Singh to find out if his NDP keeps party status on election day

BURNABY — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is in his home riding of Burnaby Central tonight, waiting to learn his party's fate — and his own. After a campaign that saw the New Democrats fight to hold seats in what appeared to be largely a two-party race, some observers warn that the NDP could lose official party status — an outcome that would threaten Singh's leadership. NDP officials say they're feeling good about get-out-the-vote efforts and report internal polling suggesting late momentum gains in Ontario and B.

C., where Singh spent many of the last days of the campaign. But some in the NDP campaign say they worry that rain in Metro Vancouver may dissuade some people from going to the polls.



Singh and the NDP have spent the election campaign reminding voters of the role they played in introducing the dental-care and pharmacare programs in the previous minority government. But Singh's support for Justin Trudeau's government allowed Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to launch a pre-election offensive tying him to the unpopular prime minister. And in an election which has seen many left-centre voters side with the Liberals, Singh has watched his own party's support dwindle, with polls suggesting he may lose half of the seats he came into the election with.

Singh's election-night event is happening in a hotel ballroom in his riding. The room isn't expected to fill up until around 11 p.m.

ET because volunteers and staff will be working right up to when polls close in B.C. at 10 p.

m. ET. Singh ended the election on a sombre note, telling Canadians that electing New Democrats is the only way to ensure the next government is kept honest and accountable to Canadians.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 28, 2025. David Baxter, The Canadian Press.