Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

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

by Maurice Y. Michaud (he/him)

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 14,272 persons — 12,916 men, 1,351 women, and 5 persons identifying as non-binary. Among them, 4,553 are (or are believed to be) still alive: 3,409 men, 1,139 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 (Provincial) 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 245
101
984
409
1,229
510
227
85
856
308
1,083
393
18
16
127
100
145
116
0
0
1
1
1
1
8 BC 354
146
971
326
1,325
472
308
107
840
222
1,148
329
46
39
131
104
177
143
0
0
0
0
0
0
11 MB 221
60
889
233
1,110
293
206
47
812
169
1,018
216
15
13
76
63
91
76
0
0
1
1
1
1
3 NB 221
45
929
238
1,150
283
211
38
881
197
1,092
235
10
7
48
41
58
48
0
0
0
0
0
0
7 NL 61
31
390
213
451
244
54
25
351
179
405
204
7
6
39
34
46
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
2 NS 260
49
828
236
1,088
285
249
40
766
182
1,015
222
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
1,970
509
3,559
920
1,464
306
1,803
365
3,267
671
125
105
166
143
291
248
0
0
1
1
1
1
4 PE 76
13
510
119
586
132
73
11
474
89
547
100
3
2
36
30
39
32
0
0
0
0
0
0
5 QC 1,287
376
1,842
615
3,129
991
1,165
272
1,648
442
2,813
714
122
104
194
173
316
277
0
0
0
0
0
0
10 SK 223
57
767
246
990
303
212
49
705
195
917
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 4,580
1,305
10,526
3,414
15,106
4,719
4,203
989
9,511
2,555
13,714
3,544
377
316
1,010
854
1,387
1,170
0
0
5
5
5
5
Diff. -834
-166
14,272
4,553
31.9%
Diff. -798
-135
12,916
3,409
26.4%
Diff. -36
-31
1,351
1,139
84.3%
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 (84.3%) 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 Manitoba
Level Provincial
Gender Women
Alive Yes
Results 63
Elected members
Legend } In office: 18
 PAR  Party and year at first election
Who First election
1. Nancy Allan  NDP  1999 St. Vital
2. Linda Asper  NDP  1999 Riel
3. Sharon A. Blady  NDP  2007 Kirkfield Park
4. Erna Braun  NDP  2007 Rossmere
5. Marilyn Brick  NDP  2003 St. Norbert
6. Jodie Byram  PC  2023 Agassiz
7. Renée Cable  NDP  2023 Southdale
8. Sharon Carstairs  LIB  1986 River Heights
9. Marianne Cerilli  NDP  1990 Radisson
10. Gwen Charles  LIB  1988 Selkirk
11. Jennifer Chen  NDP  2023 Fort Richmond
12. Eileen Clarke  PC  2016 Agassiz
13. Kathleen Cook  PC  2023 Roblin
14. Cathy Cox  PC  2016 River East
15. Billie Cross  NDP  2023 Seine River
16. Deanne Crothers  NDP  2011 St. James
17. Louise Dacquay  PC  1990 Seine River
18. Jelynn Dela Cruz  NDP  2023 Radisson
19. Doreen L. Dodick  NDP  1981 Riel
20. Myrna Driedger  PC  1998 Charleswood
21. Nahanni Fontaine  NDP  2016 St. Johns
22. Jean Friesen  NDP  1990 Wolseley
23. Audrey Gordon  PC  2019 Southdale
24. Avis Gray  LIB  1988 Ellice
25. Sarah Guillemard  PC  2016 Fort Richmond
26. Maureen L. Hemphill  NDP  1981 Logan
27. Carrie Hiebert  PC  2023 Morden—Winkler
28. Jennifer Howard  NDP  2007 Fort Rouge
29. Kerri Irvin-Ross  NDP  2003 Fort Garry
30. Nellie Kennedy  NDP  2023 Assiniboia
31. Judy Klassen  LIB  2016 Kewatinook
32. Cindy Lamoureux  LIB  2016 Burrows
33. Amanda Lathlin  NDP  2015 The Pas
34. Flor Marcelino  NDP  2007 Wellington
35. Malaya Marcelino  NDP  2019 Notre Dame
36. Colleen Mayer  PC  2016 St. Vital
37. Norma McCormick  LIB  1993 Osborne
38. Diane E. McGifford  NDP  1995 Osborne
39. Linda L. McIntosh  PC  1990 Assiniboia
40. Christine Melnick  NDP  2003 Riel
41. MaryAnn Mihychuk  NDP  1995 St. James
42. Bonnie B. Mitchelson  PC  1986 River East
43. Janice Morley-Lecomte  PC  2016 Seine River
44. Lisa Naylor  NDP  2019 Wolseley
45. Theresa Oswald  NDP  2003 Seine River
46. Myrna A. Phillips  NDP  1981 Wolseley
47. Shirley H. Render  PC  1990 St. Vital
48. Leanne Rowat  PC  2003 Minnedosa
49. Tracy Schmidt  NDP  2023 Rossmere
50. Rachelle Schott  NDP  2023 Kildonan-River East
51. Erin Selby  NDP  2007 Southdale
52. Bernadette Smith  NDP  2017 Point Douglas
53. Joy A. Smith  PC  1999 Fort Garry
54. Muriel A. Smith  NDP  1981 Osborne
55. Rochelle Squires  PC  2016 Riel
56. Heather D. Stefanson  PC  2000 Tuxedo
57. Lauren Stone  PC  2023 Midland
58. Mavis Taillieu  PC  2003 Morris
59. Rosemary Vodrey  PC  1990 Fort Garry
60. K. Judith Wasylycia-Leis  NDP  1986 St. Johns
61. Melanie Wight  NDP  2011 Burrows
62. Rosann Wowchuk  NDP  1990 Swan River
63. Iva J. Yeo  LIB  1988 Sturgeon Creek



© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 12 Nov 2022 08:02
Rev.: 28 Mar 2024 22:14 (but data presented dynamically)