Green Party of Canada
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The Green Party of Canada (French: Parti vert du Canada) is a federal political party in Canada, founded in 1983 with a focus on green politics. The Green Party is currently the fifth largest party in the House of Commons by seat count. It elected its first member of Parliament (MP), leader Elizabeth May, in the 2011 election, winning in Saanich—Gulf Islands. In the 2019 election, the party expanded its caucus to three. In the 2021 election, the party fell to two seats. In the 2025 election, the party fell to one seat. Elizabeth May served as the party leader from 2006 to 2019, and again since November 19, 2022. On February 4, 2025, the party ratified a motion to adopt a co-leadership model, with May and Jonathan Pedneault serving together as the first co-leaders of the party. Pedneault resigned as co-leader after less than three months in that position, leaving May once again as the party's sole leader. The Green Party is founded on six principles: ecological wisdom, non-violence, social justice, sustainability, participatory democracy, and respect for diversity.
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| Name | Riding | Province/territory | MP from | MP until | Predecessor | Crossed the floor |
| Mike Morrice | Kitchener Centre | Ontario | September 20, 2021 | March 23, 2025 | Raj Saini | No |
| Jenica Atwin | Fredericton | New Brunswick | October 21, 2019 | March 23, 2025 | Matt DeCourcey | Yes, left caucus (to Liberals) |
| Paul Manly | Nanaimo—Ladysmith | British Columbia | May 6, 2019 | September 20, 2021 | Sheila Malcolmson | No |
| Bruce Hyer | Thunder Bay—Superior North | Ontario | October 14, 2008 | August 4, 2015 | Joe Comuzzi | Yes, joined caucus (from NDP) |
| Elizabeth May | Saanich—Gulf Islands | British Columbia | May 2, 2011 | present | Gary Lunn | No |
| Blair Wilson | West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country | British Columbia | January 23, 2006 | October 14, 2008 | John Reynolds | Yes, joined caucus (from Liberals) |
| Name | Riding | Province/territory | MP from | MP until | Predecessor | Crossed the floor |
| José Núñez-Melo | Laval | Quebec | May 2, 2011 | October 19, 2015 | Nicole Demers | Yes, joined after parliament dissolved (from NDP) |
| Pierre Nantel | Longueuil—Saint-Hubert | Quebec | May 2, 2011 | October 21, 2019 | Jean Dorion | Yes, joined after parliament dissolved (from NDP) |
| Leader | Term start | Term end |
| Trevor Hancock | 1983 | 1984 |
| Seymour Trieger | 1984 | 1988 |
| Kathryn Cholette | 1988 | 1990 |
| Chris Lea | 1990 | 1996 |
| Wendy Priesnitz | 1996 | 1997 |
| Harry Garfinkle (interim) | 1997 | 1997 |
| Joan Russow | 1997 | 2001 |
| Chris Bradshaw (interim) | 2001 | 2003 |
| Jim Harris | 2003 | 2006 |
| Elizabeth May | 2006 | 2019 |
| Jo-Ann Roberts (interim) | 2019 | 2020 |
| Annamie Paul | 2020 | 2021 |
| Amita Kuttner (interim) | 2021 | 2022 |
| Elizabeth May | 2022 | present |
| Jonathan Pedneault | 2025 | 2025 |
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Status |
| 1984 | Trevor Hancock | 26,921 | 0.21 | 0 / 282 | | 7th | No seats |
| 1988 | Seymour Trieger | 47,228 | 0.36 | 0 / 295 | | 7th | No seats |
| 1993 | Chris Lea | 32,979 | 0.24 | 0 / 295 | | 10th | No seats |
| 1997 | Joan Russow | 55,583 | 0.43 | 0 / 301 | | 6th | No seats |
| 2000 | 104,402 | 0.81 | 0 / 301 | | 6th | No seats | |
| 2004 | Jim Harris | 582,247 | 4.32 | 0 / 308 | | 5th | No seats |
| 2006 | 665,940 | 4.48 | 0 / 308 | | 5th | No seats | |
| 2008 | Elizabeth May | 941,097 | 6.78 | 0 / 308 | | 5th | No seats |
| 2011 | 576,221 | 3.91 | 1 / 308 | 1 | 5th | No status | |
| 2015 | 605,637 | 3.45 | 1 / 338 | | 5th | No status | |
| 2019 | 1,189,607 | 6.55 | 3 / 338 | 2 | 5th | No status | |
| 2021 | Annamie Paul | 397,014 | 2.33 | 2 / 338 | 1 | 5th | No status |
| 2025 | Elizabeth May &Jonathan Pedneault | 238,892 | 1.22 | 1 / 343 | 1 | 5th | No status |
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