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 (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 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 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 G. Patterson  IND  1979 Frobisher Bay
65. Asger R. (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. Pierre M. (Rocky) Simpson  IND  2019 Hay River South
79. Rocky (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.: 28 Mar 2024 22:14 (but data presented dynamically)