 In the 2011 election the NDP placed second in total votes and won 5 seats (a record-high for the party) however since the election 2 NDP MHAs defected to the Liberal Party.Only 2 of the 3 remaining NDP MHAs ran for re-election and these 2 MHAs were the only NDP candidates to win in this election.By percentage of seats however, this is the second-best result the provincial NDP has ever had winning 2 of 40 seats (5%).