What is New Democratic Party of Manitoba?
[[Image:Manitoba NDP logo.png|right|200px]] The '''New Democratic Party of Manitoba''' (NDP) is a [[Social democracy|social democratic]] political party in [[Manitoba]], [[Canada]]. It is the provincial wing of the federal [[New Democratic Party]] (NDP). It was formed from the [[Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Manitoba Section)|Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]]. In 1961, the national [[Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]] (CCF) merged with the [[Canadian Labour Congress]] to form the NDP. The Manitoba wing of the CCF took the New Democratic Party name on November 4, 1961. The NDP formed a [[minority government]] after winning 28 out of 57 seats in the [[Manitoba general election, 1969|1969 general election]]. [[Edward Schreyer]] became [[Premier of Manitoba|premier]]. In the [[Manitoba general election, 1973|1973 general election]], the NDP won 31 seats and formed a [[majority government]]. The party was the largest party in the assembly until the [[Manitoba general election, 1988|1988 general election]]. After that election, the party won only 12 seats. The party was returned to government in the [[Manitoba general election, 1999|1999 general election]] and formed the government after that. [[Category:1961 establishments in Canada]] [[Category:Political parties of Manitoba]] {{multistub|politics|Canada}}