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He has run for the leadership of the New Democratic Party three times.
Nystrom placed third at the 1975 NDP leadership convention losing to Ed Broadbent. In 1992, he was appointed to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.
In 1995, Nystrom was a leading contender for the leadership. He finished third on the first ballot, behind Svend Robinson and Alexa McDonough, and was dropped. Although Robinson had finished first on that ballot, he conceded to McDonough before the second ballot as he felt that Nystrom's support would have gone almost entirely to McDonough, giving her the victory. (Reportedly, a number of Nystrom's labour delegates voted for McDonough, fearing a Robinson victory and reasoning the McDonough would be better placed than Nystrom to defeat Robinson on the final ballot.)
Nystrom ran for the NDP leadership again in 2003, placing third.
Nystrom has been one of the strongest advocates of proportional representationProportional Representation PR describes various multi-winner electoral systems which try to ensure that the proportional support gained by different groups is accurately reflected in the election result. Proportional representation is also used to descri in Canada, and believes that the NDP should follow the third wayThe third way is a political term applied to a variety of "third choice" options that some offer as an alternative to dichotomous situations which may otherwise appear polarized. Examples of "third ways" include: The " Third Way" of ordoliberal economics example of Tony BlairThe Right Honourable Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953) has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 1997, when he brought the Labour Party into power after 18 consecutive years of Conservative government. After becoming the to grow popular support for the social democratic party.
After losing his seatSeat can refer to: A place to sit, particularly the area you sit on, rather than other elements, like armrests. See chair. The seat in a parliament. A " chair" or "seat" is also a seat of office, authority, or dignity, such as the chairperson of a committ in the 2004 Canadian election, it was announced that Nystrom would stay in Ottawa as an unpaid advisor to the NDP caucus on the issue of electoral reform.
| Preceded by: (Incumbent) | Member of Parliament for Regina%97Qu'appelle ( 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri- 2004) | Succeeded by: Andrew Scheer , Conservative |
| Preceded by: federal riding created in 1996 | Member of Parliament for Qu'appelle ( 1997- 2000) | Succeeded by: federal riding renamed in 1998 |
| Preceded by: federal riding created in 1966 | Member of Parliament for Yorkton%97Melville ( 1968- 1993) | Succeeded by: Garry Breitkreuz , Reform |