List of political parties in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Parties represented in the House of Assembly
- Liberal Party of Newfoundland and LabradorLiberal Party of Newfoundland and LabradorThe Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and the provincial wing of the Liberal Party of Canada. It is the Official Opposition and currently holds six seats in the provincial legislature.-Origins:The party originated in...
- New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and LabradorNew Democratic Party of Newfoundland and LabradorThe Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The party is the successor to the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the Newfoundland Democratic Party...
- Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and LabradorProgressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and LabradorFor pre-1949 Conservative parties see Conservative parties in Newfoundland The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a centre-right provincial political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Originally founded in 1949 the party has formed the Government of...
Historical parties in the province of Newfoundland (since 1949)
- Newfoundland and Labrador First PartyNewfoundland and Labrador First PartyThe Newfoundland and Labrador First Party was a Canadian political party registered at both the federal and provincial levels of government in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.-Election results:-Federal results:...
1999 - Newfoundland Reform Liberal PartyNewfoundland Reform Liberal PartyThe Newfoundland Reform Liberal Party was a personalist political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada from 1969 to 1971. It backed the return to power of Joey Smallwood after he was voted out as Leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador following his refusal to resign as...
1975 - United Newfoundland PartyUnited Newfoundland PartyThe United Newfoundland Party was the name of a conservative party in the Dominion of Newfoundland led by Frederick C. Alderdice from 1928 to 1934. It was organized by Alderdice when disaffected Liberals joined his Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party sitting in Opposition and won the 1932...
1959 - Newfoundland Democratic Party 1959
Historical parties during the Newfoundland National Convention (1947-1949)
- Responsible Government LeagueResponsible Government LeagueThe Responsible Government League was a political movement in the Dominion of Newfoundland.The Responsible Government League of Newfoundland, led by Peter Cashin, was formed in February 1947 by anti-Confederation delegates to the Newfoundland National Convention on the future of the colony...
1947-1949 - Confederate AssociationConfederate AssociationThe Confederate Association was a political party formed and led by Joey Smallwood and Gordon Bradley to advocate that the Dominion of Newfoundland join Canadian Confederation. The party was formed on February 21, 1948 prior to the launch of the 1948 Newfoundland referendums on Confederation...
1948-1949 - Party for Economic Union with the United States 1948
Historical parties in the Dominion of Newfoundland (1854-1936)
- Confederation PartyConfederation PartyConfederation Party was a term for the parties supporting Canadian confederation in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland in the 1860s when politics became polarised between supporters and opponents of Confederation. The Confederation parties were accordingly opposed by Anti-Confederation...
1860s - Anti-Confederation PartyAnti-Confederation PartyAnti-Confederation was the name used in what is now Atlantic Canada by several parties opposed to Canadian confederation.-Nova Scotia:In Nova Scotia, the "Anti-Confederates" were led by Joseph Howe. They attempted to reverse the colony's decision to join Confederation, which was initially highly...
1860s - Conservative Party of Newfoundland (various) 1854-1934
- Fisherman's Protective Union 1913-1934
- Liberal Party of NewfoundlandLiberal parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation)For the modern Liberal Party see Liberal Party of Newfoundland and LabradorSeveral earlier groupings functioned in the Dominion of Newfoundland under the name Liberal Party of Newfoundland from the granting of responsible government to the island in the 1850s until its suspension in 1934 when the...
(various) 1854-1934 - Liberal-Conservative-Progressive Party 1924-1932
- Newfoundland People's PartyNewfoundland People's PartyThe Newfoundland People's Party was a political party in the Dominion of Newfoundland before it joined Canada.The party was created by Attorney-General Edward Patrick Morris in 1907, when he split from the ruling Liberal Party to found his own political vehicle...
1907-1923 - Tory Party 1890s
- United Newfoundland PartyUnited Newfoundland PartyThe United Newfoundland Party was the name of a conservative party in the Dominion of Newfoundland led by Frederick C. Alderdice from 1928 to 1934. It was organized by Alderdice when disaffected Liberals joined his Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party sitting in Opposition and won the 1932...
1932-1934
See also
- Elections Newfoundland & LabradorElections Newfoundland & LabradorElections Newfoundland & Labrador is the non-partisan agency in Newfoundland & Labrador, of the legislative assembly charged with running provincial elections.-External links:*http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/...
- List of Newfoundland and Labrador general elections
- General elections in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation)General elections in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation)Newfoundland, as a British colony and dominion, held 29 general elections for its 28 Newfoundland House of Assemblies. In 1934 the Dominion of Newfoundland surrendered its constitution to the Crown and ceased to have a legislature in order to be ruled by London through the Commission of...