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] The province with the highest percentage of women in their legislature is Quebec at 46.4%.
Women currently represent 34.9 per cent (270 out of 772) of all provincial and territorial legislators across Canada as a whole. As of October 11 2022, 2 provinces Alberta and Manitoba and Northwest Territories have a female Premier.
| Rank | Province or territory | Electoral districts | Women representatives | Percentage | Latest election |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest Territories | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 2019 |
| 2 | Quebec | 125 | 58 | 46.4 | 2022 |
| 3 | British Columbia | 87 | 37 | 42.5 | 2020 |
| 4 | Yukon | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 2021 |
| 5 | Ontario | 124 | 47 | 39 | 2022 |
| 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
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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.