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Alberta New Democratic Party | |
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| Abbreviation | Alberta NDP |
| Leader | Naheed Nenshi |
| President | Nancy Janovicek |
| Leader of the Opposition | Christina Gray[1] |
| Deputy Leader | Rakhi Pancholi[2] |
| Founded | 1 August 1932 (as Alberta CCF) |
| Headquarters | 10544 114 Street NW Suite 201 Edmonton, Alberta T5H 3J7 |
| Youth wing | New Democratic Youth of Alberta |
| Membership (2024) |  85,227[3] |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | [under discussion] Centre-left to left-wing |
| National affiliation | New Democratic Party |
| Colours | Orange |
| Seats in Legislature | 37 / 87 |
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| Official website | |
The Alberta New Democratic Party (Alberta NDP; French: Nouveau Parti démocratique de l'Alberta), is social democratic political party in Alberta, Canada. The party sits on the centre-left[4] to left-wing[5] of the political spectrum[under discussion] and is a provincial Alberta affiliate of the federal New Democratic Party.
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).
The party served as Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1982 to 1993. It was shut out of the legislature following the 1993 election, returning in the 1997 election with two seats. The party won no more than four seats in subsequent elections until the 2015 election, in which it won 54 of the 87 seats in the legislature and formed a majority government. Until 2015, Alberta had been the only province in western Canada—the party's birthplace—where the NDP had never governed at the provincial level. The Alberta NDP was defeated after a single term in the 2019 election by the United Conservative Party—the first time that a governing party in Alberta had been unseated after a single term.
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- Mosleh, Omar (April 14, 2019). "A guide to the Alberta election — the most unlikely political showdown in Canada". The Star. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
[April 2019: Alberta] is currently governed by one of the most left-wing parties in the country"
"Premier Rachel Notley's left-wing, socially progressive New Democrats - "Alberta's new left-wing premier sworn in, unveils Cabinet". Reuters. May 24, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, whose left-wing New Democratic Party ended 44-years of Progressive Conservative Party rule in the Canadian province this month, was sworn in on Sunday
- Hagget, Scott; Williams, Nia (May 6, 2015). "Left turn in Canada's oil-rich Alberta leaves investors reeling". Reuters. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
voters, investors and oil executives braced for change as a rookie left-wing government promises major reforms after 44 years of Conservative rule.
- Wong, Julia (October 28, 2018). "Premier Rachel Notley announces candidacy in next Alberta election". Global News. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
Political analyst Duane Bratt from Mount Royal University said there hasn't been an election like this in decades.
'In this election, we have a clear left-wing option, a clear right-wing option and there isn't much in between,' he said. - Hall, Chris (May 7, 2015). "Alberta election 2015: Notley win echoes in Ottawa as NDP, Liberals try to rock same tune". CBC. CBC. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
Notley's New Democrats swept Alberta, shook up political leaders in Ottawa, and upended the conventional wisdom everywhere that no left-wing party could ever form a government in Wild Rose country.
- Mosleh, Omar (April 14, 2019). "A guide to the Alberta election — the most unlikely political showdown in Canada". The Star. Retrieved May 28, 2020.