History of Federal Ridings since 1867
Women Candidates in General Elections - 1921 to Date
For further information regarding women in politics, please consult the following document: http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/PRBpubs/prb0562-e.htm
Sources: Elections Canada
Note: Women were given the right to run as candidates in federal elections in 1920. (An Act respecting the Election of Members of the House of Commons and the Electoral Franchise ("Dominion Elections Act"), S.C. 1920, c. 46, s. 38, assented to on July 1, 1920.)
2006/01/23 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 380 | 64 | 16.84 % |
New Democratic Party | 108 | 12 | 11.11 % |
Liberal | 79 | 21 | 26.58 % |
Green Party of Canada | 72 | 0 | 0 % |
Conservative Party of Canada | 38 | 14 | 36.84 % |
Marxist-Leninist Party | 24 | 0 | 0 % |
Bloc Québécois | 23 | 17 | 73.91 % |
Canadian Action Party | 8 | 0 | 0 % |
Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 8 | 0 | 0 % |
Communist Party of Canada | 7 | 0 | 0 % |
Independent | 7 | 0 | 0 % |
Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
Libertarian Party of Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
Marijuana Party | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
No affiliation to a recognised party | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
PC Party | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
Western Block Party | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
2004/06/28 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 391 | 65 | 16.62 % |
New Democratic Party | 96 | 5 | 5.20 % |
Green Party of Canada | 78 | 0 | 0 % |
Liberal | 75 | 34 | 45.33 % |
Conservative Party of Canada | 36 | 12 | 33.33 % |
Marxist-Leninist Party | 28 | 0 | 0 % |
Bloc Québécois | 18 | 14 | 77.77 % |
Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 15 | 0 | 0 % |
Canadian Action Party | 12 | 0 | 0 % |
Communist Party of Canada | 11 | 0 | 0 % |
Marijuana Party | 9 | 0 | 0 % |
Independent | 7 | 0 | 0 % |
Libertarian Party of Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 % |
No affiliation to a recognised party | 2 | 0 | 0 % |
PC Party | 2 | 0 | 0 % |
2000/11/27 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 373 | 62 | 16.62 % |
New Democratic Party | 88 | 5 | 5.68 % |
Liberal | 65 | 39 | 60 % |
Progressive Conservative | 39 | 1 | 2.56 % |
Canadian Alliance | 32 | 7 | 21.87 % |
Marxist-Leninist Party | 30 | 0 | 0 % |
Natural Law Party of Canada | 25 | 0 | 0 % |
Green Party of Canada | 21 | 0 | 0 % |
Bloc Québécois | 18 | 10 | 55.55 % |
Canadian Action Party | 17 | 0 | 0 % |
Marijuana Party | 12 | 0 | 0 % |
No affiliation to a recognised party | 11 | 0 | 0 % |
Communist Party of Canada | 10 | 0 | 0 % |
Independent | 5 | 0 | 0 % |
1997/06/02 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 408 | 62 | 15.19 % |
New Democratic Party | 107 | 8 | 7.47 % |
Liberal | 84 | 37 | 44.04 % |
Progressive Conservative | 56 | 2 | 3.57 % |
Natural Law Party of Canada | 38 | 0 | 0 % |
Marxist-Leninist Party | 28 | 0 | 0 % |
Green Party of Canada | 27 | 0 | 0 % |
Reform Party of Canada | 23 | 4 | 17.39 % |
Bloc Québécois | 16 | 11 | 68.75 % |
Canadian Action Party | 13 | 0 | 0 % |
Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 6 | 0 | 0 % |
Independent | 5 | 0 | 0 % |
No affiliation to a recognised party | 5 | 0 | 0 % |
1993/10/25 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 476 | 53 | 11.13 % |
New Democratic Party | 113 | 1 | 0.88 % |
Progressive Conservative | 67 | 1 | 1.49 % |
Liberal | 64 | 36 | 56.25 % |
Natural Law Party of Canada | 57 | 0 | 0 % |
National Party of Canada | 35 | 0 | 0 % |
Abolitionist Party of Canada | 24 | 0 | 0 % |
Reform Party of Canada | 23 | 7 | 30.43 % |
No affiliation to a recognised party | 23 | 0 | 0 % |
Marxist-Leninist Party | 17 | 0 | 0 % |
Green Party of Canada | 16 | 0 | 0 % |
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada | 11 | 0 | 0 % |
Bloc Québécois | 10 | 8 | 80 % |
Canada Party | 5 | 0 | 0 % |
Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 5 | 0 | 0 % |
Libertarian Party of Canada | 5 | 0 | 0 % |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
1988/11/21 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 302 | 39 | 12.91 % |
New Democratic Party | 84 | 5 | 5.95 % |
Liberal | 53 | 13 | 24.52 % |
Progressive Conservative | 37 | 21 | 56.75 % |
No affiliation to a recognised party | 32 | 0 | 0 % |
Communist Party of Canada | 20 | 0 | 0 % |
Green Party of Canada | 15 | 0 | 0 % |
Parti Rhinocéros | 14 | 0 | 0 % |
Libertarian Party of Canada | 13 | 0 | 0 % |
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada | 11 | 0 | 0 % |
Reform Party of Canada | 8 | 0 | 0 % |
Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 6 | 0 | 0 % |
Confederation of Regions Western Party | 4 | 0 | 0 % |
Independent | 4 | 0 | 0 % |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
1984/09/04 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 214 | 27 | 12.61 % |
New Democratic Party | 64 | 3 | 4.68 % |
Liberal | 44 | 5 | 11.36 % |
Progressive Conservative | 23 | 19 | 82.60 % |
Communist Party of Canada | 13 | 0 | 0 % |
Parti Rhinocéros | 13 | 0 | 0 % |
Green Party of Canada | 11 | 0 | 0 % |
Parti Nationaliste du Québec | 11 | 0 | 0 % |
Confederation of Regions Western Party | 8 | 0 | 0 % |
Independent | 8 | 0 | 0 % |
Libertarian Party of Canada | 6 | 0 | 0 % |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 6 | 0 | 0 % |
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada | 5 | 0 | 0 % |
No affiliation to a recognised party | 2 | 0 | 0 % |
1980/02/18 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 218 | 14 | 6.42 % |
Marxist-Leninist Party | 62 | 0 | 0 % |
New Democratic Party | 33 | 2 | 6.06 % |
Liberal | 23 | 10 | 43.47 % |
Union Populaire | 21 | 0 | 0 % |
Progressive Conservative | 14 | 2 | 14.28 % |
No affiliation to a recognised party | 14 | 0 | 0 % |
Libertarian Party of Canada | 11 | 0 | 0 % |
Parti Rhinocéros | 11 | 0 | 0 % |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 11 | 0 | 0 % |
Communist Party of Canada | 10 | 0 | 0 % |
Independent | 8 | 0 | 0 % |
1979/05/22 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 195 | 10 | 5.12 % |
Marxist-Leninist Party | 48 | 0 | 0 % |
New Democratic Party | 47 | 2 | 4.25 % |
Liberal | 21 | 6 | 28.57 % |
Communist Party of Canada | 19 | 0 | 0 % |
Progressive Conservative | 14 | 2 | 14.28 % |
Parti Rhinocéros | 14 | 0 | 0 % |
Libertarian Party of Canada | 10 | 0 | 0 % |
Union Populaire | 10 | 0 | 0 % |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 7 | 0 | 0 % |
Independent | 4 | 0 | 0 % |
No affiliation to a recognised party | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
1974/07/08 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 137 | 9 | 6.56 % |
New Democratic Party | 42 | 0 | 0 % |
Marxist-Leninist Party | 28 | 0 | 0 % |
Liberal | 20 | 8 | 40 % |
Communist Party of Canada | 19 | 0 | 0 % |
Progressive Conservative | 11 | 1 | 9.09 % |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 8 | 0 | 0 % |
Independent | 6 | 0 | 0 % |
No affiliation to a recognised party | 3 | 0 | 0 % |
1972/10/30 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 71 | 5 | 7.04 % |
New Democratic Party | 28 | 1 | 3.57 % |
No affiliation to a recognised party | 18 | 0 | 0 % |
Liberal | 10 | 3 | 30 % |
Progressive Conservative | 6 | 1 | 16.66 % |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 5 | 0 | 0 % |
Independent | 4 | 0 | 0 % |
1968/06/25 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 36 | 1 | 2.77 % |
New Democratic Party | 21 | 1 | 4.76 % |
Progressive Conservative | 6 | 0 | 0 % |
Communist Party of Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 % |
Ralliement Créditiste | 2 | 0 | 0 % |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 % |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
Independent Progressive Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
1965/11/08 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 37 | 4 | 10.81 % |
New Democratic Party | 16 | 1 | 6.25 % |
Liberal | 8 | 2 | 25 % |
Progressive Conservative | 8 | 1 | 12.5 % |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 % |
Communist Party of Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
Independent Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
1963/04/08 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 40 | 4 | 10 % |
New Democratic Party | 13 | 0 | 0 % |
Progressive Conservative | 12 | 1 | 8.33 % |
Liberal | 6 | 3 | 50 % |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 6 | 0 | 0 % |
Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 % |
Communist Party of Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
1962/06/18 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 26 | 5 | 19.23 % |
Progressive Conservative | 7 | 3 | 42.85 % |
New Democratic Party | 7 | 0 | 0 % |
Liberal | 6 | 2 | 33.33 % |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 4 | 0 | 0 % |
Communist Party of Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
1958/03/31 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 21 | 2 | 9.52 % |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | 8 | 0 | 0 % |
Liberal | 8 | 0 | 0 % |
Progressive Conservative | 3 | 2 | 66.66 % |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 % |
1957/06/10 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 29 | 2 | 6.89 % |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | 13 | 0 | 0 % |
Progressive Conservative | 5 | 2 | 40 % |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 5 | 0 | 0 % |
Liberal | 4 | 0 | 0 % |
Independent Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
Labour Progressive Party | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
1953/08/10 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 47 | 4 | 8.51 % |
Labour Progressive Party | 22 | 0 | 0 % |
Progressive Conservative | 10 | 3 | 30 % |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | 10 | 0 | 0 % |
Liberal | 3 | 1 | 33.33 % |
Independent Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
1949/06/27 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 11 | 0 | 0 % |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | 5 | 0 | 0 % |
Progressive Conservative | 3 | 0 | 0 % |
Union of Electors | 2 | 0 | 0 % |
Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
1945/06/11 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 19 | 1 | 5.26 % |
Labour Progressive Party | 8 | 0 | 0 % |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | 6 | 1 | 16.66 % |
Progressive Conservative | 2 | 0 | 0 % |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 % |
Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
1940/03/26 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 9 | 1 | 11.11 % |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | 5 | 0 | 0 % |
Unity | 1 | 1 | 100 % |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
New Democracy | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
United Farmers of Ontario-Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
1935/10/14 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 16 | 2 | 12.5 % |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | 7 | 0 | 0 % |
Reconstruction Party | 5 | 0 | 0 % |
Independent Conservative | 1 | 1 | 100 % |
United Farmers of Ontario-Labour | 1 | 1 | 100 % |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
1930/07/28 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 10 | 1 | 10 % |
Liberal | 3 | 0 | 0 % |
Farmer | 2 | 0 | 0 % |
Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 % |
Progressive | 1 | 1 | 100 % |
Independent Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
1926/09/14 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 2 | 1 | 50 % |
Progressive | 1 | 1 | 100 % |
Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
1925/10/29 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 4 | 1 | 25 % |
Progressive | 1 | 1 | 100 % |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
Independent Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 % |
1921/12/06 |
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Party | Candidates | Elected | Percentage Elected |
Total | 4 | 1 | 25 % |
Labour | 2 | 0 | 0 % |
Progressive | 1 | 1 | 100 % |
Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 % |