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 Political position Membership Leader MPPs Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario 1854 Conservatism Centre-right to right-wing 133,000 (2018) Doug Ford Ontario New Democratic Party 1961 Social democracy Centre-left 52,200 (2017) Marit Stiles Ontario Liberal Party 1857 Liberalism Centre 103,206 (2023) John Fraser (interim) Green Party of Ontario 1983 Green politics Centre-left Mike Schreiner

Other parties registered with Elections Ontario Name Founded Ideology Membership Leader Notes Canadians' Choice PartyLe 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 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. Electoral Reform Party 2022 Electoral reform Peter House Freedom Party of OntarioParti de la Liberté – Ontario 1984 Objectivism Paul McKeever New Blue Party of OntarioNouveau 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 PartyAucune de ces Réponses Démocratie Directe Parti 2014 Direct democracy Greg Vezina Northern Ontario PartyParti de l'Ontario Nord 1977 Regionalism 300 (2018) Jacques Ouellette Known as Northern Ontario Heritage Party from 1977–1985, 2010–2016, Disbanded in 1985, Revived in 2010, Separatist from 2016–2018 Ontario AllianceAlliance de l'Ontario 2017 Social conservatism, Right-wing populism Joshua E. Eriksen Ontario Centrist Party 2022 Centrism Mansoor Qureshi Ontario Libertarian PartyParti libertarien de l'Ontario 1974 Libertarianism <600 (2018) Sean Conroy Ontario PartyParti Ontario 2018 Social conservatismRight-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 CentrismEconomic liberalism Yuri Duboisky Party for People with Special NeedsParti pour les gens qui ont des besoins spéciaux2007 Disability rights activism, Single-issue politics Lionel Wayne Poizner Populist Party OntarioParti Populiste Ontario 2022 Populism Jim Torma Progress Party OntarioParti Progrès de l'Ontario 2025 Sara Forsyth 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 Consensus Ontario 2018–2025 Populism, Non-partisan consensus government 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 rightsCrawford, Blair. "Here is every political party running in Ontario's June 7 election," Ottawa Citizen, May 22, 2018. 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 OntarioParti 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 Parliamentary Freedom Party 2018–2019 Party for Human Rights in Ontario 2011 Party of Objective Truth 2018–2019 Meritocracy Pauper Party of OntarioParti Pauvre de l'Ontario 2011-before 2022 election Social credit, Libertarianism 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 conservatismA 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 ChangeArrêtons 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 Party2011 Unparty 1980–1983 Objectivism Succeeded by Freedom Party of Ontario

Toronto municipal parties Name PeriodToronto Party 2007Civic Action (CIVAC) 1969Metro New Democratic Party 1969-1990s Civic Liberals 1969

See also List of Ontario general elections Elections Ontario

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