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]
Women currently represent 35.2 per cent (272 out of 772) of all provincial and territorial legislators across Canada as a whole. As of April 2021, the Northwest Territories is the only province or territory in Canada with a female Premier.
| Rank | Province or territory | Electoral districts | Women representatives | Percentage | Latest election |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest Territories | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 2019 |
| 2 | British Columbia | 87 | 37 | 42.5 | 2020 |
| 3 | Quebec | 125 | 55 | 44.0 | 2018 |
| 4 | Yukon | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 2021 |
| 5 | Ontario | 124 | 49 | 39.5 | 2018 |
| 6 | Nova Scotia | 55 | 19 | 34.5 | 2021 |
| 7 | Alberta | 87 | 26 | 29.8 | 2019 |
| 8 | Saskatchewan | 61 | 17 | 27.9 | 2020 |
| 9 | New Brunswick | 49 | 14 | 28.6 | 2020 |
| 10 | Nunavut | 22 | 6 | 27.2 | 2021 |
| 11 | Manitoba | 57 | 15 | 26.3 | 2019 |
| 12 | Prince Edward Island | 27 | 7 | 25.9 | 2019 |
| 13 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 40 | 9 | 22.5 | 2021 |
Representatives[]
Alberta[]
| Representative | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leela Aheer | United Conservative | Chestermere-Strathmore | Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism & Status of Women | |
| Tracy Allard | United Conservative | Grande Prairie | ||
| Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk | United Conservative | Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville | ||
| Tanya Fir | United Conservative | Calgary-Peigan | ||
| Kathleen Ganley | NDP | Calgary-Mountain View | ||
| Michaela Glasgo | United Conservative | Brooks-Medicine Hat | ||
| Nicole Goehring | NDP | Edmonton-Castle Downs | ||
| Laila Goodridge | United Conservative | Fort McMurray-Conklin | ||
| Christina Gray | NDP | Edmonton-Mill Woods | ||
| Sarah Hoffman | NDP | Edmonton-Glenora | ||
| Janis Irwin | NDP | Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood | ||
| Whitney Issik | United Conservative | Calgary-Glenmore | ||
| Adriana LaGrange | United Conservative | Red Deer-North | Minister of Education | |
| Jackie Lovely | United Conservative | Camrose | ||
| Rachel Notley | NDP | Edmonton-Strathcona | Former Premier of Alberta & Leader of the Opposition | |
| Rakhi Pancholi | NDP | Edmonton-Whitemud | ||
| Josephine Pon | United Conservative | Calgary-Beddington | Minister of Seniors and Housing | |
| Shannon Phillips | NDP | Lethbridge-West | ||
| Angela Pitt | United Conservative | Airdrie | ||
| Marie Renaud | NDP | St. Albert | ||
| Miranda Rosin | United Conservative | Banff-Kananaskis | ||
| Sonya Savage | United Conservative | Calgary-North West | Minister of Energy | |
| Rajan Sawhney | United Conservative | Calgary-North East | ||
| Rebecca Schulz | United Conservative | Calgary-Shaw | Minister of Children Services | |
| Lori Sigurdson | NDP | Edmonton-Riverview | ||
| Heather Sweet | NDP | Edmonton-Manning | ||
British Columbia[]
| Representative | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pam Alexis | NDP | Abbotsford-Mission | ||
| Brittny Anderson | NDP | Nelson-Creston | ||
| Michele Babchuk | NDP | North Island | ||
| Brenda Bailey | NDP | Vancouver-False Creek | ||
| Lisa Beare | NDP | Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | Minister of Citizens' Services | |
| Shirley Bond | Liberal | Prince George-Mount Robson | ||
| Stephanie Cadieux | Liberal | Surrey-Panorama | ||
| Susie Chant | NDP | North Vancouver-Seymour | ||
| Katrina Chen | NDP | Burnaby-Lougheed | Minister of State for Childcare | |
| Katrine Conroy | NDP | West Kootenay-Boundary | Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development | |
| Mitzi Dean | NDP | Esquimalt-Metchosin | Minister of Children and Family Development | |
| Megan Dykeman | NDP | Langley East | ||
| Mable Elmore | NDP | Vancouver-Kensington | ||
| Sonia Furstenau | Green | Cowichan Valley | Leader of the Green Party | |
| Kelly Greene | NDP | Richmond-Steveston | ||
| Anne Kang | NDP | Burnaby-Deer Lake | Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training | |
| Karin Kirkpatrick | Liberal | West Vancouver-Capilano | ||
| Ronna-Rae Leonard | NDP | Courtenay-Comox | ||
| Grace Lore | NDP | Victoria-Beacon Hill | ||
| Bowinn Ma | NDP | North Vancouver-Lonsdale | Minister of State for Infrastructure | |
| Sheila Malcolmson | NDP | Nanaimo | Minister of Mental Health and Addictions | |
| Melanie Mark | NDP | Vancouver-Mount Pleasant | Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport | |
| Renee Merrifield | Liberal | Kelowna-Mission | ||
| Coralee Oakes | Liberal | Cariboo North | ||
| Josie Osborne | NDP | Mid Island-Pacific Rim | Minister of Municipal Affairs | |
| Kelli Paddon | NDP | Chilliwack-Kent | ||
| Lana Popham | NDP | Saanich South | Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries | |
| Linda Reid | Liberal | Richmond East | ||
| Jennifer Rice | NDP | North Coast | ||
| Selina Robinson | NDP | Coquitlam-Maillardville | Minister of Finance | |
| Janet Routledge | NDP | Burnaby North | ||
| Harwinder Sandhu | NDP | Vernon-Monashee | ||
| Niki Sharma | NDP | Vancouver-Hastings | ||
| Jinny Sims | NDP | Surrey-Panorama | ||
| Rachna Singh | NDP | Surrey-Green Timbers | ||
| Jackie Tegart | Liberal | Fraser-Nicola | ||
| Teresa Wat | Liberal | Richmond Centre | ||
| Jennifer Whiteside | NDP | New Westminster | Minister of Education | |
Manitoba[]
| Representative | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Adams | New Democrat | Thompson | ||
| Eileen Clarke | Progressive Conservative | Agassiz | Minister of Indigenous and Municipal Relations | |
| Cathy Cox | Progressive Conservative | River East | Minister of Sustainable Development | |
| Myrna Driedger | Progressive Conservative | Roblin | Speaker | |
| Nahanni Fontaine | New Democrat | St. Johns | ||
| Audrey Gordon | Progressive Conservative | Southdale | ||
| Sarah Guillemard | Progressive Conservative | Fort Richmond | ||
| Cindy Lamoureux | Liberal | Burrows | ||
| Amanda Lathlin | New Democrat | The Pas-Kameesak | ||
| Malaya Marcelino | New Democrat | Notre Dame | ||
| Janice Morley-Lecomte | Progressive Conservative | Seine River | ||
| Lisa Naylor | New Democrat | Wolseley | ||
| Bernadette Smith | New Democrat | Point Douglas | ||
| Rochelle Squires | Progressive Conservative | Riel | Minister of Sport, Culture and Heritage, Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs and Minister responsible for Status of Women | |
| Heather Stefanson | Progressive Conservative | Tuxedo | Minister of Justice and Attorney General | |
New Brunswick[]
| Representative | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Anderson-Mason | Progressive Conservative | Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West | ||
| Kathy Bockus | Progressive Conservative | Saint Croix | ||
| Michelle Conroy | People's Alliance | Miramichi | ||
| Arlene Dunn | Progressive Conservative | Saint John Harbour | Minister of Economic Development and Small Business | |
| Jill Green | Progressive Conservative | Fredericton North | Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure | |
| Lisa Harris | Liberal | Miramichi Bay-Neguac | ||
| Margaret Johnson | Progressive Conservative | Carleton-Victoria | Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries | |
| Francine Landry | Liberal | Madawaska les Lacs-Edmundston | ||
| Megan Mitton | Green | Memramcook-Tantramar | ||
| Tammy Scott-Wallace | Progressive Conservative | Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins | Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture | |
| Dorothy Shephard | Progressive Conservative | Saint John Lancaster | Minister of Health | |
| Isabelle Thériault | Liberal | Caraquet | ||
| Mary Wilson | Progressive Conservative | Oromocto-Lincoln-Fredericton | Minister of Service New Brunswick | |
| Sherry Wilson | Progressive Conservative | Moncton Southwest | ||
Newfoundland and Labrador[]
| Representative | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Northwest Territories[]
| Representative | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Nova Scotia[]
| Representative | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Adams | Progressive Conservative | Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage | ||
| Patricia Arab | Liberal | Fairview-Clayton Park | ||
| Jill Balser | Progressive Conservative | Digby-Annapolis | ||
| Danielle Barkhouse | Progressive Conservative | Chester-St. Margaret's | ||
| Claudia Chender | New Democrat | Dartmouth South | ||
| Susan Corkum-Greek | Progressive Conservative | Lunenburg | ||
| Rafah DiCostanzo | Liberal | Clayton Park West | ||
| Becky Druhan | Progressive Conservative | Lunenburg West | ||
| Suzy Hansen | New Democrat | Halifax Needham | ||
| Lisa Lachance | New Democrat | Halifax Citadel-Sable Island | ||
| Susan Leblanc | New Democrat | Dartmouth North | ||
| Karla MacFarlane | Progressive Conservative | Pictou West | ||
| Kim Masland | Progressive Conservative | Queens-Shelburne | ||
| Lorelei Nicoll | Liberal | Cole Harbour-Dartmouth | ||
| Kelly Regan | Liberal | Bedford | ||
| Melissa Sheehy-Richard | Progressive Conservative | Digby-Annapolis | ||
| Angela Simmonds | Liberal | Preston | ||
| Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin | Independent | Cumberland North | ||
| Michelle Thompson | Progressive Conservative | Antigonish | ||
[]
| Representative | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Ontario[]
| Representative | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jill Andrew | New Democrat | Toronto—St. Paul's | ||
| Teresa Armstrong | New Democrat | London—Fanshawe | ||
| Doly Begum | New Democrat | Scarborough Southwest | ||
| Jessica Bell | New Democrat | University—Rosedale | ||
| Rima Berns-McGown | New Democrat | Beaches—East York | ||
| Lucille Collard | Liberal | Ottawa—Vanier | ||
| Jill Dunlop | Progressive Conservative | Simcoe North | ||
| Christine Elliott | Progressive Conservative | Newmarket—Aurora | Deputy Premier of Ontario and Minister of Health and Long Term Care | |
| Amy Fee | Progressive Conservative | Kitchener South—Hespeler | ||
| Catherine Fife | NDP | Waterloo | ||
| Jennifer French | NDP | Oshawa | ||
| Merrilee Fullerton | Progressive Conservative | Kanata—Carleton | Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities | |
| France Gélinas | NDP | Nickel Belt | ||
| Goldie Ghamari | Progressive Conservative | Carleton | ||
| Lisa Gretzky | NDP | Windsor West | ||
| Christine Hogarth | Progressive Conservative | Etobicoke—Lakeshore | ||
| Andrea Horwath | NDP | Hamilton Centre | Leader of the Official Opposition | |
| Mitzie Hunter | Liberal | Scarborough—Guildwood | ||
| Sylvia Jones | Progressive Conservative | Dufferin—Caledon | Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport | |
| Belinda Karahalios | Progressive Conservative | Cambridge | ||
| Bhutila Karpoche | New Democrat | Parkdale—High Park | ||
| Andrea Khanjin | Progressive Conservative | Barrie—Innisfil | ||
| Natalia Kusendova | Progressive Conservative | Mississauga Centre | ||
| Laura Mae Lindo | New Democrat | Kitchener 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 | ||
| Gila Martow | Progressive Conservative | Thornhill | ||
| Jane McKenna | Progressive Conservative | Burlington | ||
| Christina Mitas | Progressive Conservative | Scarborough Centre | ||
| Judith Monteith-Farrell | New Democrat | Thunder Bay—Atikokan | ||
| Suze Morrison | New Democrat | Toronto Centre | ||
| Caroline Mulroney | PC | York North | Attorney General of Ontario and Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs | |
| Lindsey Park | Progressive Conservative | Durham | ||
| 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 | ||
| Amanda Simard | Liberal | Glengarry—Prescott—Russell | ||
| Sara Singh | New Democrat | Brampton Centre | ||
| Donna Skelly | Progressive Conservative | Flamborough—Glanbrook | ||
| 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 | ||
| Daisy Wai | Progressive Conservative | Richmond Hill | ||
| Kathleen Wynne | Liberal | Don Valley West | Former Premier of Ontario | |
Prince Edward Island[]
| Representative | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Quebec[]
Saskatchewan[]
| Representative | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Beaudry-Mellor | Saskatchewan Party | Regina University | ||
| Carla Beck | New Democrat | Regina Lakeview | ||
| Jennifer Bowes | New Democrat | Saskatoon University | ||
| Lori Carr | Saskatchewan Party | Estevan | Minister of Social Services | |
| Meara Conway | New Democrat | Regina Elphinstone-Centre | ||
| Bronwyn Eyre | Saskatchewan Party | Saskatoon Stonebridge-Dakota | Minister of Energy and Resources | |
| Donna Harpauer | Saskatchewan Party | Humboldt | Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance | |
| Lisa Lambert | Saskatchewan Party | Saskatoon Churchill-Wildwood | ||
| Vicki Mowat | New Democrat | Saskatoon Fairview | ||
| Betty Nippi-Albright | New Democrat | Saskatoon Centre | ||
| Erika Ritchie | New Democrat | Saskatoon Nutana | ||
| Alana Ross | Saskatchewan Party | Prince Albert Northcote | ||
| Laura Ross | Saskatchewan Party | Regina Qu'Appelle Valley | Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport | |
| Nicole Sarauer | New Democrat | Regina Douglas Park | ||
| Christine Tell | Saskatchewan Party | Regina Wascana Plains | Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety | |
| Nadine Wilson | Saskatchewan Party | Saskatchewan Rivers | ||
| Aleana Young | New Democrat | Regina University | ||
| Colleen Young | Saskatchewan Party | Lloydminster | ||
Yukon[]
| Representative | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
- ^ "Record number of women elected in Northwest Territories". CBC News. October 2, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "'Gender never came into my mind,' says woman who brought N.W.T. Legislature to Canada's 1st female majority". CBC News. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
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