Women in the 28th–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 ParliamentHouse membersPartyRiding28th Parliament of Canada0.4% women MPsGrace MacInnis New DemocratVancouver Kingsway, BC29th Parliament of Canada1.9% women MPsMonique Bégin LiberalSaint-Michel, QCFlora MacDonald Progressive ConservativeKingston and the Islands, ONGrace MacInnis New DemocratVancouver Kingsway, BCAlbanie Morin LiberalLouis-Hébert, QCJeanne Sauvé LiberalAhuntsic, QC30th Parliament of Canada3.8% women MPsUrsula Appolloni LiberalYork South, ONMonique Bégin LiberalSaint-Michel, QCIona Campagnolo LiberalSkeena, BCColine Campbell LiberalSouth Western Nova, NSSimma Holt LiberalVancouver Kingsway, BCFlora MacDonald Progressive ConservativeKingston and the Islands, ONAlbanie Morin LiberalLouis-Hébert, QCAideen Nicholson LiberalTrinity, ONJean Pigott* Progressive ConservativeOttawa—Carleton, ONJeanne Sauvé LiberalAhuntsic, QC31st Parliament of Canada3.5% women MPsUrsula Appolloni LiberalYork South—Weston, ONMonique Bégin LiberalSaint-Léonard—Anjou, QCCéline Hervieux-Payette LiberalMercier, QCPauline Jewett NDPNew Westminster—Coquitlam, BCMarie Thérèse Killens LiberalSaint-Michel, QCFlora MacDonald Progressive ConservativeKingston and the Islands, ONMargaret Mitchell NDPVancouver East, BCAideen Nicholson LiberalTrinity, ONJeanne Sauvé LiberalLaval-des-Rapides, QCDiane Stratas Progressive ConservativeScarborough Centre, ON32nd Parliament of Canada5.6% women MPsUrsula Appolloni LiberalYork South-Weston, ONSuzanne Beauchamp-Niquet LiberalRoberval, QCMonique Bégin LiberalSaint-Michel, QCColine Campbell LiberalSouth West Nova, NSPat Carney Progressive ConservativeVancouver Centre, BCEva Côté LiberalRimouski, QCJudy Erola LiberalNickel Belt, ONCéline Hervieux-Payette LiberalMercier, QCPauline Jewett NDPNew Westminster—Coquitlam, BCMarie Thérèse Killens LiberalSaint-Michel, QCFlora MacDonald Progressive ConservativeKingston and the Islands, ONLynn McDonald* NDPBroadview—Greenwood, ONMargaret Mitchell NDPVancouver East, BCAideen Nicholson LiberalTrinity, ONJeanne Sauvé LiberalAhuntsic, QC * By by-election.

Senators SenatorParliamentsAppointed on the advice ofTermDesignationPartyMargaret Jean Anderson30th–34thTrudeau, P.1978.03.23 - 1990.08.07Northumberland-Miramichi, NB LiberalAnn Bell28th–34thTrudeau, P.1970.10.07 - 1989.11.29 Nanaimo-Malaspina, BC LiberalMartha Bielish31st–34thClark1979.09.27 - 1990.09.26 Lakeland, AB Progressive ConservativeFlorence Bayard Bird30th–32ndTrudeau, P.1978.03.23 - 1983.01.15 Carleton, ON LiberalThérèse Casgrain28thTrudeau, P.1970.10.07 - 1971.07.10Mille Isles, QC IndependentAnne Cools32nd–42ndTrudeau, P.1984.01.13 - 2018.08.12 Toronto Centre-York, ON Liberal (until 2004)Joyce Fairbairn32nd–41stTrudeau, P.1984.06.29 - 2013.01.18 Lethbridge, AB Liberal Iva Campbell Fallis17th–22ndBennett1935.07.20 - 1956.03.07Peterborough, ON ConservativeMuriel McQueen Fergusson21st–29thSt. Laurent1953.05.19 - 1975.05.23Fredericton, NB LiberalNancy Hodges22nd–26thSt. Laurent1953.11.05 - 1965.06.12Victoria, BC LiberalFlorence Elsie Inman22nd–33rdSt. Laurent1955.07.28 - 1986.05.31Murray Harbour, PE LiberalOlive Lillian Irvine24th–28thDiefenbaker1960.01.14 - 1969.11.01Lisgar, MB Progressive ConservativeMariana Beauchamp Jodoin21st–27thSt. Laurent1953.05.19 - 1975.05.23Saurel, QC LiberalMary Elizabeth Kinnear27th–29thPearson1967.04.06 - 1973.04.03Welland, ON LiberalRenaude Lapointe28th–33rdTrudeau, P.1971.11.10 - 1987.01.03Mille Isles, QC LiberalLorna Marsden32nd–34th Trudeau, P.1984.01.24 - 1992.08.31 Toronto Centre-York, Ontario LiberalJoan Neiman28th–36thTrudeau, P.1972.09.01 - 1995.09.09Peel, ON LiberalMargaret Norrie28th–32ndTrudeau, P.1972.04.27 - 1980.10.16Colchester-Cumberland, NS LiberalJosie Alice Quart24th–28thDiefenbaker1960.01.14 - 1969.11.01Victoria, QC Progressive ConservativeYvette Boucher Rousseau30th–33rdTrudeau, P.1979.03.27 - 1988.03.17 De Salaberry, QC LiberalCairine Wilson16th–24thKing1930.02.15 - 1962.03.03 Rockcliffe, ON LiberalDalia Wood30th–36thTrudeau, P.1979.03.26 - 1999.01.31 Montarville, QC Liberal

See also Women in Canadian politics Women in Canadian provincial and territorial legislatures

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