Women in the 26th Canadian Parliament

The number of women sitting in the House of Commons increased to six during the 26th Canadian Parliament; the number of women senators remained at six. 40 women ran for seats in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1963 federal election; two women out of five incumbents were reelected. Ellen Fairclough, Isabel Hardie and Margaret Mary Macdonald were defeated when they ran for reelection.[1][2][3] Pauline Jewett and Margaret Konantz were elected to the House of Commons in the general election;[4][5] Eloise Jones and Margaret Rideout were elected in by-elections held in June 1964.[6][7]

See also: Women in Canadian politics

Judy LaMarsh was named to the Canadian cabinet, becoming the second woman to serve as a federal cabinet minister.[8]

Nancy Hodges resigned her seat in the Senate in June 1965, reducing the number of women senators to five.[9]

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
NDP	13 (of 232)	5.6%	0 (of 17)	0%	0%
Progressive Conservative	12 (of 265)	4.5%	1 (of 95)	8.3%	1.1%
Liberal	6 (of 265)	2.3%	3 (of 128)	50%	2.3%
Social Credit	6 (of 224)	2.7%	0 (of 24)	0%	0%
Independent	2 (of 9)	22.2%	0 (of 0)	0%	-
Communist Party of Canada	1 (of 12)	8.3%	0 (of 0)	0%	-
Table source:[10]

Members of the House of Commons

	Name	Party	Electoral district	Notes
	Pauline Jewett	Liberal	Northumberland
	Eloise Jones	Progressive Conservative	Saskatoon	by-election
	Margaret Konantz	Liberal	Winnipeg South	first woman MP from Manitoba
	Judy LaMarsh	Liberal	Niagara Falls	cabinet minister
	Margaret Rideout	Liberal	Westmorland	by-election; first woman MP from New Brunswick
	Jean Casselman Wadds	Progressive Conservative	Grenville—Dundas

Senators

	Senator	Appointed on the advice of	Term	from	Party
	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. Ellen Fairclough – Parliament of Canada biography
2. Isabel Hardie – Parliament of Canada biography
3. Margaret Mary Macdonald – Parliament of Canada biography
4. "Biography of Pauline Jewett". Carleton University.
5. "Margaret MacTavish Rogers Konantz (1899-1967)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society.
6. Eloise Jones – Parliament of Canada biography
7. Trimble, Linda; Arscott, Jane (2003). Still Counting: Women in Politics Across Canada. p. 178. ISBN 1442608560.
8. "Judy LaMarsh". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
9. Nancy Hodges – Parliament of Canada biography
10. "History of Federal Ridings since 1867 | Parliament of Canada: Women Candidates in General Elections". www2.parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-09-17.