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.
Here is the list of the elected people meeting the following search criteria.
Jurisdiction | Nova Scotia | |
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Level | Provincial | |
Gender | ♀ Women | |
Alive | ⊕ Yes –or– ⊖ No | |
Results | 61 |
Elected members | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Legend } | ⊕ Alive: 53 ⊖ Deceased: 8 |
✓ In office: 19 ‡ Died in office: 2 PAR Party and year at first election |
Who | First election | |||
1. | ♀ | ⊕ | Barbara A. Adams ✓ | PC | 2017 | Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage | |
2. | ♀ | ⊕ | Patricia A. Arab ✓ | LIB | 2013 | Fairview-Clayton Park | |
3. | ♀ | ⊕ | Yvonne Atwell | NDP | 1998 | Preston | |
4. | ♀ | ⊖ | Muriel U. (Fluff) Baillie | PC | 1999 | Pictou West | |
5. | ♀ | ⊕ | Jill S. Balser ✓ | PC | 2021 | Digby-Annapolis | |
6. | ♀ | ⊕ | Danielle Barkhouse ✓ | PC | 2021 | Chester-St. Margaret's | |
7. | ♀ | ⊕ | Joanne L. Bernard | LIB | 2013 | Dartmouth North | |
8. | ♀ | ⊕ | Pamela D. Birdsall | NDP | 2009 | Lunenburg | |
9. | ♀ | ⊕ | Carolyn A. Bolivar-Getson | PC | 2003 | Lunenburg West | |
10. | ♀ | ⊕ | Karen L. Casey | PC | 2006 | Colchester North | |
11. | ♀ | ⊕ | Claudia Chender ✓ | NDP | 2017 | Dartmouth South | |
12. | ♀ | ⊖ | Maxine E. Cochran | PC | 1984 | Lunenburg Centre | |
13. | ♀ | ⊕ | Victoria P. Conrad | NDP | 2006 | Queens | |
14. | ♀ | ⊕ | Kendra C. Coombes ✓ | NDP | 2020 | Cape Breton Centre | |
15. | ♀ | ⊕ | Susan M. Corkum-Greek ✓ | PC | 2021 | Lunenburg | |
16. | ♀ | ⊕ | Francene J. Cosman | LIB | 1993 | Bedford-Fall River | |
17. | ♀ | ⊕ | Marie P. Dechman | PC | 1988 | Lunenburg West | |
18. | ♀ | ⊕ | Lena M. Diab | LIB | 2013 | Halifax Armdale | |
19. | ♀ | ⊕ | Rafah DiCostanzo ✓ | LIB | 2017 | Clayton Park West | |
20. | ♀ | ⊕ | Rebecca (Becky) Druhan ✓ | PC | 2021 | Lunenburg West | |
21. | ♀ | ⊖ | Cora H. Etter | PC | 1984 | Hants East | |
22. | ♀ | ⊕ | Pam Eyking | LIB | 2013 | Victoria-The Lakes | |
23. | ♀ | ⊕ | Rosemary Godin | NDP | 1998 | Sackville-Beaver Bank | |
24. | ♀ | ⊕ | Twila Grosse ✓ | PC | 2023 | Preston | |
25. | ♀ | ⊕ | Sue Ellen (Suzy) Hansen ✓ | NDP | 2021 | Halifax Needham | |
26. | ♀ | ⊕ | Ramona C. Jennex | NDP | 2009 | Kings South | |
27. | ♀ | ⊕ | Sandra L. Jolly | LIB | 1988 | Dartmouth North | |
28. | ♀ | ⊕ | Rebecca (Becky) J. Kent | NDP | 2007 | Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage | |
29. | ♀ | ⊕ | Susan Leblanc ✓ | NDP | 2017 | Dartmouth North | |
30. | ♀ | ⊕ | Suzanne L. Lohnes-Croft | LIB | 2013 | Lunenburg | |
31. | ♀ | ⊕ | Helen MacDonald | NDP | 1997 | Cape Breton The Lakes | |
32. | ♀ | ⊕ | M. Maureen MacDonald | NDP | 1998 | Halifax Needham | |
33. | ♀ | ⊕ | Karla M. MacFarlane ✓ | PC | 2013 | Pictou West | |
34. | ♀ | ⊕ | Melinda J. MacLean | LIB | 1974 | Colchester | |
35. | ♀ | ⊕ | Marian B. Mancini | NDP | 2015 | Dartmouth South | |
36. | ♀ | ⊕ | Tammy Martin | NDP | 2017 | Cape Breton Centre | |
37. | ♀ | ⊕ | Kimberly D. Masland ✓ | PC | 2017 | Queens-Shelburne | |
38. | ♀ | ⊕ | Joan Massey | NDP | 2003 | Dartmouth East | |
39. | ♀ | ⊖ | Alexa A. McDonough | NDP | 1981 | Halifax Chebucto | |
40. | ♀ | ⊕ | Mary Ann McGrath | PC | 1999 | Halifax Bedford Basin | |
41. | ♀ | ⊕ | Margaret Miller | LIB | 2013 | Hants East | |
42. | ♀ | ⊕ | Marilyn A. More | NDP | 2003 | Dartmouth South-Portland Valley | |
43. | ♀ | ⊕ | Lorelei Nicoll ✓ | LIB | 2021 | Cole Harbour-Darmouth | |
44. | ♀ | ⊕ | Eleanor E.T. Norrie | LIB | 1993 | Truro-Bible Hill | |
45. | ♀ | ⊖ | A. Eileen O'Connell ‡ | NDP | 1996 | Halifax Fairview | |
46. | ♀ | ⊖ | Lila J. O'Connor | LIB | 1993 | Lunenburg | |
47. | ♀ | ⊕ | Alana Paon | PC | 2017 | Cape Breton-Richmond | |
48. | ♀ | ⊕ | Denise J. Peterson-Rafuse | NDP | 2009 | Chester-St. Margaret's | |
49. | ♀ | ⊖ | Gladys M. Porter ‡ | PC | 1960 | Kings North | |
50. | ♀ | ⊖ | Jane S. Purves | PC | 1999 | Halifax Citadel | |
51. | ♀ | ⊕ | Michèle H. Raymond | NDP | 2003 | Halifax Atlantic | |
52. | ♀ | ⊕ | Kelly M. Regan ✓ | LIB | 2009 | Bedford-Birch Cove | |
53. | ♀ | ⊕ | Lisa Roberts | NDP | 2016 | Halifax Needham | |
54. | ♀ | ⊕ | Melissa Sheehy-Richard ✓ | PC | 2021 | Hants West | |
55. | ♀ | ⊕ | Angela E. Simmonds | LIB | 2021 | Preston | |
56. | ♀ | ⊕ | Elizabeth A. Smith-McCrossin ✓ | PC | 2017 | Cumberland North | |
57. | ♀ | ⊕ | Judy Streatch | PC | 2005 | Chester-St. Margaret's | |
58. | ♀ | ⊕ | M. Michelle Thompson ✓ | PC | 2021 | Antigonish | |
59. | ♀ | ⊕ | C. Joyce Treen | LIB | 2013 | Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage | |
60. | ♀ | ⊕ | Diana C. Whalen | LIB | 2003 | Halifax Clayton Park | |
61. | ♀ | ⊕ | Lenore E. Zann | NDP | 2009 | Truro-Bible Hill |