The number of women sitting in the House of Commons remained at five during the 25th Canadian Parliament; the number of women senators remained at six. 26 women ran for seats in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1962 federal election; four women out of five incumbents were reelected. Margaret Aitken was defeated when she ran for reelection;[1] Isabel Hardie became the first woman elected to the House of Commons from the Northwest Territories.[2]
Party Standings
Party | Total women candidates | % women candidates of total candidates | Total women elected | % women elected of total women candidates | % women elected of total elected |
Progressive Conservative | 7 (of 265) | 2.6% | 3 (of 116) | 42.9% | 2.6% |
NDP | 7 (of 218) | 3.2% | 0 (of 19) | 0% | 0% |
Liberal | 6 (of 263) | 2.3% | 2 (of 99) | 33.3% | 2.0% |
Social Credit | 4 (of 230) | 1.7% | 0 (of 30) | 0% | 0% |
Independent | 1 (of 11) | 9.1% | 0 (of 0) | 0% | - |
Communist Party of Canada | 1 (of 12) | 8.3% | 0 (of 0) | 0% | - |
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Members of the House of Commons
Senators
References
- ^ Margaret Aitken – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ "N.W.T.'s first female MP passes away". CBC News. November 20, 2006.
- ^ "History of Federal Ridings since 1867 | Parliament of Canada: Women Candidates in General Elections". www2.parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
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