British Columbia New Democratic Party

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Columbia_New_Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:BC_NDP
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:New_Democratic_Party_(Canada)
gptkbp:associated_trade_unions gptkb:BC_Federation_of_Labour
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:founded 1933
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Vancouver,_British_Columbia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Columbia New Democratic Party
gptkbp:ideology social democracy
gptkbp:leader gptkb:David_Eby
gptkbp:legislative_assembly_seats 57 (as of 2024)
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Legislative_Assembly_of_British_Columbia
gptkbp:membership tens of thousands (varies by year)
gptkbp:notableEvent 1972 BC general election victory
1991 BC general election victory
2020 BC general election majority victory
2017 BC general election (formed government with Green Party support)
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Glen_Clark
gptkb:Mike_Harcourt
gptkb:David_Eby
gptkb:John_Horgan
gptkb:Ujjal_Dosanjh
gptkb:Dave_Barrett
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Carole_James
gptkb:Glen_Clark
gptkb:Mike_Harcourt
gptkb:John_Horgan
gptkb:Ujjal_Dosanjh
gptkb:Dave_Barrett
gptkbp:notablePolicy gptkb:affordable_housing
universal healthcare
workers' rights
climate action
public education funding
pharmacare
reconciliation with Indigenous peoples
childcare expansion
transit investment
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:New_Democratic_Party_(Canada)
gptkbp:political_position centre-left
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Co-operative_Commonwealth_Federation_(British_Columbia_Section)
gptkbp:president Aaron Sumexheltza (as of 2024)
gptkbp:province gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkbp:slogan Working for You
gptkbp:status gptkb:Official_Opposition_(various_periods)
Governing party (various periods)
gptkbp:symbol orange maple leaf
gptkbp:teamColors gptkb:orange
gptkbp:website https://www.bcndp.ca/
gptkbp:women's_wing gptkb:BC_NDP_Women's_Rights_Committee
gptkbp:youth_wing gptkb:Young_New_Democrats_of_British_Columbia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4