List of political parties in Ontario
The following is a list of political parties in Ontario, Canada.
Parties represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
| Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | MPPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario |
1854 | Conservatism | Doug Ford | 71 | |
| Ontario New Democratic Party Nouveau Parti démocratique de l'Ontario |
1961 | Social democracy | Andrea Horwath | 40 | |
| Ontario Liberal Party Parti libéral de l'Ontario |
1857 | Liberalism | Steven Del Duca | 8 | |
| Green Party of Ontario Parti vert de l’Ontario |
1983 | Green politics | Mike Schreiner | 1 | |
| New Blue Party of Ontario Nouveau Parti Bleu de l'Ontario |
2020 | Right-wing populism | Jim Karahalios | 1 | |
Other parties registered with Elections Ontario
Parties listed in the order they are alphabetized by Elections Ontario.[1]
| Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Economic Party Parti Économique Canadien | 2018 | Patrick Geoffrey Knight | |||
| Canadians' Choice Party Le Parti du choix des Canadiens et Canadiennes | 2011 | Libertarian conservatism, right-wing populism | Bahman Yazdanfar | ||
| Communist Party of Canada (Ontario) Parti communiste du Canada (Ontario) | 1940 | Communism | Dave McKee | 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 | Libertarianism, Objectivism | Paul McKeever | ||
| Go Vegan | 2011 | Environmentalism, animal rights[2] | Paul Figueiras | Formerly the Vegan Environmental Party (2011-2018) | |
| Multicultural Party of Ontario Parti Multiculturel de l'Ontario | 2018 | Single-issue politics | Wasyl Luczkiw | ||
| 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 | Shawn Poirier (Interim) | 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 | Regionalism | 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 de l'Ontario | 2018 | Social conservatism, right-wing populism | Jay Tysick | ||
| Ontario Provincial Confederation of Regions Party | 1989 | Canadian nationalism, Regionalism, 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[2] | John C. Turmel | ||
| Stop Climate Change Arrêtons le Changement Climatique | 2018 | Environmentalism,[2] Single-issue politics | Ken Ranney | ||
| Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda | 2016 | Social Conservatism,[2] Single-issue politics | Queenie Yu | ||
| The Peoples Political Party | 2011 | Left-wing populism | Kevin Clarke | ||
| The New People's Choice Party of Ontario | 2017 | Centre-left[2] | Daryl Christoff | ||
| 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. | |
Unregistered parties
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 | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Consensus Ontario | 2017-2018 | |
| Cultural Action Party of Ontario | 2016-2018 | Known as Canadian Constituents' Party from 2016-2017 |
| Equal Parenting Party | 2014-2018 | |
| Natural Law Party of Ontario | 1993-2000 | |
| New Reform Party of Ontario | 1987-2016 | Known as Family Coalition Party of Ontario from 1987-2015 |
| Ontario Alternative | 2007 | |
| Ontario Social Reform Party | 2018-2019 | |
| Parliamentary Freedom Party | 2018-2019 | |
| Party for Human Rights in Ontario | 2011 | |
| Party of Objective Truth | 2018-2019 | |
| People First Republican Party of Ontario | 2007-2019 | |
| Reform Party of Ontario | 1989-2015 | Known as Ontario Alliance from 2017 onward |
| Representative Party of Ontario | 2005 | |
| Social Credit Party of Ontario/Union of Electors | 1945-1970s | |
| Unparty | 1980-1983 | 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 |
References
- "Registered Political Parties". Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- Crawford, Blair. "Here is every political party running in Ontario's June 7 election," Ottawa Citizen, May 22, 2018.
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