The following is a list of political parties in Ontario , Canada.
Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | MPPs | |
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Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario | 1854 | Conservatism | Doug Ford | 79 | |
Ontario New Democratic Party Nouveau Parti démocratique de l'Ontario | 1961 | Social democracy | Marit Stiles | 28 | |
Ontario Liberal Party Parti libéral de l'Ontario | 1857 | Liberalism | Bonnie Crombie | 9 | |
Green Party of Ontario Parti vert de l’Ontario | 1983 | Green politics | Mike Schreiner | 2 |
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. | |
Consensus Ontario | 2018 | Populism, Non-partisan consensus government [1] | Ron Patava | ||
Electoral Reform Party | 2022 | Electoral reform | Peter House | ||
Family Rights Party | 2024 | Family rights | Anthony Walton | ||
Freedom of Choice, Peace & Justice Party | 2022 | Lilya Eklishaeva | |||
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 | 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 Centrist Party | 2022 | Centrism | Mansoor Qureshi | ||
Ontario Libertarian Party Parti libertarien de l'Ontario | 1975 | Libertarianism | Mark Snow | ||
Ontario Party | 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 | ||
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 | Lionel Wayne Poizner | ||
People's Progressive Common Front of Ontario | 2022 | Raymond Samuels | |||
Populist Party Ontario Parti Populiste Ontario | 2022 | Populism | Jim Torma | ||
Public Benefit Party of Ontario | 2022 | Kay Sayer | |||
Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda | 2016 | Social conservatism, [3] Single-issue politics | John Kanary |
Parties listed in the order they are alphabetized by Elections Ontario. [4]
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.
Name | Period | Ideology | Notes |
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Canadian Economic Party | 2018-2019 | Basic income advocacy, Single-issue politics [1] | |
Cultural Action Party of Ontario | 2016-2018 | Known as Canadian Constituents' Party from 2016-2017 | |
Equal Parenting Party | 2014-2018 | Father's rights | |
Go Vegan | 2011-before 2022 election | Environmentalism, Animal rights [3] | |
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 Social Reform Party | 2018-2019 | Populism [1] | |
Parliamentary Freedom Party | 2018-2019 | ||
Party for Human Rights in Ontario | 2011 | ||
Party of Objective Truth | 2018-2019 | Meritocratic social democracy [1] | |
Pauper Party of Ontario Parti Pauvre de l'Ontario | 2011-before 2022 election | Social credit, Libertarianism [3] | |
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 | |
Stop Climate Change Arrêtons le Changement Climatique | 2018-before 2022 election | Environmentalism, [3] Single-issue politics | |
The New People's Choice Party of Ontario | 2017-2019 | Left-wing populism [1] | |
The Peoples Political Party | 2011-2023 | Left-wing populism | |
The Only Party | 2011 | ||
Unparty | 1980-1983 | Objectivism | Succeeded by Freedom Party of Ontario |
Name | Period |
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Toronto Party | 2007 |
Civic Action (CIVAC) | 1969 |
Metro New Democratic Party | 1969-1990s |
Civic Liberals | 1969 |
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