<P> The 2017 New Democratic Party leadership election will take place between September 18 and October 15 , 2017 due to incumbent Tom Mulcair having lost a vote on a leadership review at the New Democratic Party ( NDP ) 's federal convention held in Edmonton , Alberta on April 10 , 2016 . 52 % of delegates voted in favour of holding a new leadership election , compared to 48 % who voted for Mulcair 's leadership to continue . Under the party 's constitution , the leadership election was to be held by April 10 , 2017 ; however , the delegates present passed a motion to give the party up to 24 months to organize a leadership election . Mulcair is expected to remain leader until his successor is elected . </P>
<P> The 2017 New Democratic Party leadership election will take place between September 18 and October 15 , 2017 due to incumbent Tom Mulcair having lost a vote on a leadership review at the New Democratic Party ( NDP ) 's federal convention held in Edmonton , Alberta on April 10 , 2016 . 52 % of delegates voted in favour of holding a new leadership election , compared to 48 % who voted for Mulcair 's leadership to continue . Under the party 's constitution , the leadership election was to be held by April 10 , 2017 ; however , the delegates present passed a motion to give the party up to 24 months to organize a leadership election . Mulcair is expected to remain leader until his successor is elected . </P>
who is the leader of the federal ndp party
who is the leader of the federal ndp party
Tom Mulcair
Tom Mulcair