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The 44th Canadian Parliament includes a record number of female Members of Parliament, with 103 women elected to the 338-member House of Commons of Canada (30.5%) in the 2021 election.[1] Of those 103 women, 22 were elected for the first time in the 2021 election. This represents a gain of five seats over the previous record of 98 women elected at the beginning of the 43rd Canadian Parliament, and a gain of three seats from the record high of 100 women during the previous parliamentary session following by-elections.[2]
By contrast, the 117th United States Congress had 119 elected women sitting in the 435-seat United States House of Representatives (27.3%).[3]
The 2021 election represented the highest proportion of women ever on the ballot.[4]
- ^ "Current Members of Parliament". House of Commons of Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Staff, HuffPost Canada (October 31, 2020). "Canada Has Hit A Historic Milestone In Female Political Representation". HuffPost Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Women Serving in the 117th Congress 2021-22". Center for American Women and Politics. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Dunham, Jackie (September 2, 2021). "Highest percentage ever of female and gender-diverse candidates running in this election". CTV News. Retrieved September 23, 2021.