List of political parties in Ontario
Appearance
The following is a list of political parties in Ontario, Canada.
Parties represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | MPPs | |
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Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario |
1854 | Conservatism | Doug Ford | 83 | |
Ontario New Democratic Party Nouveau Parti démocratique de l'Ontario |
1961 | Social democracy | Peter Tabuns (interim) | 31 | |
Ontario Liberal Party Parti libéral de l'Ontario |
1857 | Liberalism | John Fraser (interim) | 8 | |
Green Party of Ontario Parti vert de l’Ontario |
1983 | Green politics | Mike Schreiner | 1 |
Other parties registered with Elections Ontario
Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | Notes | |
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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. | |
Freedom Party of Ontario Parti de la Liberté - Ontario |
1984 | Objectivism | Paul McKeever | ||
Go Vegan | 2011 | Environmentalism, Animal rights[1] | Paul Figueiras | Formerly the Vegan Environmental Party (2011-2018) | |
Multicultural Party of Ontario Parti Multiculturel de l'Ontario |
2018 | Single-issue politics | Wasyl Luczkiw | ||
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 Libertarian Party Parti libertarien de l'Ontario |
1975 | Libertarianism | Keith Komar | ||
Ontario Moderate Party | 2014 | Centrism | Yuri Duboisky | ||
Ontario Party Parti Ontario' |
2018 | Social conservatism, Right-wing populism | Derek Sloan | Briefly held one seat in the legislature from 2021-2022 after PC MPP Rick Nicholls crossed the floor to the party. | |
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 | Hilton Milan | ||
Pauper Party of Ontario Parti Pauvre de l'Ontario |
2011 | Social credit, Libertarianism[1] | John C. Turmel | ||
Populist Party Ontario Parti Populiste Ontario |
2022 | Populism | Imre Torma | ||
Stop Climate Change Arrêtons le Changement Climatique |
2018 | Environmentalism,[1] Single-issue politics | Ken Ranney | ||
Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda | 2016 | Social conservatism,[1] Single-issue politics | Queenie Yu | ||
The Peoples Political Party | 2011 | Left-wing populism | Kevin Clarke | ||
Trillium Party of Ontario Parti Trillium de l’Ontario |
2014 | Social conservatism, Right-wing populism | Bob Yaciuk | Briefly held one seat in the legislature from 2017-2018 after PC MPP Jack MacLaren crossed the floor to the party. |
Parties listed in the order they are alphabetized by Elections Ontario.[3]
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
- 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)
Other historical parties
Name | Period | Ideology | Notes |
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Canadian Economic Party | 2018-2019 | Basic income advocacy, Single-issue politics[4] | |
Consensus Ontario | 2017-2018 | Populism, Non-partisan consensus government[4] | |
Cultural Action Party of Ontario | 2016-2018 | Known as Canadian Constituents' Party from 2016-2017 | |
Equal Parenting Party | 2014-2018 | Father's 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 | |
Ontario Social Reform Party | 2018-2019 | Populism[4] | |
Parliamentary Freedom Party | 2018-2019 | ||
Party for Human Rights in Ontario | 2011 | ||
Party of Objective Truth | 2018-2019 | Meritocratic social democracy[4] | |
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 | |
The New People's Choice Party of Ontario | 2017-2019 | Left-wing populism[4] | |
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
- ^ a b c d Crawford, Blair. "Here is every political party running in Ontario's June 7 election," Ottawa Citizen, May 22, 2018.
- ^ Paikin, Steve (19 July 2017). "It's the best of times and the worst of times for Ontario Tories". TVO. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Registered Political Parties". Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Draaisma, Muriel (June 3, 2018). "9 new political parties vying for seats in Ontario election". CBC Toronto.