Women in The 40th Canadian Parliament - Members

Members

The longest-serving female MP currently in the House of Commons is Albina Guarnieri, who was first elected in the 1988 election and surpassed 20 years in office in December 2008. In the 39th Parliament, Guarnieri was tied for this status with Diane Marleau, who was first elected in 1988 but was defeated in the 2008 election.

† denotes women who were newly elected in the 2008 election and are serving their first term in office. Names in boldface denote ministers in the current Cabinet of Canada.

Name Party Electoral district Notes
Diane Ablonczy Conservative Calgary—Nose Hill
Leona Aglukkaq† Conservative Nunavut
Rona Ambrose Conservative Edmonton—Spruce Grove
Niki Ashton† New Democrat Churchill
Josée Beaudin† Bloc Québécois Saint-Lambert
Carolyn Bennett Liberal St. Paul's
Dawn Black New Democrat New Westminster—Coquitlam Resigned April 13, 2009.
Kelly Block† Conservative Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar
France Bonsant Bloc Québécois Compton—Stanstead
Sylvie Boucher Conservative Beauport—Limoilou
Diane Bourgeois Bloc Québécois Terrebonne—Blainville
Lois Brown† Conservative Newmarket—Aurora
Paule Brunelle Bloc Québécois Trois-Rivières
Dona Cadman† Conservative Surrey North
Chris Charlton New Democrat Hamilton Mountain
Olivia Chow New Democrat Trinity—Spadina
Siobhán Coady† Liberal St. John's South—Mount Pearl
Bonnie Crombie† Liberal Mississauga—Streetsville
Jean Crowder New Democrat Nanaimo—Cowichan
Pat Davidson Conservative Sarnia—Lambton
Libby Davies New Democrat Vancouver East
Claude DeBellefeuille Bloc Québécois Beauharnois—Salaberry
Nicole Demers Bloc Québécois Laval
Johanne Deschamps Bloc Québécois Laurentides—Labelle
Ruby Dhalla Liberal Brampton—Springdale
Kirsty Duncan† Liberal Etobicoke North
Linda Duncan† New Democrat Edmonton—Strathcona
Meili Faille Bloc Québécois Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Diane Finley Conservative Haldimand—Norfolk
Raymonde Folco Liberal Laval—Les Îles
Judy Foote† Liberal Random—Burin—St. George's
Carole Freeman Bloc Québécois Châteauguay—Saint-Constant
Hedy Fry Liberal Vancouver Centre
Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québécois Québec
Cheryl Gallant Conservative Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
Shelly Glover† Conservative Saint Boniface
Nina Grewal Conservative Fleetwood—Port Kells
Albina Guarnieri Liberal Mississauga East—Cooksville
Monique Guay Bloc Québécois Rivière-du-Nord
Helena Guergis Conservative Simcoe—Grey
Martha Hall Findlay Liberal Willowdale
Candice Hoeppner† Conservative Portage—Lisgar
Carol Hughes† New Democrat Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
Marlene Jennings Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine
Francine Lalonde Bloc Québécois La Pointe-de-l'Île
Carole Lavallée Bloc Québécois Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert
Megan Leslie† New Democrat Halifax
Irene Mathyssen New Democrat London—Fanshawe
Cathy McLeod† Conservative Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
Alexandra Mendès† Liberal Brossard—La Prairie
Maria Minna Liberal Beaches—East York
Maria Mourani Bloc Québécois Ahuntsic
Joyce Murray Liberal Vancouver Quadra
Anita Neville Liberal Winnipeg South Centre
Bev Oda Conservative Durham
Tilly O'Neill-Gordon† Conservative Miramichi
Lisa Raitt† Conservative Halton
Yasmin Ratansi Liberal Don Valley East
Denise Savoie New Democrat Victoria
Judy Sgro Liberal York West
Gail Shea† Conservative Egmont
Michelle Simson† Liberal Scarborough Southwest
Joy Smith Conservative Kildonan—St. Paul
Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac Bloc Québécois Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
Josée Verner Conservative Louis-Saint-Laurent
Judy Wasylycia-Leis New Democrat Winnipeg North Resigned April 30, 2010.
Alice Wong† Conservative Richmond
Lynne Yelich Conservative Blackstrap
Lise Zarac† Liberal LaSalle—Émard

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