US EditionNDP has lost touch with its core supporters, says a former MP
- The federal New Democratic Party lost most of its seats in the 2025 election, dropping from 24 to fewer than 12 across Canada, including Hamilton Centre flipping to the Liberals.
- Observers said the party lost touch with core supporters because it ran a leader-focused campaign and failed to connect broadly at the community and riding levels during economic and political crises.
- Former NDP MPs and party figures noted voters fled out of concern over trade wars and sovereignty, while the Conservatives gained ground among blue-collar workers and union rank-and-file voters.
- NDP leader Jagmeet Singh lost his seat and announced his resignation, prompting caucus meetings to select an interim leader, with Alexandre Boulerice and Don Davies considered strong contenders.
- Party leaders and labour representatives acknowledged the need for a difficult rebuilding process focused on reconnecting with core voters and addressing workers' everyday issues to restore political viability.
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Cory Morgan: The NDP’s Future Is in Flux
Commentary The 2025 election was nothing less than a catastrophe for the New Democratic Party. Having only won seven seats in the House of Commons, the party is at its lowest level of support since its creation in 1961. Even the NDP’s precursor, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, never had so few seats since its founding in 1931. There is also speculation that Prime Minister Mark Carney may coax a few of those seven MPs to join the Libera…
Catastrophic loss: Former MP says NDP lost touch with core supporters - National #Canadian #CDNNews #CanadaNewsToday #CanadaPolitics
The New Democratic Party ran a leader-focused election campaign and lost touch with core supporters who ended up backing the Conservatives, says a former member of Parliament. Charlie Angus, who did not run in the last election after representing the northern Ontario riding of Timmins — James Bay for more than two decades, — called the election a “catastrophic loss” following a campaign that spent too much time selling leader Jagmeet Singh and n…
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