1961 New Democratic Party leadership election

1961 New Democratic Party leadership election
July 31 – August 4, 1961
 
Candidate Tommy Douglas Hazen Argue
Delegate count 1,391 380
Percentage 78.5% 21.5%
Leader before election

Hazen Argue
CCF

 Elected Leader

Tommy Douglas
NDP

1961 New Democratic Party leadership election
DateJuly 31 – August 4, 1961
ConventionOttawa, Ontario
Resigning leaderposition created
Won byTommy Douglas
Ballots1
Candidates2

The New Democratic Party's founding convention was held in Ottawa from July 31 to August 4, 1961. This convention formally closed down the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) party and the New Party clubs, and merged them with the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) to form the NDP. It is also known for the divisive leadership vote in which Saskatchewan Premier Tommy Douglas was elected over national CCF leader Hazen Argue. Over 2000 delegates attended the five-day convention held at the Ottawa Coliseum.

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