Voting begins for new federal NDP leader
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New Democrats can begin casting their vote online and by mail today for a new federal leader, with five candidates vying for the job to replace Jagmeet Singh.
The NDP says its membership has increased to approximately 100,000 people, up from 60,000 in September 2025, when the leadership race began.
"That gives me hope that despite the election result, the NDP is here to stay," said Mélanie Richer, the NDP's former director of communications.
"This is an opportunity for the membership to decide not only who the next leader is going to be, but what the future of the party is going to look like," she said.
The NDP is looking to rebuild following a devastating loss in the federal election last spring that saw the party lose official party status in the House of Commons. Only seven MPs maintained their seats, with then-leader Jagmeet Singh failing to win his own riding and stepping down.
Nearly a year later, the New Democrats continue to poll between 5 and 10 per cent, which is near the same level they did on election night, according to Éric Grenier, a polls analyst with TheWrit.ca.
Rebuilding the party will be a "monumental" task for a new leader, since members have so far to come back from, Grenier said.
"The biggest challenge for the NDP is simply to get relevant again," Grenier said.
Richer said to do that, the next leader will need to not just appeal to New Democrat members, but other Canadians too.
"If you're not able to speak to people who don't hold a membership card, you're not going to get us any further ahead."
While Richer said she's yet to make up her mind who she'll support, she said one of the front-runners, Heather McPherson, would have an advantage as the only member of Parliament in the race.
Speaking to CBC News at an International Women's Day march in Vancouver Sunday, McPherson said she's "the only one that has beat Conservatives three times."
"I understand the reality that people are facing right now," she said. "I don't come from a political family."
"We don't need a show right now. We need a serious party that can get to work and that can do the job of holding this government accountable on day one," McPherson said.
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