Saskatchewan New Democratic Party | |
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| Abbreviation | Saskatchewan NDP Sask NDP |
| Leader | Carla Beck |
| President | Judy Bradley |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Preceded by | Farmer-Labour Group (1932–1935) Saskatchewan CCF (1935–1961) CCF-NDP (1961–1967) |
| Headquarters | 1122 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 0C4 |
| Membership | 7,294 (2022)[1] |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | New Democratic Party |
| Colours | Orange |
| Seats in Legislature | 27 / 61
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The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (Saskatchewan NDP or Sask NDP), branded as the Saskatchewan New Democrats, is a social democratic political party in Saskatchewan, Canada. The party was founded in 1932 as the Farmer-Labour Group and was known as the Saskatchewan section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) from 1935 until 1967. While the party is affiliated with the federal New Democratic Party, the Saskatchewan NDP is considered a "distinctly homegrown" party given the role of the province in its development and the party's history in the province.[2]
The party currently forms the Official Opposition and is led by Carla Beck.
The CCF emerged as a dominant force in provincial politics under the leadership of Tommy Douglas, forming five consecutive majority governments from 1944 through 1964. The first social democratic government elected in Canada, the CCF created a wide range of crown corporations, normalized government involvement in the economy, and pioneered elements of the modern Canadian welfare state, most notably universal healthcare. With the NDP forming government again from 1971 to 1982 and from 1991 to 2007, the party was long considered Saskatchewan's natural governing party.[3][4] Moreover, Saskatchewan was long seen as the regional centre for CCF and NDP politics on the national stage. However, the party saw its influence diminish after losing government in 2007, posting its weakest election results since the party's earliest days in the 1930s.
- ^ Hunter, Adam (2022-06-29). "Sask. NDP faces 'huge' challenge to win over voters by 2024, prof says". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ Waiser, Bill (2005). Saskatchewan: A New History. Calgary: Fifth House. p. 474. ISBN 9781894856492.
- ^ Praud, Jocelyne; McQuarrie, Sarah (2001). "The Saskatchewan CCF-NDP from the Regina Manifesto to the Romanow years". In Leeson, Howard A. (ed.). Saskatchewan Politics: Into the Twenty-First Century. Regina: Canadian Plains Research Centre. p. 143. ISBN 0-88977-131-6.
- ^ Eisler, Dale (2022). From Left to Right: Saskatchewan's Political and Economic Transformation. Regina: University of Regina Press. pp. xiv. ISBN 9780889778672.