Women in the 24th Canadian Parliament

See also: Women in Canadian politics

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]

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

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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

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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

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| Name  | Party  | Electoral district  | Notes

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| 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

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| Senator  | Appointed on the advice of  | Term  | from  | Party

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| 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

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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.

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