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BREAKING: Jagmeet Singh to step down as NDP leader

Singh has placed third in his riding of Burnaby Central
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Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks in Vancouver on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, with Port Moody-Coquitlam MP incumbent Bonita Zarillo in the background, detailing his party's plan for a permanent ban on foreign buyers.

Jagmeet Singh says he will be stepping down as leader of the federal NDP. 

During his concession speech on election night Monday (April 28), Singh said he would be stepping down as party leader. He's served as party leader since 2017 and served as MP for Burnaby South from 2019 to 2025.

Singh was running in the Burnaby Central riding this election. He placed third with 18.5 per cent of the vote, with 110 of 200 polls counted as of 9:49 p.m. PDT. 

He was the first Sikh person to lead a major federal party. Singh is also the first turban-wearing Sikh to sit as a provincial legislator in Ontario.

More to come. 



Lauren Collins

About the Author: Lauren Collins

I'm a provincial reporter for Black Press Media's provincial team, after my journalism career took me around B.C. since I was 19 years old.
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