Avi Lewis elected as new federal NDP leader on 1st ballot


Avi Lewis has been named the new leader of the federal NDP, drawing to a close a six month leadership campaign.

The new leader won on the first ballot, receiving 56 per cent of the total votes cast during the election, or 39,734 out of a possible 70,930.

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It’s also a clear victory for Lewis as the party uses a ranked ballot system, meaning voters rank the candidates in order of preference, often leading to multiple rounds. The person who comes in last each round is eliminated.

The election of a new leader came months after former head of the party, Jagmeet Singh, said he would resign after the NDP’s overwhelming loss in the 2025 federal election.


The party was reduced to seven seats in April 2025, but that number has since dropped to six when Nunavut MP Lori Idlout crossed the floor to the Liberals.

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