Women in the 24th Canadian Parliament

The number of women sitting in the House of Commons increased to five during the 24th Canadian Parliament; the number of women senators increased to seven. 21 women ran for seats in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1958 federal election; the two women incumbents were reelected. Three more women were elected in by-elections held following the general election: Jean Casselman Wadds in September 1958,[1] Judy LaMarsh in October 1960,[2] and Margaret Mary Macdonald in May 1961.[3]

See also: Women in Canadian politics

Two additional women: Olive Lillian Irvine[4] and Josie Alice Quart[5] were named to the Canadian senate in January 1960. Cairine Wilson died in March 1962, which brought the number of women senators to six.

Party Standings

Party	Total women candidates	% women candidates of total candidates	Total women elected	% women elected of total women candidates	% women elected of total elected
Liberal	8 (of 264)	3.0%	0 (of 48)	0%	0%
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation	8 (of 169)	4.7%	0 (of 8)	0%	0%
Progressive Conservative	3 (of 265)	1.1%	2 (of 208)	66.7%	1.8%
Social Credit	2 (of 82)	2.4%	0 (of 0)	0%	-
Table source:[6]

Members of the House of Commons

	Name	Party	Electoral district	Notes
	Margaret Aitken	Progressive Conservative	York—Humber
	Ellen Fairclough	Progressive Conservative	Hamilton West	cabinet member
	Judy LaMarsh	Liberal	Niagara Falls	by-election
	Margaret Mary Macdonald	Progressive Conservative	King's	by-election, first woman MP from PEI
	Jean Casselman Wadds	Progressive Conservative	Grenville—Dundas	by-election

Senators

	Senator	Appointed on the advice of	Term	from	Party
	Cairine Wilson	King	1930.02.15 - 1962.03.03	Ontario	Liberal
	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
	Nancy Hodges	St. Laurent	1953.11.05 - 1965.06.12	British Columbia	Liberal
	Florence Elsie Inman	St. Laurent	1955.07.28 - 1986.05.31	Prince Edward Island	Liberal
	Olive Lillian Irvine	Diefenbaker	1960.01.14 - 1969.11.01	Manitoba	Progressive Conservative
	Josie Alice Quart	Diefenbaker	1960.01.14 - 1969.11.01	Quebec	Progressive Conservative

References

1. "Memorial for political pioneer considered". Recorder and Times. Brockville. December 12, 2012.
2. "Judy Lamarsh". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
3. "Women in Politics". Elections PEI.
4. "Olive Lillian Irvine (1895-1969)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society.
5. Josie Alice Quart – Parliament of Canada biography
6. "History of Federal Ridings since 1867 | Parliament of Canada: Women Candidates in General Elections". www2.parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-09-17.