Women in Canadian provincial and territorial legislatures

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

Rankings

To date, no provincial or territorial legislative assembly has ever achieved gender parity between women and men. Women currently represent 34.3 per cent (264 out of 768) of all provincial and territorial legislators across Canada as a whole. As of October 2019, the Northwest Territories is the only province or territory in Canada with a female Premier.

Rank Province or territory Electoral districts Women representatives Percentage
1 Northwest Territories 19 9 47.3
2 Quebec 125 55 44.0
3 Ontario 124 49 39.5
4 British Columbia 87 34 39.0
5 Yukon 19 7 36.8
6 Nova Scotia 51 16 31.3
7 Alberta 87 26 29.8
8 New Brunswick 49 14 28.6
9 Nunavut 22 6 27.2
10 Manitoba 57 15 26.3
11 Saskatchewan 61 16 26.2
12 Prince Edward Island 27 7 25.9
13 Newfoundland and Labrador 40 9 22.5

Representatives

RepresentativePartyElectoral districtNotes

Alberta

  Leela Aheer United Conservative Chestermere-Strathmore
  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
  Jackie Lovely United Conservative Camrose
     Rachel Notley NDP Edmonton-Strathcona Premier of Alberta, Leader of the New Democratic Party
     Rakhi Pancholi NDP Edmonton-Whitemud
  Josephine Pon United Conservative Calgary-Beddington
     Shannon Phillips NDP Lethbridge-West Minister of Environment and Parks, Minister Responsible for the Climate Change Office
  Angela Pitt United Conservative Airdrie
     Marie Renaud NDP St. Albert
  Miranda Rosin United Conservative Banff-Kananaskis
  Sonya Savage United Conservative Calgary-North West
  Rajan Sawhney United Conservative Calgary-North East
  Rebecca Schulz United Conservative Calgary-Shaw
     Lori Sigurdson NDP Edmonton-Riverview Minister of Seniors and Housing
     Heather Sweet NDP Edmonton-Manning

British Columbia

  Donna Barnett Liberal Cariboo-Chilcotin
     Lisa Beare NDP Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
  Shirley Bond Liberal Prince George-Mount Robson
  Stephanie Cadieux Liberal Surrey-Panorama
     Katrina Chen NDP Burnaby-Lougheed Minister of State for Childcare
  Christy Clark Liberal Westside-Kelowna resigned
     Katrine Conroy NDP West Kootenay-Boundary Minister of Children & Family Development
     Judy Darcy NDP New Westminster Minister of Mental Health & Addictions
     Mitzi Dean NDP Esquimalt-Metchosin
     Mable Elmore NDP Vancouver-Kensington
  Sonia Furstenau Green Cowichan Valley
  Joan Isaacs Liberal Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
     Carole James NDP Victoria-Beacon Hill Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier
     Anne Kang NDP Burnaby-Deer Lake
  Linda Larson Liberal Boundary-Similkameen
     Ronna-Rae Leonard NDP Courtenay-Comox
     Bowinn Ma NDP North Vancouver-Lonsdale
     Melanie Mark NDP Vancouver-Mount Pleasant Minister of Advanced Education, Skills & Training
     Michelle Mungall NDP Nelson-Creston Minister of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources
  Coralee Oakes Liberal Cariboo North
  Mary Polak Liberal Langley
     Lana Popham NDP Saanich South Minister of Agriculture
  Tracy Redies Liberal Surrey-White Rock
  Linda Reid Liberal Richmond East
     Jennifer Rice NDP North Coast
     Selina Robinson NDP Coquitlam-Maillardville Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
     Janet Routledge NDP Burnaby North
     Jinny Sims NDP Surrey-Panorama Minister of Citizens' Services
     Rachna Singh NDP Surrey-Green Timbers
  Michelle Stilwell Liberal Parksville-Qualicum
  Jackie Tegart Liberal Fraser-Nicola
  Jane Thornthwaite Liberal North Vancouver-Seymour
     Claire Trevena NDP North Island Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
  Teresa Wat Liberal Richmond Centre

Manitoba

     Danielle Adams New Democrat Thompson
     Eileen Clarke Progressive Conservative Agassiz Minister of Indigenous and Municipal Relations
     Cathy Cox Progressive Conservative River East Minister of Sustainable Development
     Myrna Driedger Progressive Conservative Roblin Speaker
     Nahanni Fontaine New Democrat St. Johns
     Audrey Gordon Progressive Conservative Southdale
     Sarah Guillemard Progressive Conservative Fort Richmond
     Cindy Lamoureux Liberal Burrows
     Amanda Lathlin New Democrat The Pas-Kameesak
     Malaya Marcelino New Democrat Notre Dame
     Janice Morley-Lecomte Progressive Conservative Seine River
     Lisa Naylor New Democrat Wolseley
     Bernadette Smith New Democrat Point Douglas
     Rochelle Squires Progressive Conservative Riel Minister of Sport, Culture and Heritage, Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs and Minister responsible for Status of Women
     Heather Stefanson Progressive Conservative Tuxedo Minister of Justice and Attorney General

New Brunswick

     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

Newfoundland and Labrador

     Siobhan Coady Liberal St. John's West Deputy Premier & Minister of Finance
     Alison Coffin New Democrat St. John's Centre Leader of the Third Party
     Helen Conway-Ottenheimer Progressive Conservative Harbour Main Opposition Critic for Justice and Public Safety and Status of Women
     Lisa Dempster Liberal Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation
     Lela Evans Progressive Conservative Torngat Mountains Opposition Critic for Intergovernmental Affairs, Indigenous Affairs and Labrador Affairs
     Sherry Gambin-Walsh Liberal Placentia and St. Mary's
     Carol Anne Haley Liberal Burin-Grand Bank
     Pam Parsons Liberal Harbour Grace-Port de Grave Deputy Speaker
     Sarah Stoodley Liberal Mount Scio Minister of Digital Government and Service NL

Northwest Territories

     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
     Diane Thom independent Inuvik Boot Lake
     Caroline Wawzonek independent Yellowknife South

Nova Scotia

     Barbara Adams Progressive Conservative Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage
     Patricia Arab Liberal Fairview-Clayton Park Minister of Internal Services & Communications
     Karen Casey Liberal Colchester North Minister of Finance & Deputy Premier
     Claudia Chender New Democrat Dartmouth South
     Lena Diab Liberal Halifax Armdale Minister of Immigration
     Rafah DiCostanzo Liberal Clayton Park West
     Susan Leblanc New Democrat Dartmouth North
     Suzanne Lohnes-Croft Liberal Lunenburg
     Karla MacFarlane Progressive Conservative Pictou West
     Tammy Martin New Democrat Cape Breton Centre
     Kim Masland Progressive Conservative Queens-Shelburne
     Margaret Miller Liberal Hants East Minister of Natural Resources
     Alana Paon Progressive Conservative Cape Breton-Richmond
     Kelly Regan Liberal Bedford Minister of Community Services
     Lisa Roberts New Democrat Halifax Needham
     Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin Progressive Conservative Cumberland North

Nunavut

     Pat Angnakak independent Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu
     Jeannie Ehaloak independent Cambridge Bay
     Mila Adjukak Kamingoak independent Kugluktuk
     Margaret Nakashuk independent Pangnirtung
     Elisapee Sheutiapik independent Iqaluit-Sinaa
     Cathy Towtongie independent Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet

Ontario

  Jill Andrew New Democrat Toronto—St. Paul's
  Teresa Armstrong New Democrat London—Fanshawe
  Doly Begum New Democrat Scarborough Southwest
  Jessica Bell New Democrat University—Rosedale
  Rima Berns-McGown New Democrat Beaches—East York
  Lucille Collard Liberal Ottawa—Vanier
  Jill Dunlop Progressive Conservative Simcoe North
  Christine Elliott Progressive Conservative Newmarket—Aurora Deputy Premier of Ontario and Minister of Health and Long Term Care
  Amy Fee Progressive Conservative Kitchener South—Hespeler
  Catherine Fife NDP Waterloo
  Jennifer French NDP Oshawa
  Merrilee Fullerton Progressive Conservative Kanata—Carleton Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities
  France Gélinas NDP Nickel Belt
  Goldie Ghamari Progressive Conservative Carleton
  Lisa Gretzky NDP Windsor West
  Christine Hogarth Progressive Conservative Etobicoke—Lakeshore
  Andrea Horwath NDP Hamilton Centre Leader of the Official Opposition
  Mitzie Hunter Liberal Scarborough—Guildwood
  Sylvia Jones Progressive Conservative Dufferin—Caledon Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport
  Belinda Karahalios Progressive Conservative Cambridge
  Bhutila Karpoche New Democrat Parkdale—High Park
  Andrea Khanjin Progressive Conservative Barrie—Innisfil
  Natalia Kusendova Progressive Conservative Mississauga Centre
  Laura Mae Lindo New Democrat Kitchener 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
  Gila Martow Progressive Conservative Thornhill
  Jane McKenna Progressive Conservative Burlington
  Christina Mitas Progressive Conservative Scarborough Centre
  Judith Monteith-Farrell New Democrat Thunder Bay—Atikokan
  Suze Morrison New Democrat Toronto Centre
  Caroline Mulroney PC York North Attorney General of Ontario and Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs
  Lindsey Park Progressive Conservative Durham
  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
  Amanda Simard Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
  Sara Singh New Democrat Brampton Centre
  Donna Skelly Progressive Conservative Flamborough—Glanbrook
  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
  Daisy Wai Progressive Conservative Richmond Hill
  Kathleen Wynne Liberal Don Valley West Former Premier of Ontario

Prince Edward Island

  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

Quebec

     Dominique Anglade Liberal Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne
  Marguerite Blais Coalition Avenir Québec Prévost
  Suzanne Blais Coalition Avenir Québec Abitibi-Ouest
  Joëlle Boutin Coalition Avenir Québec Jean-Talon
     Francine Charbonneau Liberal Mille-Îles
  Isabelle Charest Coalition Avenir Québec Brome-Missisquoi
  Marie-Chantal Chassé Coalition Avenir Québec Châteauguay
  Sylvie D'Amours Coalition Avenir Québec Mirabel
  Suzanne Dansereau Coalition Avenir Québec Verchères
     Hélène David Liberal Marguerite-Bourgeoys
  Catherine Dorion Québec solidaire Taschereau
  Émilie Foster Coalition Avenir Québec Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
  Catherine Fournier Parti Québécois Marie-Victorin
     Maryse Gaudreault Liberal Hull
  Ruba Ghazal Québec solidaire Mercier
  Nadine Girault Coalition Avenir Québec Bertrand
  Agnès Grondin Coalition Avenir Québec Argenteuil
  Geneviève Guilbault Coalition Avenir Québec Louis-Hébert
  Nancy Guillemette Coalition Avenir Québec Roberval
  Véronique Hivon Parti Québécois Joliette
  Geneviève Hébert Coalition Avenir Québec Saint-François
  Claire IsaBelle Coalition Avenir Québec Huntingdon
  Chantal Jeannotte Coalition Avenir Québec Labelle
  Christine Labrie Québec solidaire Sherbrooke
  Stéphanie Lachance Coalition Avenir Québec Bellechasse
  Andrée Laforest Coalition Avenir Québec Chicoutimi
  Lise Lavallée Coalition Avenir Québec Repentigny
  Sonia LeBel Coalition Avenir Québec Champlain
  Isabelle Lecours Coalition Avenir Québec Lotbinière-Frontenac
  Lucie Lecours Coalition Avenir Québec Les Plaines
  Émilise Lessard-Therrien Québec solidaire Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
     Jennifer Maccarone Liberal Westmount–Saint-Louis
  Danielle McCann Coalition Avenir Québec Sanguinet
  Manon Massé Québec solidaire Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques
     Isabelle Melançon Liberal Verdun
     Nicole Ménard Liberal Laporte
     Marie Montpetit Liberal Maurice-Richard
     Marie-Claude Nichols Liberal Vaudreuil
  Méganne Perry Mélançon Parti Québécois Gaspé
  Marilyne Picard Coalition Avenir Québec Soulanges
  Caroline Proulx Coalition Avenir Québec Berthier
  Marie-Eve Proulx Coalition Avenir Québec Côte-du-Sud
  Lorraine Richard Parti Québécois Duplessis
     Marwah Rizqy Liberal Saint-Laurent
     Paule Robitaille Liberal Bourassa-Sauvé
     Filomena Rotiroti Liberal Jeanne-Mance–Viger
  Chantal Rouleau Coalition Avenir Québec Pointe-aux-Trembles
  Nathalie Roy Coalition Avenir Québec Montarville
     Christine St-Pierre Liberal Acadie Minister of International Relations and the Francophonie
  Claire Samson Coalition Avenir Québec Iberville
     Monique Sauvé Liberal Fabre
  Chantal Soucy Coalition Avenir Québec Saint-Hyacinthe
  Marie-Louise Tardif Coalition Avenir Québec Laviolette–Saint-Maurice
     Lise Thériault Liberal Anjou–Louis-Riel
     Kathleen Weil Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

Saskatchewan

  Tina Beaudry-Mellor Saskatchewan Party Regina University
     Carla Beck New Democrat Regina Lakeview
  Lori Carr Saskatchewan Party Estevan
     Danielle Chartier New Democrat Saskatoon Riversdale
  Bronwyn Eyre Saskatchewan Party Saskatoon Stonebridge-Dakota
  Donna Harpauer Saskatchewan Party Humboldt
  Nancy Heppner Saskatchewan Party Martensville
  Lisa Lambert Saskatchewan Party Saskatoon Churchill-Wildwood
     Vicki Mowat New Democrat Saskatoon Fairview
     Nicole Rancourt New Democrat Prince Albert Northcote
  Laura Ross Saskatchewan Party Regina Qu'Appelle Valley
     Nicole Sarauer New Democrat Regina Douglas Park
     Cathy Sproule New Democrat Saskatoon Nutana
  Christine Tell Saskatchewan Party Regina Wascana Plains
  Nadine Wilson Saskatchewan Party Saskatchewan Rivers
  Colleen Young Saskatchewan Party Lloydminster

Yukon

  Jeanie Dendys Yukon Liberal Party Mountainview Minister of Tourism and Culture
  Pauline Frost Yukon Liberal Party Vuntut Gwitchin Minister of Health and Social Services & Minister of Environment
     Elizabeth Hanson Yukon New Democratic Party Whitehorse Centre Leader of the New Democratic Party
  Patti McLeod Yukon Liberal Party Watson Lake
  Tracy McPhee Yukon Liberal Party Riverdale South Minister of Justice & Minister of Education
  Geraldine Van Bibber Yukon Liberal Party Porter Creek North
     Kate White Yukon New Democratic Party Takhini-Kopper King

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