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Women in Canadian provincial and territorial legislatures

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This is a list of women who are currently members of the provincial and territorial Legislative Assemblies in Canada.

Rankings

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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 35.3 per cent (273 out of 772) of all provincial and territorial legislators across Canada as a whole.

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 29 33.3 2023
8 Manitoba 57 18 31.5 2023
9 Saskatchewan 61 17 27.9 2020
10 New Brunswick 49 14 28.6 2020
11 Nunavut 22 6 27.2 2021
12 Prince Edward Island 27 7 25.9 2019
13 Newfoundland and Labrador 40 9 22.5 2021

Representatives

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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
Representative Party Electoral district Notes
  Pam Alexis NDP Abbotsford-Mission Minister of Agriculture and Food
  Brittny Anderson NDP Nelson-Creston
  Michele Babchuk NDP North Island
  Brenda Bailey NDP Vancouver-False Creek Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
  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
  Katrine Conroy NDP West Kootenay-Boundary Minister of Finance
  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 Municipal Affairs
  Karin Kirkpatrick Liberal West Vancouver-Capilano
  Ronna-Rae Leonard NDP Courtenay-Comox
  Grace Lore NDP Victoria-Beacon Hill Minister of State for Child Care
  Bowinn Ma NDP North Vancouver-Lonsdale Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
  Sheila Malcolmson NDP Nanaimo Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
  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 Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
  Kelli Paddon NDP Chilliwack-Kent
  Lana Popham NDP Saanich South Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
  Linda Reid Liberal Richmond East
  Jennifer Rice NDP North Coast
  Selina Robinson NDP Coquitlam-Maillardville Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
  Janet Routledge NDP Burnaby North
  Harwinder Sandhu NDP Vernon-Monashee
  Niki Sharma NDP Vancouver-Hastings Attorney General of British Columbia
  Jinny Sims NDP Surrey-Panorama
  Rachna Singh NDP Surrey-Green Timbers Minister of Education and Child Care
  Jackie Tegart Liberal Fraser-Nicola
  Teresa Wat Liberal Richmond Centre
  Jennifer Whiteside NDP New Westminster Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
Representative Party Electoral district Notes
  Jodie Byram Progressive Conservative Agassiz
  Renée Cable New Democrat Southdale
  Jennifer Chen New Democrat Fort Richmond
  Kathleen Cook Progressive Conservative Roblin
  Billie Cross New Democrat Seine River
  Jelynn Dela Cruz New Democrat Radisson
  Nahanni Fontaine New Democrat St. Johns
  Carrie Hiebert Progressive Conservative Morden-Winkler
  Nellie Kennedy New Democrat Assiniboia
  Cindy Lamoureux Liberal Burrows
  Amanda Lathlin New Democrat The Pas-Kameesak
  Malaya Marcelino New Democrat Notre Dame
  Lisa Naylor New Democrat Wolseley
  Tracy Schmidt New Democrat Rossmere
  Rachelle Schott New Democrat Kildonan-River East
  Bernadette Smith New Democrat Point Douglas
  Heather Stefanson Progressive Conservative Tuxedo
  Lauren Stone Progressive Conservative Midland
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
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
  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 Leader of the New Democratic Party
  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
Representative Party Electoral district Notes
  Jill Andrew New Democrat Toronto—St. Paul's
  Teresa Armstrong New Democrat London—Fanshawe
  Patrice Barnes Progressive Conservative Ajax
  Doly Begum New Democrat Scarborough Southwest
  Jessica Bell New Democrat University—Rosedale
  Stephanie Bowman Liberal Don Valley West
  Bobbi Ann Brady Independent Haldimand—Norfolk
  Lucille Collard Liberal Ottawa—Vanier
  Jess Dixon Progressive Conservative Kitchener South—Hespeler
  Jill Dunlop Progressive Conservative Simcoe North
  Catherine Fife NDP Waterloo
  Jennifer French NDP Oshawa
  Dawn Gallagher Murphy Progressive Conservative Newmarket—Aurora
  France Gélinas NDP Nickel Belt
  Goldie Ghamari Progressive Conservative Carleton
  Lisa Gretzky NDP Windsor West
  Andrea Hazell Liberal Scarborough—Guildwood
  Christine Hogarth Progressive Conservative Etobicoke—Lakeshore
  Andrea Horwath NDP Hamilton Centre Leader of the Official Opposition
  Sarah Jama Independent Hamilton Centre
  Sylvia Jones Progressive Conservative Dufferin—Caledon Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport
  Bhutila Karpoche New Democrat Parkdale—High Park
  Andrea Khanjin Progressive Conservative Barrie—Innisfil
  Natalia Kusendova Progressive Conservative Mississauga 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
  Karen McCrimmon Liberal Kanata—Carleton
  Mary-Margaret McMahon New Democrat Beaches—East York
  Caroline Mulroney PC York North Attorney General of Ontario and Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs
  Chandra Pasma New Democratic Ottawa West—Nepean
  Natalie Pierre Progressive Conservative Burlington
  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
  Donna Skelly Progressive Conservative Flamborough—Glanbrook
  Laura Smith Progressive Conservative Thornhill
  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
  Lise Vaugeois New Democratic Thunder Bay—Superior North
  Daisy Wai Progressive Conservative Richmond Hill
  Charmaine Williams Progressive Conservative Brampton Centre
  Kristyn Wong-Tam New Democrat Toronto Centre
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
  Suzanne Blais Coalition Avenir Québec Abitibi-Ouest
  Karine Boivin Roy Coalition Avenir Québec Anjou–Louis-Riel
  Agnès Grondin Coalition Avenir Québec Argenteuil
  Stéphanie Lachance Coalition Avenir Québec Bellechasse
  Caroline Proulx Coalition Avenir Québec Berthier Minister of Tourism
  France-Élaine Duranceau Coalition Avenir Québec Bertrand Minister of Housing
  Catherine Blouin Coalition Avenir Québec Bonaventure
  Madwa-Nika Cadet Liberal Bourassa-Sauvé
  Isabelle Charest Coalition Avenir Québec Brome-Missisquoi Minister Responsible for Sports, Recreation and the Outdoors
  Sonia LeBel Coalition Avenir Québec Champlain Minister Responsible for Government Administration
  Kariane Bourassa Coalition Avenir Québec Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
  Marie-Belle Gendron Coalition Avenir Québec Châteauguay
  Andrée Laforest Coalition Avenir Québec Chicoutimi Minister of Municipal Affairs
  Sona Lakhoyan Olivier Liberal Chomedey
  Martine Biron Coalition Avenir Québec Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Minister for the Status of Women and Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie
  Elisabeth Prass Liberal D'Arcy-McGee
  Kateri Champagne Jourdain Coalition Avenir Québec Duplessis Minister of Employment
  Alice Abou-Khalil Coalition Avenir Québec Fabre
  Suzanne Tremblay Coalition Avenir Québec Hull
  Carole Mallette Coalition Avenir Québec Huntingdon
  Audrey Bogemans Coalition Avenir Québec Iberville
  Filomena Rotiroti Liberal Jeanne-Mance–Viger
  Joëlle Boutin Coalition Avenir Québec Jean-Talon
  Chantale Jeannotte Coalition Avenir Québec Labelle
  Linda Caron Liberal La Pinière
  Isabelle Poulet Coalition Avenir Québec Laporte
  Céline Haytayan Coalition Avenir Québec Laval-des-Rapides
  Marie-Louise Tardif Coalition Avenir Québec Laviolette–Saint-Maurice
  Lucie Lecours Coalition Avenir Québec Les Plaines
  Isabelle Lecours Coalition Avenir Québec Lotbinière-Frontenac
  Geneviève Guilbault Coalition Avenir Québec Louis-Hébert Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility and Deputy Premier
  Shirley Dorismond Coalition Avenir Québec Marie-Victorin
  Ruba Ghazal Québec solidaire Mercier
  Virginie Dufour Liberal Mille-Îles
  Sylvie D'Amours Coalition Avenir Québec Mirabel
  Nathalie Roy Coalition Avenir Québec Montarville President of the National Assembly
  Michelle Setlakwe Liberal Mont-Royal–Outremont
  Désirée McGraw Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
  Chantal Rouleau Coalition Avenir Québec Pointe-aux-Trembles Minister Responsible for Social Solidarity and Community Action
  Sonia Bélanger Coalition Avenir Québec Prévost Minister for Health and Seniors
  Pascale Déry Coalition Avenir Québec Repentigny Minister of Higher Education
  Maïté Blanchette Vézina Coalition Avenir Québec Rimouski Minister of Natural Resources and Forests
  Amélie Dionne Coalition Avenir Québec Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata
  Brigitte Garceau Liberal Robert-Baldwin
  Nancy Guillemette Coalition Avenir Québec Roberval
  Geneviève Hébert Coalition Avenir Québec Saint-François
  Chantal Soucy Coalition Avenir Québec Saint-Hyacinthe
  Marwah Rizqy Liberal Saint-Laurent
  Manon Massé Québec solidaire Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques Co-Spokesperson for Québec solidaire
  Christine Fréchette Coalition Avenir Québec Sanguinet Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration
  Christine Labrie Québec solidaire Sherbrooke
  Marilyne Picard Coalition Avenir Québec Soulanges
  Marie-Claude Nichols Liberal (Until Oct.27 2022) Vaudreuil
  Independent
  Suzanne Roy Coalition Avenir Québec Verchères Minister of the Family
  Alejandra Zaga Mendez Québec solidaire Verdun
  Valérie Schmaltz Coalition Avenir Québec Vimont
  Jennifer Maccarone Liberal Westmount–Saint-Louis


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
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

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  1. ^ "Record number of women elected in Northwest Territories". CBC News. October 2, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "'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.