The following is a list of political parties in Ontario, Canada.
Parties represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
edit| Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | MPPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario | 1854 | Conservatism | Doug Ford | 80 | |
| Ontario New Democratic Party Nouveau Parti démocratique de l'Ontario | 1961 | Social democracy | Marit Stiles | 28 | |
| Ontario Liberal Party Parti libéral de l'Ontario | 1857 | Liberalism | Bonnie Crombie | 9 | |
| Green Party of Ontario Parti vert de l’Ontario | 1983 | Green politics | Mike Schreiner | 2 | |
Other parties registered with Elections Ontario
edit| Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadians' Choice Party Le Parti du choix des Canadiens et Canadiennes | 2011 | Direct democracy, Right-wing populism, Far-right politics | Bahman Yazdanfar | ||
| Communist Party of Canada (Ontario) Parti communiste du Canada (Ontario) | 1940 | Communism | Drew Garvie | Known as the Labor-Progressive Party from 1941 to 1949. Had two MPPs from 1943 to 1951, and one from 1951 to 1955. | |
| Consensus Ontario | 2018 | Populism, Non-partisan consensus government[1] | Ron Patava | ||
| Electoral Reform Party | 2022 | Electoral reform | Peter House | ||
| Family Rights Party | 2024 | Family rights | Anthony Walton | ||
| Freedom of Choice, Peace & Justice Party | 2022 | Lilya Eklishaeva | |||
| Freedom Party of Ontario Parti de la Liberté - Ontario | 1984 | Objectivism | Paul McKeever | ||
| New Blue Party of Ontario Nouveau Parti Bleu de l'Ontario | 2020 | Right-wing populism | Jim Karahalios | Briefly held one seat in the legislature from 2020-2022 after PC MPP Belinda Karahalios crossed the floor to the party. | |
| None of the Above Direct Democracy Party Aucune de ces Réponses Démocratie Directe Parti | 2014 | Direct democracy | Greg Vezina | ||
| Northern Ontario Party Parti de l'Ontario Nord | 1977 | Regionalism | Trevor Holliday | Known as Northern Ontario Heritage Party from 1977-1985, 2010-2016, Disbanded in 1985, Revived in 2010, Separatist from 2016-2018 | |
| Ontario Alliance Alliance de l'Ontario | 2017 | Social conservatism, Right-wing populism[2] | Joshua E. Eriksen | Known as Reform Party of Ontario from 1989-2015 | |
| Ontario Centrist Party | 2022 | Centrism | Mansoor Qureshi | ||
| Ontario Libertarian Party Parti libertarien de l'Ontario | 1975 | Libertarianism | Mark Snow | ||
| Ontario Party | 2018 | Social conservatism Right-wing populism | Derek Sloan | Briefly held one seat in the legislature from 2021-2022 after PC MPP Rick Nicholls joined the party. The party was deregistered from 2023-2024 | |
| Ontario Moderate Party | 2014 | Centrism | Yuri Duboisky | ||
| Ontario Provincial Confederation of Regions Party | 1989 | Conservatism, Canadian nationalism, Anti-bilingualism | Murray Reid | ||
| Party for People with Special Needs Parti pour les gens qui ont des besoins spéciaux | 2007 | Disability rights activism, Single-issue politics | Lionel Wayne Poizner | ||
| People's Progressive Common Front of Ontario | 2022 | Raymond Samuels | |||
| Populist Party Ontario Parti Populiste Ontario | 2022 | Populism | Jim Torma | ||
| Public Benefit Party of Ontario | 2022 | Kay Sayer | |||
| Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda | 2016 | Social conservatism,[3] Single-issue politics | Queenie Yu | ||
Parties listed in the order they are alphabetized by Elections Ontario.[4]
Unregistered parties
editHistorical parties that held seats in the Legislative Assembly
edit- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (first election 1934) 1932 – 1961
- (Independent) Labour 1874-1937
- Labor-Progressive Party 1941 - 1959
- Liberal-Labour 1943 - 1970s
- Liberal-Progressive 1934 - 1940
- Soldier 1919 - 1923
- Trillium Party of Ontario 2017 - 2018
- Patrons of Industry 1894
- Protestant Protective Association 1894
- United Farmers of Ontario 1918 - 1940
Pre-Confederation parties
edit- Clear Grits (pre-Confederation)
- Reform Party (pre-Confederation)
- Family Compact (pre-1837 ruling clique)
Other historical parties
editToronto municipal parties
edit| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Toronto Party | 2007 |
| Civic Action (CIVAC) | 1969 |
| Metro New Democratic Party | 1969-1990s |
| Civic Liberals | 1969 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Draaisma, Muriel (June 3, 2018). "9 new political parties vying for seats in Ontario election". CBC Toronto.
- ^ Paikin, Steve (19 July 2017). "It's the best of times and the worst of times for Ontario Tories". TVO. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d Crawford, Blair. "Here is every political party running in Ontario's June 7 election," Ottawa Citizen, May 22, 2018.
- ^ "Registered Political Parties". Retrieved June 18, 2021.
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