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
References
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