Liberal Party of Canada

Liberal Party of Canada
Parti libéral du Canada
LeaderMark Carney
Deputy LeaderMark Gerretsen
PresidentSuzanne Cowan
FounderGeorge Brown
Founded1867 (1867)
Preceded byClear Grits,
Parti rouge
HeadquartersConstitution Square, Ottawa, Ontario
Youth wingYoung Liberals of Canada
Ideology
Political positionCentre[5][6] to centre-left[7][8]
International affiliationLiberal International[9]
Colours  Red
Party members in the Senate[note 1]
0 / 105
Seats in the House of Commons
169 / 343
Website
liberal.ca

The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is a political party in Canada. The party is considered to be centre to centre-left. The party was the Official Opposition after it lost the 2006 election, until the NDP became the Official Opposition in 2011. They won the election in 2015. The current party leader is the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

Provincial and territorial parties

Every provinces and one territory in Canada have its own Liberal Party. However, only the parties in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island are part of the federal Liberal Party. Some of the other provincial parties might have very similar political ideologies but they are different political parties. These parties might have different members and different funding.[11]

Affiliated provincial parties, current seats, and leaders
Party Seats/Total Leader Status
New Brunswick Liberal Association
21 / 49
 Kevin Vickers Official Opposition
Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
20 / 40
 Dwight Ball Minority government
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
27 / 51
 Stephen McNeil Majority government
Prince Edward Island Liberal Party
6 / 27
 Robert Mitchell Third Party

List of leaders

Leaders

No. Portrait Name Term start Term end Date of birth Date of death Notes
— George Brown 1867 1867 November 29, 1818 May 9, 1880 Unofficial
(The leader of the Clear Grits, a forerunner of the federal Liberal Party)
— Edward Blake 1869 1870 October 13, 1834 March 1, 1912 Unofficial
1 Alexander Mackenzie March 6, 1873 April 27, 1880 January 28, 1822 April 17, 1892 2nd Prime Minister (1st Liberal Prime Minister)
2 Edward Blake May 4, 1880 June 2, 1887 October 13, 1833 March 1, 1912
3 Wilfrid Laurier June 23, 1887 February 17, 1919 November 20, 1841 February 17, 1919 7th Prime Minister
— Daniel Duncan McKenzie February 17, 1919 August 7, 1919 January 8, 1859 June 8, 1927 Interim leader
4 William Lyon
Mackenzie King		 August 7, 1919 August 7, 1948 December 17, 1874 July 22, 1950 10th Prime Minister
5 Louis St. Laurent August 7, 1948 January 16, 1958 February 1, 1882 July 25, 1973 12th Prime Minister
6 Lester B. Pearson January 16, 1958 April 6, 1968 April 23, 1897 December 27, 1972 14th Prime Minister
7 Pierre Trudeau April 6, 1968 June 16, 1984 October 18, 1919 September 28, 2000 15th Prime Minister
8 John Turner June 16, 1984 June 23, 1990 June 7, 1929 September 18, 2020 17th Prime Minister
9 Jean Chrétien June 23, 1990 November 14, 2003 January 11, 1934 living 20th Prime Minister
10 Paul Martin November 14, 2003 March 19, 2006 August 28, 1938 living 21st Prime Minister
— Bill Graham March 19, 2006 December 2, 2006 March 17, 1939 August 7, 2022 Interim leader, Leader of the Opposition
11 Stéphane Dion December 2, 2006 December 10, 2008 September 28, 1955 living Leader of the Opposition
12 Michael Ignatieff December 10, 2008 May 25, 2011 May 12, 1947 living Interim leader until May 2, 2009 (when ratified as leader), Leader of the Opposition
— Bob Rae May 25, 2011 April 14, 2013 August 2, 1948 living Interim leader
13 Justin Trudeau April 14, 2013 March 9, 2025 December 25, 1971 living 23rd Prime Minister
14 Mark Carney March 9, 2025 Incumbent March 16, 1965 living 24th Prime Minister

Source: [12]

Notes

  1. ↑ All Liberal senators were expelled from the party's parliamentary caucus in 2014. Remaining senators appointed by Liberal prime ministers sit as the Senate Liberal Caucus, which is not affiliated to or recognised by the Liberal Party.[10]

References

  1. ↑ The party became infused with social liberalism in the 1940s and 1950s. Law Commission of Canada (2011). Law and Citizenship. UBC Press. p. 6. ISBN 9780774840798.
  2. ↑ Susan Prentice, "Manitoba's childcare regime: Social liberalism in flux". Canadian Journal of Sociology 29.2 (2004): 193-207.
  3. ↑ Michael J. Prince, "Canadian disability activism and political ideas: In and between neo-liberalism and social liberalism". Canadian Journal of Disability Studies 1.1 (2012): 1-34.
  4. ↑ Smith, Miriam (2005). "Social Movements and Judicial Empowerment: Courts, Public Policy, and Lesbian and Gay Organizing in Canada". Politics & Society. 33 (2): 327–353. doi:10.1177/0032329205275193. S2CID 154613468.
  5. ↑ Amanda Bittner; Royce Koop (1 March 2013). Parties, Elections, and the Future of Canadian Politics. UBC Press. pp. 300–. ISBN 978-0-7748-2411-8.
  6. ↑ Andrea Olive (2015). The Canadian Environment in Political Context. University of Toronto Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-4426-0871-9.
  7. ↑ David Rayside (2011). Faith, Politics, and Sexual Diversity in Canada and the United States. UBC Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-7748-2011-0.
  8. ↑ Richard Collin; Pamela L. Martin (2012). An Introduction to World Politics: Conflict and Consensus on a Small Planet. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-4422-1803-1.
  9. ↑ "Liberal Party of Canada Welcomes Liberal International to 2009 Convention". Liberal Party of Canada. March 6, 2009. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  10. ↑ Spencer, Christina (29 January 2014). "Justin Trudeau kicks all 32 Liberal senators out of caucus in bid for reform". National Post. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. ↑ Dyck, Rand (2012). Canadian Politics: Concise Fifth Edition. Nelson Education. pp. 217, 229. ISBN 978-0176503437.
  12. ↑ "Profile: Liberal Party of Canada". Parlinfo. Library of Canada. Retrieved March 10, 2025.

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