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 14,276 persons — 12,919 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 247
101
984
409
1,231
510
229
85
856
308
1,085
393
18
16
127
100
145
116
0
0
1
1
1
1
8 BC 355
143
972
327
1,327
470
309
105
840
222
1,149
327
46
38
132
105
178
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 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 260
49
828
235
1,088
284
249
40
766
181
1,015
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 12
0
82
0
94
0
12
0
82
0
94
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6 ON 1,588
411
1,971
510
3,559
921
1,463
306
1,804
366
3,267
672
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
614
3,129
990
1,165
272
1,648
441
2,813
713
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 4,581
1,303
10,530
3,413
15,111
4,716
4,204
988
9,514
2,554
13,718
3,542
377
315
1,011
854
1,388
1,169
0
0
5
5
5
5
Diff. -835
-167
14,276
4,549
31.9%
Diff. -799
-136
12,919
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 –or– No
Results 134
Elected members
Legend } Alive: 90
Deceased: 44
In office: 11
Died in office: 1
 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. Goo Mosa Arlooktoo  IND  1995 Baffin South
9. Joe Arlooktoo  IND  1979 Baffin South
10. Silas Arngna'naaq  IND  1991 Kivallivik
11. James T. Arreak  IND  1979 Baffin Central
12. James Arvaluk  IND  1991 Aivilik
13. Peter Baker  IND  1964 Mackenzie North
14. Michael A. Ballantyne  IND  1983 Yellowknife North
15. Levi Barnabas  IND  1995 High Arctic (Quttiktuq)
16. George Barnaby  IND  1975 Mackenzie-Great Bear
17. Tom Beaulieu  IND  2007 Tu Nedhé
18. Brendan Bell  IND  1999 Yellowknife South
19. William H. Berg  IND  1967 Mackenzie River
20. Ernie Bernhardt  IND  1991 Kitikmeot
21. Frederick S. Blake  IND  2011 Mackenzie Delta
22. Ronald Bonnetrouge  IND  2019 Dehcho
23. Robert Bouchard  IND  2011 Hay River North
24. Bill Braden  IND  1999 Great Slave
25. George Braden  IND  1979 Yellowknife North
26. James Brodie  IND  1951 Mackenzie South
27. Robert Bromley  IND  2007 Weledeh
28. Thomas H. Butters  IND  1970 Western Arctic
29. Ayliffe Pat) Carey  IND  1960 Mackenzie South
30. Frank Carmichael  IND  1951 Mackenzie West
31. Charlie Crow  IND  1987 Hudson Bay
32. Tagak Curley  IND  1979 Keewatin South
33. Paul A. Delorey  IND  1999 Hay River North
34. Charles Dent  IND  1991 Yellowknife Frame Lake
35. Daryl Dolynny  IND  2011 Range Lake
36. Richard Edjericon  IND  2022 Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh
37. Tommy Enuaraq  IND  1995 Baffin Central
38. Roy Erasmus  IND  1995 Yellowknife North
39. Elijah Erkloo  IND  1983 Foxe Basin (Amittuq)
40. Mark Evaloarjuk  IND  1975 Foxe Basin
41. Mark D. Fairbrother  IND  1968 Mackenzie River
42. Peter C. Fraser  IND  1976 Mackenzie-Great Bear
43. E. James Scotty) Gall  IND  1959 Mackenzie North
44. Samuel Gargan  IND  1983 Dehcho
45. John W. Goodall  IND  1954 Mackenzie River
46. Joseph L. Handley  IND  1999 Weledeh
47. Mervyn A. Hardie  IND  1951 Mackenzie North
48. Robert Hawkins  IND  2003 Yellowknife Centre
49. Seamus Henry  IND  1995 Yellowknife South
50. Piita T. Irniq  IND  1975 Keewatin
51. Jackie Jacobson  IND  2007 Nunakput
52. Rylund Johnson  IND  2019 Yellowknife North
53. Paul W. Kaeser  IND  1962 Mackenzie South
54. Stephen Kakfwi  IND  1987 Sahtu
55. Ipeelee Kilabuk  IND  1975 Central Baffin
56. Fred Koe  IND  1991 Inuvik
57. David M. Krutko  IND  1995 Mackenzie Delta
58. Jackson Lafferty  IND  2005 North Slave (Monfwi)
59. Leon (Napoleon) I. Lafferty  IND  1999 North Slave
60. William A. Lafferty  IND  1975 Mackenzie-Laird
61. Knut Lang  IND  1957 Mackenzie Delta
62. Brian W. Lewis  IND  1987 Yellowknife Centre
63. William Lyall  IND  1975 Central Arctic
64. Jay MacDonald  IND  2023 Thebacha
65. Robert H. MacQuarrie  IND  1979 Yellowknife Centre
66. Arnold J. McCallum  IND  1975 Slave River
67. Vince McKay  IND  2023 Hay River South
68. Bruce McLaughlin  IND  1979 Pine Point
69. Michael McLeod  IND  1999 Dehcho
70. Robert C. McLeod  IND  2004 Inuvik Twin Lakes
71. Robert R. McLeod  IND  2007 Yellowknife South
72. Daniel McNeely  IND  2015 Sahtu
73. Kevin A. Menicoche  IND  2003 Nahendeh
74. Simonie Michael E7-551  IND  1966 Eastern Arctic
75. J. Michael Miltenberger  IND  1995 Thebacha
76. Don A. Morin  IND  1987 Tu Nedhé
77. Julian Morse  IND  2023 Frame Lake
78. Alfred Moses  IND  2011 Inuvik Boot Lake
79. Michael Nadli  IND  2011 Dehcho
80. Herbert Nakimayak  IND  2015 Nunakput
81. George Nerysoo  IND  2023 Mackenzie Delta
82. Richard W. Nerysoo  IND  1979 Mackenzie Delta
83. Kelvin Ng  IND  1995 Kitikmeot
84. Dave Nickerson  IND  1975 Yellowknife North
85. John Ningark  IND  1989 Natilikmiot
86. Steven Nitah  IND  1999 Tu Nedhé
87. William Noah  IND  1979 Keewatin North
88. Steve Norn  IND  2019 Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh
89. Kevin J. O'Brien  IND  1995 Kivallivik
90. Kevin O’Reilly  IND  2015 Frame Lake
91. Jake Ootes  IND  1995 Yellowknife Centre
92. Pauloosie Paniloo  IND  1983 Baffin Central
93. John H. Parker  IND  1954 Mackenzie North
94. Dennis G. Patterson  IND  1979 Frobisher Bay
95. Bryan S. Pearson  IND  1970 Eastern Arctic
96. Asger Rye Red) Pedersen  IND  1983 Kitikmeot West
97. Welland W. Weldy) Phipps  IND  1970 High Arctic
98. Edward W. Picco  IND  1995 Iqaluit
99. Calvin P. Pokiak  IND  2003 Nunakput
100. John D. Pollard  IND  1987 Hay River
101. Robert Porritt  IND  1954 Mackenzie South
102. Duncan M. Pryde  IND  1966 Central Arctic
103. Kenoayoak Pudlat  IND  1991 Baffin South
104. Ludy Pudluk  IND  1975 High Arctic
105. James Rabesca  IND  1970 Great Slave North
106. David Ramsay  IND  2003 Kam Lake
107. J. Edward Richard  IND  1987 Yellowknife South
108. Denny Rodgers  IND  2023 Inuvik Boot Lake
109. Floyd K. Roland  IND  1995 Inuvik
110. Robert Sayine  IND  1979 Great Slave East
111. Wally Schumann  IND  2015 Hay River South
112. David H. Searle  IND  1967 Mackenzie North
113. Louis Sebert  IND  2015 Thebacha
114. Nick G. Sibbeston  IND  1970 Mackenzie-Laird
115. Pierre M. Rocky) Simpson  IND  2019 Hay River South
116. Rocky R.J.) Simpson  IND  2015 Hay River North
117. John W. Steen  IND  1975 Western Arctic
118. Vince Steen  IND  1995 Nunakput
119. Donald M. Stewart  IND  1967 Mackenzie South
120. John T'Seleie  IND  1983 Sahtu
121. Kieron Testart  IND  2015 Kam Lake
122. Shane A. Thompson  IND  2015 Nahendeh
123. John Todd  IND  1991 Keewatin Central
124. Kane Tologanak  IND  1979 Central Arctic
125. Lyle R. Trimble  IND  1964 Mackenzie Delta
126. Cory E. Vanthuyne  IND  2015 Yellowknife North
127. Robert J. Villeneuve  IND  2003 Tu Nedhé
128. James Wah-Shee  IND  1975 Great Slave Lake
129. Anthony W.J. Whitford  IND  1988 Yellowknife South
130. Richard D. Whitford  IND  1976 Great Slave Lake
131. Robert G. Williamson  IND  1966 Keewatin
132. Gordon Wray  IND  1983 Keewatin North
133. Norman Yakeleya  IND  2003 Sahtu
134. Henry Zoe  IND  1987 Rae-Lac La Martre



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Pub.: 12 Nov 2022 08:02
Rev.: 19 Apr 2024 00:17 (but data presented dynamically)