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Women in the 22nd Canadian Parliament

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The number of women sitting in the House of Commons increased to a new maximum during the 22nd Canadian Parliament; the number of women senators also increased. 47 women ran for seats in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1953 federal election; four were elected.

Two more women were named to the Canadian senate: Nancy Hodges in November 1953[1] and Florence Elsie Inman in July 1955,[2] bringing the total number of women senators to six. Senator Iva Campbell Fallis died in March 1956.[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
Labor-Progressive 22 (of 100) 22% 0 (of 0) 0% -
Progressive Conservative 10 (of 248) 4.0% 3 (of 51) 30% 5.9%
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation 10 (of 170) 5.9% 0 (of 23) 0% 0%
Liberal 3 (of 262) 1.1% 1 (of 169) 33.3% 0.6%
Independent Liberal 1 (of 19) 5.3% 0 (of 2) 0% 0%
Social Credit 1 (of 71) 1.4% 0 (of 15) 0% 0%
Table source:[4]

Members of the House of Commons

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Name Party Electoral district Notes
  Margaret Aitken Progressive Conservative York—Humber
  Sybil Bennett Progressive Conservative Halton
  Ellen Fairclough Progressive Conservative Hamilton West
  Ann Shipley Liberal Timiskaming

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
  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

References

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  1. ^ "Nancy Hodges: Speaker and Trailblazer". Canadian Parliamentary Review.
  2. ^ "Senator Elsie Inman fonds". Memory PEI.
  3. ^ Iva Campbell Fallis – Parliament of Canada biography
  4. ^ Parliament of Canada: Women Candidates in General Elections