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List of political parties in Canada by representation

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House of Commons of Canada
Party Founded First represented Last represented Dissolved Maximum representation MPs Notes
Anti-Confederation Party 1867 1867 1870 1870 18 (1867) William Hallett Ray, Archibald McLelan, Alfred William Savary, Alfred Gilpin Jones, Patrick Power, Joseph Howe, William Henry Chipman, Edmund Mortimer McDonald, James Fraser Forbes, Thomas Coffin, Thomas Killam, Hugh McDonald, James Charles McKeagney, Stewart Campbell, Hugh Cameron, James William Carmichael, William Joseph Croke, William Ross
Bloc populaire 1942 1945 1947 1947 4 (1943) Joseph-Armand Choquette, Émmanuel d'Anjou, Pierre Gauthier, René Hamel, Édouard Lacroix, Maxime Raymond
Bloc Québécois 1991 1993 N/A N/A 54 (1993)
Canadian Alliance 2000 2000 2003 2003 66 (2000)
Communist Party of Canada / Labor-Progressive Party / Unity 1921 1940 1949 N/A 1 (1949) Dorise Nielsen, Fred Rose
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) 1867 1867 1942 1942 152 (1917)
Conservative Party of Canada 2003 2003 N/A N/A 166 (2011)
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation 1932 1932 2018 1961 28 (1945) Erin Weir was Expelled from the NDP caucus following investigation into allegations of harassment, and subsequently changed his affiliation to the CCF.

Although the CCF was dissolved in 1961, the House of Commons does not require that a party be registered with Elections Canada for the purposes of an MP declaring affiliation.[1]

Green Party of Canada 1983 2008 N/A N/A 3 (2019) Bruce Hyer, Elizabeth May, Mike Morrice, Paul Manly, Blair Wilson, Jenica Atwin
New Party 1958 1960 1961 1961 1 (1960) Walter Pitman
New Democratic Party 1961 1961 N/A N/A 103 (2011)
People's Party of Canada 2018 2018 2019 2019 1 (2018) Maxime Bernier Defected from the Conservatives
Ralliement créditiste 1939 1965 1971 1971 14 (1968)
Social Credit Party of Canada 1935 1935 1979 1993 30 (1962)

References

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  1. ^ Marotta, Stefanie (May 11, 2018). "Erin Weir declares himself a member of the CCF - a party that no longer exists". CBC News. Retrieved May 18, 2018.