List of political parties in Ontario
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The following is a list of political parties in Ontario, Canada.
Parties represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
| Name | Founded | Ideology | Political position | Membership | Leader | MPPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario |
1854 | Conservatism | Centre-right | 133,000 (2018)[1] | Doug Ford | 79 / 124 | |
| Ontario New Democratic Party Nouveau Parti démocratique de l'Ontario |
1961 | Social democracy | Centre-left | Marit Stiles | 26 / 124 | ||
| Ontario Liberal Party Parti libéral de l'Ontario |
1857 | Liberalism | Centre | 103,206 (2023)[2] | John Fraser (interim) | 14 / 124 | |
| Green Party of Ontario Parti vert de l’Ontario |
1983 | Green politics | Centre-left | Mike Schreiner | 2 / 124 | ||
Other parties registered with Elections Ontario
| Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadians' Choice Party Le Parti du choix des Canadiens et Canadiennes | 2011 | Right-wing populism, far-right politics | Bahman Yazdanfar | ||
| Communist Party of Canada (Ontario) Parti communiste du Canada (Ontario) | 1940 | Communism | TBD | Known as the Labor-Progressive Party from 1941 to 1949. Had two MPPs from 1943 to 1951, and one from 1951 to 1955. | |
| Electoral Reform Party | 2022 | Electoral reform | Peter House | ||
| 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 | Jacques Ouellette | 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[3] | Joshua E. Eriksen | ||
| Ontario Centrist Party | 2022 | Centrism | Mansoor Qureshi | ||
| Ontario Libertarian Party Parti libertarien de l'Ontario | 1975 | Libertarianism | Sean Conroy | ||
| 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 joined the party. The party was deregistered from 2023–2024 | |
| Ontario Moderate Party | 2014 | Centrism Economic liberalism | Yuri Duboisky | ||
| 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 | ||
| Populist Party Ontario Parti Populiste Ontario | 2022 | Populism | Jim Torma | ||
| Progress Party Ontario Parti Progrès de l'Ontario | 2025 | Sana Ahmad | |||
| Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda | 2016 | Social conservatism,[4] Single-issue politics | John Kanary | ||
Parties listed in the order they are alphabetized by Elections Ontario.[5]
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
- 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[6] | |
| Consensus Ontario | 2018–2025 | Populism, Non-partisan consensus government[6] | |
| Cultural Action Party of Ontario | 2016–2018 | Known as Canadian Constituents' Party from 2016–2017 | |
| Equal Parenting Party | 2014–2018 | Father's rights | |
| Family Rights Party | 2024–2025 | Family rights | |
| Freedom of Choice, Peace & Justice Party | 2022–2025 | ||
| Go Vegan | 2011-before 2022 election | Environmentalism, Animal rights[4] | |
| 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 Provincial Confederation of Regions Party | 1989–2025 | Conservatism, Canadian nationalism, Anti-bilingualism | |
| Ontario Social Reform Party | 2018–2019 | Populism[6] | |
| Parliamentary Freedom Party | 2018–2019 | ||
| Party for Human Rights in Ontario | 2011 | ||
| Party of Objective Truth | 2018–2019 | Meritocracy[6] | |
| Pauper Party of Ontario Parti Pauvre de l'Ontario | 2011-before 2022 election | Social credit, Libertarianism[4] | |
| People First Republican Party of Ontario | 2007–2019 | Big Tent, Grassroots democracy, Republicanism | |
| People's Progressive Common Front of Ontario | 2022–2025 | ||
| Public Benefit Party of Ontario | 2022–2025 | ||
| Reform Party of Ontario | 1989–2015 | Right-wing populism, Social conservatism | |
| 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,[4] Single-issue politics | |
| The New People's Choice Party of Ontario | 2017–2019 | Left-wing populism[6] | |
| 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 |