie led the NDP during the 2018 provincial election, failing to win the district of Saint John Harbour. The NDP won no seats in the election. Jennifer McKenzie (politician) Jennifer McKenzie (born 1962) is a Canadian politician and leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party. She was acclaimed as

neg: Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Ontario Section) 1937 Ontario elections. From 1934 to 1937 Samuel Lawrence, MPP for Hamilton East led the party in the legislature as its sole MPP. Lawrence succeeded Mitchell as party president in 1941 and recommended that the party select a leader at its 1942 convention. W. J. Grummett (Cochrane South) was House Leader of the CCF, leading the party in the Ontario Legislature from 1951, when Jolliffe lost his seat, until 1955, when MacDonald entered the legislature. MacDonald became the first leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party when it was formed in 1961. Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Ontario Section) The Co-operative Commonwealth

neg: Ontario New Democratic Party in 1953, and spent the next fifteen years rebuilding the party, from two seats when he took over the party's helm, to ten times that number when he stepped down in 1970. Delegates from the Ontario CCF, delegates from affiliated union locals, and delegates from New Party Clubs took part in the founding convention of the New Democratic Party of Ontario held in Niagara Falls at the Sheraton Brock hotel from 7–9 October 1961 and elected MacDonald as their leader. The Ontario CCF Council ceased to exist formally on Sunday, 8 October 1961, when the newly elected NDP executive officially

neg: Moishe Lewis figure in the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and then leader of the federal New Democratic Party. His grandson Stephen Lewis was leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party in the 1970s and later Canada's ambassador to the United Nations. His great-grandson is Avi Lewis, the political journalist, who has made documentaries with his wife Naomi Klein. Moishe Lewis Moishe Lewis (born Losz, sometimes known as Morris Lewis, 1888–1950) was a Jewish labour activist in eastern Europe and Canada. A tanner by trade, he was born and raised in the Svisloch shtetl in the Russian Empire (later part of Poland and now

neg: Donald C. MacDonald Donald C. MacDonald Donald Cameron MacDonald, (December 7, 1913 – March 8, 2008) was a long time Canadian politician and political party leader and had been referred to as the "Best premier Ontario never had." He represented the provincial riding of York South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1955 to 1982. From 1953 to 1970 he was the leader of the social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Ontario Section) and its successor, the Ontario New Democratic Party. MacDonald was born in Cranbrook, British Columbia, and moved with his family to Tullochgorum, Quebec in 1923 and then earned a bachelor's

neg: Stephen Lewis issues surrounding sexual education. Lewis has 33 honorary degrees, 32 from Canadian institutions. This is one of the largest held by any Canadian. Stephen Lewis Stephen Henry Lewis (born November 11, 1937) is a Canadian politician, public speaker, broadcaster and diplomat. He was the leader of the social democratic Ontario New Democratic Party for most of the 1970s. During many of those years as leader, his father David Lewis was simultaneously the leader of the federal New Democratic Party. After politics, he became a broadcaster on both CBC Radio and Toronto's Citytv. In the mid-1980s, he was appointed as Canada's

neg: Stephen Lewis Stephen Lewis Stephen Henry Lewis (born November 11, 1937) is a Canadian politician, public speaker, broadcaster and diplomat. He was the leader of the social democratic Ontario New Democratic Party for most of the 1970s. During many of those years as leader, his father David Lewis was simultaneously the leader of the federal New Democratic Party. After politics, he became a broadcaster on both CBC Radio and Toronto's Citytv. In the mid-1980s, he was appointed as Canada's United Nations ambassador, by Progressive Conservative Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. He quit in 1988 and worked at various United Nations agencies during the

neg: Ontario New Democratic Party under its first leader, Donald C. MacDonald in the 1967 provincial election, when the party elected 20 Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) to the Ontario Legislative Assembly. After the 1970 leadership convention, Stephen Lewis became leader, and guided the party to Official Opposition status in 1975, the first time since the Ontario CCF did it twice in the 1940s. After the party's disappointing performance in the 1977 provincial election, that included losing second party status, Lewis stepped down and Michael Cassidy was elected leader in 1978. Cassidy led the party through one campaign, the 1981 election. The party did poorly

neg: Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey (provincial electoral district) order to give his successor, John Tory the opportunity to enter the legislature through a by-election. The by-election was held on March 17, 2005. Tory was the Progressive Conservative candidate against Bob Duncanson for the Ontario Liberal Party, Lynda McDougall for the Ontario New Democratic Party, Frank de Jong who was leader of the Green Party of Ontario as well as the party's candidate, and independent Representative candidate William Cook. Tory won, with 56.3% of the vote. Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey (provincial electoral district) Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey is a former provincial electoral district in southwestern Ontario, Canada that elected one Member of the Legislative Assembly

neg: Ontario New Democratic Party predecessor, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), was a democratic socialist political party, founded in 1932. The Ontario CCF in turn was indirectly the successor to the 1919–23 United Farmers of Ontario–Labour coalition that formed the government in Ontario under Ernest C. Drury. As the Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Ontario Section) under Ted Jolliffe as their first leader, the party nearly won the 1943 provincial election, winning 34 seats and forming the official opposition for the first time. Two-years later, they would be reduced to 8 seats. The final glory for the Ontario CCF came in the 1948 provincial election, when

neg: Politics of Ontario Politics of Ontario The Province of Ontario is governed by a unicameral legislature, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, which operates in the Westminster system of government. The political party that wins the largest number of seats in the legislature normally forms the government, and the party's leader becomes premier of the province, i.e., the head of the government. Ontario's primary political parties are the centre-right Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC), the centre-left to left Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP), the centre-left Ontario Liberal Party and the left-wing Green Party of Ontario. After the Province's indecisive first election in 1867,

neg: Robert Nixon (politician) 1996 and former Ontario New Democratic Party leader and Premier Bob Rae for the federal Liberal leadership in the 2006 leadership race. In the 2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election Nixon endorsed Sandra Pupatello. In 2015, he was made a member of the Order of Ontario. Robert Nixon (politician) Robert Fletcher Nixon, (born July 17, 1928) is a Canadian retired politician in the province of Ontario, Canada. The son of former Premier of Ontario Harry Nixon, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in a 1962 by-election following his father's death. The younger Nixon was elected leader

neg: Ontario New Democratic Party is the exception to the rule of NDP Premiers in other provinces who have been able to balance provincial budgets. At the official televised leaders' debate, her political rivals criticized the ONDP's handling of the economy in the early 1990s, but Horwath further distanced the New Democratic Party from Mr. Rae by pointing out his current allegiance to the federal Liberals as interim leader of the (federal) Liberal Party. Her campaign largely refrained from mudslinging and personal attacks, and she led her party to an increase from 10 seats to 17 seats in the legislature. The Liberals were re-elected with

neg: LGBT rights in Canada successful. André Boisclair, the former leader of the Parti Québécois, became the first openly gay leader of a party with parliamentary representation in North America; Allison Brewer, former leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party, was also elected leader as an out lesbian. The following provinces have had openly gay provincial cabinet ministers: Ontario (Kathleen Wynne, George Smitherman, Glen Murray), British Columbia (Tim Stevenson, Lorne Mayencourt, Ted Nebbeling), and Manitoba (Jim Rondeau, Jennifer Howard). On January 26, 2013, Kathleen Wynne became the leader of the Liberal party of Ontario and premier of that province (the largest of the country's

neg: History of the New Democratic Party Reform's populism struck a chord with many western NDP supporters. In Ontario, fear of the Reform Party and anger at Rae helped cause NDP supporters to vote Liberal. Barrett's warnings about Western alienation proved to be prophetic, as the rise of the Reform Party replaced the NDP as the protest voice west of Ontario. The party recovered somewhat under new leader Alexa McDonough, electing 21 New Democrats in the 1997 election. The NDP made a breakthrough in Atlantic Canada, unseating Liberal ministers David Dingwall and Doug Young. The party was able to harness the discontent of Maritime voters, who were

neg: Norman Fawcett Provincial Parliament for Sudbury East from 1967 to 1987. Shelley Martel, Elie Martel's daughter and Fawcett's granddaughter, won election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario upon Elie Martel's retirement, and continued to represent the riding of Nickel Belt until her own retirement from politics in 2007. She is married to former Ontario New Democratic Party leader Howard Hampton. Norman Fawcett Norman Edward Fawcett (July 29, 1910 – January 26, 1997) was a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Nickel Belt in the House of Commons of Canada from 1965 to 1968. He was a member of the New Democratic

neg: Ontario Liberal Party candidates, 1999 Ontario provincial election 4,000 votes of defeating Mushinski, and many believe he would have been elected had not been for vote-splitting with New Democratic Party candidate Sid Ryan, who received about 20% of the vote and took third-place. After the election, Manios undertook extensive promotional work for the Liberal Party in Toronto. Manios intended to run as a Liberal again in the 2003 election, and was bitterly disappointed when party leader Dalton McGuinty appointed Brad Duguid as the party's candidate in Scarborough Centre instead. (Such appointments are permitted under the constitution of the Ontario Liberal Party, but are not commonly utilized.) Manios and

neg: Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Ontario Section) the party's helm, to three in his first election and then five in 1959. Delegates from the Ontario CCF, delegates from affiliated union locals, and delegates from New Party Clubs took part in the founding convention of the New Democratic Party of Ontario held in Niagara Falls at the Sheraton Brock Hotel from 7–9 October 1961 and elected MacDonald as their leader. The Ontario CCF Council ceased to exist on Sunday, 8 October 1961, when the newly elected NDP executive officially took over. The rebuilding process continued under Macdonald who led a 20-person caucus by the time he stepped down

neg: Margaret Harrington position a year later when she supported the plan. The NDP were defeated in the 1995 provincial election, and Harrington finished third against Progressive Conservative Bart Maves in her bid for re-election. When Bob Rae stepped down as party leader she supported Tony Silipo for leader of the party. Margaret Harrington Margaret Helen Harrington (born October 4, 1945) is a Canadian teacher and former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995. Harrington was educated at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree

neg: New Democratic Party Membership lists are maintained by the provinces and territories. Holding membership of a provincial or territorial section of the NDP includes automatic membership in the federal party. This precludes a person from supporting different parties at the federal and provincial levels. (This was illustrated by the case of Buzz Hargrove, who was expelled from the Ontario New Democratic Party after he backed Liberal leader Paul Martin in the 2006 federal election.) There have been three exceptions: Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and Quebec. In Nunavut and in the Northwest Territories, whose territorial legislatures have non-partisan consensus governments, the federal NDP is

neg: Katherine Mathewson winner was Margery Ward of the Ontario New Democratic Party. She has not run for provincial or federal political office since the 1990 election. Katherine Mathewson Katherine Mathewson is a former candidate for political office in Ontario, Canada. She was the leader of the Green Party of Ontario in the 1990 provincial election. The Ontario Green Party was a very decentralized organization prior to 1993. Although Mathewson represented the Green Party in a cable forum involving minor party leaders, she does not otherwise seem to have played a prominent role in the provincial campaign. There is no reference to her

neg: 2017 New Democratic Party leadership election (2015–2017), Quebec caucus chair (2011–2017), Shadow Minister for Natural Resources, and Shadow Minister for Industry (2011–2012). Caron resigned as NDP Finance Critic and Quebec caucus chair on February 12, 2017, to prepare to enter the leadership contest. He announced his candidacy on February 27, 2017. Endorsements Other information: Background Jagmeet Singh, 38, is the Ontario MPP for Bramalea—Gore—Malton (2011–present) and was Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party from 2015 until entering the federal leadership contest on May 15, 2017. He was previously the federal NDP candidate in Bramalea—Gore—Malton in 2011. Endorsements Background Cheri DiNovo, 65, is the Ontario

neg: William George Beech 1948 to 1951. He defeated Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) leader Ted Jolliffe to represent York South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in 1951. He was defeated by the new CCF leader, Donald C. MacDonald, in the provincial election held in 1955 but was elected to a seat in the House of Commons two years later and again in 1958. Beech was defeated in his re-election attempt for the federal seat in 1962 by David Lewis of the New Democratic Party (NDP), a future leader of the federal NDP. It was notable

neg: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidates, 1990 Ontario provincial election spoke out against the allowance given to MPPs. He received 2,561 votes (10.26%), finishing third against New Democratic Party leader Bob Rae. Feldstein graduated from Osgoode Hall in 1992, and later established the firm Andrew Feldstein and Associates. His primary focus is family law. Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidates, 1990 Ontario provincial election The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario ran a full slate of candidates in the 1990 provincial election, and won 20 out of 130 seats to become the third-largest party in the legislature. Some of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may

neg: New Reform Party of Ontario of the Common Sense Revolution by the Mike Harris led Ontario PCs, taking with it a large swatch of pro-life socially conservative constituency from the traditional FCP base of support via the "Mulroney Effect" as was coined by the Campaign Life Coalition. Going into the 1999 election with new leadership and executive, the party achieved limited media attention by conducting a demonstration at Queen's Park featuring three "cloned sheep" to represent Progressive Conservative leader Mike Harris, Liberal leader Dalton McGuinty and New Democratic Party leader Howard Hampton. The FCP's intent was both to indicate their opposition to cloning technology, and

neg: 1982 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election won't fall into our laps. I don't underestimate the Tories, believe me; Davis is a formidable opponent. But if we win the confidence of the people, we'll win their votes." Rae's position was seen as that of a pragmatic socialist who had a chance to attract voter attention. He garnered support from 11 caucus members including former leader Donald C. MacDonald as well as many party insiders and the unions. MacDonald said of Rae's candidacy, "I have yet to meet anyone who is not an NDPer who has reacted favorably to the idea of Bob Rae as leader." Arrayed against

neg: Ontario Liberal Party that he would resign as leader and Premier. At the end of January 2013, the party elected MPP Kathleen Wynne as leader, making her the 25th Premier of Ontario. The June 12, 2014 election was triggered by the Ontario New Democratic Party's decision to reject the 2014 Ontario Budget. The Liberal Party under the leadership of Kathleen Wynne won 58 seats in the Legislature, and formed a majority government. In 2015 the Liberals proposed to sell 60 per cent of the province's $16-billion share of the province's electricity distribution utility, Hydro One. Hydro One Brampton and Hydro One Networks' distribution

neg: Ontario New Democratic Youth two members to meetings of the Ontario New Democratic Party's provincial council. Ontario New Democratic Youth The Ontario New Democratic Youth (ONDY) is the youth wing of the Ontario New Democratic Party which is in turn affiliated with the federal New Democratic Party. Any party member, aged 25 or under is automatically a member of ONDY and is eligible to attend and vote in the youth wing's yearly convention, known as ONDYCON. ONDY members are grouped into clubs designated to represent one of 4 things: a riding, a school campus, a labour group, or a region. These clubs organize various

neg: Green Party of Ontario candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election was Joseph Tascona of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. A pro-business figure within the Green Party. With leader Frank de Jong, co-presented the Green Party's plan to assist entrepreneurs through economic incentives. A "Tom Mason" works a curator of invertebrates at the Toronto Zoo, though it is not clear this is the same person. Received 1,995 votes (4.81%), finishing last in a field of four candidates. The winner was Michael Prue of the Ontario New Democratic Party. A member of the Brampton Environmental Community Advisory Panel. In 2005, accused the city of Brampton of "scrambling for infrastructure" to accommodate

neg: Jagmeet Singh had their first date in front of friends, family, and members of the media that Singh had invited. The pair married on February 22, 2018. Jagmeet Singh Jagmeet Singh Jimmy Dhaliwal (born January 2, 1979), professionally known as Jagmeet Singh (; ), is a Canadian lawyer and politician serving as Leader of the New Democratic Party since 2017. He was previously an Ontario New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Bramalea—Gore—Malton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2011 to 2017. Singh began his career as a criminal defense lawyer for different law firms. His political career began

neg: Ontario New Democratic Party party elected 21 MPPs, and again formed the official opposition. They were even able to defeat Premier George A. Drew in his own constituency, when the CCF's Bill Temple won in High Park, even though the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario won another majority government. The breaking point for the Ontario CCF came in 1951. They were reduced to two MPP's in that year's provincial election, and never really recovered. In the two remaining elections while it existed, the party never had more than five members in the legislature. Jolliffe resigned as leader in 1953. Donald C. MacDonald became leader

neg: Howard Hampton place. Howard Hampton Howard George Hampton (born May 17, 1952) is a politician who was a Member of Provincial Parliament for the province of Ontario. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada, from 1987 to 1999 in the electoral district of Rainy River, and from 1999 to 2011 in the redistributed electoral district of Kenora—Rainy River. A member of the Ontario New Democratic Party, he was also the party's leader from 1996 to 2009. Hampton retired from the legislature at the 2011 Ontario provincial election and subsequently joined Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP as a member of the law

neg: Howard Hampton Howard Hampton Howard George Hampton (born May 17, 1952) is a politician who was a Member of Provincial Parliament for the province of Ontario. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada, from 1987 to 1999 in the electoral district of Rainy River, and from 1999 to 2011 in the redistributed electoral district of Kenora—Rainy River. A member of the Ontario New Democratic Party, he was also the party's leader from 1996 to 2009. Hampton retired from the legislature at the 2011 Ontario provincial election and subsequently joined Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP as a member of the law firm's

neg: Northern Ontario 1999 elections (if the definition of Northern Ontario includes the Parry Sound District, then Harris was joined by Ernie Eves in Parry Sound—Muskoka). Following Eves' retirement from politics, Norm Miller — currently the Official Opposition critic for Northern Development and Mines — was also elected in Parry Sound—Muskoka in a by-election in 2001, and was re-elected in the 2003 and 2007 elections. Former Ontario New Democratic Party leader Howard Hampton and former Ontario Liberal Party leader Lyn McLeod also represented Northern Ontario ridings in the provincial legislature; the six months in 1996 between Hampton's accession to the NDP leadership in

neg: Ontario Liberal Party candidates, 1990 Ontario provincial election (18.17%), finishing second against New Democratic Party leader Bob Rae. Ontario Liberal Party candidates, 1990 Ontario provincial election The governing Ontario Liberal Party fielded a full slate of candidates in the 1990 provincial election and won 36 of 130 seats, falling to Official Opposition status in the Ontario legislature. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages. Information about others may be found here. Grant was 43 years old. He joined the Liberal Party in 1974, and had worked in housing management for over fifteen years by the time of the 1990 election. His primary campaign issues were

neg: Audrey McLaughlin Audrey McLaughlin Audrey Marlene McLaughlin, (née Brown; born November 8, 1936) was leader of Canada's New Democratic Party (NDP) from 1989 to 1995. She was the first female leader of a political party with representation in the House of Commons of Canada, as well as the first female federal political party leader to represent an electoral district in a Canadian territory. McLaughlin was born as Audrey Marlene Brown in Dutton, Ontario, the daughter of Margaret Clark and William Brown, of Scottish and English descent. She worked as a social worker in Toronto, Ontario and in Ghana. In 1955, she graduated

neg: Jagmeet Singh Jagmeet Singh Jagmeet Singh Jimmy Dhaliwal (born January 2, 1979), professionally known as Jagmeet Singh (; ), is a Canadian lawyer and politician serving as Leader of the New Democratic Party since 2017. He was previously an Ontario New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Bramalea—Gore—Malton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2011 to 2017. Singh began his career as a criminal defense lawyer for different law firms. His political career began in 2011 where he contested the 2011 federal election in the federal riding of Bramalea—Gore—Malton which resulted in a narrow victory for Conservative opponent Bal

neg: Donald C. MacDonald Northern Ontario Natural Gas scandal led to the resignation of three members of Frost's cabinet. MacDonald slowly rebuilt the party during his tenure as leader, and provided it with a benevolent public face. The CCF grew to five seats in the 1959 provincial election. Following the founding of the federal New Democratic Party in 1961, he was acclaimed as the first leader of the Ontario NDP in October 1961. The new party won seven seats in the 1963 election, and MacDonald later expressed disappointment that a larger breakthrough did not occur. As the province's population became more urban and as

neg: 1995 New Democratic Party leadership election practically non-existent, Robinson conceded to McDonough before a second ballot could be held, and moved a motion to formally acclaim her as the new leader. Quebec Primary Atlantic Primary Ontario Primary BC/North Primary Prairies Primary Labour Primary Primaries - Total First Ballot Robinson's move helped to unify the party and shake his image as a lone wolf. After the vote, Robinson met with about 200 of his supporters, who were shocked, and in some cases, outraged at what he did. In the 1997 election, McDonough's first as leader, the party won 21 seats, including a historic breakthrough in the Atlantic

neg: Ontario New Democratic Party candidates, 1987 Ontario provincial election Jim Bradley. West later ran for the federal New Democratic Party in the 1988 Canadian election, and finished third in the federal St. Catharines riding with 12,260 votes (25.45%). The winner was Ken Atkinson of the Progressive Conservative Party. As of 2005, West is a representative of the Service Employees International Union, Local 1.ON. He has spoken out against health-care cuts in the St. Catharines area. Ontario New Democratic Party candidates, 1987 Ontario provincial election The New Democratic Party of Ontario ran a full slate of candidates in the 1987 provincial election, and won 19 out of 130 seats to

neg: Ontario New Democratic Party candidates, 1990 Ontario provincial election Ontario New Democratic Party candidates, 1990 Ontario provincial election The New Democratic Party of Ontario (NDP) fielded a full slate of candidates in the 1990 provincial election, and won a majority government with 74 out of 130 seats. Many candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here. In May 1990, Kappele led a demonstration to support a group of protestors who were arrested for blocking a logging site in Temagami. ("Toronto Star", May 11, 1990). He received 10,629 votes (35.63%) in the 1990 election, finishing a close second against Liberal incumbent Jim Bradley. After the

neg: 2014 Ontario general election 2014 Ontario general election The Ontario general election of 2014 was held on June 12, 2014, to elect the members of the 41st Parliament of Ontario. The Liberal Party won a majority of seats in the legislature, allowing its leader, Kathleen Wynne, to continue as premier, moving from a minority to majority government. This was the Liberals' fourth consecutive win since 2003 and an improvement from their performance in the 2011 election. The Progressive Conservatives under Tim Hudak were returned to the official opposition; following the election loss, Hudak announced his resignation as Progressive Conservative leader. The New Democratic Party

neg: Ontario New Democratic Party candidates, 1977 Ontario provincial election sex acts in a restaurant washroom. Ontario New Democratic Party candidates, 1977 Ontario provincial election The New Democratic Party of Ontario ran a full slate of candidates in the 1977 Ontario provincial election, Canada, and won 33 seats to become the third-largest party in the legislature. Dickson campaigned for the federal New Democratic Party in the 1974 Canadian election, and finished third in St. Catharines against Liberal Party candidate Gilbert Parent. At the time of the election, Dickson listed his occupation as financial counsellor. He first campaigned for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1975 Ontario election, and finished

neg: Ontario New Democratic Party candidates, 1977 Ontario provincial election Ontario New Democratic Party candidates, 1977 Ontario provincial election The New Democratic Party of Ontario ran a full slate of candidates in the 1977 Ontario provincial election, Canada, and won 33 seats to become the third-largest party in the legislature. Dickson campaigned for the federal New Democratic Party in the 1974 Canadian election, and finished third in St. Catharines against Liberal Party candidate Gilbert Parent. At the time of the election, Dickson listed his occupation as financial counsellor. He first campaigned for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1975 Ontario election, and finished third against Progressive Conservative Robert Johnston.

neg: Ontario New Democratic Party candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election be found here. Ontario New Democratic Party candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election The New Democratic Party of Ontario is one of three major political parties in Ontario, Canada. It governed the province from 1990 to 1995, and is currently the third-largest party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The NDP led at the time by Howard Hampton ran a full state of 103 candidates in the 2003 Ontario provincial election, seven of whom were elected. Three more candidates were elected in by-elections held in 2004, March 2006 and February 2007. Several NDP candidates have their own biography pages. Information about

neg: Ontario New Democratic Party candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election Ontario New Democratic Party candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election The New Democratic Party of Ontario is one of three major political parties in Ontario, Canada. It governed the province from 1990 to 1995, and is currently the third-largest party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The NDP led at the time by Howard Hampton ran a full state of 103 candidates in the 2003 Ontario provincial election, seven of whom were elected. Three more candidates were elected in by-elections held in 2004, March 2006 and February 2007. Several NDP candidates have their own biography pages. Information about other candidates may

neg: Ontario New Democratic Youth Ontario New Democratic Youth The Ontario New Democratic Youth (ONDY) is the youth wing of the Ontario New Democratic Party which is in turn affiliated with the federal New Democratic Party. Any party member, aged 25 or under is automatically a member of ONDY and is eligible to attend and vote in the youth wing's yearly convention, known as ONDYCON. ONDY members are grouped into clubs designated to represent one of 4 things: a riding, a school campus, a labour group, or a region. These clubs organize various events and act as the local chapters of ONDY. At the provincial

neg: Politics of Ontario majority government, while the New Democratic Party became the Official Opposition for only the third time in its history (last seen in the Ontario general election of 1987). Finally, the 2018 Ontario Election also saw the Green Party of Ontario obtain its first-ever seat in the legislature, no less won by the party leader, Mike Schreiner, in the district of Guelph, with roughly 5% of the popular vote, province-wide. Following the election results, there remains significant uncertainty as to the goals and agenda under the Progressive Conservatives, led by Doug Ford Jr. as Premier. This is in part due to

neg: Jennifer McKenzie (politician) Jennifer McKenzie (politician) Jennifer McKenzie (born 1962) is a Canadian politician and leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party. She was acclaimed as leader on August 10, 2017. McKenzie had previously served as chair of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board for two terms. She is an engineer by training and a tech entrepreneur who formerly served as vice-president of Instantel Inc, a technology manufacturer. McKenzie was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick and moved to Ontario to pursue her career before returning to New Brunswick. She currently lives in Saint John, New Brunswick. McKenzie has three adult children. McKenzie was

neg: Ontario New Democratic Party Rae government implemented successive increases to social assistance. Rae since joined the Liberal Party of Canada and was an unsuccessful candidate for party leadership in December 2006 and December 2008, but went on to serve as interim leader following Michael Ignatieff's resignation in 2011 until Justin Trudeau was chosen in 2013. Rae was succeeded by Bud Wildman as interim leader in 1996, until Howard Hampton defeated Frances Lankin, a member of Rae's inner circle, for the party leadership that same year. Ontario NDP support fell even further in the 1999 provincial election, leaving the party with just nine seats. However,

neg: Murray Elston In the 1990 Ontario election, the Liberals were defeated by the New Democratic Party under Bob Rae. Many high-profile Liberals lost their seats, though Elston was returned in Bruce by a comfortable if reduced margin. Peterson, who had lost his own seat on election night, resigned immediately as party leader. The Liberals initially chose Robert Nixon as their interim leader, but he resigned on July 31, 1991 to accept a federal appointment. Elston was then chosen as interim leader in Nixon's place, though his time in this position was brief. He declared himself a candidate in the race to become

neg: Alan Tonks of parliament. He first ran for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1975 provincial election as a candidate of the Ontario Liberal Party, and finished third in York South against former New Democratic Party leader Donald C. MacDonald. He was also unsuccessful in the 1987 Ontario election, losing to NDP leader Bob Rae by only 333 votes in York South. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2000 election as the Liberal MP for York South—Weston defeating Independent MP (and former Liberal) John Nunziata by 1,497 votes. In 2003 he served as a parliamentary

neg: 2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum voters were expected to pronounce themselves. The lack of information was such that by late September 2007, public understanding of the question remained very low, with 47% of respondents telling pollster Strategic Counsel they knew nothing at all about the new system, and another 41% saying they knew only "a little." Only 12% said they knew a lot. The Ontario New Democratic Party supported the referendum. although party leader Howard Hampton criticized the system for giving Northern Ontario a decreased number of ridings. The Green Party of Ontario also lent its support. As can be seen in the individual endorsements

neg: 2018 New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election 2018 New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election The 2018 New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election was held in St. John's in April 2018 to nominate the successor of New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leader Earle McCurdy, who resigned as head of the party effective September 30, 2017. Former leader Lorraine Michael was appointed interim leader before the convention. The deadline to register as a candidate was February 28, 2018. The deadline to become a party member to vote in the election was March 9, 2018. Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh delivered the

neg: Gerald Caplan of CUSO's volunteer program in Nigeria. Caplan has been a political activist all his life as a member of the CCF and its successor, the NDP. He was campaign manager in a series of election campaigns, both federal and provincial, including those for Ontario leader Donald C. MacDonald and national party leader David Lewis. A lifelong friend of David's son Stephen Lewis, he was also a close advisor and senior strategist to Lewis prior to and during his career as leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party in the 1970s. After a period serving as co-ordinator of Toronto's health advocacy

neg: Bob Rae say 'we're friends with both the Saudis and the Canadians. Thanks for the support for human rights, guys, and we'll remember this one for sure." Bob Rae Robert Keith Rae, (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian lawyer, negotiator, public speaker, and former politician. He was the member of Parliament for Toronto Centre and was the interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2011 to 2013. He was previously leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party and the 21st Premier of Ontario, from 1990 until 1995. Between 1978 and 2013, he was elected 11 times to federal and

neg: Brent Hawkes he spoke highly of Layton, who had touched millions of Canadians with his sudden death. In the end, he thanked Jack Layton for his work with the gay community and HIV/AIDS, issues the NDP leader had championed when they were not popular. He retired as pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church in fall 2017, and was succeeded by Jeff Rock. Hawkes briefly entered political life in the mid-1990s. In the Ontario provincial election of 1995, Hawkes ran as a candidate of the social-democratic New Democratic Party of Ontario in the riding of St. George—St. David, which has a large LGBT

neg: Confidence and supply Progressive Conservatives on confidence votes for a period of 18 months. Green Party leader David Coon said he would start working with the Tories in an attempt to ensure his party’s issues were on the government’s agenda. Twenty-two days after the 1985 Ontario provincial election, the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario government resigned after a vote of no confidence, and the Ontario Liberal Party formed a government with the support of the Ontario New Democratic Party. The agreement between the two parties was referred to as "The Accord". Third Front national governments were formed in 1989 and 1996 with outside

neg: Conservative Party of Canada their rump Progressive Conservative caucus). Senator Rivest cited, as his reason for this action, his concern that the new party was too right-wing and that it was insensitive to the needs and interests of Quebec. In the immediate aftermath of the merger announcement, some Conservative activists hoped to recruit former Ontario Premier Mike Harris for the leadership. Harris declined the invitation, as did New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord and Alberta Premier Ralph Klein. Outgoing Progressive Conservative leader Peter MacKay also announced he would not seek the leadership, as did former Democratic Representative Caucus leader Chuck Strahl. Jim Prentice, who had

neg: Shelley Martel to become leader of the federal New Democratic Party. She lives in Toronto, Ontario. In 1987 at age 24, Martel was elected as the New Democratic Party candidate in the riding of Sudbury East defeating Liberal opponent Claude Mayer by 6,005 votes. She was named as the party's critic for culture and francophone affairs. She was re-elected in the 1990 provincial election, in which the NDP won a majority government. On October 1, 1990, Martel was named Minister of Northern Development and Government House Leader in the cabinet of Bob Rae. On July 31, 1991 Rae performed a minor cabinet

neg: Democratic Party (Malta) Democratic Party (Malta) The Democratic Party (, PD) is a centre-left political party in Malta. The PD was founded in 2016 by Marlene Farrugia, who previously sat as an MP for the Labour Party before leaving the party and sitting as an independent MP. Announcing the formation of the new party in June 2016, Farrugia as interim leader stated that the party was a new alternative to the traditionally dominant Labour and Nationalist parties. Upon formation, founder Marlene Farrugia was declared interim leader. On 21 October 2016, Farrugia was elected the first leader of the PD at a general meeting

neg: Metro New Democratic Party Metro New Democratic Party The Metro New Democratic Party was a political party in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It supported candidates for election to the municipal councils and school boards of the six municipalities that made up Metro Toronto. The party was organized by supporters of the social democratic New Democratic Party of Canada, and its provincial wing, the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). Elections in Toronto and its suburbs, as in other municipalities in the Province of Ontario, have traditionally not been the domain of formal political parties. Candidates for election to municipal councils and school boards typically run

neg: Elie Martel Sudbury East was disbanded and merged with the provincial Nickel Belt electoral district for the 1999 provincial election. Shelley Martel continued to represent that constituency provincially until her retirement in 2007, ending the family's forty-year run of representing the greater Sudbury area. She is married to Howard Hampton, former leader of the Ontario New Democrats. Elie Martel Elie Walter Martel (born November 26, 1934) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1987, as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP). Martel was born in Capreol, Ontario, into a

neg: Ontario New Democratic Party candidates, 1977 Ontario provincial election In 1977, he finished third against Liberal Jim Bradley with 7.556 votes (23.71%). Dickson also ran for mayor of St. Catharines in the 1977 and 1980 municipal elections. He ran for provincial secretary of the NDP in 1982, but lost to Michael Lewis (the brother of former party leader Stephen Lewis) by a margin of 1,524 votes to 315. At the time, he was listed as a resident of Niagara Falls. Dickson was a Niagara Regional Councillor in the mid-1980s. In 1985, he criticized local police authorities for using hidden video surveillance to arrest men who had engaged in public

neg: Judy Rebick in Winnipeg. She initiated the wind down the NPI in 2003, claiming that many of its ideals had been embraced by new party leader Jack Layton. She became active in the mid-1980s, in an internal group within the Ontario New Democratic Party called the "Campaign for an Activist Party". Though the CAP generated a significant degree of grassroots support, it was opposed by the party establishment, including party leader Bob Rae, and failed. Rebick lost her bid to become party president, losing to Gillian Sandeman, 818 votes to 361. In the 1987 provincial election, she was the NDP's candidate in

neg: Green Party of Ontario to be the first breakthrough for the Greens. Running 102 out of a possible 103 candidates the GPO was able to capture 126,700 votes, or 2.82%. The GPO placed ahead of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) in two ridings, and took fourth place in 92 others. Just eight candidates fared worse than fourth place. De Jong announced his resignation as leader on 16 May 2009, at the Green Party of Ontario Annual General Meeting. A leadership and policy convention was held 13–15 November 2009 in London, Ontario. Throughout 2006 there was a move toward major constitutional changes in the

neg: New Democratic Party party status in the House of Commons. The loss was blamed on the unpopularity of NDP provincial governments under Bob Rae in Ontario and Mike Harcourt in British Columbia and the loss of a significant portion of Western vote to the Reform Party, which promised a more decentralized and democratic federation along with right-wing economic reforms. McLaughlin resigned in 1995 and was succeeded by Alexa McDonough, the former leader of the Nova Scotia NDP. In contrast to traditional but diminishing Canadian practice, where an MP for a safe seat stands down to allow a newly elected leader a chance to

neg: Young voter turnout in Canada liberal endorsement in the Canadian context. For instance, The Star paper "usually endorses the Liberal Party federally. The Star was the only major daily to do so in the 2006 and the 2008 federal elections while many of the other major papers endorsed the Conservatives. The Star endorsed the social democratic New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Ed Broadbent in 1979 and Progressive Conservative leader Robert Stanfield in 1972. The paper endorsed the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in many of the provincial elections from the 1940s to the 1980s, and endorsed strategic voting to defeat Mike Harris in 1999." The

neg: 1945 Neutral Bay state by-election January 1944. With the conservative vote split in half, Mair had little chance, and resigned as Democratic Party Leader on 10 February 1944, to be replaced by Weaver, who then became Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition. Weaver's efforts to merge the Democratic Party with the Liberal Democratic Party were deadlocked over questions of party organisation and by acrimony between himself and the Party leader, Ernest K White. However, in December 1944 both parties agreed to enter the new Liberal Party formed by Robert Menzies and Weaver was elected as the first Leader of the New South Wales Liberal

neg: Reginald Weaver the very poor results of the federal United Australia Party under Billy Hughes at the 1943 Federal election, the UAP disintegrated. A large number of former UAP members then formed the Democratic Party in New South Wales, led by Mair, who became Opposition Leader, while others moved into the Commonwealth Party and the Liberal Democratic Party. The Democratic Party then merged with the Commonwealth Party in January 1944. With the conservative vote split in half, Mair had little chance, and resigned as Democratic Party Leader on 10 February 1944, to be replaced by Weaver, who then became Party Leader and

neg: Ontario New Democratic Party candidates, 1995 Ontario provincial election Ontario New Democratic Party candidates, 1995 Ontario provincial election The governing New Democratic Party of Ontario ran a full slate of candidates in the 1995 Ontario provincial election, and fell to third place status with 17 of 130 seats. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information on others may be found here. Sullivan is a labour activist in the Ottawa area. Born in British Columbia, he worked on ships and dredges before entering political life. He became active with the Public Service Alliance of Canada at the beginning of his career, and rose to become president

neg: Democratic Union for Consumers Democratic Union for Consumers Democratic Union for Consumers (, UDpC) is a centrist Italian political party. The party supports consumer protection and trade union rights. UD was founded on 11 September 2007 by two dissenting members of Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy (DL) who were opposed to the foundation of the Democratic Party (PD). Willer Bordon (leader of the new party) and Roberto Manzione, and two leading consumer rights leaders, Elio Lanutti and Bruno De Vita, leader of United Consumers, were integrated in the new party. Bordon and Manzione were both members of the most "Ulivista" faction in DL,

neg: New Tory Party existing party, the New Democratic Party (NDP). Siroky quit Ontario politics and moved to Saint John, New Brunswick, where he died on February 11, 2011. New Tory Party The New Tory Party was a short-lived political party in Ontario, Canada during the 1980s. The party was led by Karol Siroky, who is most notable for an abortive legal challenge to declare invalid the 1985 provincial election. Siroky registered with Ontario Election Finances new party name called the "New Tory Party" for the 1985 election, and campaigned under the party's banner in the Toronto constituency of St. George. He made an

neg: Dean Wasson Democratic Party. Wasson was also a city councillor for Peterborough, Ontario City Council from 1993 to 1995. In 2002-03, he served as chairman of the Peterborough Flood Relief Committee, assisting those who lost property in a rainfall. From 1995 to 2000 he was active in the Kawartha Food Share serving as its founding President, General Manager and warehouse manager. Kawartha Food Share collects and redistributes food to local food banks. Dean Wasson Dean Wasson is a politician and public servant in Ontario, Canada. He was a founding member of the Ontario Provincial Confederation of Regions Party (CoR), and leader of

neg: 1996 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election a transformation of thinking in Ontario politics and that the Liberals needed a right-leaning leader to compete against Harris rather than someone who would compete against NDP for a diminishing number of left-leaning voters. 1996 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election The Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, 1996, held on December 1, 1996 elected Dalton McGuinty as the new leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, replacing Lyn McLeod, who announced her resignation on August, 1996. McGuinty lost the 1999 election but won in 2003 and served as Premier for ten years until 2013. Liberal party policy allowed for 2,400 delegates to

neg: Doug Martindale that he would be teaching at Booth University College and Providence University College, and would return to preaching as a United Church minister. Martindale supported Lorne Nystrom's bid to become leader of the federal New Democratic Party in 1995, and endorsed Bill Blaikie in 2003. All electoral information is taken from Elections Manitoba. Expenditures refer to candidate expenses. Doug Martindale Doug Martindale (born May 25, 1947) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since 1990, serving as a member of the New Democratic Party. Martindale was born in Brockville, Ontario.