The Green Party of Ontario (GPO) is a political party in Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's second-largest provincial Green Party after the Green Party of British Columbia. The party is led by Frank de Jong (outgoing) with deputy leader Shane Jolley and interim female deputy Judy Smith Torrie. The party has never held any seats in the Ontario Legislative Assembly; however, the party did see significant gains in the 2007 provincial election, earning ...
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The Green Party of Ontario (GPO) is a political party in Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's second-largest provincial Green Party after the Green Party of British Columbia. The party is led by Frank de Jong (outgoing) with deputy leader Shane Jolley and interim female deputy Judy Smith Torrie. The party has never held any seats in the Ontario Legislative Assembly; however, the party did see significant gains in the 2007 provincial election, earning 8% of the popular vote with some candidates placing second and third in their ridings. Previous polling has identified support to be between 6% and 12% of decided voters, and on 14 June 2008, the GPO hit a milestone of 13% support in polling, matching the Ontario New Democratic Party for the first time.
Elections Ontario records that in the 1999 provincial election, the GPO fielded 58 candidates, and became the fourth largest party in the province. In 2003, the party fielded its first nearly-full slate, 102 out of 103 candidates, and received...
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