Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

Ontario

Current constituencies: Carleton | Don Valley West | Kingston and the Islands | Niagara South | Nipissing—Timiskaming | Ottawa Centre | Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry | Sudbury | Toronto Centre | Toronto—St. Paul’s.

Ajax.

Burlington.

Etobicoke North.

Hamilton East—Stoney Creek.

Lanark—Frontenac | London West.

Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Orléans | Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester | Ottawa West—Nepean.

Prescott—Russell—Cumberland.

St. Catharines | Scarborough—Agincourt | Simcoe North.

Waterloo | Windsor West.


Ajax

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Ajax
Mark Holland

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1974.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Holland, Mark,” ParlInfo, accessed April 12, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=6440.

Liberal Party of Canada

October 19 2015 – April 28 2025


Burlington

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Burlington
Karina Maxine Gould

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1987.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Gould, Karina,” ParlInfo, accessed April 12, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18489.

Liberal Party of Canada

October 19 2015 – present


Carleton

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Carleton
Sir John Alexander Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10/11 1815; d. June 6 1891

Other offices held: Prime Minister of Canada (1867 – 1873; 1878 – 1891); Joint Premier of the Province of Canada (1856 – 1867); Member of the Parliament of Canada (1867 – 1891); Leader of the Liberal-Conservative/Conservative Party of Canada (1867 – 1891); Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1867 – 1873); Minister of the Interior (1878 – 1883); Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1878 – 1887); President of the Privy Council (1883 – 1889); Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1888); Minister of the Interior (1888); Minister of Railways and Canals (1889 – 1891)

Conservative Party of Canada

1882 – 1887

Robert Laird Borden

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1854; d. June 10 1937

Conservative Party of Canada

1905 – 1909

George Russell Boucher

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1899; d. November 8 1970.

Conservative Party of Canada (1940 – 1942); Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (1942 – 1948)

1940 – 1948

George Alexander Drew

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1894; d. January 4 1973

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1948 – 1957

Richard Albert “Dick” Bell

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 4 1913; d. March 20 1988.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1957 – 1963

Cyril Lloyd Francis

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1920; d. January 20 2007.

Liberal Party of Canada

1963 – 1965

Richard Albert “Dick” Bell

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 4 1913; d. March 20 1988.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1965 – 1968

Pierre Marcel Poilievre

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1979.

Conservative Party of Canada

2015 – 2025


Don Valley West

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Don Valley West
John William Bosley

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1947; d. April 28 2022.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1979 – 1993

John Ferguson Godfrey

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1942; d. December 18 2023.

Liberal Party of Canada

1993 – 2008


Etobicoke North

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Etobicoke North
Roy MacLaren

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1934.

Liberal Party of Canada

1979 – 1984

Robert Pennock

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1936; d. April 9 2019.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1984 – 1988

Roy MacLaren

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1934.

Liberal Party of Canada

1988 – 1996

Roy Cullen

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1944.

Liberal Party of Canada

1996 – 2008

Kirsty Ellen Duncan

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 31 1966; d. January 26 2026.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Duncan, Kirsty,” ParlInfo, accessed April 13, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=17275.

Liberal Party of Canada

October 14 2008 – April 27 2025


Hamilton East—Stoney Creek

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek
Tony Valeri

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 11 1957.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Valeri, Tony,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=12975.

Liberal Party of Canada

June 28 2004 – January 22 2006


Kingston and the Islands

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Kingston and the Islands
Edgar John “Ben” Benson

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1923; d. September 2 2011.

Liberal Party of Canada

1968 – 1972

Flora Isabel MacDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1926; d. July 26 2015.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1972 – 1988

Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 12 1946.

Liberal Party of Canada

1988 – 2011

Mark Gerretsen

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 5 1975.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Gerretsen, Mark,” ParlInfo, accessed April 13, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18506.

Liberal Party of Canada

October 19 2015 – present


Lanark—Frontenac

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston
Scott Jeffrey Reid

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1964.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Reid, Scott,” ParlInfo, accessed April 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=7259.

Conservative Party of Canada

October 19 2015 – April 27 2025

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Lanark—Frontenac
Scott Jeffrey Reid

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1964.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Reid, Scott,” ParlInfo, accessed April 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=7259.

Conservative Party of Canada

April 28 2025 – present


London West

Member of the Parliament of Canada for London West
Thomas A. “Tom” Hockin

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1938.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1984 – 1993

Arielle Kayabaga

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1990/1991.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Kayabaga, Arielle,” ParlInfo, accessed April 13, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=20236.

Liberal Party of Canada

September 20 2021 – present


Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Niagara Falls
Julia Verlyn “Judy” LaMarsh

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1924; d. October 27 1980.

Liberal Party of Canada

1960 – 1968

John James “Joe” Greene

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1920; d. October 23 1978.

Liberal Party of Canada

1968 – 1972

Joseph Fred “Joe” Hueglin

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 7 1937; d. July 5 2022.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1972 – 1974

Robert Douglas “Rob” Nicholson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 29 1952.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Nicholson, Rob,” ParlInfo, accessed April 11, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=2815.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

September 4 1984 – October 24 1993

Robert Douglas “Rob” Nicholson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 29 1952.

Conservative Party of Canada

June 28 2004 – October 20 2019


Niagara South

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Welland
Gilbert Parent

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1935; d. March 3 2009.

Liberal Party of Canada

1979 – 1984


Member of the Parliament of Canada for Niagara Centre
Gilbert Parent

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1935; d. March 3 2009.

Liberal Party of Canada

1997 – 2000


Nipissing—Timiskaming

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Nipissing—Timiskaming
Anthony Michael Gerard Rota

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1961.

Liberal Party of Canada

2004 – 2011

Anthony Michael Gerard Rota

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1961.

Liberal Party of Canada

2015 – 2025


Orléans

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Carleton—Gloucester
Eugène Bellemare

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1932; d. July 6 2018.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Bellemare, Eugène,” ParlInfo, accessed April 15, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=12255

Liberal Party of Canada

November 21 1988 – June 1 1997

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Ottawa—Orléans
Eugène Bellemare

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1932; d. July 6 2018.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Bellemare, Eugène,” ParlInfo, accessed April 15, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=12255

Liberal Party of Canada

June 29 2000 – June 27 2004

Marc Godbout

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 8 1951.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Godbout, Marc,” ParlInfo, accessed April 15, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=4873.

Liberal Party of Canada

June 28 2004 – January 22 2006

Royal Galipeau

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1947; d. January 27 2018.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Galipeau, Royal,” ParlInfo, accessed April 15, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=16930.

Conservative Party of Canada

January 23 2006 – October 18 2015

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Orléans
Andrew Brooke Leslie

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 26 1957.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Leslie, Andrew,” ParlInfo, accessed April 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18525.

Liberal Party of Canada

October 19 2015 – September 11 2019

Marie-France Lalonde

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1971.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Lalonde, Marie-France,” ParlInfo, accessed April 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=20136.

Liberal Party of Canada

October 21 2019 – present


Ottawa Centre

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Ottawa Centre
George James McIlraith

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1908; d. August 19 1992.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – McIlraith, George James,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=11289.

Liberal Party of Canada

June 25 1968 – April 26 1972

Fabian Hugh Poulin

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1931; d. October 12 2018.

Liberal Party of Canada

1972 – 1978

Jean Robert René de Cotret

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1944; d. July 9 1999.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1978 – 1979

John Edward “Ed” Broadbent

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1936; d. January 11 2024.

New Democratic Party

2004 – 2006

Paul Wilson Dewar

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1963; d. February 6 2019.

New Democratic Party

2006 – 2015

Catherine Mary McKenna

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1971.

Liberal Party of Canada

2015 – 2021


Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Ottawa—Vanier
Mauril Joseph Adrien Jules Bélanger

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1955; d. August 15 2016.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Bélanger, Mauril,” ParlInfo, accessed April 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=13572.

Liberal Party of Canada

February 13 1995 – August 15 2016

Mona N. Fortier

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1972.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Fortier, Mona,” ParlInfo, accessed April 15, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18741.

Liberal Party of Canada

April 3 2017 – April 27 2025

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester
Mona N. Fortier

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1972.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Fortier, Mona,” ParlInfo, accessed April 15, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18741.

Liberal Party of Canada

April 28 2025 – present


Ottawa West—Nepean

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Ottawa West—Nepean
John Russell Baird

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1969.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Baird, John,” ParlInfo, accessed April 12, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=10886.

Conservative Party of Canada

January 23 2006 – March 16 2015


Prescott—Russell—Cumberland

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
Don Boudria

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1949.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Boudria, Don,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=9984.

Liberal Party of Canada

September 4 1984 – January 22 2006

Pierre Lemieux

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1963.

Conservative Party of Canada

2006 – 2015


St. Catharines

Member of the Parliament of Canada for St. Catharines
Gilbert Parent

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1935; d. March 3 2009.

Liberal Party of Canada

1974 – 1979

Richard “Rick” Dykstra

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 10 1966.

Conservative Party of Canada

2006 – 2015

Christopher Joseph “Chris” Bittle

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1979.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Bittle, Chris,” ParlInfo, accessed April 13, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18539.

Liberal Party of Canada

October 19 2015 – present


Scarborough—Agincourt

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Scarborough—Agincourt
James “Jim” Karygiannis

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 2 1955.

Liberal Party of Canada

1988 – 2014

Arnold Chan

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1967; d. September 14 2017.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Bittle, Chris,” ParlInfo, accessed April 13, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18281.

Liberal Party of Canada

June 30 2014 – September 14 2017


Simcoe North

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Simcoe North
Dalton McCarthy

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1836; d. May 11 1898.

Conservative Party of Canada (1878 – 1891); Independent (1891 – 1898)

1878 – 1898

Douglas Grinslade “Doug” Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1938.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Lewis, Douglas Grinslade,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=15586.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

May 22 1979 – October 24 1993

Paul J. DeVillers

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1946.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – DeVillers, Paul,” ParlInfo, accessed April 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=9570.

Liberal Party of Canada

October 25 1993 – January 22 2006


Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Stormont—Dundas
Lucien Lamoureux

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1920; d. July 16 1998.

Independent

1968 – 1974

Robert Peter Paul “Bob” Kilger

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 29 1944; d. November 29 2021.

Liberal Party of Canada

1988 – 2000

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh
Robert Peter Paul “Bob” Kilger

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 29 1944; d. November 29 2021.

Liberal Party of Canada

2000 – 2004

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry
Eric Dawson Duncan

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 10 1987.

Conservative Party of Canada

2019 – 2025

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry
Eric Dawson Duncan

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 10 1987.

Conservative Party of Canada

2025 – present


Sudbury

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Sudbury
Jeremiah Léoda “Léo” Gauthier

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1904; d. January 17 1964.

Liberal Party of Canada

1949 – 1953

James Alexander Jerome

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1933; d. August 21 2005.

Liberal Party of Canada

1968 – 1979

Diane Marleau

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1943; d. January 30 2013.

Liberal Party of Canada

1988 – 2008


Toronto Centre

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Toronto Centre
Edmund James Bristol

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 4 1861; d. July 14 1927.

Conservative Party of Canada

1905 – 1925


Member of the Parliament of Canada for Rosedale
Donald Stovel Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1932; d. October 14 2018.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Macdonald, Donald Stovel,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=3242.

Liberal Party of Canada

June 18 1962 – February 28 1978

David Edward Crombie

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1936.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1978 – 1988

David Samuel Horne MacDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1936.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1988 – 1993

William Carvel “Bill” Graham

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1939; d. August 7 2022.

Liberal Party of Canada

1993 – 1997


Member of the Parliament of Canada for Toronto Centre—Rosedale
William Carvel “Bill” Graham

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1939; d. August 7 2022.

Liberal Party of Canada

1997 – 2004


Member of the Parliament of Canada for Toronto Centre
William Carvel “Bill” Graham

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1939; d. August 7 2022.

Liberal Party of Canada

2004 – 2007

Robert Keith “Bob” Rae

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 2 1948.

Liberal Party of Canada

2008 – 2013

Christina Alexandra “Chrystia” Freeland

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 2 1968.

Liberal Party of Canada

2013 – 2015

William Francis “Bill” Morneau, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 7 1962.

Liberal Party of Canada

2015 – 2020


Toronto—St. Paul’s

Member of the Parliament of Canada for St. Paul’s
Daniel Roland Michener

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1900; d. August 6 1991

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1953 – 1962

Barbara Jean McDougall

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 12 1937.

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1984 – 1993

Carolyn Ann Bennett

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1950.

Liberal Party of Canada

1997 – 2015


Member of the Parliament of Canada for Toronto—St. Paul’s
Carolyn Ann Bennett

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1950.

Liberal Party of Canada

2015 – 2024


Waterloo

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Waterloo
Bardish Chagger

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1980.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Chagger, Bardish,” ParlInfo, accessed April 12, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18546.

Liberal Party of Canada

October 19 2015 – present


Windsor West

Member of the Parliament of Canada for Windsor West
Herbert Eser “Herb” Gray

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1931; d. April 21 2014.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Gray, Herbert Eser (Herb),” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=14023.

Liberal Party of Canada

June 25 1968 – January 14 2002