The following is a list of political parties in Ontario, Canada.
Parties represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
See also: 2022 Ontario general election| Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | MPPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario |
1854 | Conservatism | Doug Ford | 79 | |
| 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
| 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 | 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 |
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 Economic liberalism |
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, Single-issue politics | John Kanary | ||
Parties listed in the order they are alphabetized by Elections Ontario.
Unregistered parties
- League for Socialist Action
- North American Labour Party
- Ontario Humanist Party
- Socialist Party of Ontario
Historical parties that held seats in the Legislative Assembly
- 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
- Clear Grits (pre-Confederation)
- Reform Party (pre-Confederation)
- Family Compact (pre-1837 ruling clique)
Cornell, Paul G. "The Genesis of Ontario politics in the Province of Canada (1838-1871)," in Profiles of a Province: studies in Ontario History, (Toronto: Ontario Historical Society, 1987), 59-72.
Other historical parties
| Name | Period | Ideology | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Economic Party | 2018-2019 | Basic income advocacy, Single-issue politics | |
| Cultural Action Party of Ontario | 2016-2018 | Known as Canadian Constituents' Party from 2016-2017 | |
| Equal Parenting Party | 2014-2018 | Father's rights | |
| Go Vegan | 2011-before 2022 election | Environmentalism, Animal rights | |
| Natural Law Party of Ontario | 1993-2000 | Pro-Transcendental Meditation | |
| New Reform Party of Ontario | 1987-2016 | Known as Family Coalition Party of Ontario from 1987-2015 | |
| Multicultural Party of Ontario Parti Multiculturel de l'Ontario |
2018-before 2022 election | Single-issue politics | |
| Ontario Social Reform Party | 2018-2019 | Populism | |
| Parliamentary Freedom Party | 2018-2019 | ||
| Party for Human Rights in Ontario | 2011 | ||
| Party of Objective Truth | 2018-2019 | Meritocratic social democracy | |
| Pauper Party of Ontario Parti Pauvre de l'Ontario |
2011-before 2022 election | Social credit, Libertarianism | |
| People First Republican Party of Ontario | 2007-2019 | Big Tent, Grassroots democracy, Republicanism | |
| Reform Party of Ontario | 1989-2015 | Right-wing populism, Social conservatism | Known as Ontario Alliance in 2017 |
| Representative Party of Ontario | 2005 | Right-wing populism, Social conservatism | A faction of the Reform Party that existed in 2005 |
| Social Credit Party of Ontario/Union of Electors | 1945-1985 | Social credit, Social conservatism | |
| Stop Climate Change Arrêtons le Changement Climatique |
2018-before 2022 election | Environmentalism, Single-issue politics | |
| The New People's Choice Party of Ontario | 2017-2019 | Left-wing populism | |
| The Peoples Political Party | 2011-2023 | Left-wing populism | |
| The Only Party | 2011 | ||
| Unparty | 1980-1983 | Objectivism | Succeeded by Freedom Party of Ontario |
Toronto municipal parties
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Toronto Party | 2007 |
| Civic Action (CIVAC) | 1969 |
| Metro New Democratic Party | 1969-1990s |
| Civic Liberals | 1969 |
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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