The NDP won a majority government and Laughren was sworn in as Finance Minister and Deputy Premier on October 1, 1990.

The NDP formed a majority government following this election, and Schroeder was appointed Minister of Finance and Minister of Labour and Manpower on November 30, 1981, also carrying responsibility for the Civil Service Commission and Civil Service Superannuation Board and the administration of Pension Benefits Act and Public Servants Insurance Act.

The NDP's internal divisions became public in 1993, when Ontario MP Steven Langdon was removed as Finance Critic after criticizing the economic policies of Ontario NDP Premier Bob Rae.

During the 2011-12 NDP leadership race, Julian took over from candidate Peggy Nash to serve as the NDP's Finance Critic until the race was over, at which point Nash retook her spot and Julian was shifted to the lower-profile position of Energy Critic.

In early 2007, Premier McGuinty split the province's revenue collection function away from the Ministry of Finance and resurrected the Ministry of Revenue, a ministry / portfolio that had not been used since the NDP government of Bob Rae in 1993.

During his terms in office, Deveaux was the NDP critic ( shadow minister ) for Justice, Acadian Affairs, Education, Finance and the Treasury and Policy Board.

In the NDP shadow cabinet, Broadbent was Critic for Democracy: Parliamentary & Electoral Reform, Corporate Accountability as well as Child Poverty.

Blaikie was again returned for his riding, and was appointed as NDP Environment Critic in the new parliament.

Blaikie was appointed as NDP Taxation Critic in 1990.

He was appointed as NDP Critic for Foreign Affairs and Trade after the election, and served another term as caucus chairman from 1993 to 1996.

He was appointed Defence Critic for the NDP after Jack Layton's death, and appointed one of the three deputy leaders, by his successor Thomas Mulcair.

The Conservatives won a minority government nationally, and Maloway was appointed as the NDP Critic for Science and Technology.

During a legislative debate in June 1999, Toews accused NDP Justice Critic Gord Mackintosh of mischief for repeatedly calling the province's Street Peace gang hotline only to hang up before leaving a message.

NDP Justice Critic Joe Comartin argued that this change addressed the legitimate concerns of Canadians, while removing what he described as " the radical, extreme over-reaction " of the Conservatives.

Prior to June 2009, he was the NDP Critic for Conserve Nova Scotia, Intergovernmental Affairs, Gaming and the Heritage Property Act.

He was appointed as NDP Labour Critic in the parliament that followed.

He currently serves as NDP Deputy Industry Critic.

Farnworth is currently the MLA for Port Coquitlam and the NDP Critic for Health.

Julian previously served as the NDP critic for International Trade, Transportation, Persons with Disabilities, Treasury Board, Western Fisheries Critic, Industry, and the 2010 Vancouver-Whistler Olympics.

As NDP Transport Critic, Julian lead the successful fight in the House of Commons to stop the SMS transport safety bill, which he believed to be an attempt to turn safety over to air transport companies themselves, something Julian termed " self-serve safety ".

The first was an effort on May 6th, 1991, by Mike Harris, later premier but then leader of the opposition Progressive Conservatives, to derail the implementation of the budget tabled by the NDP government under premier Bob Rae.

This allowed the NDP, under the leadership of former Vancouver mayor Michael Harcourt, who had succeeded former leader Bob Skelly in 1987, to win with 41 % of the popular vote ( one percentage point lower than the share the party had lost with in 1986 ).

In March 1994, Bob Rae's Ontario NDP government paid off all outstanding debts from the government treasury and sold the stadium for the massively discounted price of $ 151 million to a private consortium ( including Labatt's parent company – Interbrew ).

Layton was also hurt by the growing unpopularity of the provincial NDP government of Bob Rae, and by his earlier opposition to Toronto's Olympic bid.

Despite sharp ideological differences, Reform's populism struck a responsive chord with many NDP voters who were dissatisfied with Audrey McLaughlin's leadership and Ontario supporters who were frustrated with the government of NDP Premier Bob Rae.

The New Democratic Party's support base had fallen in this period, due to unpopular decisions made by the provincial NDP governments of Bob Rae in Ontario and Michael Harcourt in British Columbia.

Following the election, NDP leader Bob Rae entered negotiations with both the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives, seeking a formal accord in which the NDP would pledge not to defeat the government in return for the passage of certain progressive legislation.

However, in 1985, this veritable political dynasty ( termed the Big Blue Machine by observers ) came to an end when the minority government of Davis ' successor, Frank Miller, was defeated in the legislature by an alliance between the Liberal Party of David Peterson and the left-wing New Democratic Party ( NDP ) of Bob Rae after the PCs won a plurality but not a majority of seats in the provincial election.

" Despite his party's third place showing in the election ( which was won by NDP leader Bob Rae ), Harris had managed to improve the party standing in the legislature and bring some attention to his cause.

The NDP lost seats but emerged as the largest opposition party, with Bob Rae becoming Leader of the Opposition.

In the riding of York South — Weston, adjacent to Parkdale — High Park and once the seat of former leaders Bob Rae, Donald C. MacDonald and Ted Jolliffe, the NDP continued its string of recent by-election successes by taking away another Liberal strong-hold.

She distanced the ONDP from former Premier Bob Rae, now interim leader of the federal Liberal Party of Canada, by pointing out that he is the exception to the rule of NDP Premiers in other provinces who have been able to balance provincial budgets.

Hall's victory was considered an upset, given the low popularity of Bob Rae's provincial NDP government at the time.

The defeat occurred after an accord was reached between the David Peterson Liberals and Bob Rae's New Democratic Party to allow the Liberals to form a minority government for two years with NDP support despite the fact that the Liberals had slightly fewer seats than the Tories.

John Rae, the brother of former NDP Premier Bob Rae, currently serves as Power Corp .' s Executive Vice President.

* June 8-Ontario election: Mike Harris's PCs win a majority, defeating Bob Rae's NDP

In the 1986 Alberta Provincial Election, Prentice ran for the Progressive Conservatives in Calgary Mountain View, being defeated by NDP candidate Bob Hawkesworth.

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.

He retired a few months before the 1985 election, with him and his government still well ahead in polls against David Peterson's Liberals and Bob Rae's NDP.

About 600 people attended his memorial, including federal NDP leaders Jack Layton and Ed Broadbent, former provincial premiers Roy Romanow, Lorne Calvert, Peter Lougheed, Ed Schreyer, Bill Davis, and Bob Rae, as well the current Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall.

Nixon's tenure in office ended with the provincial election of 1990, as Peterson's Liberals were upset by the NDP under Bob Rae.