Robinson ran to succeed Audrey McLaughlin as leader of the NDP at the 1995 NDP leadership convention, but withdrew in favor of Alexa McDonough after the first ballot, even though he had received the most votes at the convention and had won regional primaries in Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia.

On 26 March 2011, Bloc Québécois leader Duceppe stated that Conservative leader Stephen Harper had in 2004 tried to form a coalition government with the Bloc and NDP in response to Harper's allegations that the Liberals intended to form a coalition with the Bloc and the NDP.

Bouterse is the chairman of the Surinamese political combination Megacombinatie ( Megacombination ) and the leader of the National Democratic Party ( NDP ), which is part of the Megacombination.

The Star endorsed the social democratic New Democratic Party ( NDP ) leader Ed Broadbent in 1979 and Progressive Conservative leader Robert Stanfield in 1972.

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.

The NDP drove the small BC Liberal caucus to abandon their leader David Anderson for the Social Credit Party, as did one of the two Tories elected in 1972.

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 2003, he was elected leader of the federal NDP on the first ballot of the convention.

Jack Layton addresses the 2003 NDP convention in Toronto, where he was elected leader

Layton was elected leader of the NDP at the party's leadership convention in Toronto, on January 25, 2003.

His campaign was focused on the need to reinvigorate the party, and was prominently endorsed by former NDP leader Ed Broadbent.

One of his opponents in the leadership race, Pierre Ducasse, was the first Québécois to run for leader of the NDP.

This position was not part of the NDP's official party policy, leading some high-profile party members, such as NDP House Leader Bill Blaikie and former NDP leader Alexa McDonough, to publicly indicate that they did not share Layton's views.

Layton initially said that he was following the rules of the broadcast consortium, while NDP spokesman Brad Lavigne confirmed that Layton had refused to attend if May was present, noting that May had endorsed Liberal leader Stéphane Dion for prime minister, and arguing that her inclusion would in effect give the Liberals two representatives at the debate.

He vowed to beat the cancer and said it would not interrupt his duties as member of Parliament or as leader of the NDP.

He was hoping to return as leader of the NDP upon the resumption of the House of Commons on September 19, 2011.

Layton recommended that NDP caucus chair Nycole Turmel serve as interim leader during his leave of absence.

Upon hearing the news, there was a nationwide outpouring of grief, and the Governor General, David Johnston, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, NDP deputy leader Libby Davies, and United States Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson issued statements praising Layton and mourning his loss.

In the December 6, 2008 edition of the Globe and Mail, Manley demanded Liberal leader Stéphane Dion step down so the party can find another leader before Christmas and to " rebuild the Liberal Party, rather than leading a coalition with the NDP.

Schreyer returned to politics for the 1999 election in Manitoba, offering his support to the NDP, by then led by Gary Doer.

High-profile party members such as former Ontario NDP leader Stephen Lewis, Allan Blakeney and Roy Romanow of Saskatchewan, Gary Doer of Manitoba and Alexa McDonough of Nova Scotia all encouraged him to run, as did several representatives of organized labour.

In April 2006, the premier of Manitoba, Canada, Gary Doer ( NDP ), proposed a ban on crossing the floor of the Manitoba legislature.

* October 5-Gary Doer of the NDP becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Gary Filmon of the Conservatives

Future party leader Gary Doer has claimed that an internal party poll put the NDP at only 6 % popular support in early 1988.

Gary Filmon's Tories won 25 seats, and the Liberal Party under Sharon Carstairs won 20 seats to supplant the NDP as the official opposition.

The NDP revived under Gary Doer, and the Liberals slipped back into third place in the 1990 election with only seven seats, against 20 for the NDP and 30 for the Conservatives.

Gary Filmon became leader of the Progressive Conservatives in 1983, and formed a minority government in 1988 after defeating the NDP.

This announcement was greeted with skepticism from many voters, and the Tories lost to Gary Doer's New Democrats by 32 seats to 24 ( the Liberals were reduced to one seat, as many Liberal voters from 1995 shifted to the NDP ).

The 1990 election, however, saw the Tories returned with a majority government and a resurgent NDP under Gary Doer regain official opposition status.

He served in the NDP government of Howard Pawley, and narrowly lost the party's leadership to Gary Doer in 1988.

Gary Doer's NDP government was re-elected, and Murray's Conservatives slipped to 36. 31 % of the popular vote and 20 seats in the 57-member legislature.

It has also endorsed full employment, and has criticized Gary Doer's NDP government for not reversing welfare cutbacks enacted by the previous Tory government of Gary Filmon.

There was a mini-shuffle after the death of Oscar Lathlin in late 2008 and again in October 2009 after Gary Doer stepped down and Greg Selinger won the NDP leadership race, becoming the Premier.

The NDP won a majority government provincially, and Smith entered the legislature as a backbench supporter of Gary Doer's government.

After the election, Chomiak joined with 19 other NDP MLAs as the official opposition to Gary Filmon's government.

When NDP leader Gary Doer became Premier of Manitoba in October 1999, Ashton was appointed Minister of Highways and Government Services.

On September 4, 2009, Ashton announced his candidacy to succeed Gary Doer as leader of the Manitoba NDP.

The Progressive Conservatives under Gary Filmon won a minority government, while the NDP fell to third-party status.

He retained this position until 1999, when Filmon's Tories were defeated by the NDP under Gary Doer in a provincial election.

Liberal leader Sharon Carstairs and NDP leader Gary Doer were also willing to support the revised deal.

The Liberals ran a weak campaign, however, and were overtaken by the NDP after a strong performance from Gary Doer in the leaders ' debate.

Before the party leaders ' debate, a Winnipeg Free Press poll indicated that 40 % of voters considered Liberal leader Sharon Carstairs as the best choice for Premier, with 24 % favouring Progressive Conservative Gary Filmon and 19 % favouring NDP leader Gary Doer.