The 42nd Canadian Parliament includes a record number of female Members of Parliament, with 88 women elected to the 338-member House of Commons of Canada (26%) in the 2015 election."We have a record number of Female MPs, but hold the applause". CBC News, October 20, 2015. This represents a gain of twelve seats over the previous record of 76 women in the 41st Canadian Parliament. By contrast, the 114th United States Congress had 105 women sitting in the 435-seat United States House of Representatives.
Of those 88 women, 54 were elected for the first time in the 2015 election.
In his first speech following the election, Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau indicated that for the first time in Canadian history, he planned to appoint a fully gender-balanced Cabinet."Justin Trudeau to appoint new cabinet with equal gender balance". CBC News, October 20, 2015. On November 4, he announced a cabinet which included 15 men and 15 women.
The longest-serving woman in the 42nd Parliament is Hedy Fry, who was first elected in the 1993 election.
On April 3, 2017 four women were elected in by-elections. As of December 2017, there are 92 women currently serving in parliament, representing 27.2 per cent of elected Members of Parliament.
Party standings
PartyTotal women candidates in the 2015 Election% women of total candidates in the 2015 ElectionTotal women elected in the 2015 Election% women elected of total women candidates in the 2015 Election% women elected of total elected in the 2015 ElectionTotal current women members of the House of Commons% women of current members in the House of CommonsLiberal (of 338)31.1% (of 184)47.6%27.1% (of 183)29.5%New Democrats (of 338)42.8% (of 44)12.4%40.9% (of 44)40.9%Conservative (of 338)19.5% (of 99)25.7%17.1% (of 97)19.6%Bloc Québécois (of 78)28.2% (of 10)9.1%20.0% (of 10)20.0%Green (of 336)39.9% (of 1)0.74%100% (of 1)100%Independents (of 2)0%Total88 (of 338)26.0%94 (of 338)27.8%Table source:Parliament of Canada: Women Candidates in General ElectionsTable source: 42nd Canadian Parliament
Female Members
† denotes women who were newly elected in the 2015 election and are serving their first term in office. †† denotes women who were not members of the 41st parliament, but previously served in another parliament. ††† denotes women who were newly elected in byelections since the 2015 election.
NamePartyElectoral districtNotes Leona Alleslev† Liberal Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill Hon. Rona Ambrose Conservative Sturgeon River—Parkland Leader of the Opposition Niki Ashton New Democrat Churchill—Keewatinook Aski Hon. Carolyn Bennett Liberal Toronto—St. Paul's Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Sheri Benson† New Democrat Saskatoon West Hon. Candice Bergen Conservative Portage—Lisgar Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau† Liberal Compton—Stanstead Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for La Francophonie Rachel Blaney† New Democrat North Island—Powell River Kelly Block Conservative Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek Sylvie Boucher†† Conservative Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet New Democrat Hochelaga Ruth Ellen Brosseau New Democrat Berthier—Maskinongé Celina Caesar-Chavannes† Liberal Whitby Hon. Bardish Chagger† Liberal Waterloo Minister of Small Business and Tourism Julie Dabrusin† Liberal Toronto—Danforth Pam Damoff† Liberal Oakville North—Burlington Anju Dhillon† Liberal Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle Hon. Kirsty Duncan Liberal Etobicoke North Minister of Science Linda Duncan New Democrat Edmonton—Strathcona Julie Dzerowicz† Liberal Davenport Rosemarie Falk††† Conservative Battlefords—Lloydminster Elected in a by-election on December 11, 2017 Hon. Diane Finley Conservative Haldimand—Norfolk Hon. Judy Foote Liberal Bonavista—Burin—Trinity Minister of Public Services and Procurement Mona Fortier††† Liberal Ottawa—Vanier Elected in a by-election on April 3, 2017 Hon. Chrystia Freeland Liberal University—Rosedale Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Hedy Fry Liberal Vancouver Centre Longest Current Serving Female Member of Parlimanet Cheryl Gallant Conservative Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Marilène Gill† Bloc Québécois Manicouagan Marilyn Gladu† Conservative Sarnia—Lambton Pamela Goldsmith-Jones† Liberal West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country Hon. Karina Gould† Liberal Burlington Minister of Democratic Institutions Hon. Patty Hajdu† Liberal Thunder Bay—Superior North Minister of Status of Women then Minister of Employment, Workforce and Labour Cheryl Hardcastle† New Democrat Windsor—Tecumseh Rachael Harder† Conservative Lethbridge Carol Hughes New Democrat Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing Gudie Hutchings† Liberal Long Range Mountains Georgina Jolibois† New Democrat Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River Hon. Mélanie Joly† Liberal Ahuntsic—Cartierville Minister of Canadian Heritage Yvonne Jones Liberal Labrador Bernadette Jordan† Liberal South Shore—St. Margaret's Iqra Khalid† Liberal Mississauga—Erin Mills Kamal Khera† Liberal Brampton West Stephanie Kusie††† Conservative Calgary Midnapore Elected in a by-election on April 3, 2017 Jenny Kwan† New Democrat Vancouver East Emmanuella Lambropoulos††† Liberal Saint-Laurent Elected in a by-election on April 3, 2017 Linda Lapointe† Liberal Rivière-des-Mille-Îles Hélène Laverdière New Democrat Laurier—Sainte-Marie Hon. Diane Lebouthillier† Liberal Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine Minister of National Revenue Hon. Kellie Leitch Conservative Simcoe—Grey Alaina Lockhart† Liberal Fundy Royal Karen Ludwig† Liberal New Brunswick Southwest Sheila Malcolmson† New Democrat Nanaimo—Ladysmith Irene Mathyssen New Democrat London—Fanshawe Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands Leader of the Green Party Karen McCrimmon† Liberal Kanata—Carleton Hon. Catherine McKenna† Liberal Ottawa Centre Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Cathy McLeod Conservative Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo Alexandra Mendès†† Liberal Brossard—Saint-Lambert Hon. MaryAnn Mihychuk Liberal Kildonan—St. Paul Formerly Minister of Employment, Workforce and Labour Hon. Maryam Monsef† Liberal Peterborough—Kawartha Minister of Democratic Institutions then Minister of Status of Women Christine Moore New Democrat Abitibi—Témiscamingue Joyce Murray Liberal Vancouver Quadra Eva Nassif† Liberal Vimy Mary Ng††† Liberal Markham-Thornhill Elected in a by-election on April 3, 2017 Jennifer O'Connell† Liberal Pickering—Uxbridge Monique Pauzé† Groupe parlementaire québécois Repentigny Ginette Petitpas Taylor† Liberal Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe Hon. Jane Philpott† Liberal Markham—Stouffville Anne Minh-Thu Quach New Democrat Salaberry—Suroît Hon. Carla Qualtrough† Liberal Delta Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities Hon. Lisa Raitt Conservative Milton Tracey Ramsey New Democrat Essex Yasmin Ratansi†† Liberal Don Valley East Hon. Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill Sherry Romanado† Liberal Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne Kim Rudd† Liberal Northumberland—Peterborough South Ruby Sahota† Liberal Brampton North Brigitte Sansoucy† New Democrat Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Deb Schulte† Liberal King—Vaughan Hon. Judy Sgro Liberal Humber River—Black Creek Brenda Shanahan† Liberal Châteauguay—Lacolle Sonia Sidhu† Liberal Brampton South Shannon Stubbs† Conservative Lakeland Filomena Tassi† Liberal Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas Karine Trudel† New Democrat Jonquière Anita Vandenbeld† Liberal Ottawa West—Nepean Karen Vecchio† Conservative Elgin—Middlesex—London Cathay Wagantall† Conservative Yorkton—Melville Dianne Watts† Conservative South Surrey—White Rock Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould† Liberal Vancouver Granville Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Hon. Alice Wong Conservative Richmond Centre Jean Yip††† Liberal Scarborough-Agincourt Elected in a by-election on December 11, 2017 Kate Young† Liberal London West Salma Zahid† Liberal Scarborough Centre
See also Women in the 40th Canadian Parliament Women in the 41st Canadian Parliament
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