Women in the 27th Canadian Parliament
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The number of women sitting in the House of Commons decreased to four during the 27th Canadian Parliament; the number of women senators returned to six. 37 women ran for seats in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1965 federal election; three women out of six incumbents were reelected. Pauline Jewett and Margaret Konantz were defeated when they ran for reelection;[1][2] Eloise Jones did not run for reelection.[3] Grace MacInnis was also elected to the House of Commons in the general election, becoming the first woman elected to the House of Commons from British Columbia.[4]
Mary Elizabeth Kinnear was named to the Canadian senate in April 1967, bringing the number of women senators to six.[5] Mariana Beauchamp Jodoin resigned her seat in June 1966, decreasing the number of women in the Senate to five.[6]
| Party | Total women candidates | % women candidates of total candidates | Total women elected | % women elected of total women candidates | % women elected of total elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | 16 (of 255) | 6.3% | 1 (of 21) | 6.3% | 4.8% |
| Liberal | 8 (of 265) | 3.0% | 2 (of 131) | 25% | 1.5% |
| Progressive Conservative | 8 (of 265) | 3.0% | 1 (of 97) | 12.5% | 1.0% |
| Social Credit | 3 (of 86) | 3.5% | 0 (of 24) | 0% | 0% |
| Independent Liberal | 1 (of 10) | 10% | 0 (of 0) | 0% | - |
| Communist Party of Canada | 1 (of 12) | 8.3% | 0 (of 0) | 0% | - |
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