List of political parties in Canada
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This article lists political parties in Canada.
Federal parties
In contrast with the political party systems of many nations, Canadian parties at the federal level are often only loosely connected with parties at the provincial level, despite having similar names. One exception is the New Democratic Party, which is organizationally integrated with most of its provincial counterparts including a shared membership.
House of Commons |
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Senate |
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Other registered | |
Notable historical parties and groups |
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Italics indicate a parliamentary group that acts as a party in the legislature, but does not contest elections
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Provincial and territorial parties
Legislative Assembly |
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Other registered parties | |
Historical parties represented in the legislature |
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Parties represented in the Legislative Assembly |
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Other parties recognized by Elections BC that contested the 2020 election | |
Parties recognized by Elections BC that did not contest the 2020 election | |
Historical parties represented in the Legislative Assembly |
Legislative Assembly |
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Other recognized parties | |
Historical parties represented in the legislature |
Legislative Assembly |
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Other parties recognized by Elections New Brunswick | |
Represented in the House of Assembly |
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Defunct provincial parties | |
Pre-Confederation parties |
From approximately 1897 to 1905, political parties were active; however, legislative government was eliminated when the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created out of the heavily populated area of NWT. Elected legislative government was re-established in 1951. Like Nunavut, NWT elects independent candidates and operates by consensus. Some candidates in recent years have asserted that they were running on behalf of a party, but territorial law does not recognize parties.
Historical parties 1897–1905
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Other parties recognized by Elections Nova Scotia | |
The territory, established in 1999, has a legislature that runs on a consensus government model, candidates running as independents, and no parties are represented in the Legislative Assembly.
Legislative Assembly |
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Other recognized parties |
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Historical parties represented in the legislature | |
Other historical parties | |
Pre-confederation parties | |
Italics indicate parties represented in the legislature but not yet registered. |
Represented in the Legislative Assembly |
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Other parties recognized by Elections PEI | |
Represented in the Legislative Assembly |
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Other parties registered with Elections Saskatchewan | |
Historical political parties | |
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Other parties recognized by Elections Yukon | |
Defunct parties | |
Historical parties represented in the legislature | |
Municipal parties
The majority of municipal politics in Canada are non-partisan, but the municipal governments of Vancouver and Montreal operate on a party system.
Council |
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Unrepresented |
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Defunct |
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City council |
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Park board |
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School board |
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Defunct |
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Territorial | |
Municipal |