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First Indo-Canadian woman elected to Parliament (of 2) Meili Faille (born 1972) Vaudreuil—Soulanges: June 28, 2004: May 1, 2011: Bloc Québécois [165] First Taiwanese-Canadian woman elected to Parliament Diane Finley (born 1957) Haldimand—Norfolk: June 28, 2004: May 11, 2021: Conservative [166] Minister of Human Resources (2006–2007 ...
The number of women in the Canadian Parliament has been slowly but steadily increasing since the 1980s [9] and has reached its highest point following the 2019 Canadian federal election where women made up 29.6% [10] of the Canadian Parliament which is higher than the global average of 25.5% [11] and very close to the 1995 United Nations goal ...
Representation by women has been a significant issue in Canadian politics since 1900. The first woman elected to a provincial legislature in Canada was Louise McKinney in the 1917 Alberta general election, while the first woman elected to the House of Commons was Agnes Macphail, in the 1921 Canadian federal election.
The number of women in the Canadian Parliament has been slowly but steadily increasing since the 1980s [9] and has reached its highest point following the 2021 Canadian federal election where women made up 30.5% [10] of the Canadian House of Commons, higher than the global average of 25.7% [11] and surpassing the 1995 United Nations goal of 30% ...
Women in the 26th Canadian Parliament; Women in the 27th Canadian Parliament This page was last edited on 20 September 2022, at 06:25 (UTC). Text ...
Resigned to become the president of the Canadian Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre for Holocaust Studies [5] October 26, 2020 Toronto Centre: Marci Ien: Vacant Liberal: Elected in a by-election [6] York Centre: Ya'ara Saks: Vacant Liberal: November 9, 2020 Don Valley East: Yasmin Ratansi: Liberal: Independent
Women in the 44th Canadian Parliament; Party caucuses in the House. Liberal; ... Resigned from caucus to seek the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party [15] December ...
Biographies of Canadian Women Politicians; Celebrating Women's Achievements", First of Women in Politics; Parliament of Canada, % of Women Candidates by Party; Legislature of Saskatchewan, Women in Politics in Saskatchewan; Parliament of Canada, List of current Members of Parliament born outside Canada