Women in the 21st Canadian Parliament

During the 21st Canadian Parliament, the number of sitting women senators increased. Eleven women ran for seats in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1949 federal election; none were elected. However, Ellen Fairclough, who had run unsuccessfully in the Hamilton West riding as a Progressive Conservative, was elected in a May 1950 by-election held after the incumbent was appointed to the Ontario Supreme Court.[1]

Cairine Wilson and Iva Campbell Fallis continued to sit as members of the Senate. In May 1953, Muriel McQueen Fergusson and Marianna Beauchamp Jodoin were named to the Canadian senate, bringing the total number of women senators to four.[2][3]

Party Standings

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Party Total women candidates % women candidates of total candidates Total women elected % women elected of total women candidates % women elected of total elected
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation 5 (of 180) 2.8% 0 (of 13) 0% 0%
Progressive Conservative 3 (of 249) 1.2% 0 (of 41) 0% 0%
Union of Electors 2 (of 56) 3.6% 0 (of 0) 0% -
Liberal 1 (of 258) 0.4% 0 (of 191) 0% 0%
Table source:[4]

Members of the House of Commons

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Name Party Electoral district Notes
  Ellen Fairclough Progressive Conservative Hamilton West by-election

Senators

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Senator Appointed on the advice of Term from Party
  Cairine Wilson King 1930.02.15 - 1962.03.03 Ontario Liberal
  Iva Campbell Fallis Bennett 1935.07.20 - 1956.03.07 Ontario Conservative
  Muriel McQueen Fergusson St. Laurent 1953.05.19 - 1975.05.23 New Brunswick Liberal
  Marianna Beauchamp Jodoin St. Laurent 1953.05.19 - 1966.06.01 Quebec Liberal

References

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  1. ^ "Ellen Fairclough". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  2. ^ "Honorable Muriel McQueen Fergusson". Celebrating Women's Achievements. Library and Archives Canada.
  3. ^ Marianna Beauchamp Jodoin – Parliament of Canada biography
  4. ^ Parliament of Canada: Women Candidates in General Elections