Canadian New Democratic Party

E104093

political party social-democratic party

The Canadian New Democratic Party is a major social-democratic political party in Canada that advocates for progressive policies such as workers’ rights, social justice, and expanded public services.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
New Democratic Party	19
New Democratic Party of Canada	9
Canadian New Democratic Party canonical	1
NDP	1
NDP caucus in the House of Commons of Canada	1
NDP caucus in the Senate of Canada	1
New Brunswick New Democratic Party	1
Nova Scotia New Democratic Party	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T877202 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Canadian New Democratic Party
Context triple: [Progressive Alliance, hasMember, Canadian New Democratic Party]

A. Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada is one of the country’s major federal political parties, traditionally centrist to center-left and historically dominant in Canadian national politics.
B. Communist Party of Canada
The Communist Party of Canada is a Marxist–Leninist political party that has historically represented revolutionary socialist and communist movements in Canada.
C. Canadian Conservative Party
The Canadian Conservative Party is a major center-right political party in Canada that advocates for fiscal conservatism, smaller government, and traditional values.
D. New Democracy
New Democracy is a major center-right political party in Greece known for its pro-European, liberal-conservative policies and frequent leadership of the Greek government.
E. Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a major political party in Scotland that advocates for Scottish independence and social-democratic policies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Canadian New Democratic Party
Target entity description: The Canadian New Democratic Party is a major social-democratic political party in Canada that advocates for progressive policies such as workers’ rights, social justice, and expanded public services.

A. Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada is one of the country’s major federal political parties, traditionally centrist to center-left and historically dominant in Canadian national politics.
B. Communist Party of Canada
The Communist Party of Canada is a Marxist–Leninist political party that has historically represented revolutionary socialist and communist movements in Canada.
C. Canadian Conservative Party
The Canadian Conservative Party is a major center-right political party in Canada that advocates for fiscal conservatism, smaller government, and traditional values.
D. New Democracy
New Democracy is a major center-right political party in Greece known for its pro-European, liberal-conservative policies and frequent leadership of the Greek government.
E. Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a major political party in Scotland that advocates for Scottish independence and social-democratic policies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	political party ⓘ social-democratic party ⓘ
advocatesFor	Indigenous rights ⓘ LGBTQ+ rights ⓘ affordable housing ⓘ climate action ⓘ expanded public services ⓘ pharmacare ⓘ social justice ⓘ stronger labour protections ⓘ universal healthcare ⓘ workers’ rights ⓘ
colour	orange ⓘ
competesWith	Bloc Québécois ⓘ Conservative Party of Canada ⓘ linked to: Canadian Conservative Party Green Party of Canada ⓘ Liberal Party of Canada ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
founded	1961 ⓘ
foundedBy	Canadian Labour Congress ⓘ Co-operative Commonwealth Federation ⓘ
foundedIn	Ottawa ⓘ
hasParliamentaryGroup	NDP caucus in the House of Commons of Canada ⓘ linked to: Canadian New Democratic Party NDP caucus in the Senate of Canada ⓘ linked to: Canadian New Democratic Party
hasProvincialWing	Alberta New Democratic Party ⓘ British Columbia New Democratic Party ⓘ linked to: Alberta New Democratic Party Manitoba New Democratic Party ⓘ New Brunswick New Democratic Party ⓘ linked to: Canadian New Democratic Party Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party ⓘ Nova Scotia New Democratic Party ⓘ linked to: Canadian New Democratic Party Ontario New Democratic Party ⓘ Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party ⓘ Quebec New Democratic Party (historical) ⓘ Saskatchewan New Democratic Party ⓘ
hasTradeUnionAffiliation	Canadian Labour Congress ⓘ
hasWing	New Democratic Youth of Canada ⓘ
ideology	democratic socialism ⓘ progressivism ⓘ social democracy ⓘ
operatesIn	federal politics of Canada ⓘ
politicalPosition	centre-left ⓘ left-wing ⓘ
predecessor	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation ⓘ
shortName	NDP ⓘ linked to: Canadian New Democratic Party Nouveau Parti démocratique ⓘ
supports	progressive taxation ⓘ public education ⓘ publicly funded healthcare ⓘ strong social safety net ⓘ

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