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;[1] Isabel Hardie became the first woman elected to the House of Commons from the Northwest Territories.[2]
Party Standings
[edit]| Party | Total women candidates | % women candidates of total candidates | Total women elected | % women elected of total women candidates | % women elected of total elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | 7 (of 265) | 2.6% | 3 (of 116) | 42.9% | 2.6% |
| NDP | 7 (of 218) | 3.2% | 0 (of 19) | 0% | 0% |
| Liberal | 6 (of 263) | 2.3% | 2 (of 99) | 33.3% | 2.0% |
| Social Credit | 4 (of 230) | 1.7% | 0 (of 30) | 0% | 0% |
| Independent | 1 (of 11) | 9.1% | 0 (of 0) | 0% | - |
| Communist Party of Canada | 1 (of 12) | 8.3% | 0 (of 0) | 0% | - |
| Table source:[3] | |||||
Members of the House of Commons
[edit]| Name | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Fairclough | Progressive Conservative | Hamilton West | cabinet member | |
| Isabel Hardie | Liberal | Northwest 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
[edit]| Senator | Appointed on the advice of | Term | from | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muriel McQueen Fergusson | St. Laurent | 1953.05.19 - 1975.05.23 | New Brunswick | Liberal | |
| Marianna Beauchamp Jodoin | St. Laurent | 1953.05.19 - 1966.06.01 | Quebec | Liberal | |
| Nancy Hodges | St. Laurent | 1953.11.05 - 1965.06.12 | British Columbia | Liberal | |
| Florence Elsie Inman | St. Laurent | 1955.07.28 - 1986.05.31 | Prince Edward Island | Liberal | |
| Olive Lillian Irvine | Diefenbaker | 1960.01.14 - 1969.11.01 | Manitoba | Progressive Conservative | |
| Josie Alice Quart | Diefenbaker | 1960.01.14 - 1969.11.01 | Quebec | Progressive Conservative |
References
[edit]- ^ Margaret Aitken – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ "N.W.T.'s first female MP passes away". CBC News. November 20, 2006.
- ^ "History of Federal Ridings since 1867 | Parliament of Canada: Women Candidates in General Elections". www2.parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-09-17.