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Parliament of Canada
New Democratic Party
This Party Currently Has Members Sitting In Parliament
Date Founded (yyyy.mm.dd): 1961.08.03
Last Official Leader: Layton, Jack
Currently Sitting Senators: 0
Currently Sitting MPs: 37
Notes: Formed out of the C.C.F.
Leadership Conventions
^ January 25, 2003 (Toronto, Ontario)
Ballot No. 1

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Layton, Jack 31150 53.52 %
Blaikie, William Alexander (Bill) 14365 24.68 %
Nystrom, Lorne Edmund 5397 9.27 %
Comartin, Joe 4490 7.71 %
Ducasse, Pierre 2155 3.70 %
Meslo, Bev 645 1.11 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 58202

^ November 25, 2001 (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Ballot No. 1

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
McDonough, Alexa 645 84.31 %
Hatch, Marcel 120 15.69 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 765

^ October 14, 1995 (Ottawa, Ontario)
Ballot No. 1

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Robinson, Svend Johannes After the first ballot, he dropped out of the race leaving Alexa McDonough runner-up on the first ballot, the only remaining candidate. 655 37.75 %
McDonough, Alexa 566 32.62 %
Nystrom, Lorne Edmund 514 29.63 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 1735

^ December 2, 1989 (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Ballot No. 4

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
McLaughlin, Audrey Marlene 1316 55.11 %
Barrett, David 1072 44.89 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 2388

Ballot No. 3

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
McLaughlin, Audrey Marlene 1072 44.44 %
Barrett, David 947 39.26 %
Langdon, Steven W. 393 16.29 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 2412

Ballot No. 2

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
McLaughlin, Audrey Marlene 829 34.30 %
Barrett, David 780 32.27 %
Langdon, Steven W. 519 21.47 %
de Jong, Simon Leendert 289 11.96 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 2417

Ballot No. 1

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
McLaughlin, Audrey Marlene 646 26.92 %
Barrett, David 566 23.58 %
Langdon, Steven W. 351 14.63 %
de Jong, Simon Leendert 315 13.13 %
McCurdy, Howard Douglas 256 10.67 %
Waddell, Ian Gardiner 213 8.88 %
LAGASSE, Roger 53 2.21 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 2400

^ July 7, 1975 (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Ballot No. 4

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Broadbent, John Edward 984 59.93 %
Brown, Rosemary 658 40.07 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 1642

Ballot No. 3

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Broadbent, John Edward 694 43.35 %
Brown, Rosemary 494 30.86 %
Nystrom, Lorne Edmund 413 25.80 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 1601

Ballot No. 2

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Broadbent, John Edward 586 36.08 %
Brown, Rosemary 397 24.45 %
Nystrom, Lorne Edmund 342 21.06 %
Harney, John Paul 299 18.41 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 1624

Ballot No. 1

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Broadbent, John Edward 536 33.13 %
Brown, Rosemary 413 25.53 %
Nystrom, Lorne Edmund 345 21.32 %
Harney, John Paul 313 19.34 %
Campbell, Douglas 11 0.68 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 1618

^ April 24, 1971 (Ottawa, Ontario)
Ballot No. 4

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Lewis, David 1046 63.09 %
Laxer, James 612 36.91 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 1658

Ballot No. 3

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Lewis, David 742 44.14 %
Laxer, James 508 30.22 %
Harney, John Paul 431 25.64 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 1681

Ballot No. 2

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Lewis, David 715 42.26 %
Laxer, James 407 24.05 %
Harney, John Paul 347 20.51 %
Broadbent, John Edward 223 13.18 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 1692

Ballot No. 1

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Lewis, David 661 38.93 %
Laxer, James 378 22.26 %
Harney, John Paul 299 17.61 %
Broadbent, John Edward 236 13.90 %
Howard, Frank 124 7.30 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 1698

^ August 3, 1961 (Ottawa, Ontario)
Ballot No. 1

NameNumber of Votes% of Votes
Douglas, Thomas Clement (Tommy) 1391 78.54 %
Argue, Hazen Robert 380 21.46 %
Spoiled Ballots 0
TOTAL 1771

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