Women in the 25th Canadian Parliament

The number of women sitting in the House of Commons remained at five during the 25th Canadian Parliament; the number of women senators remained at six. 26 women ran for seats in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1962 federal election; four women out of five incumbents were reelected. Margaret Aitken was defeated when she ran for reelection; Isabel Hardie became the first woman elected to the House of Commons from the Northwest Territories.

Party Standings PartyTotal women candidates% women candidates of total candidatesTotal women elected% women elected of total women candidates% women elected of total electedProgressive Conservative (of 265)2.6% (of 116)42.9%2.6%NDP (of 218)3.2% (of 19)0%0%Liberal (of 263)2.3% (of 99)33.3%2.0%Social Credit (of 230)1.7% (of 30)0%0%Independent (of 11)9.1% (of 0)0% -Communist Party of Canada (of 12)8.3% (of 0)0% -Table source:

Members of the House of Commons NamePartyElectoral districtNotes Ellen Fairclough Progressive Conservative Hamilton West cabinet memberIsabel Hardie LiberalNorthwest Territories first woman MP from NWT Judy LaMarsh Liberal Niagara Falls Margaret Mary Macdonald Progressive Conservative King's Jean Casselman Wadds Progressive Conservative Grenville—Dundas

Senators SenatorAppointed on the advice ofTermfromPartyMuriel McQueen FergussonSt. Laurent1953.05.19 - 1975.05.23New BrunswickLiberalMariana Beauchamp JodoinSt. Laurent1953.05.19 - 1966.06.01QuebecLiberalNancy HodgesSt. Laurent1953.11.05 - 1965.06.12British ColumbiaLiberalFlorence Elsie InmanSt. Laurent1955.07.28 - 1986.05.31Prince Edward IslandLiberalOlive Lillian IrvineDiefenbaker1960.01.14 - 1969.11.01ManitobaProgressive ConservativeJosie Alice QuartDiefenbaker1960.01.14 - 1969.11.01QuebecProgressive Conservative

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