<Table> Minimum seats required for official party status <Tr> <Th> Assembly </Th> <Th> Minimum </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> House of Commons of Canada </Td> <Td> 12 seats </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Senate of Canada </Td> <Td> 5 seats </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alberta Legislative Assembly </Td> <Td> 4 seats , although status has been granted to parties with only 2 seats a number of times . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> British Columbia Legislative Assembly </Td> <Td> 4 seats , although the current BC Greens caucus of 3 MLAs has been granted Official Party status with reduced funding . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Manitoba Legislative Assembly </Td> <Td> 4 seats </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Brunswick Legislative Assembly </Td> <Td> 5 seats or 20 % of the popular vote </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly </Td> <Td> 2 seats </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nova Scotia House of Assembly </Td> <Td> 2 seats </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ontario Legislative Assembly </Td> <Td> 8 seats </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly </Td> <Td> There is no official rule , but precedent shows that only one seat is required . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Quebec National Assembly </Td> <Td> 12 seats or 20 % of the popular vote </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly </Td> <Td> 2 seats </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> Minimum seats required for official party status <Tr> <Th> Assembly </Th> <Th> Minimum </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> House of Commons of Canada </Td> <Td> 12 seats </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Senate of Canada </Td> <Td> 5 seats </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alberta Legislative Assembly </Td> <Td> 4 seats , although status has been granted to parties with only 2 seats a number of times . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> British Columbia Legislative Assembly </Td> <Td> 4 seats , although the current BC Greens caucus of 3 MLAs has been granted Official Party status with reduced funding . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Manitoba Legislative Assembly </Td> <Td> 4 seats </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Brunswick Legislative Assembly </Td> <Td> 5 seats or 20 % of the popular vote </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly </Td> <Td> 2 seats </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nova Scotia House of Assembly </Td> <Td> 2 seats </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ontario Legislative Assembly </Td> <Td> 8 seats </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly </Td> <Td> There is no official rule , but precedent shows that only one seat is required . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Quebec National Assembly </Td> <Td> 12 seats or 20 % of the popular vote </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly </Td> <Td> 2 seats </Td> </Tr> </Table>
how many seats to keep official party status in ontario
how many seats to keep official party status in ontario
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