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Federal electoral districts represented by visible minorities during the 42nd Canadian Parliament (2015–2019) marked by party colour. This list comprises persons who belong to a visible minority group who have been elected to the federal House of Commons, legislative assemblies of provinces and territories, and members appointed to the Senate.
Hardial Bains - founder and leader of the Marxist–Leninist Party of Canada, 1970–1997; Harry Bains - British Columbia New Democratic MLA; Navdeep Bains - Liberal Member of Parliament; Neeru Bajwa - Canadian actress, director and producer; Shauna Singh Baldwin - novelist; Rupan Bal - actor and youtuber; Bas Balkissoon - MPP
Lists of members of the Canadian House of Commons cover the members elected to the House of Commons of Canada, the lower chamber of the bicameral Parliament of Canada. Seats in the House of Commons are distributed roughly in proportion to the population of each province and territory. The lists of members are organized alphabetically, by age ...
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as ridings in Canadian English) as defined by the 2013 Representation Order. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members of Parliament to House of Commons of Canada every election. Provincial electoral districts often have names ...
Deepak Obhrai was the first Hindu MP in Canada. Anita Anand, Chandra Arya, Arpan Khanna, and Shuvaloy Majumdar have since been elected as MPs. [27] Vim Kochhar was the first Hindu appointed to the Senate, [28] Raj Sherman was the first Hindu to lead a Canadian political party). [29] Anita Anand is the first Hindu
The Parliament of Canada is the legislative body of the government of Canada. The Parliament is composed of the House of Commons (lower house), the Senate (upper house), and the sovereign, represented by the governor general. Most major legislation originates from the House, as it is the only body that is directly elected.
Name Party Electoral district First elected/previously elected Larry Maguire: Conservative: Brandon—Souris: 2013 Marty Morantz: Conservative Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley
Province of Canada; 1627–1791 Part of the Province of Quebec colony. 1791–1841 Split into Lower Canada (now Quebec) and Upper Canada (now Ontario). 1841–1867 Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada: Legislative Council of the Province of Canada: Governor General of the Province of Canada: Parliament of the Province of Canada: 1867 ...