Tom MulcairThomas Joseph Mulcair (born October 24, 1954) is a Canadian lawyer and retired politician who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2012 to 2017 and leader of the Official Opposition from 2012 to 2015. He was elected to the House of Commons in 2007 and sat as the member of Parliament (MP) for Outremont until 2018.
Jagmeet SinghCanadian politician (born 1979)Jagmeet Singh Jimmy Dhaliwal (born January 2, 1979) is a Canadian politician and lawyer who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2017 to 2025 and as the member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby South from 2019 to 2025. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 2011, representing Bramalea—Gore—Malton until his entry into federal politics.Leadership electionA leadership election is a political contest held in various countries by which the members of a political party determine who will be the leader of their party. Generally, any political party can determine its own rules governing how and when a leadership election is to be held for that party.
Guy CaronGuy Caron (born May 13, 1968) is a Canadian politician who was elected the mayor of Rimouski, Quebecin 2021 and re-elected in 2025. He was previously a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2011 to 2019, and served as the federal parliamentary leader of the New Democratic Party from 2017 to 2019, substituting for party leader Jagmeet Singh who during this time did not hold a seat. Caron was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election.
Niki AshtonNiki Christina Ashton (born September 9, 1982) is a Canadian politician. She served as the Member of Parliament for the federal electoral district of Churchill—Keewatinook Aski in Manitoba from 2008 to 2025 as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP). Ashton ran for leadership of the federal NDP in 2012, placing seventh, and 2017, placing third. Early lifeAshton was born in Thompson, Manitoba.
Instant-runoff votingInstant-runoff voting (IRV; US/CA:ranked-choice voting (RCV), AU:preferential voting, UK/NZ:alternative vote) is a single-winner ranked voting election system where one or more eliminations are used to simulate multiple runoff elections. In each round, the candidate with the fewest first-preference votes among the remaining candidates is eliminated. This continues until only one candidate is left.
Exhaustive ballotThe exhaustive ballot is a voting system used to elect a single winner. Under the exhaustive ballot the elector casts a single vote for their chosen candidate. However, if no candidate is supported by an overall majority of votes, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and voters engage in a new round of voting to determine the winner. This process is repeated for as many rounds as necessary until one candidate has a majority.
Charlie AngusCharles Joseph Angus (born November 14, 1962) is a Canadian journalist, musician and politician who served the member of Parliament (MP) for Timmins—James Bay from 2004 to 2025 as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP). He is the author of Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower and has hosted MeidasCanada since 2025.
Nathan CullenNathan Paul Cullen (born July 13, 1972) is a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) representing the riding of Stikine from 2020 to 2024 as a member of the New Democratic Party and served in the Executive Council of British Columbia from 2020 to 2024. Prior to entering provincial politics, Cullen served federally as a member of Parliament (MP) representing the riding of Skeena—Bulkley Valley from 2004 to 2019.New Democratic PartyThe New Democratic Party (NDP; French: Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic and democratic socialist, the party sits at the centre-left to left-wing of the Canadian political spectrum, to the left of the Liberal Party. The party was founded in 1961 by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the Canadian Labour Congress.
EdmontonCapital of Alberta, CanadaCity and provincial capital in Alberta, CanadaEdmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. Located about 290 kilometres (180 mi) north of Calgary, the city anchors the northern end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor".
Ranked votingRanked voting is any voting system that uses voters' rankings of candidates to choose a single winner or multiple winners. More formally, a ranked vote system depends only on voters' order of preference of the candidates. Ranked voting systems vary dramatically in how preferences are tabulated and counted. This gives them different properties with respect to satisfying various voting groups and adherence to mathematical rules.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.