Appendix II: Women Legislators and Senators, 1970-1985
| Rank | Name | Elected/ Appointed | End Date yy.mm.dd |
Years | Jurisdiction | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Hilda P. Watson | 1970.09.08 1974.11.18 |
1974.11.18 1978.11.20 |
8 | YK-MLA | Progressive Conservative |
| 73 | Anne Bell | 1970.10.07 | 1989.11.29 | 19 | BC-Senate | Lib Appt |
| 74 | Therese Casgrain | 1970.10.07 | 1971.07.10 | ¾ | QU-Senate | Lib Appt |
| 75 | Jean Canfield | 1970.05.11 1974.04.29 |
1974.04.29 1979.04.23 |
9 | PEI-MLA | Liberal |
| 76 | Lena Pederson | 1970.12.21 | 1974. | 3 | NWT-MLA | Independent |
| 77 | Catherine Chichak | 1971.08.30 1975.03.26 1979.03.04 1982.11.02 |
1975.03.26 1979.03.04 1982.11.02 1986.05.08 |
15 | AB-MLA | Progressive Conservative |
| 78 | Helen Hunley | 1971.08.30 1975.03.26 1985.01.22 |
1975.03.26 1979.03.14 1991.03.11 |
7 ½ 6 |
AB-MLA AB-LG |
Progressive Conservative PC Appt |
| 79 | Margaret Scrivener | 1971.10.21 1975.09.18 1977.06.09 1981.03.19 1985.05.02 |
1975.09.18 1977.06.09 1981.03.19 1985.05.02 1987.09.10 |
16 | ON-MLA | Progressive Conservative |
| 80 | Margaret Birch | 1971.10.21 1975.09.18 1977.06.09 1981.03.19 |
1975.09.18 1977.06.09 1981.03.19 1985.05.02 |
13 ½ | ON-MLA | Progressive Conservative |
| 81 | Louise Marguerite Lapointe | 1971.11.10 | 1987.01.03 | 16 | QU-Senate | Lib Appt |
| 82 | Margaret Campbell | 1972.04.27 1975.09.18 1977.06.09 |
1975.09.18 1977.06.09 1981.03.19 |
9 | ON-MLA | Liberal |
| 83 | Margaret Norrie | 1972.04.27 | 1980.10.16 | 16 | NS-Senate | Lib Appt |
| 84 | Rosemary Brown | 1972.08.30 1975.12.11 1979.05.10 |
1975.12.11 1979.05.10 1983.05.05 |
9 | BC-MLA | CCF/NDP |
| 85 | Karen Elizabeth Sandford | 1972.08.30 1975.12.11 1979.05.10 1983.05.05 |
1975.12.11 1979.05.10 1983.05.05 1986.10.12 |
14 | BC-MLA | CCF/NDP |
| 86 | Daisy Webster | 1972.08.30 | 1975.12.11 | 3 ¼ | BC-MLA | CCF/NDP |
| 87 | Phyllis Florence Wheeler | 1972.08.30 | 1975.12.11 | 3 ¼ | BC-MLA | CCF/NDP |
| 88 | Joan Neiman | 1972.09.01 | 1995.09.09 | 23 | ON-Senate | Lib Appt |
| 89 | Monique Bégin | 1972.10.30 1974.07.08 1979.05.22 1980.02.18 |
1974.07.08 1979.05.22 1980.02.18 1984.09.04 |
12 | QU-MP | Liberal |
| 90 | Flora MacDonald | 1972.10.30 1974.07.08 1979.05.22 1980.02.18 1984.09.04 |
1974.07.08 1979.05.22 1980.02.18 1984.09.04 1988.11.21 |
16 | ON-MP | PC |
| 91 | Albanie Morin | 1972.10.30 1974.07.08 |
1974.07.08 1976.09.30 |
4 | QU-MP | Liberal |
| 92 | Aideen Nicholson | 1972.10.30 1979.95.22 1980.02.18 1984.09.04 |
1974.07.08 1980.02.18 1984.09.04 1988.11.21 |
14 ¼ | ON-MP | Liberal |
| 93 | Jeanne Sauvé | 1972.10.30 1974.07.08 1979.05.22 1980.02.18 1984.05.14 |
1974.07.08 1979.05.22 1980.02.18 1984.02.18 1990.01.29 |
11 ¼ 5 ¾ |
QU-MP CA-GG |
Liberal |
| 94 | Lise Bacon | 1973.10.29 1981.04.13 1985.12.02 1989.09.25 |
1976.11.15 1985.12.02 1989.09.25 1994.09.12 |
16 ¼ | QU-MLA | Liberal |
| 95 | Coline M. Campbell | 1974.04.02 1980.02.18 1988.11.21 |
1979.05.22 1984.09.04 1993.10.25 |
13 | NS-MP Check MLA |
Liberal |
| 96 | Melinda Jane MacLean | 1974.04.02 | 1978.09.19 | 4 ½ | NS-MLA | Liberal |
| 97 | Simma Holt | 1974.07.08 | 1979.05.22 | 5 | BC-MP | check |
| 98 | Shirley Dysart | 1974.11.18 1978.10.23 1982.10.12 1987.10.13 1991.09.23 |
1978.10.23 1982.10.12 1987.10.13 1991.09.23 1995.09.11 |
21 | NB-MLA | Liberal |
| 99 | Iona Campagnola | 1974.07.08 2001.09.25 |
1979.05.22 2000+ |
5 -- |
NB-MLA BC-LG |
Liberal |
| 100 | Ursula Appolloni | 1974.07.08 1979.05.22 1980.02.18 |
1979.05.22 1980.02.18 1984.09.04 |
10 | ON-MP | Liberal |
| 101 | Eleanor Millard | 1974.11.18 | 1978.11.20 | 4 | YK-MLA | None |
| 102 | Florence Whyard | 1974.11.18 | 1978.11.20 | 4 | YK-MLA | None |
| 103 | Barbara B. Wallace | 1975.12.11 1979.05.10 |
1979.05.10 1983.05.05 |
7 ½ | BC-MLA | Liberal |
| 104 | Linda Clifford | 1975.06.11 | 1978.10.18 | 3 1/3 | SK-MLA | Liberal |
| 105 | Evelyn Edwards | 1975.06.11 | 1978.10.18 | 3 1/3 | SK-MLA | Liberal |
| 106 | Marion Bryden | 1975.06.11 1977.06.09 1981.03.19 1985.05.02 1990.09.06 |
1977.06.09 1981.03.19 1985.05.02 1987.09.10 1995.06.08 |
20 | ON-MLA | Liberal |
| 107 | Bette Stephenson | 1975.06.11 1977.06.09 1981.03.19 1985.05.02 |
1977.06.09 1981.03.19 1985.05.02 1987.09.10 |
12 ¼ | ON-MLA | PC |
| 108 | Hazel MacIsaac | 1975.06.11 | 1979.06.18 | 4 | NF-MLA | PC |
| 109 | Evelyn Gigantes | 1975.09.18 1984.12.13 1985.05.02 |
1977.06.09 1985.05.02 1987.09.10 |
4 ½ | ON-MLA | Liberal |
| 110 | Louise Cuerrier | 1976.04.29 | 1981.04.13 | 5 | QU-MLA | PQ |
| 111 | Thérèse Lavoie-Roux | 1976.04.29 1981.04.13 |
1981.04.13 1985.12.02 1989.09.25 |
13 ½ | QU-MLA | Liberal |
| 112 | Denise Leblanc-Bantey | 1976.04.29 | 1981.04.13 | 5 | QU-MLA | PQ |
| 113 | Jocelyne Ouellette | 1976.04.29 | 1981.04.13 | 5 | QU-MLA | PQ |
| 114 | Lise Payette | 1976.04.29 | 1981.04.13 | 5 | QU-MLA | PQ |
| 115 | Jean Pigott | 1976.10.18 | 1979.05.22 | 2 ½ | ON-MP | PC |
| 116 | Norma Price | 1977.10.11 | 1981.11.17 | 4 | MB-MLA | PC |
| 117 | Florence Bird | 1978.03.23 | 1983.01.15 | 5 | ON-Senate | Lib Appt |
| 118 | Doris Anderson | 1978.03.23 | 1990.08.07 | 12 | ON-Senate | Lib Appt |
| 119 | Joan Duncan | 1978.10.18 1982.04.26 1986.10.20 |
1982.04.26 1986.10.20 1991.10.21 |
13 | SK-MLA | PC |
| 120 | Nancy Clark | 1978.10.23 1982.10.12 |
1982.10.12 1987.10.13 |
9 | NB-MLA | PC |
| 121 | Mabel DeWare | 1978.10.23 1982.10.12 |
1982.10.12 1987.10.13 |
9 | NB-MLA | PC |
| 122 | Meg S. McCall | 1978.11.20 | 1982.06.07 | 3 ½ | YK-MLA | PC |
| 123 | Alice P. McGuire | 1978.11.20 | 1982.06.07 | 3 ½ | YK-MLA | Liberal |
| 124 | Nellie Cournoyea | 1979.10.01 1983.11.21 1987.10.05 1991.10.15 |
1983.11.21 1987.10.05 1991.10.15 1995.10.16 |
16 | NWT-MLA | None |
| 125 | Sheila Embury | 1979.03.14 1982.11.05 |
1982.11.05 1986.05.08 |
7 | AB-MLA | PC |
| 126 | Shirley Cripps | 1979.03.14 1982.11.05 1986.05.08 |
1982.11.05 1986.05.08 1989.03.20 |
10 | AB-MLA | PC |
| 127 | Mary Le Messurier | 1979.03.14 1982.11.05 |
1982.11.05 1986.05.08 |
7 | AB-MLA | PC |
| 128 | Myrna Fyfe | 1979.03.14 | 1982.11.05 | 3 2/3 | AB-MLA | PC |
| 129 | Constance Osterman | 1979.03.14 1982.11.05 1986.05.08 1989.03.20 |
1982.11.05 1986.05.08 1989.03.20 1992.05.05 |
14 | AB-MLA | PC |
| 130 | Leone Bagnall | 1979.03.23 1982.09.27 1986.04.21 1989.05.29 |
1982.09.27 1986.04.21 1989.05.29 1993.03.29 |
14 | PEI-MLA | PC |
| 131 | Marion Reid | 1979.03.23 1982.09.27 1986.04.21 |
1982.09.27 1986.04.21 1989.05.29 |
10 | PEI-MLA | PC |
| 132 | Dalia Wood | 1979.03.26 | 1999.01.31 | 19 ¾ | QU-Senate | Lib Appt |
| 133 | Yvette Rousseau | 1979.03.27 | 1988.03.17 | 10 | QU-Senate | Lib Appt |
| 134 | Judith Erola | 1979.05.22 1980.02.18 |
1980.02.18 1984.09.04 |
5 ¼ | ON-MP | Liberal |
| 135 | Céline Hervieux-Payette | 1979.05.22 1980.02.18 1995.03.21 |
1980.02.18 1984.09.04 2000.+ |
5 1/3 5+ |
QU-MP QU-Senate |
Liberal |
| 136 | Marie Thérèse Killens | 1979.05.22 1980.02.8 1984.09.04 |
1980.02.18 1984.09.04 1988.11.21 |
9 ½ | QU-MP | Liberal |
| 137 | Margaret Mitchell | 1979.05.22 1980.02.8 1984.09.04 |
1980.02.18 1984.09.04 1988.11.21 |
9 ½ | BC-MP | NDP |
| 138 | Diane Rose Stratas | 1979.05.22 | 1980.02.18 | 2/3 | ON-MP | PC |
| 139 | Hazel Newhook | 1979.06.18 1982.04.06 |
1982.04.06 1985.04.02 |
5 ¾ | NF-MLA | PC |
| 140 | Lynn Verge | 1979.06.18 1982.04.06 1985.04.02 1989.04.20 1993.05.03 |
1982.04.06 |
16 2/3 | NF-MLA | PC |
| 141 | June Westbury | 1979.10.16 | 1981.11.17 | 2 | MB-MLA | Liberal |
| 142 | Solange Chaput Rolland | 1979.11.14 | 1981.04.13 | 1 ½ | QU-MLA | Liberal |
| 143 | Martha Bielish | 1979.09.27 | 1990.09.26 | 11 | AB-Senate | PC Appt |
| 144 | Lynda Sorenson | 1979.10.01 | 1983.11.21 | 4 | NWT-MLA | None |
| 145 | Suzanne Beauchamp-Niquet | 1980.02.18 | 1984.09.04 | 4 ½ | QU-MP | Liberal |
| 146 | Pat Carney | 1980.02.18 1984.09.04 |
1984.09.04 1988.10.01 |
4 | BC-MP | Liberal |
| 147 | Eva Coté | 1980.02.18 | 1984.09.04 | 4 ½ | QU-MP | Liberal |
| 148 | Mary Elizabeth Dolin | 1981.04.13 | 1985.04.101 | 4 | MB-MLA | NDP |
| 149 | Maureen Hemphill | 1980.02.18 1981.11.17 1986.03.18 1988.04.26 |
1981.11.17 1986.03.18 1988.04.26 1990.09.11 |
10 ½ | MB-MLA | NDP |
| 150 | Charlotte L. Oleson | 1981.04.13 1981.11.17 1986.03.18 1988.04.26 |
1981.11.17 1986.03.18 1988.04.26 1990.09.11 |
9 ½ | MB-MLA | NDP |
| 151 | Myrna A. Phillips | 1981.11.17 1986.03.18 |
1986.03.18 1988.04.26 |
7 | MB-MLA | NDP |
| 152 | Muriel Ann Smith | 1981.check 1986.03.18 |
1986.03.18 1988.04.26 |
7 | MB-MLA | NDP |
| 153 | Sheila Copps | 1981.03.19 1984.09.04 1988.11.21 1993.10.15 1997.06.02 |
1984.07.10 1988.11.21 1993.10.15 1997.06.02 2000+ |
3 ¼ 15 ¼ |
ON-MLA ON-MP |
Liberal Liberal |
| 154 | Susan Fish | 1981.03.19 1985.05.01 |
1985.05.01 1987.09.10 |
6 ½ | ON-MLA | PC |
| 155 | Joan Dougherty | 1981.04.13 1985.12.02 |
1985.12.02 1989.09.25 |
8 ½ | QU-MLA | Liberal |
| 156 | Louise Harel | 1981.04.13 1985.12.02 1989.09.25 1994.09.12 1998 |
1985.12.02 1989.09.25 1994.09.12 1998.check 2000+ check |
19 ¾ | QU-MLA | PQ |
| 157 | Carmen Juneau | 1981.04.13 1985.12.02 |
1985.12.02 1989.09.25 |
8 ½ | QU-MLA | PQ |
| 158 | Huguette Lachapelle | 1981.04.13 | 1985.12.02 | 4 ¾ | QU-MLA | PQ |
| 159 | Pauline Marois | 1981.04.13 1985.12.02 1989.09.25 1994.09.12 1998 |
1985.12.02 1989.09.25 1994.09.12 1998.check 2000+ check |
19 ¾ | QU-MLA | PQ |
| 160 | Alexa McDonough | 1981.10.06 1984.11.06 1988.09.06 1993.05.25 1997.06.02 |
1984.11.06 1988.09.06 1993.05.25 1996.spring? 2000+ |
14 ½ 2 ½ |
NS-MLA NS-MP |
NDP NDP |
| 161 | Ida Reid | 1982.04.06 | 1985.04.02 | 3 | NF-MLA | |
| 162 | Margaret Joe | 1982.06.07 1989.02.20 1992.10.20 |
1989.02.20 1992.10.19 1996.09.30 |
14 ¼ | YK-MLA | NDP |
| 163 | Beatrice Firth | 1982.06.07 1989.02.20 1992.10.20 |
1989.02.20 1992.10.19 1996.09.30 |
14 ¼ | YK-MLA | PC |
| 164 | Katherine Emma Nukon | 1982.06.07 | 1985.05.13 | 3 | YK-MLA | PC |
| 165 | Shirley Janet Koper | 1982.11.02 1986.05.08 |
1986.05.08 1988(died) |
5 | AB-MLA | PC |
| 166 | Jennifer Cossitt | 1982.10.12 1984.09.04 |
1984.09.04 1988.11.21 |
6 | ON-MP | PC |
| 167 | Lynn McDonald | 1982.10.12 1984.09.04 |
1984.09.04 1988.11.21 |
6 | ON-MP | NDP |
| 168 | Gay Caswell | 1982.10.12 | 1986.10.20 | 4 ½ | SK-MLA | NDP |
| 169 | Evelyn Bacon | 1982.10.12 | 1986.10.20 | 4 ½ | SK-MLA | NDP |
| 170 | Jo-Ann Zazelenchuk | 1982.10.12 | 1986.10.20 | 4 ½ | SK-MLA | PC |
| 171 | Eliza Lawrence | 1983.05.05 | 1987.10.05 | 4 ½ | NWT-MLA | None |
| 172 | Rita Johnston | 1983.05.05 1986.10.22 |
1986.10.22 1991.10.17 |
13 ¼ | BC-MLA | Soc. Credit |
| 173 | Madeleine Belanger | 1983.12.05 1985.12.02 1989.09.25 1994.09.12 1998.11.30 |
1985.12.02 1989.09.25 1994.09.12 1998.11.30 2000+ |
16 | QU-MLA | Liberal |
| 174 | Aline Saint-Amand | 1983.12.05 | 1985.02 | 2 | QU-MLA | Liberal |
| 175 | Anne Cools | 1984.01.13 | 2000+ | 16+ | ON-Senate | Lib Appt |
| 176 | Lorna Marsden | 1984.01.24 | 1992.08.31 | 8 ½ | ON-Senate | Lib Appt |
| 177 | Ann Sloat | 1984 B? check |
1985.05.02 | ON-MLA | PC | |
| 178 | Joyce Fairbairn | 1984.06.29 | 2000+ | 5 ½ | AB-Senate | Lib Appt |
| 179 | Gabrielle Bertrand | 1984.09.04 1988.11.21 |
1988.11.21 1993.10.25 |
9 | QU-MP | PC |
| 180 | Suzanne Blais-Grenier | 1984.09.04 1988.09.21 |
1988.09.21 1988.11.21 |
4 | QU-MP | PC Independent |
| 181 | Anne Blouin | 1984.09/04 | 1988.11.21 | 4 | QU-MP | PC |
| 182 | Lise Bourgault | 1984.09.04 1988.11.21 |
1988.11.21 1993.10.25 |
9 | QU-MP | PC |
| 183 | Pauline Browes | 1984.09.04 1988.11.21 |
1988.11.21 1993.10.25 |
9 | QU-MP | PC |
| 184 | Andrée Champagne | 1984.09.04 1988.11.21 |
1988.11.21 1993.10.25 |
9 | QU-MP | PC |
| 185 | Mary Collins | 1984.09.04 1988.11.21 |
1988.11.21 1993.10.25 |
9 | BC-MP | PC |
| 186 | Suzanne Duplessis | 1984.09.04 1988.11.21 |
1988.11.21 1993.10.25 |
9 | QU-MP | PC |
| 187 | Sheila Finestone | 1984.09.04 1988.11.21 1993.10.25 1997.06.02 1999.08.11 |
1988.11.21 1993.10.25 1997.06.02 1999.08.10 2000+ |
15 ¼ |
QU-MP QU-Senate |
Liberal Lib Appt |
| 188 | Carole Jacques | 1984.09.04 1988.11.21 |
1988.11.21 1993.10.25 |
9 | QU-MP | PC Independent |
| 189 | Monique Landry | 1984.09.04 1988.11.21 |
1988.11.21 1993.10.25 |
9 | QU-MP | PC |
| 190 | Claudy Mailly | 1984.09.04 | 1988.11.21 | 4 | QU-MP | PC |
| 191 | Shirley Martin | 1984.09.04 1988.11.21 |
1988.11.21 1993.10.25 |
9 | ON-MP | PC |
| 192 | Barbara Jean McDougall | 1984.09.04 1988.11.21 |
1988.11.21 1993.10.25 |
9 | QU-MP | PC |
| 193 | Lucie Pépin | 1984.09.04 1997.04.08 |
1988.11.21 2000+ |
4 2 ¼ |
QU-MP Senate |
Liberal Lib Appt |
| 194 | Barbara Jane (Bobbie) Sparrow | 1984.09.04 1988.11.21 |
1988.11.21 1993.10.25 |
9 | AB-MP | PC |
| 195 | Monique Tardif | 1984.09.04 1988.11.21 |
1988.11.21 1993.10.25 |
9 | QU-MP | PC |
| 196 | Monique Vézina | 1984.09.04 1988.11.21 |
1988.11.21 1993.10.25 |
9 | QU-MP | PC |
| 197 | Maxine Cochran | 1984.11.06 | 1988.09.06 | 4 | NS-MLA | PC |
| 198 | Cora Etter | 1984.11.06 | 1988.09.06 | 4 | NS-MLA | PC |
| 199 | Elizabeth Smith | 1985.05.02 1987.09.10 1990.09.06 |
1987.09.10 1990.09.06 1995.06.08 |
10 | ON-MLA | NDP |
| 200 | Lily Munro | 1985.05.02 1987.09.10 1990.09.06 |
1987.09.10 1990.09.06 1995.06.08 |
10 | ON-MLA | Liberal |
| 201 | Ruth Grier | 1985.05.02 1987.09.10 1990.09.06 |
1987.09.10 1990.09.06 1995.06.08 |
10 | ON-MLA | NDP |
| 202 | Margaret Marland | 1985.05.02 | 1987.09.10 | 2 1/3* | ON-MLA | PC |
| 203 | Elinor Caplan | 1985.05.02 1987.09.10 1990.09.06 1995.06.08 |
1987.09.10 1990.09.06 1995.06.08 1997.09.052 |
12 1/3 | ON-MLA | NDP |
| 204 | Jeanne L. Blackburn | 1985.12.02 1989.09.25 1994.09.12 |
1989.09.25 1994.09.12 1998.11.30 |
13 | QU-MLA | PQ |
| 205 | Madeleine Bleau | 1985.12.02 1989.09.25 |
1989.09.25 1994.09.12 |
8 ¾ | QU-MLA | Liberal |
| 206 | Pierrette Cardinal | 1985.12.02 1989.09.25 1994.09.12 |
1989.09.25 1994.09.12 1995.11.30 |
8 ¾ | QU-MLA | Liberal |
| 207 | France Dionne | 1985.12.02 1989.09.25 1994.09.12 |
1989.09.25 1994.09.12 1998.11.30 |
13 | QU-MLA | Liberal |
| 208 | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay | 1985.12.02 1989.09.25 1994.09.12 1998.11.30 |
1989.09.25 1994.09.12 1998.11.30 2000+ |
14 | QU-MLA | Liberal |
| 209 | Claire-Helene Hovington | 1985.12.02 1989.09.25 |
1989.09.25 1994.09.12 |
8 ¾ | QU-MLA | Liberal |
| 210 | Yolande Legault | 1985.12.02 | 1989.09.25 | 3 ¾ | QU-MLA | Liberal |
| 211 | Christiane Pelchat | 1985.12.02 1989.09.25 |
1989.09.25 1994.09.12 |
8 ¾ | QU-MLA | Liberal |
| 212 | Louise Robic | 1985.12.02 1989.09.25 |
1989.09.25 1994.09.12 |
8 ¾ | QU-MLA | Liberal |
| 213 | Violette Trepanier | 1985.12.02 1989.09.25 |
1989.09.25 1994.09.12 |
8 ¾ | QU-MLA | Liberal |
| 214 | Cecile Vermette | 1985.12.02 1989.09.25 1994.09.12 1998.11.30 |
1989.09.25 1994.09.12 1998.11.30 2000+ |
14 | QU-MLA | PQ |
| 2 Succeeded by her eldest child, David. | ||||||
| Elected and Appointed Women Legislators, 1970-85 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Number | Years | Average | |
| Members of Parliament | 39 | ~309 | ~7.9 | |
| Senators | 16 | ~170 | ~10.6 | |
| Members of Provincial and Territorial Legislative Assemblies | 93 | ~742 | ~7.8 | |
| ALL | 148 | ~1221 | ~8.3 | |
| No women elected in Yukon or Northwest Territories | ||||
