Women in the 14th–32nd Canadian Parliaments

Women were first allowed to vote at the federal level in Canada in the 1917 general election in connection with military service, and were allowed to vote under the same conditions as men beginning on May 24, 1918. The next four elections saw only one woman elected: Agnes Macphail. The 1936 election saw two women in the House together for the first time. A by-election in 1941 saw a woman elected to the governing caucus for the first time. The 22nd federal election in 1953 was a slight breakthrough, electing four women, which was 1.5% of the House. Every Parliament thenafter would have at least two women at a time, except for the 28th Parliament from 1968 to 1972, in which Grace MacInnis was the only woman. Then 30th Parliament, elected in 1974, was another breakthrough, containing nine women MPs following the general election and rising to ten due to a by-election in 1976. The number of women in the House would not fall below ten again.

Meanwhile, in the Senate, Cairine Wilson was appointed as the first woman Senator in 1930. Additional women were added every few years, but it was not until two appointments in March 1979 that the Senate would even have ten women serving simultaneously.

Members of the House of Commons

Parliament	House members		Riding
14th Parliament of Canada 0.4% women MPs	Agnes Macphail	Progressive	Grey Southeast, ON
15th Parliament of Canada 0.4% women MPs	Agnes Macphail	Progressive	Grey Southeast, ON
16th Parliament of Canada 0.4% women MPs	Agnes Macphail	Progressive	Grey Southeast, ON
17th Parliament of Canada 0.4% women MPs	Agnes Macphail	Progressive	Grey Southeast, ON
18th Parliament of Canada 0.8% women MPs	Martha Black	Independent Conservative	Yukon, YK
18th Parliament of Canada 0.8% women MPs	Agnes Macphail	United Farmers of Ontario-Labour	Grey—Bruce, ON
19th Parliament of Canada 0.8% women MPs	Cora Taylor Casselman*	Liberal	Edmonton East, AB
19th Parliament of Canada 0.8% women MPs	Dorise Nielsen	Unity	North Battleford, SK
20th Parliament of Canada 0.4% women MPs	Gladys Strum	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation	Qu'Appelle, SK
21st Parliament of Canada 0.4% women MPs	Ellen Fairclough*	Progressive Conservative	Hamilton West, ON
22nd Parliament of Canada 1.5% women MPs	Margaret Aitken	Progressive Conservative	York—Humber, ON
	Sybil Bennett	Progressive Conservative	Halton, ON
	Ellen Fairclough	Progressive Conservative	Hamilton West, ON
	Marie Ann Shipley	Liberal	Timiskaming, ON
23rd Parliament of Canada 0.8% women MPs	Margaret Aitken	Progressive Conservative	York—Humber, ON
23rd Parliament of Canada 0.8% women MPs	Ellen Fairclough	Progressive Conservative	Hamilton West, ON
24th Parliament of Canada 1.9% women MPs	Margaret Aitken	Progressive Conservative	York—Humber, ON
	Ellen Fairclough	Progressive Conservative	Hamilton West, ON
	Judy LaMarsh*	Liberal	Niagara Falls, ON
	Margaret Macdonald*	Progressive Conservative	Kings, PE
	Jean Wadds*	Progressive Conservative	Grenville—Dundas, ON
25th Parliament of Canada 2.3% women MPs	Ellen Fairclough	Progressive Conservative	Hamilton West, ON
	Isabel Hardie	Liberal	Northwest Territories, NT
	Judy LaMarsh	Liberal	Niagara Falls, ON
	Margaret Macdonald	Progressive Conservative	Kings, PE
	Jean Wadds	Progressive Conservative	Grenville—Dundas, ON
26th Parliament of Canada 2.3% women MPs	Pauline Jewett	Liberal	Northumberland, ON
	Eloise Jones*	Progressive Conservative	Saskatoon, SK
	Margaret Konantz	Liberal	Winnipeg South, MB
	Judy LaMarsh	Liberal	Niagara Falls, ON
	Margaret Rideout*	Liberal	Westmorland, NB
	Jean Wadds	Progressive Conservative	Grenville—Dundas, ON
27th Parliament of Canada 1.5% women MPs	Judy LaMarsh	Liberal	Niagara Falls, ON
	Grace MacInnis	New Democrat	Vancouver Kingsway, BC
	Margaret Rideout	Liberal	Westmorland, NB
	Jean Wadds	Progressive Conservative	Grenville—Dundas, ON
28th Parliament of Canada 0.4% women MPs	Grace MacInnis	New Democrat	Vancouver Kingsway, BC
29th Parliament of Canada 1.9% women MPs	Monique Bégin	Liberal	Saint-Michel, QC
	Flora MacDonald	Progressive Conservative	Kingston and the Islands, ON
	Grace MacInnis	New Democrat	Vancouver Kingsway, BC
	Albanie Morin	Liberal	Louis-Hébert, QC
	Jeanne Sauvé	Liberal	Ahuntsic, QC
30th Parliament of Canada 3.8% women MPs	Ursula Appolloni	Liberal	York South, ON
	Monique Bégin	Liberal	Saint-Michel, QC
	Iona Campagnolo	Liberal	Skeena, BC
	Coline Campbell	Liberal	South Western Nova, NS
	Simma Holt	Liberal	Vancouver Kingsway, BC
	Flora MacDonald	Progressive Conservative	Kingston and the Islands, ON
	Albanie Morin	Liberal	Louis-Hébert, QC
	Aideen Nicholson	Liberal	Trinity, ON
	Jean Piggott*	Progressive Conservative	Ottawa—Carleton, ON
	Jeanne Sauvé	Liberal	Ahuntsic, QC
31st Parliament of Canada 3.5% women MPs	Ursula Appolloni	Liberal	York South—Weston, ON
	Monique Bégin	Liberal	Saint-Léonard—Anjou, QC
	Céline Hervieux-Payette	Liberal	Mercier, QC
	Pauline Jewett	NDP	New Westminster—Coquitlam, BC
	Marie Thérèse Killens	Liberal	Saint-Michel, QC
	Flora MacDonald	Progressive Conservative	Kingston and the Islands, ON
	Margaret Mitchell	NDP	Vancouver East, BC
	Aideen Nicholson	Liberal	Trinity, ON
	Jeanne Sauvé	Liberal	Laval-des-Rapides, QC
	Diane Stratas	Progressive Conservative	Scarborough Centre, ON
32nd Parliament of Canada 5.6% women MPs	Ursula Appolloni	Liberal	York South-Weston, ON
	Suzanne Beauchamp-Niquet	Liberal	Roberval, QC
	Monique Bégin	Liberal	Saint-Michel, QC
	Coline Campbell	Liberal	South West Nova, NS
	Pat Carney	Progressive Conservative	Vancouver Centre, BC
	Eva Côté	Liberal	Rimouski, QC
	Judy Erola	Liberal	Nickel Belt, ON
	Céline Hervieux-Payette	Liberal	Mercier, QC
	Pauline Jewett	NDP	New Westminster—Coquitlam, BC
	Marie Thérèse Killens	Liberal	Saint-Michel, QC
	Flora MacDonald	Progressive Conservative	Kingston and the Islands, ON
	Lynn McDonald*	NDP	Broadview—Greenwood, ON
	Margaret Mitchell	NDP	Vancouver East, BC
	Aideen Nicholson	Liberal	Trinity, ON
	Jeanne Sauvé	Liberal	Ahuntsic, QC

* By by-election.

Senators

Senator	Parliaments	Appointed on the advice of	Term	Designation
Margaret Jean Anderson	30th–34th	Trudeau, P.	1978.03.23 - 1990.08.07	Northumberland-Miramichi, NB	Liberal
Ann Bell	28th–34th	Trudeau, P.	1970.10.07 - 1989.11.29	Nanaimo-Malaspina, BC	Liberal
Martha Bielish	31st–34th	Clark	1979.09.27 - 1990.09.26	Lakeland, AB	Progressive Conservative
Florence Bayard Bird	30th–32nd	Trudeau, P.	1978.03.23 - 1983.01.15	Carleton, ON	Liberal
Thérèse Casgrain	28th	Trudeau, P.	1970.10.07 - 1971.07.10	Mille Isles, QC	Independent
Anne Cools	32nd–	Trudeau, P.	1984.01.13 -	Toronto Centre-York, ON	Liberal (until 2004)
Joyce Fairbairn	32nd–34th	Trudeau, P.	1984.06.29 - 2013.01.18	Lethbridge, AB	Liberal
Iva Campbell Fallis	17th–22nd	Bennett	1935.07.20 - 1956.03.07	Peterborough, ON	Conservative
Muriel McQueen Fergusson	21st–29th	St. Laurent	1953.05.19 - 1975.05.23	Fredericton, NB	Liberal
Nancy Hodges	22nd–26th	St. Laurent	1953.11.05 - 1965.06.12	Victoria, BC	Liberal
Florence Elsie Inman	22nd–33rd	St. Laurent	1955.07.28 - 1986.05.31	Murray Harbour, PE	Liberal
Olive Lillian Irvine	24th–28th	Diefenbaker	1960.01.14 - 1969.11.01	Lisgar, MB	Progressive Conservative
Marianna Beauchamp Jodoin	21st–27th	St. Laurent	1953.05.19 - 1975.05.23	Saurel, QC	Liberal
Mary Elizabeth Kinnear	27th–29th	Pearson	1967.04.06 - 1973.04.03	Welland, ON	Liberal
Renaude Lapointe	28th–33rd	Trudeau, P.	1971.11.10 - 1987.01.03	Mille Isles, QC	Liberal
Lorna Marsden	32nd–34th	Trudeau, P.	1984.01.24 - 1992.08.31	Toronto Centre-York, Ontario	Liberal
Joan Neiman	28th–36th	Trudeau, P.	1972.09.01 - 1995.09.09	Peel, ON	Liberal
Margaret Norrie	28th–32nd	Trudeau, P.	1972.04.27 - 1980.10.16	Colchester-Cumberland, NS	Liberal
Josie Alice Quart	24th–28th	Diefenbaker	1960.01.14 - 1969.11.01	Victoria, QC	Progressive Conservative
Yvette Boucher Rousseau	30th–33rd	Trudeau, P.	1979.03.27 - 1988.03.17	De Salaberry, QC	Liberal
Cairine Wilson	16th–24th	King	1930.02.15 - 1962.03.03	Rockcliffe, ON	Liberal
Dalia Wood	30th–36th	Trudeau, P.	1979.03.26 - 1999.01.31	Montarville, QC	Liberal

External links

Women in Parliament - Parliament of Canada
Current lists of women in the House of Commons - Parliament of Canada
Historical lists of women in the House of Commons - Parliament of Canada

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