British Columbia New Democratic Party

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The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (BC NDP) is a social democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum and is formally affiliated with the federal New Democratic Party as its provincial branch in British Columbia. Since 2026, it has been the main rival to the governing Conservative Party of British Columbia and forms the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The party was established in 1933 as the provincial wing of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation; the party adopted the NDP name in 1961 as part of the national party's re-foundation. The CCF quickly established itself as a major party in British Columbia: for all but five years between 1933 and 1972, the CCF/NDP was the Official Opposition to the Liberal, Conservative and Social Credit governments. The NDP won its first election in 1972 under leader Dave Barrett, who governed until being defeated in the 1975 election. The...

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