Parliament of Canada
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^ Current Provincial and Territorial Party Standings
Political PartySeats OccupiedSeats Occupied by WomenPercentage of Women
Liberal Party 229 58 25.33%
Progressive Conservative Party 215 41 19.07%
New Democratic Party 141 48 34.04%
Independent 53 7 13.21%
Saskatchewan Party 49 9 18.37%
Parti Québécois 44 13 29.55%
Yukon Party 11 2 18.18%
Action démocratique du Québec 4 1 25.00%
Wildrose Alliance Party 4 1 25.00%
Vacancy 3 0 0.00%
Alberta Party 1 0 0.00%

^ Alberta - Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Last General Election (yyyy.mm.dd) 2008.03.03
Last Update (yyyy.mm.dd) 2011.11.21
Total of Seats 83
Seats Occupied 83
Vacant Seats 0
Seats Occupied by Women 17 (20.48%)

Political PartyParty LeaderAs of (yyyy.mm.dd)Seats OccupiedSeats Occupied by WomenPercentage of Women
Progressive Conservative Party Redford, Alison 2011.10.02 68 14 20.59%
Liberal Party Sherman, Raj 2011.09.12 8 1 12.50%
Wildrose Alliance Party Smith, Danielle 2009.10.17 4 1 25.00%
New Democratic Party Mason, Brian 2004.09.18 2 1 50.00%
Alberta Party Taylor, Glenn 2011.05.28 1 0 0.00%

^ British Columbia - Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Last General Election (yyyy.mm.dd) 2009.05.12
Last Update (yyyy.mm.dd) 2012.01.09
Total of Seats 85
Seats Occupied 83
Vacant Seats 2
Seats Occupied by Women 26 (31.33%)

Political PartyParty LeaderAs of (yyyy.mm.dd)Seats OccupiedSeats Occupied by WomenPercentage of Women
Liberal Party Clark, Christy 2011.02.26 47 13 27.66%
New Democratic Party Dix, Adrian 2011.04.17 34 12 35.29%
Vacancy 2 0 0.00%
Independent 2 1 50.00%

^ Manitoba - Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Last General Election (yyyy.mm.dd) 2011.10.04
Last Update (yyyy.mm.dd) 2011.10.04
Total of Seats 57
Seats Occupied 57
Vacant Seats 0
Seats Occupied by Women 16 (28.07%)

Political PartyParty LeaderAs of (yyyy.mm.dd)Seats OccupiedSeats Occupied by WomenPercentage of Women
New Democratic Party Selinger, Gregory 2009.10.18 37 11 29.73%
Progressive Conservative Party McFadyen, Hugh 2006.04.29 19 5 26.32%
Liberal Party Gerrard, Jon 1998.10.18 1 0 0.00%

^ New Brunswick - Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
Last General Election (yyyy.mm.dd) 2010.09.27
Last Update (yyyy.mm.dd) 2010.09.27
Total of Seats 55
Seats Occupied 55
Vacant Seats 0
Seats Occupied by Women 8 (14.55%)

Political PartyParty LeaderAs of (yyyy.mm.dd)Seats OccupiedSeats Occupied by WomenPercentage of Women
Progressive Conservative Party Alward, David 2008.10.18 42 8 19.05%
Liberal Party Boudreau, Victor (Acting) 2010.11.10 13 0 0.00%

^ Newfoundland and Labrador - House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Last General Election (yyyy.mm.dd) 2011.10.11
Last Update (yyyy.mm.dd) 2011.10.11
Total of Seats 48
Seats Occupied 48
Vacant Seats 0
Seats Occupied by Women 8 (16.67%)

Political PartyParty LeaderAs of (yyyy.mm.dd)Seats OccupiedSeats Occupied by WomenPercentage of Women
Progressive Conservative Party Dunderdale, Kathy 2011.04.02 37 5 13.51%
Liberal Party Ball, Dwight (Acting) 2012.01.03 6 1 16.67%
New Democratic Party Michael, Lorraine 2006.05.28 5 2 40.00%

^ Northwest Territories - Council of Northwest Territories
Last General Election (yyyy.mm.dd) 2011.10.03
Last Update (yyyy.mm.dd) 2011.10.03
Total of Seats 19
Seats Occupied 19
Vacant Seats 0
Seats Occupied by Women 2 (10.53%)

Political PartyParty LeaderAs of (yyyy.mm.dd)Seats OccupiedSeats Occupied by WomenPercentage of Women
Independent McLeod, Bob 2011.10.27 19 2 10.53%

^ Nova Scotia - House of Assembly of Nova Scotia
Last General Election (yyyy.mm.dd) 2009.06.09
Last Update (yyyy.mm.dd) 2011.06.21
Total of Seats 52
Seats Occupied 52
Vacant Seats 0
Seats Occupied by Women 12 (23.08%)

Political PartyParty LeaderAs of (yyyy.mm.dd)Seats OccupiedSeats Occupied by WomenPercentage of Women
New Democratic Party Dexter, Darrell 2001.06.04 31 9 29.03%
Liberal Party McNeil, Stephen 2007.04.28 13 3 23.08%
Progressive Conservative Party Baillie, Jamie 2010.10.30 7 0 0.00%
Independent 1 0 0.00%

^ Nunavut - Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
Last General Election (yyyy.mm.dd) 2008.10.27
Last Update (yyyy.mm.dd) 2011.09.11
Total of Seats 19
Seats Occupied 19
Vacant Seats 0
Seats Occupied by Women 3 (15.79%)

Political PartyParty LeaderAs of (yyyy.mm.dd)Seats OccupiedSeats Occupied by WomenPercentage of Women
Independent Aariak, Eva 2008.11.14 19 2 10.53%

^ Ontario - Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Last General Election (yyyy.mm.dd) 2011.10.06
Last Update (yyyy.mm.dd) 2011.10.06
Total of Seats 107
Seats Occupied 107
Vacant Seats 0
Seats Occupied by Women 30 (28.04%)

Political PartyParty LeaderAs of (yyyy.mm.dd)Seats OccupiedSeats Occupied by WomenPercentage of Women
Liberal Party McGuinty, Dalton 1996.12.01 53 15 28.30%
Progressive Conservative Party Hudak, Tim 2009.06.27 37 8 21.62%
New Democratic Party Horwath, Andrea 2009.03.07 17 7 41.18%

^ Prince Edward Island - Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
Last General Election (yyyy.mm.dd) 2011.10.03
Last Update (yyyy.mm.dd) 2011.10.03
Total of Seats 27
Seats Occupied 27
Vacant Seats 0
Seats Occupied by Women 6 (22.22%)

Political PartyParty LeaderAs of (yyyy.mm.dd)Seats OccupiedSeats Occupied by WomenPercentage of Women
Liberal Party Ghiz, Robert W. J. 2003.04.05 22 5 22.73%
Progressive Conservative Party Crane, Olive 2010.10.02 5 1 20.00%

^ Quebec - National Assembly of Quebec
Last General Election (yyyy.mm.dd) 2008.12.08
Last Update (yyyy.mm.dd) 2012.01.10
Total of Seats 125
Seats Occupied 124
Vacant Seats 1
Seats Occupied by Women 36 (29.03%)

Political PartyParty LeaderAs of (yyyy.mm.dd)Seats OccupiedSeats Occupied by WomenPercentage of Women
Liberal Party Charest, Jean J. 1998.04.30 64 20 31.25%
Parti Québécois Marois, Pauline 2007.06.26 44 13 29.55%
Independent 12 2 16.67%
Action démocratique du Québec Deltell, Gérard (Acting) 2009.11.19 4 1 25.00%
Vacancy 1 0 0.00%

^ Saskatchewan - Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Last General Election (yyyy.mm.dd) 2007.11.07
Last Update (yyyy.mm.dd) 2011.11.07
Total of Seats 58
Seats Occupied 58
Vacant Seats 0
Seats Occupied by Women 11 (18.97%)

Political PartyParty LeaderAs of (yyyy.mm.dd)Seats OccupiedSeats Occupied by WomenPercentage of Women
Saskatchewan Party Wall, Brad 2004.03.15 49 9 18.37%
New Democratic Party Nilson, John (Acting) 2011.11.19 9 2 22.22%

^ Yukon - Legislative Assembly of Yukon
Last General Election (yyyy.mm.dd) 2011.10.11
Last Update (yyyy.mm.dd) 2011.10.11
Total of Seats 19
Seats Occupied 19
Vacant Seats 0
Seats Occupied by Women 6 (31.58%)

Political PartyParty LeaderAs of (yyyy.mm.dd)Seats OccupiedSeats Occupied by WomenPercentage of Women
Yukon Party Pasloski, Darrell 2011.05.28 11 2 18.18%
New Democratic Party Hanson, Elizabeth 2009.09.26 6 4 66.67%
Liberal Party Elias, Darius (Acting) 2011.10.28 2 0 0.00%
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Updated on: 2012.01.09

Revised on: 2012.01.10