New Democratic Alliance of Alaska
New Democratic Alliance | |
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Leader | Henry Golding |
Secretary-General | Faith Wynne |
Slogan | For the Many, Not the Few |
Founded | March 14, 1972 |
Headquarters | Juneau, Juneau Province |
Newspaper | Voice of Democracy |
Student wing |
Campus New Democrats High School New Democrats |
Youth wing | Young New Democrats |
LGBT wing | Rainbow Democratic Coalition |
Membership | ▲ 122,000 |
Ideology |
Social democracy Progressivism Social liberalism American unionism Factions: • Liberal socialism • Left-wing populism • Democratic socialism |
Political position |
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International affiliation |
Progressive Alliance Socialist International |
American affiliation | Social Democrats of America |
Official colors | Dark Blue, Black, Gold |
National Alaska |
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House of Commons |
4 / 60 |
American Parliament |
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The New Democratic Party, coommonly known by its initials the NDA, is a left-leaning social democratic political party in Alaska. The party was founded in 1972 to protest the country's involvement in the Vietnam War protesting against conscription, military intervention, and other concerns including racism, income inequality and calls for political reform. The party was founded by James Altwell after unifying numerous political organizations, movements, trade unions, labor unions and other groups to form the New Democratic Party.
For the first few years of the party's existence, it was relatively fringe in terms of national politics, but started gaining steam in local elections with numerous officials being elected to local and provincial offices and won its first seats in Parliament during the 1994 Alaskan parliamentary elections. The party would maintain a modest presence in parliament, though remains a third party in the modern era and frequently works with the Liberal Democratic Party in government to exert more influence and a say in national politics. In the modern era, the party aligns on the political left being to the left of both the more moderate Liberal Democratic Party and the center-right National Union Party. Its platform focuses on addressing income inequality along with new issues such as support for LGBT rights, immigration, and support for a stronger welfare state and social safety net.
In Parliament, the NDA has a limited presence holding no seats in the upper house National Council and four within the House of Commons. In regards to Alaska's delegation to the American Parliament, the NDA holds one seat, Joseph Cromwell, since the 2015 American Parliament election. In the American Parliament, the NDA is affiliated with the Social Democrats of America and adheres to a platform of American unionism and supports Alaskan membership in the Conference of American States.
History
Foundation and early years
Success in local elections
Rise to national politics
Modern era
Organization
Leadership
Membership
Provincial affiliates
Ideology and policies
Social policies
Economic policies
Foreign policy
Electoral history
See also
- Start-class articles
- Altverse II
- New Democratic Alliance of Alaska
- 1972 establishments in Alaska
- Political parties established in 1972
- Non-interventionism
- Political parties in Alaska
- Social democratic parties
- Progressivism in Alaska
- Social Democrats of America member parties
- Parties represented in the American Parliament