The following is a list of political parties in Ontario, Canada.
See also: 2022 Ontario general election.
| Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | MPPs | Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | 1854 | Conservatism | Doug Ford | 79 | Ontario New Democratic Party | 1961 | Social democracy | Marit Stiles | 28 | Ontario Liberal Party | 1857 | Liberalism | Bonnie Crombie | 9 | Green Party of Ontario | 1983 | Green politics | Mike Schreiner | 2 | ||
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| Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadians' Choice Party Le Parti du choix des Canadiens et Canadiennes | 2011 | Bahman Yazdanfar | |||
| Communist Party of Canada (Ontario) Parti communiste du Canada (Ontario) | 1940 | 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. | ||
| 2018 | Ron Patava | ||||
| Electoral Reform Party | 2022 | Peter House | |||
| Family Rights Party | 2024 | Anthony Walton | |||
| Freedom of Choice, Peace & Justice Party | 2022 | Lilya Eklishaeva | |||
| Freedom Party of Ontario Parti de la Liberté - Ontario | 1984 | Paul McKeever | |||
| New Blue Party of Ontario Nouveau Parti Bleu de l'Ontario | 2020 | 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 | Greg Vezina | |||
| Northern Ontario Party Parti de l'Ontario Nord | 1977 | 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[1] | Joshua E. Eriksen | Known as Reform Party of Ontario from 1989-2015 | |
| Ontario Centrist Party | 2022 | Mansoor Qureshi | |||
| Ontario Libertarian Party Parti libertarien de l'Ontario | 1975 | Mark Snow | |||
| 2018 | 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 | ||||
| 2014 | Yuri Duboisky | ||||
| 1989 | Murray Reid | ||||
| Party for People with Special Needs Parti pour les gens qui ont des besoins spéciaux | 2007 | Lionel Wayne Poizner | |||
| People's Progressive Common Front of Ontario | 2022 | Raymond Samuels | |||
| Populist Party Ontario Parti Populiste Ontario | 2022 | Jim Torma | |||
| Public Benefit Party of Ontario | 2022 | Kay Sayer | |||
| 2016 | John Kanary | ||||
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Economic Party | 2018-2019 | Basic income advocacy, Single-issue politics[3] | ||
| Cultural Action Party of Ontario | 2016-2018 | Known as Canadian Constituents' Party from 2016-2017 | ||
| 2014-2018 | Father's rights | |||
| Environmentalism, Animal rights[4] | ||||
| 1993-2000 | Pro-Transcendental Meditation | |||
| 1987-2016 | Known as Family Coalition Party of Ontario from 1987-2015 | |||
| Multicultural Party of Ontario Parti Multiculturel de l'Ontario | Single-issue politics | |||
| Ontario Social Reform Party | 2018-2019 | Populism | ||
| Parliamentary Freedom Party | 2018-2019 | |||
| Party for Human Rights in Ontario | 2011 | |||
| 2018-2019 | Meritocratic social democracy | |||
| Pauper Party of Ontario Parti Pauvre de l'Ontario | ||||
| 2007-2019 | Big Tent, Grassroots democracy, Republicanism | |||
| 1989-2015 | Known as Ontario Alliance in 2017 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Stop Climate Change Arrêtons le Changement Climatique | ||||
| The New People's Choice Party of Ontario | 2017-2019 | |||
| 2011-2023 | ||||
| The Only Party | 2011 | |||
| 1980-1983 | Succeeded by Freedom Party of Ontario |
| Name | Period | |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto Party | 2007 | |
| Civic Action (CIVAC) | 1969 | |
| 1969-1990s | ||
| Civic Liberals | 1969 |