Women in Canadian provincial and territorial legislatures
This is a list of women who are currently members of the provincial and territorial Legislative Assemblies in Canada.
Rankings
To date, no provincial or territorial legislative assembly has achieved exact gender parity between women and men. The Northwest Territories had near-parity after its 2019 election, which saw the election of 9 women out of a total of 19 MLAs.[1] In 2021, a by-election resulted in NWT gaining a majority of women representatives, a first for Canada.[2] The province with the highest percentage of women in their legislature is Quebec at 46.4%.
Women currently represent 35.3 per cent (273 out of 772) of all provincial and territorial legislators across Canada as a whole.
Rank | Province or territory | Electoral districts | Women representatives | Percentage | Latest election |
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1 | Northwest Territories | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 2019 |
2 | Quebec | 125 | 58 | 46.4 | 2022 |
3 | British Columbia | 87 | 37 | 42.5 | 2020 |
4 | Yukon | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 2021 |
5 | Ontario | 124 | 47 | 39 | 2022 |
6 | Nova Scotia | 55 | 19 | 34.5 | 2021 |
7 | Alberta | 87 | 29 | 33.3 | 2023 |
8 | Manitoba | 57 | 18 | 31.5 | 2023 |
9 | Saskatchewan | 61 | 17 | 27.9 | 2020 |
10 | New Brunswick | 49 | 14 | 28.6 | 2020 |
11 | Nunavut | 22 | 6 | 27.2 | 2021 |
12 | Prince Edward Island | 27 | 7 | 25.9 | 2019 |
13 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 40 | 9 | 22.5 | 2021 |
Representatives
Representative | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
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Jodie Byram | Progressive Conservative | Agassiz | ||
Renée Cable | New Democrat | Southdale | ||
Jennifer Chen | New Democrat | Fort Richmond | ||
Kathleen Cook | Progressive Conservative | Roblin | ||
Billie Cross | New Democrat | Seine River | ||
Jelynn Dela Cruz | New Democrat | Radisson | ||
Nahanni Fontaine | New Democrat | St. Johns | ||
Carrie Hiebert | Progressive Conservative | Morden-Winkler | ||
Nellie Kennedy | New Democrat | Assiniboia | ||
Cindy Lamoureux | Liberal | Burrows | ||
Amanda Lathlin | New Democrat | The Pas-Kameesak | ||
Malaya Marcelino | New Democrat | Notre Dame | ||
Lisa Naylor | New Democrat | Wolseley | ||
Tracy Schmidt | New Democrat | Rossmere | ||
Rachelle Schott | New Democrat | Kildonan-River East | ||
Bernadette Smith | New Democrat | Point Douglas | ||
Heather Stefanson | Progressive Conservative | Tuxedo | ||
Lauren Stone | Progressive Conservative | Midland |
Representative | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
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Siobhan Coady | Liberal | St. John's West | Deputy Premier & Minister of Finance | |
Helen Conway-Ottenheimer | Progressive Conservative | Harbour Main | ||
Lisa Dempster | Liberal | Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair | Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation | |
Lela Evans | Progressive Conservative | Torngat Mountains | ||
Sherry Gambin-Walsh | Liberal | Placentia and St. Mary's | ||
Krista Howell | Liberal | St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows | Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs | |
Pam Parsons | Liberal | Harbour Grace-Port de Grave | Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality | |
Sarah Stoodley | Liberal | Mount Scio | Minister of Digital Government and Service NL | |
Lucy Stoyles | Liberal | Mount Pearl North |
Representative | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
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Diane Archie | Independent | Inuvik Boot Lake | ||
Paulie Chinna | Independent | Sahtu | ||
Caitlin Cleveland | Independent | Kam Lake | ||
Caroline Cochrane | Independent | Range Lake | Premier of the Northwest Territories | |
Julie Green | Independent | Yellowknife Centre | ||
Frieda Martselos | Independent | Thebacha | ||
Katrina Nokleby | Independent | Great Slave | ||
Lesa Semmler | Independent | Inuvik Twin Lakes | ||
Caroline Wawzonek | Independent | Yellowknife South | ||
Jane Weyallon Armstrong | Independent | Monfwi |
Representative | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
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Janet Brewster | Independent | Iqaluit-Sinaa | ||
Pamela Gross | Independent | Cambridge Bay | ||
Mary Killiktee | Independent | Uqqummiut | ||
Margaret Nakashuk | Independent | Pangnirtung | ||
Karen Nutarak | Independent | Tununiq | ||
Joanna Quassa | Independent | Aggu |
Representative | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
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Jill Andrew | New Democrat | Toronto—St. Paul's | ||
Teresa Armstrong | New Democrat | London—Fanshawe | ||
Patrice Barnes | Progressive Conservative | Ajax | ||
Doly Begum | New Democrat | Scarborough Southwest | ||
Jessica Bell | New Democrat | University—Rosedale | ||
Stephanie Bowman | Liberal | Don Valley West | ||
Bobbi Ann Brady | Independent | Haldimand—Norfolk | ||
Lucille Collard | Liberal | Ottawa—Vanier | ||
Jess Dixon | Progressive Conservative | Kitchener South—Hespeler | ||
Jill Dunlop | Progressive Conservative | Simcoe North | ||
Catherine Fife | NDP | Waterloo | ||
Jennifer French | NDP | Oshawa | ||
Dawn Gallagher Murphy | Progressive Conservative | Newmarket—Aurora | ||
France Gélinas | NDP | Nickel Belt | ||
Goldie Ghamari | Progressive Conservative | Carleton | ||
Lisa Gretzky | NDP | Windsor West | ||
Andrea Hazell | Liberal | Scarborough—Guildwood | ||
Christine Hogarth | Progressive Conservative | Etobicoke—Lakeshore | ||
Andrea Horwath | NDP | Hamilton Centre | Leader of the Official Opposition | |
Sarah Jama | Independent | Hamilton Centre | ||
Sylvia Jones | Progressive Conservative | Dufferin—Caledon | Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport | |
Bhutila Karpoche | New Democrat | Parkdale—High Park | ||
Andrea Khanjin | Progressive Conservative | Barrie—Innisfil | ||
Natalia Kusendova | Progressive Conservative | Mississauga Centre | ||
Lisa MacLeod | Progressive Conservative | Nepean—Carleton | Minister of Children and Youth Services, Minister of Community and Social Services and Minister Responsible for Women's Issues | |
Robin Martin | Progressive Conservative | Eglinton—Lawrence | ||
Karen McCrimmon | Liberal | Kanata—Carleton | ||
Mary-Margaret McMahon | New Democrat | Beaches—East York | ||
Caroline Mulroney | PC | York North | Attorney General of Ontario and Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs | |
Chandra Pasma | New Democratic | Ottawa West—Nepean | ||
Natalie Pierre | Progressive Conservative | Burlington | ||
Peggy Sattler | New Democrat | London West | ||
Laurie Scott | Progressive Conservative | Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock | Minister of Labour | |
Sandy Shaw | New Democrat | Hamilton East—Ancaster—Dundas | ||
Donna Skelly | Progressive Conservative | Flamborough—Glanbrook | ||
Laura Smith | Progressive Conservative | Thornhill | ||
Jennie Stevens | New Democrat | St. Catharines | ||
Marit Stiles | New Democrat | Davenport | ||
Kinga Surma | Progressive Conservative | Etobicoke Centre | ||
Nina Tangri | Progressive Conservative | Mississauga—Streetsville | ||
Monique Taylor | New Democrat | Hamilton Mountain | ||
Lisa Thompson | Progressive Conservative | Huron—Bruce | Minister of Education | |
Effie Triantafilopoulos | Progressive Conservative | Oakville North—Burlington | ||
Lise Vaugeois | New Democratic | Thunder Bay—Superior North | ||
Daisy Wai | Progressive Conservative | Richmond Hill | ||
Charmaine Williams | Progressive Conservative | Brampton Centre | ||
Kristyn Wong-Tam | New Democrat | Toronto Centre |
Representative | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
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Trish Altass | Green | Tyne Valley-Sherbrooke | ||
Michele Beaton | Green | Mermaid-Stratford | ||
Hannah Bell | Green | Charlottetown-Belvedere | ||
Karla Bernard | Green | Charlottetown-Victoria Park | ||
Darlene Compton | Progressive Conservative | Belfast-Murray River | Deputy Premier & Minister of Finance | |
Natalie Jameson | Progressive Conservative | Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park | Minister of Environment, Water and Climate Change | |
Lynne Lund | Green | Summerside-Wilmot |
Representative | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
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Annie Blake | Yukon New Democratic Party | Vuntut Gwitchin | ||
Yvonne Clarke | Yukon Party | Porter Creek Centre | ||
Patti McLeod | Yukon Liberal Party | Watson Lake | ||
Jeanie McLean | Yukon Liberal Party | Mountainview | Minister of Education | |
Tracy McPhee | Yukon Liberal Party | Riverdale South | Deputy Premier, Minister of Justice & Minister of Health | |
Emily Tredger | Yukon New Democratic Party | Whitehorse Centre | ||
Geraldine Van Bibber | Yukon Liberal Party | Porter Creek North | ||
Kate White | Yukon New Democratic Party | Takhini-Kopper King | Leader of the New Democratic Party |
References
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- List of female first ministers in Canada
- Women in Canadian provincial and territorial legislatures