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How many people have been elected so far?
(And name them while you're at it!)

by Maurice Y. Michaud (he/him)

Edith Blanche Rogers (1894–1985)
© Photo 1935 — Public domain

Have you ever wondered how many people have been elected to Parliament or the legislative assemblies since they've been in existence? Well, maybe you haven't, but I have! And it's 14,277 persons — 12,920 men, 1,352 women, and 5 persons identifying as non-binary. Among them, 4,549 are (or are believed to be) still alive: 3,406 men, 1,138 women, and all non-binary individuals.

Although they are not legion, some people never sat in the legislature to which they were elected. A few examples:

These people are still part of this count.

The following interactive table shows how many people have been elected to each legislature.

  • The number in an F (Federal) or P (Territorial) cell for each jurisdiction leads to the corresponding list of people.
    • Numbers in the first row for a jurisdiction lead to the full list.
    • Those in the second row lead to only those who are still alive.
  • However, for the last row (Total), only the F cells are active and lead to the corresponding list of people.
  • Finally, the "Diff." rows at the end of the table adjust the counts so that the same person is counted only once.

Number of persons elected
F: Federal    P: Provincial/Territorial    T: Total    number in italic: Alive
Obtain the list of the persons behind these numbers by clicking on one under the F or P column (except Total row).
Juri. Total Men (M) Women (F) Non binary (X)
F P T F P T F P T F P T
9 AB 246
101		 984
409		 1,230
510		 228
85		 856
308		 1,084
393		 18
16		 127
100		 145
116		 0
0		 1
1		 1
1
8 BC 355
143		 972
326		 1,327
469		 309
105		 840
221		 1,149
326		 46
38		 132
105		 178
143		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
11 MB 222
60		 889
233		 1,111
293		 207
47		 812
169		 1,019
216		 15
13		 76
63		 91
76		 0
0		 1
1		 1
1
3 NB 222
46		 930
237		 1,152
283		 212
39		 882
197		 1,094
236		 10
7		 48
40		 58
47		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
7 NL 61
31		 391
213		 452
244		 54
25		 352
179		 406
204		 7
6		 39
34		 46
40		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
2 NS 261
49		 828
235		 1,089
284		 250
40		 766
181		 1,016
221		 11
9		 61
53		 72
62		 0
0		 1
1		 1
1
14 NT 12
6		 158
113		 170
119		 10
5		 134
90		 144
95		 2
1		 24
23		 26
24		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
13 NU 5
5		 85
77		 90
82		 1
1		 67
60		 68
61		 4
4		 18
17		 22
21		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
15 NW 14
0		 82
0		 96
0		 14
0		 82
0		 96
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
6 ON 1,589
411		 1,972
511		 3,561
922		 1,464
306		 1,805
367		 3,269
673		 125
105		 166
143		 291
248		 0
0		 1
1		 1
1
4 PE 75
13		 510
119		 585
132		 72
11		 474
89		 546
100		 3
2		 36
30		 39
32		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
5 QC 1,285
376		 1,842
614		 3,127
990		 1,163
272		 1,648
441		 2,811
713		 122
104		 194
173		 316
277		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
10 SK 222
57		 767
246		 989
303		 211
49		 705
195		 916
244		 11
8		 62
51		 73
59		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0
12 YT 12
5		 121
80		 133
85		 9
3		 92
57		 101
60		 3
2		 28
22		 31
24		 0
0		 1
1		 1
1
Total 4,581
1,303		 10,531
3,413		 15,112
4,716		 4,204
988		 9,515
2,554		 13,719
3,542		 377
315		 1,011
854		 1,388
1,169		 0
0		 5
5		 5
5
Diff. -835
-167		 14,277
4,549
31.9%		 Diff. -799
-136		 12,920
3,406
26.4%		 Diff. -36
-31		 1,352
1,138
84.2%		 Diff. 0
0		 5
5
100.0%
This table counts the number of persons elected to a legislature. A person elected to more than one legislature is counted for each one, but the total is then ajusted.

While the relatively small number elected women is glaring, it is interesting to note that most of them (84.2%) are still alive compared to the average (31.9%). Even though women have had the right to vote for a bit more than a century in most jurisdictions, they only started to be elected in more significant numbers to legislative assemblies in the 1980s, and parity with men is still very far from being achieved.

Parliamentarian list

Here is the list of the elected people meeting the following search criteria.

Jurisdiction Northwest Territories
Level Territorial
Gender ♂ Men
Alive ⊕ Yes
Results 90
Elected members
Legend } ✓ In office: 11
 PAR  Party and year at first election
Who First election
1. ♂ ⊕ Glen Abernethy  IND  2007 Great Slave
2. ♂ ⊕ Willie Adams  IND  1970 Keewatin
3. ♂ ⊕ Roger T. Allen  IND  1999 Inuvik Twin Lakes
4. ♂ ⊕ Titus Allooloo  IND  1987 Amittuq
5. ♂ ⊕ Michael Angottitauruq  IND  1983 Kitikmeot East (Natilikmiot)
6. ♂ ⊕ James L. Antoine  IND  1991 Nahendeh
7. ♂ ⊕ Moses Appaqaq  IND  1979 Hudson Bay
8. ♂ ⊕ Joe Arlooktoo  IND  1979 Baffin South
9. ♂ ⊕ Silas Arngna'naaq  IND  1991 Kivallivik
10. ♂ ⊕ James T. Arreak  IND  1979 Baffin Central
11. ♂ ⊕ Levi Barnabas  IND  1995 High Arctic (Quttiktuq)
12. ♂ ⊕ Tom Beaulieu  IND  2007 Tu Nedhé
13. ♂ ⊕ Brendan Bell  IND  1999 Yellowknife South
14. ♂ ⊕ Ernie Bernhardt  IND  1991 Kitikmeot
15. ♂ ⊕ Frederick S. Blake  IND  2011 Mackenzie Delta
16. ♂ ⊕ Ronald Bonnetrouge  IND  2019 Dehcho
17. ♂ ⊕ Robert Bouchard  IND  2011 Hay River North
18. ♂ ⊕ Bill Braden  IND  1999 Great Slave
19. ♂ ⊕ Robert Bromley  IND  2007 Weledeh
20. ♂ ⊕ Charlie Crow  IND  1987 Hudson Bay
21. ♂ ⊕ Tagak Curley  IND  1979 Keewatin South
22. ♂ ⊕ Charles Dent  IND  1991 Yellowknife Frame Lake
23. ♂ ⊕ Daryl Dolynny  IND  2011 Range Lake
24. ♂ ⊕ Richard Edjericon ✓  IND  2022 Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh
25. ♂ ⊕ Tommy Enuaraq  IND  1995 Baffin Central
26. ♂ ⊕ Roy Erasmus  IND  1995 Yellowknife North
27. ♂ ⊕ Elijah Erkloo  IND  1983 Foxe Basin (Amittuq)
28. ♂ ⊕ Samuel Gargan  IND  1983 Dehcho
29. ♂ ⊕ Joseph L. Handley  IND  1999 Weledeh
30. ♂ ⊕ Robert Hawkins ✓  IND  2003 Yellowknife Centre
31. ♂ ⊕ Seamus Henry  IND  1995 Yellowknife South
32. ♂ ⊕ Piita T. Irniq  IND  1975 Keewatin
33. ♂ ⊕ Jackie Jacobson  IND  2007 Nunakput
34. ♂ ⊕ Rylund Johnson  IND  2019 Yellowknife North
35. ♂ ⊕ Stephen Kakfwi  IND  1987 Sahtu
36. ♂ ⊕ Fred Koe  IND  1991 Inuvik
37. ♂ ⊕ David M. Krutko  IND  1995 Mackenzie Delta
38. ♂ ⊕ Jackson Lafferty  IND  2005 North Slave (Monfwi)
39. ♂ ⊕ Leon (Napoleon) I. Lafferty  IND  1999 North Slave
40. ♂ ⊕ Brian W. Lewis  IND  1987 Yellowknife Centre
41. ♂ ⊕ Jay MacDonald ✓  IND  2023 Thebacha
42. ♂ ⊕ Vince McKay ✓  IND  2023 Hay River South
43. ♂ ⊕ Bruce McLaughlin  IND  1979 Pine Point
44. ♂ ⊕ Michael McLeod  IND  1999 Dehcho
45. ♂ ⊕ Robert C. McLeod  IND  2004 Inuvik Twin Lakes
46. ♂ ⊕ Robert R. McLeod  IND  2007 Yellowknife South
47. ♂ ⊕ Daniel McNeely ✓  IND  2015 Sahtu
48. ♂ ⊕ Kevin A. Menicoche  IND  2003 Nahendeh
49. ♂ ⊕ J. Michael Miltenberger  IND  1995 Thebacha
50. ♂ ⊕ Don A. Morin  IND  1987 Tu Nedhé
51. ♂ ⊕ Julian Morse ✓  IND  2023 Frame Lake
52. ♂ ⊕ Michael Nadli  IND  2011 Dehcho
53. ♂ ⊕ Herbert Nakimayak  IND  2015 Nunakput
54. ♂ ⊕ George Nerysoo ✓  IND  2023 Mackenzie Delta
55. ♂ ⊕ Richard W. Nerysoo  IND  1979 Mackenzie Delta
56. ♂ ⊕ Kelvin Ng  IND  1995 Kitikmeot
57. ♂ ⊕ Dave Nickerson  IND  1975 Yellowknife North
58. ♂ ⊕ Steven Nitah  IND  1999 Tu Nedhé
59. ♂ ⊕ William Noah  IND  1979 Keewatin North
60. ♂ ⊕ Steve Norn  IND  2019 Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh
61. ♂ ⊕ Kevin J. O'Brien  IND  1995 Kivallivik
62. ♂ ⊕ Kevin O’Reilly  IND  2015 Frame Lake
63. ♂ ⊕ Jake Ootes  IND  1995 Yellowknife Centre
64. ♂ ⊕ Dennis Patterson  IND  1979 Frobisher Bay
65. ♂ ⊕ Red Pedersen  IND  1983 Kitikmeot West
66. ♂ ⊕ Edward W. Picco  IND  1995 Iqaluit
67. ♂ ⊕ Calvin P. Pokiak  IND  2003 Nunakput
68. ♂ ⊕ John D. Pollard  IND  1987 Hay River
69. ♂ ⊕ Kenoayoak Pudlat  IND  1991 Baffin South
70. ♂ ⊕ James Rabesca  IND  1970 Great Slave North
71. ♂ ⊕ David Ramsay  IND  2003 Kam Lake
72. ♂ ⊕ J. Edward Richard  IND  1987 Yellowknife South
73. ♂ ⊕ Denny Rodgers ✓  IND  2023 Inuvik Boot Lake
74. ♂ ⊕ Floyd K. Roland  IND  1995 Inuvik
75. ♂ ⊕ Wally Schumann  IND  2015 Hay River South
76. ♂ ⊕ Louis Sebert  IND  2015 Thebacha
77. ♂ ⊕ Nick G. Sibbeston  IND  1970 Mackenzie-Laird
78. ♂ ⊕ Rocky Simpson Sr.  IND  2019 Hay River South
79. ♂ ⊕ R.J. Simpson ✓  IND  2015 Hay River North
80. ♂ ⊕ John T'Seleie  IND  1983 Sahtu
81. ♂ ⊕ Kieron Testart ✓  IND  2015 Kam Lake
82. ♂ ⊕ Shane A. Thompson ✓  IND  2015 Nahendeh
83. ♂ ⊕ John Todd  IND  1991 Keewatin Central
84. ♂ ⊕ Kane Tologanak  IND  1979 Central Arctic
85. ♂ ⊕ Cory E. Vanthuyne  IND  2015 Yellowknife North
86. ♂ ⊕ Robert J. Villeneuve  IND  2003 Tu Nedhé
87. ♂ ⊕ James Wah-Shee  IND  1975 Great Slave Lake
88. ♂ ⊕ Anthony W.J. Whitford  IND  1988 Yellowknife South
89. ♂ ⊕ Norman Yakeleya  IND  2003 Sahtu
90. ♂ ⊕ Henry Zoe  IND  1987 Rae-Lac La Martre


© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 12 Nov 2022 08:02
Rev.:  1 May 2024 20:07 (but data presented dynamically)

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