Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

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Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party Logo.png
Party leader Cam breads
founding 1932
Headquarters Regina
Alignment Social democracy
Parliament seats
11/61
Website www.saskndp.com

The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP; French Nouveau Parti démocratique de la Saskatchewan ) is a social democratic party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan . Since the last election in 2011, she has 9 seats out of 58 in the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly , making her in opposition. The party emerged from the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and has been the government for several decades since the 1940s. It is associated with the New Democratic Party at the federal level.

history

The party's history dates back to 1902 when the Territorial Grain Growers' Association was founded. This agricultural interest group changed its name to the Saskatchewan Grain Growers Association (SGGA) in 1905 . In 1921 the left-wing Farmer's Union split off, but five years later both organizations reunited to form the United Farmers of Canada (UFC). In 1931 the UFC merged with the Independent Labor Party led by Major James Coldwell to form the Farmer Labor Group (FLG). This was joined in the same year by a member of the Progressive Party, with which the FLG was represented for the first time in the legislative assembly of Saskatchewan .

In 1934 the FLG won five seats, making it the strongest opposition party. After these elections, she formally joined the Commonwealth Co-operative Federation . In 1941 MP Tommy Douglas took over the party chairmanship. In 1944 he led the party to an overwhelming election victory; the CCF won 47 of 52 seats and formed the first social democratic government in North America. Douglas' government implemented numerous reforms in the following years. The implementation of the most ambitious reform project, a free healthcare system, was left to his successor, Woodrow Stanley Lloyd . This model served as a model for the other provinces and the state.

From 1964 the party was again in the opposition for the first time, in 1967 it took its current name NDP. In 1971 she gained a majority again and provided Allan Blakeney as prime minister. His government pushed ahead with the nationalization of raw material extraction in the province. After the 1981 election defeat, the NDP was again in the opposition for ten years. Under Roy Romanov it moved ideologically to the center. In 1999 Romanov had to form a coalition with the Saskatchewan Liberal Party . His successor, Lorne Calvert , succeeded in gaining an absolute majority in 2003. Since 2007 the NDP has been in the opposition again.

Election results

Results of the legislative assembly elections:

choice seats
total 		candidates
data 		Weighted
seats 		be right proportion of
1934 55 54 5 102,944 23.96%
1938 52 31 10 82,529 18.73%
1944 52 52 47 211.364 53.13%
1948 52 52 31 236,900 47.56%
1952 53 53 42 291,705 54.06%
1956 53 53 36 249,634 45.25%
1960 54 55 37 276,846 40.76%
1964 59 59 25th 268,742 40.30%
1967 59 59 24 188,653 44.35%
1971 60 60 45 248.978 55.00%
choice seats
total 		candidates
data 		Weighted
seats 		be right proportion of
1975 61 61 39 180,700 40.07%
1978 61 61 44 228.791 48.12%
1982 64 64 9 201,390 37.64%
1986 64 64 25th 247,683 45.20%
1991 66 66 55 275,780 51.05%
1995 58 58 42 193.053 47.21%
1999 58 58 29 157.046 38.73%
2003 58 58 30th 190.923 44.68%
2007 58 58 20th 168,704 37.24%
2011 58 58 9 127.064 31.99%

Party leader

Surname Chair premier
Major James Coldwell 1932-1936
George Hara Williams 1936-1941
John Hewgill Brockelbank 1941-1942
Tommy Douglas 1942-1961 1944-1961
Woodrow Stanley Lloyd 1961-1970 1961-1964
Allan Blakeney 1970-1987 1971-1982
Roy Romanov 1987-2001 1991-2001
Lorne Calvert 2001-2009 2001-2007
Dwain Lingenfelter 2009-2011
John Nilson 2011-2013
Cam breads since 2013

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Elections in Saskatchewan - Elections Saskatchewan