The number of women sitting in the House of Commons increased to a new maximum during the 22nd Canadian Parliament; the number of women senators also increased. 47 women ran for seats in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1953 federal election; four were elected.
Two more women were named to the Canadian senate: Nancy Hodges in November 1953[1] and Florence Elsie Inman in July 1955,[2] bringing the total number of women senators to six. Senator Iva Campbell Fallis died in March 1956.[3]
| Party | Total women candidates | % women candidates of total candidates | Total women elected | % women elected of total women candidates | % women elected of total elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor-Progressive | 22 (of 100) | 22% | 0 (of 0) | 0% | - |
| Progressive Conservative | 10 (of 248) | 4.0% | 3 (of 51) | 30% | 5.9% |
| Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | 10 (of 170) | 5.9% | 0 (of 23) | 0% | 0% |
| Liberal | 3 (of 262) | 1.1% | 1 (of 169) | 33.3% | 0.6% |
| Independent Liberal | 1 (of 19) | 5.3% | 0 (of 2) | 0% | 0% |
| Social Credit | 1 (of 71) | 1.4% | 0 (of 15) | 0% | 0% |
| Table source:[4] | |||||
| Name | Party | Electoral district | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Aitken | Progressive Conservative | York—Humber | ||
| Sybil Bennett | Progressive Conservative | Halton | ||
| Ellen Fairclough | Progressive Conservative | Hamilton West | ||
| Ann Shipley | Liberal | Timiskaming |
| Senator | Appointed on the advice of | Term | from | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairine Wilson | King | 1930.02.15 - 1962.03.03 | Ontario | Liberal | |
| Iva Campbell Fallis | Bennett | 1935.07.20 - 1956.03.07 | Ontario | Conservative | |
| Muriel McQueen Fergusson | St. Laurent | 1953.05.19 - 1975.05.23 | New Brunswick | Liberal | |
| Marianna Beauchamp Jodoin | St. Laurent | 1953.05.19 - 1966.06.01 | Quebec | Liberal | |
| Nancy Hodges | St. Laurent | 1953.11.05 - 1965.06.12 | British Columbia | Liberal | |
| Florence Elsie Inman | St. Laurent | 1955.07.28 - 1986.05.31 | Prince Edward Island | Liberal |