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List of political parties in Canada

This article listspolitical partiesinCanada.

Federal parties

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Main article:List of federal political parties in Canada

In contrast with the political party systems of many nations, Canadian parties at the federal level are often only loosely connected with parties at the provincial level, despite having similar names. One exception is the New Democratic Party. The NDP is organizationally integrated, with most of its provincial counterparts including a shared membership excludingQuebec.

Provincial and territorial parties

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Alberta

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Main article:List of political parties in Alberta

British Columbia

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Main article:List of political parties in British Columbia

Prior to 1903, there was no strong party discipline in the province, and governments rarely lasted more than two years as independent-minded members changed allegiances. MLAs were elected under a myriad of party labels many as Independents, and no one party held strong majorities. The first party government, in 1903, was Conservative. And disciplined party caucuses have been the backbone of BC provincial politics ever since. A list of political parties currently registered withElections BCcan be found at the Elections BC website.[1]

Manitoba

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Main article:List of political parties in Manitoba

New Brunswick

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Main article:List of political parties in New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

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Main article:List of political parties in Newfoundland and Labrador

Northwest Territories

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From approximately 1897 to 1905, political parties were active; however, legislative government was eliminated when the provinces ofAlbertaandSaskatchewanwere created out of the heavily populated area ofNorthwest Territories(NWT). Elected legislative government was re-established in 1951. LikeNunavut,NWT elects independent candidates and operates byconsensus.Some candidates in recent years have asserted that they were running on behalf of a party, but territorial law does not recognize parties.

Historical parties 1897–1905

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Nova Scotia

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Main article:List of political parties in Nova Scotia

Nunavut

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The territory, established in 1999, has a legislature that runs on aconsensus governmentmodel. The members of theunicameralLegislative Assembly of Nunavutare elected individually; there areno partiesand the legislature is consensus-based.[2]

Ontario

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Main article:List of political parties in Ontario

Prince Edward Island

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Main article:List of political parties in Prince Edward Island

Quebec

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Main article:List of political parties in Quebec

Saskatchewan

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Main article:List of political parties in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewanelections have historically included candidates running as Independents, sometimes in coalitions or with affiliations to existing parties.[3]

Yukon

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Main article:List of political parties in Yukon

Municipal parties

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The majority of municipal politics in Canada are non-partisan, but the municipal governments ofVancouverandMontrealoperate on a party system.

Burnaby

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  • BurnabyCitizens Association – 4
  • Burnaby Green Party – 1

There are four independents.

Montreal

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Main article:Municipal political parties in Montreal

Montreal is one of the rare examples of a city with municipalpolitical partiesin Canada (they also exist in Vancouver).[4]Political parties were legalized in Quebec by the PQ government in power in 1978. However, they existed long before official recognition by the provincial government.[5]

Surrey

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Vancouver

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Main article:Municipal political parties in Vancouver

Vancouver is one of two major cities in Canada to havepolitical partiesat the municipal level, the other beingMontreal.[6]Municipal politics in Vancouver were historically dominated by the centre-rightNon-Partisan Association,a "free enterprise coalition" originally established to oppose the influence of the democratic socialistCo-operative Commonwealth Federation.[7]Following the2008 municipal election,the social democraticVision Vancouverbecame the dominant party in city politics for 10 years until its defeat in the2018 election.[8][9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Elections BC website".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-01-30.Retrieved2009-01-29.
  2. ^CBC Digital Archives(2006)."On the Nunavut Campaign Trail".CBC News.RetrievedApril 26,2007.
  3. ^Leeson, Howard A., ed. (2001).Saskatchewan Politics: Into the Twenty-First Century.Regina, Saskatchewan:Canadian Plains Research Centre,University of Regina.pp. 407–410 (Appendix A: Electoral Results, Saskatchewan 1905–1999).ISBN0889771316.
  4. ^pp.70,Caroline Andrew,"Electing a Diverse Canada",UBC Press(2009),ISBN0-7748-1486-1
  5. ^Carolle Simard,"Political Representation of Minorities in the City of Montreal"
  6. ^Andrew, Caroline; Biles, John; Siemiatycki, Myer; Tolley, Erin, eds. (2008).Electing a Diverse Canada.Vancouver: UBC Press. p. 7.ISBN978-0-7748-1485-0.
  7. ^Miller, Fern (1975)."Vancouver Civic Political Parties: Developing a Model of Party-system Change and Stabilization".BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly.Spring 1975 (25): 3–31.
  8. ^Mickleburgh, Rod (November 21, 2008)."Once-dominant NPA sent packing to political wilderness".The Globe and Mail.RetrievedJuly 11,2016.
  9. ^Smith, Charlie (October 20, 2018)."Even after the slaughter of Vision Vancouver, the greenest city agenda may remain intact".The Georgia Straight.RetrievedOctober 21,2018.
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