Table 2.4: The Three-Quarters Century Mark: Women Elected and Appointed to Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Governments, 1917-2000
Women3 Period	Half Century Quiescence	Third Quarter Growth Women’s Status Emphasized		¾ Century Overview
Position/Years	1917-1969	1970-1984	1985-2000	1917-2000
MPs	18	39	97	154
MLAs	44	66	294	404
Senators	9	14	40	63
Number	71	119	431	621
Average of ALL Legislators	Under 2%	Up to 10 %	~ 20%	Less than 10%
3Incumbents’ terms extend between the groupings listed. We have counted only those women elected or appointed for the first time.