The Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party is a social democratic political party in Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in 1961 as the successor to the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the Newfoundland Democratic Party. The party first contested the 1962 provincial election. The party won its first seat in the House of Assembly in 1984 and has been represented in the legislature since 1990.
Torngat Mountains is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. As of 2011 there are 2,130 eligible voters living within the district. The district takes its name from the Torngat Mountains.
St. John’s Centre is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. Much of the former district of St. John's Centre was renamed St. John's East in 1996. As of 2011 there were 7,846 eligible voters living within the district.
Lorraine Michael is a social-democratic Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. From May 2006 until March 2015,Michael was the leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party (NDP). She is a former nun,teacher,and social activist.
Dwight Ball is a Canadian politician who was the 13th premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from 14 December 2015,to 19 August 2020,and an MHA. He represented the electoral district of Humber Valley in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly,and was the leader of the Liberal Party from 17 November 2013 to 3 August 2020.
The 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election took place on October 11,2011,to elect members of the 47th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Progressive Conservative Party formed a majority government in the 2007 election,with the Liberal Party serving as the Official Opposition and the New Democratic Party (NDP) serving as a third party.
David J. Brazil is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. He represented the district of Conception Bay East - Bell Island in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2010 until 2023. He served as interim Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador and interim Leader of the Opposition from 2021 to 2023.
George Walter Murphy was a Canadian politician,who served in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2011 to 2015. He represented the electoral district of St. John's East for the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party.
The 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election,held on November 30,2015,elected members of the 48th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Progressive Conservative Party which had governed since 2003 election,was defeated by the Liberal Party,which won a majority in the new assembly.
The 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on May 16,2019,to elect members of the 49th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The 2023 Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election was held between October 13–15,2023 to select a successor to Ches Crosbie,who stepped down following his defeat in the 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election. Candidate nominations opened May 17,2023,and closed June 16,2023. On October 14,2023,MHA Tony Wakeham was narrowly elected leader on the second ballot.
The 2018 New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election was held in St. John's in April 2018 to nominate the successor of New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leader Earle McCurdy,who resigned as head of the party effective September 30,2017. Former leader Lorraine Michael was appointed interim leader before the convention. The deadline to register as a candidate was February 28,2018. The deadline to become a party member to vote in the election was March 9,2018. Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh delivered the keynote address. St. John's Centre MHA Gerry Rogers won the nomination on the first ballot. Rogers therefore became the first openly LGBT person to lead a political party in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The 2023 New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election was prompted by the departure of Alison Coffin,who resigned after the provincial New Democratic Party voted to hold a leadership review. On March 28,2023,interim leader Jim Dinn was acclaimed leader after no other candidates entered.
Paul C. Dinn is a Canadian politician. He represents the electoral district of Topsail-Paradise in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly,for the Progressive Conservative Party. He was first elected in a by-election in 2019.
The 2019 New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election was prompted by Gerry Rogers' announcement on February 12,2019,that she would be resigning from politics. Economist Alison Coffin,who was the only declared candidate,won by acclamation on March 1,2019. She was confirmed as the party's new leader at a news conference on March 5,2019.
Alison Coffin is a Canadian politician,who was formerly the leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party. She is a former member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. In her professional life,she has developed policy and strategic plans for the provincial government,taught at Memorial University,and consulted on public policy,pension plans,and the provincial budget. For several years,she also ran a successful consulting company.
The Newfoundland and Labrador Alliance was a political party in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The party was created by former PC Party president Graydon Pelley in November 2018,following a split over the direction of the party. It was registered with Elections Newfoundland and Labrador in April 2019. In the 2019 and 2021 provincial elections the party failed to win any seats in the legislature. Pelley resigned from the party in 2023. The party was de-registered on March 30,2023.
Lela Margaret Ann Evans is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Torngat Mountains as a New Democrat,having previously been elected as a Progressive Conservative. She was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.
The 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on March 25,2021,to elect members of the 50th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The 52nd Newfoundland and Labrador general election will take place on or before November 24,2025 to elect members to the 51st General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.
