Official Party Status

• New Brunswick Greens and People’s Alliance to receive official party status

  Under the legislature's standing rules, a party must win five seats or 20 per cent of the vote to be recognized as an official party. Neither the Greens or the People's Alliance met those benchmarks.

  Politics

  Oct 27, 2020
  
• Wexit Saskatchewan applies for official party status: ‘We’re on the cusp of something big’

  A group calling for Western Canada to separate from the rest of the country has applied for official party status in Saskatchewan.

  Politics

  Mar 3, 2020
  
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• Manitoba Liberal leader says party deserves status even with three seats

  The Manitoba Liberals are hoping to change a provincial law and get official party status in the legislature.

  Politics

  Oct 2, 2019
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• Ontario government to raise seat count needed for official party status

  Progressive Conservative House Leader Todd Smith says the new threshold will be 10 per cent of the house, or 12 seats, up from the current eight.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2018
• Ontario’s outgoing Liberals gather for final cabinet meeting

  The Liberals remain one seat short of qualifying for official party status.

  Politics

  Jun 13, 2018
• Ontario election: What does losing official party status mean?

  The broad collapse of Liberal support throughout the province meant the party claimed just seven seats.

  Politics

  Jun 8, 2018
• Kathleen Wynne won her seat, but the Liberals lost official party status

  The Liberals fell just shy of the eight seats needed to maintain official party status in the province of Ontario, with MPs elected in just seven ridings.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2018