This list comprises persons who belong to a visible minority group who have been elected to the federal House of Commons, legislative assemblies of provinces and territories, and members appointed to the Senate. Note that the term "visible minority" refers to Canadians who identify as neither white nor indigenous.
The first visible minority elected was Chinese-Canadian Douglas Jung, elected as a Conservative MP to the House of Commons in the 1957 federal election.
There have been 138 visible minorities who have served as Members of Parliament, as well as 32 who have been named senators. After the 2021 Canadian election, the highest number of visible minorities were elected to Parliament in history – with 53 MPs (15.7% of the House of Commons). As of November 2023, of the visible minority members of the 44th Canadian Parliament, 46 are Liberals (43 Liberal MPs, three Progressive Senators), ten are Conservatives (seven MPs, three Senators), three are New Democrats (three MPs) and 13 are Independents (two MPs, ten ISG Senators, one CSG Senator).[1]
Provincially and territorially, visible minorities have been elected to all 13 legislatures. As of October 2024, there are 116 visible minority politicians serving in 10 provincial/territorial legislatures. Of those members, 48 are New Democrats, 45 are Conservatives (24 Progressive Conservative, eight BC Conservative, six CAQ, five UCP, one Saskatchewan Party, one Yukon Party), 18 are Liberals (11 Liberal, seven Quebec Liberal), four represent Quebec sovereigntist parties (Québec Solidaire) and one is currently an independent (Sarah Jama).
Member of Parliament | Riding | Took office | Left office | Party | Note | ||||
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Douglas Jung 鄭天華 (1924–2002) | Vancouver Centre | Conservative | [2] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) First Visible Minority elected to Canadian Parliament First Chinese Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament First Conservative Visible Minority elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Lincoln Alexander (1922–2012) | Hamilton West | Conservative | [3] | Black Canadian (Jamaican/Vicentian) First Black Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Pierre de Bané بيير دي باين (1938–2019) | Matapédia—Matane | Liberal | [4] | Lebanese-Canadian First Liberal Visible Minority elected to Canadian Parliament First Arab Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Art Lee 李橋棟 (born 1947) | Vancouver East | Liberal | [5] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) BC Liberal Party Leader (1984–1987) | |||||
Fonse Faour فونس فاعور (born 1951) | Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe | NDP | [6] | Lebanese-Canadian | |||||
Sam Wakim سام واكيم (born 1937) | Don Valley East | Conservative | [7] | Lebanese-Canadian | |||||
Howard McCurdy (1932–2018) | Windsor—Lake St. Clair | NDP | [8] | Black Canadian (Jamaican) | |||||
Mark Assad مارك الأسد (born 1940) | Gatineau | Liberal | [9] | Lebanese-Canadian | |||||
Mac Harb ماك حرب (born 1953) | Ottawa Centre | Liberal | [10] | Lebanese-Canadian | |||||
Allan Koury ألان كوري (1930–2004) | Hochelaga—Maisonneuve | Conservative | [11] | Lebanese-Canadian | |||||
Rey Pagtakhan (born 1935) | Winnipeg North | Liberal | [12] | Filipino-Canadian First Filipino Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Sarkis Assadourian Սարկիս Ասադուրյան (born 1948) | Don Valley North | Liberal | [13] | Armenian-Canadian First Armenian Canadian elected to the Canadian Parliament | |||||
Brampton Centre | |||||||||
Jean Augustine (born 1937) | Etobicoke-Lakeshore | Liberal | [14] | Black Canadian (Grenadian) First Female Visible Minority elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Jag Bhaduria ਜਗ ਭਡੂਰਿਆ (born 1940) | Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville | Independent | [15] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) First Indo-Canadian Elected to Canadian Parliament First Sikh Elected to Canadian Parliament Liberal MP (1993–1994) | |||||
Raymond Chan 陳卓愉 (born 1951) | Richmond | Liberal | [16] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | |||||
Herb Dhaliwal ਹਰਬ ਧਾਲੀਵਾਲ (born 1952) | Vancouver South | Liberal | [17] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) First Indo-Canadian Elected to Canadian Parliament First Sikh Elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Hedy Fry (born 1941) | Vancouver Centre | Incumbent | Liberal | [18] | Black Canadian (Trinidadian) First Female Visible Minority Elected to Canadian Parliament | ||||
Ovid Jackson (born 1939) | Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound | Liberal | [19] | Black Canadian (Guyanese) | |||||
Gurbax Singh Malhi ਗੁਰਬਖਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਮੱਲ੍ਹੀ (born 1949) | Bramalea—Gore—Malton | Liberal | [20] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) First Indo-Canadian Elected to Canadian Parliament First Sikh Elected to Canadian Parliament First Turbaned politician elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Keith Martin (born 1960) | Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca | [21] [22] | Reform MP (1993–2004) | ||||||
Osvaldo Nunez (born 1938) | Bourassa | Bloc Québécois | [23] | Chilean-Canadian First Chilean Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Paul Zed بول زيد (born 1956) | Fundy—Royal | Liberal | [24] | Lebanese-Canadian | |||||
Saint John—Rothesay | |||||||||
Gordon Earle (born 1943) | Halifax West | NDP | [25] | Black Canadian (Jamaican) | |||||
Gurmant Grewal ਗੁਰਮੰਤ ਗਰੇਵਾਲ (born 1957) | Newton—North Delta | Conservative | [26] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Rahim Jaffer رحيم جعفر (born 1971) | Edmonton—Strathcona | Conservative | [27] | Indian-Canadian (Gujarati) First Muslim elected to Canadian Parliament First Afro-Indian Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Marlene Jennings (born 1951) | Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine | Liberal | [28] | Black Canadian (Jamaican) | |||||
Sophia Leung 梁陳明任 (born 1933) | Vancouver Kingsway | Liberal | [29] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | |||||
Inky Mark 麥鼎鴻 (born 1947) | Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette | Conservative | [30] | Chinese-Canadian (Mainland) | |||||
Deepak Obhrai (1950–2019) | Calgary Forest Lawn | Conservative | [31] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) First Afro-Indian Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament First Hindu Elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Jacques Saada (born 1947) | Brossard—La Prairie | Liberal | Tunisian-Canadian | ||||||
Navdeep Bains ਨਵਦੀਪ ਸਿੰਘ ਬੈਂਸ (born 1977) | Mississauga—Brampton South | Liberal | [32] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Mississauga—Malton | |||||||||
Michael Chong 莊文浩 (born 1971) | Wellington—Halton Hills | Incumbent | Conservative | [33] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | ||||
Ruby Dhalla ਰੂਬੀ ਢੱਲਾ (born 1974) | Brampton—Springdale | Liberal | [34] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Ujjal Dosanjh ਉੱਜਲ ਦੇਵ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੁਸਾਂਝ (born 1947) | Vancouver South | Liberal | [35] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Meili Faille (born 1972) | Vaudreuil—Soulanges | Bloc Québécois | [36] | Taiwanese-Canadian | |||||
Nina Grewal ਨੀਨਾ ਗਰੇਵਾਲ (born 1958) | Fleetwood—Port Kells | Conservative | [37] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Wajid Khan واجد خان (born 1946) | Mississauga—Streetsville | [38] | Pakistani-Canadian (Punjabi) First Pakistani Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament Liberal MP (2004–2007) | ||||||
Maka Kotto (born 1961) | Saint-Lambert | Bloc Québécois | [39] | Black Canadian (Cameroonian) First Cameroonian Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Bev Oda ビバリー・オダ (born 1944) | Durham | Conservative | [40] | Japanese-Canadian First Japanese Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Yasmin Ratansi (born 1951) | Don Valley East | Liberal | [41] | Indian-Canadian (Gujarati) | |||||
Pablo Rodriguez (born 1967) | Honoré-Mercier | Liberal | [42] | Argentinean-Canadian First Argentinian Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Incumbent | |||||||||
Omar Alghabra عمر الغبرة (born 1969) | Mississauga—Erindale | Liberal | [43] | Syrian-Canadian First Syrian Canadian elected to the Canadian Parliament | |||||
Mississauga Centre | Incumbent | ||||||||
André Arthur Անդրե Արթուր (1943–2022) | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier | Independent Conservative | [44] | Armenian-Canadian | |||||
Vivian Barbot (born 1941) | Papineau | Bloc Québécois | [45] | Black Canadian (Haitian) Barbot became the first person of a visible minority group to lead a Canadian federal political party with parliamentary representation. | |||||
Olivia Chow 鄒至蕙 (born 1957) | Trinity—Spadina | NDP | [46] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | |||||
Tony Clement Τόνι Κλήμεντ (born 1961) | Parry Sound-Muskoka | Conservative | [47] | Syrian-Canadian Cypriot-Canadian First Cypriot Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament First Syrian Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament Independent MP (2018–2019) | |||||
Sukh Dhaliwal ਸੁਖ ਧਾਲੀਵਾਲ (born 1960) | Surrey—Newton | Liberal | [48] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Incumbent | |||||||||
Maria Mourani ماريا موراني (born 1969) | Ahuntsic | Independent | [49] | Lebanese-Canadian Bloc Québécois MP (2006–2013) | |||||
Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac (born 1972) | Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot | Bloc Québécois | [50] | Vietnamese-Canadian First Vietnamese Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Devinder Shory ਦਵਿੰਦਰ ਸ਼ੋਰੀ (born 1957) | Calgary Northeast | Conservative | [51] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Tim Uppal ਟਿੰਮ ਉੱਪਲ (born 1974) | Edmonton—Sherwood Park | Conservative | [52] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Edmonton Mill Woods | Incumbent | ||||||||
Alice Wong 黃陳小萍 (born 1948) | Richmond Centre | Conservative | [53] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | |||||
Paulina Ayala (born 1962) | Honoré-Mercier | NDP | [54] | Chilean-Canadian | |||||
Tyrone Benskin (born 1958) | Jeanne-Le Ber | NDP | [55] | Black Canadian | |||||
Tarik Brahmi طارق براهمي (born 1968) | Saint-Jean | NDP | [56] | Algerian-Canadian (Kabyle) First Algerian Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Joe Daniel ജോ ദാനിയേൽ (born 1954) | Don Valley East | Conservative | [57] | Indian-Canadian (Malayali) First Malayali Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Parm Gill ਪਰਮ ਗਿੱਲ (born 1974) | Brampton—Springdale | Conservative | [58] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Bal Gosal ਬਲਜੀਤ ਗੋਸਲ (born 1960) | Bramalea—Gore—Malton | Conservative | [59] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Sadia Groguhé ساديا جروغوه (born 1962) | Saint-Lambert | NDP | [60] | Black Canadian (Algerian) First Algerian Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Sana Hassainia سانا هاسينيا (born 1974) | Verchères—Les Patriotes | Independent | [61] | Tunisian-Canadian First Tunisian Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament NDP MP (2011–2014) | |||||
Ted Hsu 徐正陶 (born 1964) | Kingston and the Islands | Liberal | [62] | Chinese—Canadian | |||||
Chungsen Leung 梁中心 (born 1950) | Willowdale | Conservative | [63] | Taiwanese-Canadian First Taiwanese Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Laurin Liu 劉舒雲 (born 1990) | Rivière-des-Mille-Îles | NDP | [64] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) Youngest Visible Minority elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Hoang Mai (born 1973) | Brossard—La Prairie | NDP | [65] | Vietnamese-Canadian | |||||
José Núñez-Melo (born 1956) | Laval | NDP | [66] | Dominican-Canadian First Dominican Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Anne Minh-Thu Quach (born 1982) | Salaberry—Suroît | NDP | [67] | Vietnamese-Canadian | |||||
Jasbir Sandhu ਜਸਬੀਰ ਸੰਧੂ (born 1966) | Surrey North | NDP | [68] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Djaouida Sellah دجويدا سيلاه | Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert | NDP | [69] | Algerian-Canadian (Berber) First Algerian Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Jinny Sims ਜਿਨੀ ਸਿਮਸ (born 1952) | Newton—North Delta | NDP | [70] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Rathika Sitsabaiesan ரத்திகா சிட்சயேசியன் (born 1981) | Scarborough—Rouge River | NDP | [71] | Sri Lankan-Canadian (Tamil) First Sri Lankan Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament First Tamil Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Wai Young 楊蕭慧儀 (born 1960) | Vancouver South | Conservative | [72] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | |||||
Emmanuel Dubourg (born 1958) | Bourrassa | Incumbent | Liberal | [73] | Black Canadian (Haitian) | ||||
Arnold Chan 陳家諾 (1967–2017) | Scarborough—Agincourt | Liberal | [74] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | |||||
Ziad Aboultaif زياد أبلتف (born 1966) | Edmonton Manning | Incumbent | Conservative | [75] | Lebanese-Canadian First Druze elected to the Canadian Parliament | ||||
Gary Anandasangaree கரி ஆனந்தசங்கரி | Scarborough—Rouge Park | Incumbent | Liberal | [76] | Sri Lankan-Canadian (Tamil) | ||||
Chandra Arya चंद्र आर्य (born 1963) | Nepean | Incumbent | Liberal | [77] | Indian-Canadian (Kannada) First Kannadiga Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | ||||
Ramez Ayoub رامز أيوب | Thérèse-De Blainville | Liberal | [78] | Syrian-Canadian | |||||
Bardish Chagger ਬਾਰਦੀਸ਼ ਚਗੇਗਰ (born 1980) | Waterloo | Incumbent | Liberal | [79] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Celina Caesar-Chavannes (born 1974) | Whitby | Liberal | [80] | Black Canadian (Grenadian) Independent MP (2019) | |||||
Shaun Chen 陳聖源 (born 1980) | Scarborough North | Incumbent | Liberal | [81] | Chinese-Canadian (Hakka) First Hakka Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | ||||
Anju Dhillon ਅੰਜੂ ਢਿੱਲੋਂ (born 1979) | Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle | Incumbent | Liberal | [82] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Ali Ehsassi (born 1970) | Willowdale | Incumbent | Liberal | [83] | Iranian-Canadian First Iranian Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | ||||
Fayçal El-Khoury فيصل الخوري | Laval—Les Îles | Incumbent | Liberal | [84] | Lebanese-Canadian | ||||
Greg Fergus (born 1969) | Hull—Aylmer | Incumbent | Liberal | [85] | Black Canadian (Montserratian) | ||||
Raj Grewal ਰਾਜ ਗਰੇਵਾਲ | Brampton East | Liberal | [86] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) Liberal MP (2015–2018) | |||||
Ahmed Hussen حمد حسين (born 1975) | York South—Weston | Incumbent | Liberal | [87] | Somalian-Canadian First Somalian Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | ||||
Majid Jowhari (born 1960) | Richmond Hill | Incumbent | Liberal | [88] | Iranian-Canadian First Iranian Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | ||||
Darshan Kang ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਾਂਗ (born 1951) | Calgary Skyview | Independent | [89] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) Liberal MP (2015–2017) | |||||
Iqra Khalid (born 1986) | Mississauga—Erin Mills | Incumbent | Liberal | [90] | Pakistani-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Kamal Khera ਕਮਲ ਖੇਰਾ (born 1988) | Brampton West | Incumbent | Liberal | [91] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Jenny Kwan 關慧貞 (born 1967) | Vancouver East | Incumbent | NDP | [92] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | ||||
Maryam Monsef مریم منصف (born 1985) | Peterborough—Kawartha | Liberal | [93] | Afghan-Canadian First Afghan Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament | |||||
Eva Nassif إيفا ناصيف | Vimy | Liberal | [94] | Lebanese-Canadian | |||||
Alain Rayes آلان رايس (born 1971) | Richmond—Arthabaska | Incumbent | Independent | [95] | Egyptian-Canadian First Egyptian-Canadian Elected to Canadian ParliamentConservative (2015–2022) | ||||
Ruby Sahota ਰੂਬੀ ਸਹੋਤਾ | Brampton North | Incumbent | Liberal | [96] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Raj Saini ਰਾਜ ਸੈਣੀ (born 1967) | Kitchener Centre | Liberal | [97] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Harjit Sajjan ਹਰਜੀਤ ਸੱਜਣ (born 1970) | Vancouver South | Incumbent | Liberal | [98] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Ramesh Sangha ਰਮੇਸ਼ ਸੰਘੇ | Brampton Centre | Liberal | [99] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Randeep Sarai ਰਣਦੀਪ ਸਰਾਏ (born 1974) | Surrey Centre | Incumbent | Liberal | [100] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Bob Saroya ਬੌਬ ਸਰੋਆ (born 1952) | Markham—Unionville | Conservative | [101] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Jati Sidhu ਜਾਤੀ ਸਿੱਧੂ (born 1952) | Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon | Liberal | [102] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Sonia Sidhu ਸੋਨੀਆ ਸਿੱਧੂ | Brampton South | Incumbent | Liberal | [103] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Gagan Sikand ਗਗਨ ਸਿਕੰਦ | Mississauga—Streetsville | Liberal | [104] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Amarjeet Sohi ਅਮਰਜੀਤ ਸੋਹੀ (born 1964) | Edmonton Mill Woods | Liberal | [105] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Marwan Tabbara مروان طبارة (born 1984) | Kitchener South—Hespeler | Liberal | [106] | Lebanese-Canadian | |||||
Geng Tan 谭耕 (born 1963) | Don Valley North | Liberal | [107] | Chinese-Canadian (Mainland) | |||||
Arif Virani (born 1971) | Parkdale—High Park | Incumbent | Liberal | [108] | Indian-Canadian (Gujarati) | ||||
Salma Zahid | Scarborough Centre | Incumbent | Liberal | [109] | Pakistani-Canadian | ||||
Mary Ng 伍鳳儀 (born 1969) | Markham—Thornhill | Incumbent | Liberal | [110] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | ||||
Jean Yip 葉嘉麗 | Scarborough—Agincourt | Incumbent | Liberal | [111] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | ||||
Jagmeet Singh ਜਗਮੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ (born 1979) | Burnaby South | Incumbent | NDP | [112] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) NDP Leader (2017–present) | ||||
Anita Anand (born 1967) | Oakville | Incumbent | Liberal | Indian-Canadian (Tamil & Punjabi) | |||||
Kenny Chiu 趙錦榮 (born 1965) | Steveston—Richmond East | Conservative | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | ||||||
Han Dong 董晗鵬 (born 1977) | Don Valley North | Incumbent | Liberal | Chinese-Canadian (Mainland) | |||||
Matthew Green | Hamilton Centre | Incumbent | NDP | Black Canadian | |||||
Jasraj Hallan | Calgary Forest Lawn | Incumbent | Conservative | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Soraya Martinez Ferrada | Hochelaga | Incumbent | Liberal | Chilean Canadian | |||||
Jag Sahota | Calgary Skyview | Conservative | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||||
Nelly Shin 신윤주 (born 1972) | Port Moody—Coquitlam | Conservative | Korean-Canadian First Korean Canadian elected to Canadian Parliament [113] | ||||||
Maninder Sidhu | Brampton East | Incumbent | Liberal | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Sameer Zuberi | Pierrefonds—Dollard | Incumbent | Liberal | Pakistani-Canadian | |||||
Marci Ien (born 1969) | Toronto Centre | Incumbent | Liberal | Black Canadian (Trinidadian) | |||||
Shafqat Ali (born 1965) | Brampton Centre | Incumbent | Liberal | Pakistani Canadian | |||||
Parm Bains | Steveston—Richmond East | Incumbent | Liberal | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
George Chahal | Calgary Skyview | Incumbent | Liberal | [114] | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Paul Chin-Yue Chiang 蔣振宇 (born 1960) | Markham—Unionville | Incumbent | Liberal | Chinese Pakistani Canadian (Hakka) | |||||
Michael Coteau | Don Valley East | Incumbent | Liberal | [115] | Black Canadian (Grenadian) | ||||
Lena Diab (born 1965) | Halifax West | Incumbent | Liberal | [116] | Lebanese Canadian | ||||
Iqwinder Gaheer (born 1993) | Mississauga—Malton | Incumbent | Liberal | [117] | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Arielle Kayabaga | London West | Incumbent | Liberal | [118] | Black Canadian (Burundian) | ||||
Leslyn Lewis (born 1970) | Haldimand—Norfolk | Incumbent | Conservative | [119] | Black Canadian (Jamaican) | ||||
Wilson Miao 繆宗晏 (born 1987) | Richmond Centre | Incumbent | Liberal | [120] | Chinese Canadian (Cantonese) | ||||
Yasir Abbas Naqvi (born 1973) | Ottawa Centre | Incumbent | Liberal | [121] | Pakistani Canadian | ||||
Taleeb Farouk Noormohamed તલીબ ફરૂક નૂર મુહમ્મદ (born 1976) | Vancouver Granville | Incumbent | Liberal | [122] | Indian Canadian (Gujarati) | ||||
Rechie Valdez (born 1980) | Mississauga—Streetsville | Incumbent | Liberal | [123] | Filipino Canadian | ||||
Kevin Vuong 王啓榮 (born 1989) | Spadina—Fort York | Incumbent | Independent | [124] | Vietnamese Canadian (Hoa) | ||||
Arpan Khanna (born 1990) | Oxford | Incumbent | Conservative | [125] | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Shuv Majumdar শুভালয় মজুমদার (born 1979) | Calgary Heritage | Incumbent | Conservative | [126] | Indian Canadian (Bengali) | ||||
Jamil Jivani (born 1987) | Durham | Incumbent | Conservative | [127] | Black Canadian (Kenyan) |
Senator | Province | Took office | Left office | Party | Note | ||||
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Michael Basha مايكل باشا (1896–1976) | Newfoundland and Labrador | Liberal | [128] | Lebanese-Canadian | |||||
Anne Cools (born 1943) | Ontario | August 12, 2018 | Independent Conservative | [129] | Black Canadian (Barbadian) First Black Canadian Appointed to the Senate First Caribbean Canadian Appointed to the Senate Conservative Senator (2004–2007) Liberal Senator (1984–2004) | ||||
Pierre de Bané بيير دي باين (1938–2019) | Quebec | Liberal | Lebanese-Canadian Federal MP (1968–1984) | ||||||
Donald Oliver (born 1938) | Nova Scotia | Conservative | [130] | Black Canadian | |||||
Calvin Ruck (1925–2004) | Nova Scotia | Liberal | [131] | Black Canadian | |||||
Vivienne Poy 利德蕙 (born 1941) | Ontario | Liberal | [132] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) First Chinese Canadian appointed to the Senate | |||||
Raymond Setlakwe Ռեյմոնդ Սեթլաքու (1928–2021) | Quebec | Liberal | [133] | Armenian-Canadian First Armenian Canadian Appointed to the Senate | |||||
Mobina Jaffer (born 1949) | British Columbia | Incumbent | Independent (ISG) | [134] | Indian-Canadian (Ugandian/Khoja) First Indo Canadian Appointed to the Senate First Ugandan Canadian Appointed to the Senate First Muslim appointed to the SenateLiberal Senator (2001–2018) | ||||
Mac Harb مش حرب (born 1953) | Ontario | Liberal | Lebanese-Canadian Federal MP (1988–2003) | ||||||
Lillian Dyck 莉蓮·戴克 (born 1945) | Saskatchewan | Liberal | [135] | Chinese-Canadian NDP Senator (2005–2009) | |||||
Yonah Martin 요나 마틴 (born 1965) | British Columbia | Incumbent | Conservative | [136] | Korean-Canadian First Korean Canadian appointed to the Senate Deputy Opposition Senate House Leader (2015–present) | ||||
Vim Kochhar विम कोचर (born 1935) | Ontario | Conservative | [137] | Indian-Canadian (Hindustani) First Hindu appointed to the Senate | |||||
Salma Ataullahjan (born 1952) | Ontario | Incumbent | Conservative | [138] | Pakistani-Canadian First Pakistani Canadian appointed to the Senate | ||||
Don Meredith (born 1964) | Ontario | [139] | Black Canadian (Jamaican) Conservative Senator (2010–2015) | ||||||
Asha Seth आशा सेठ (born 1947) | Ontario | Conservative | [140] | Indian-Canadian (Hindustani) | |||||
Thanh Hai Ngo Ngô Thanh Hải (born 1947) | Ontario | January 3, 2022 | Conservative | [141] | Vietnamese-Canadian First Vietnamese Canadian appointed to the Senate | ||||
Tobias Enverga (1955–2017) | Ontario | Conservative | [142] | Filipino-Canadian First Filipino Canadian appointed to the Senate | |||||
Victor Oh 胡子修 (born 1949) | Ontario | Incumbent | Conservative | [143] | Singaporean-Canadian (Chinese) First Singaporean Canadian appointed to the Senate | ||||
Ratna Omidvar ਰਤਨਾ ਓਮੀਦਵਰ (born 1949) | Ontario | Incumbent | Independent (ISG) | [144] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Wanda Thomas Bernard (born 1953) | Nova Scotia | Incumbent | Progressive | [145] | Black Canadian (Black Nova Scotian) | ||||
Sabi Marwah ਮਾਰਵਾਹ (born 1951) | Ontario | Independent (ISG) | [146] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Yuen Pau Woo 胡元豹 (born 1963) | Ontario | Incumbent | Independent (ISG) | [147] | Singaporean-Canadian (Chinese) | ||||
Rosa Galvez | Quebec | Incumbent | Independent (ISG) | [148] | Peruvian-Canadian First Peruvian Canadian appointed to the Senate | ||||
Marie-Françoise Mégie (born 1950) | Quebec | Incumbent | Independent (ISG) | [149] | Black Canadian (Haitian) | ||||
Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia (born 1957) | Newfoundland and Labrador | Incumbent | Independent (ISG) | [150] | Indian-Canadian (Zimbabwean) First Zimbabwean Canadian appointed to the Senate | ||||
Rosemary Moodie | Ontario | December 12, 2018 | Incumbent | Independent (ISG) | [151] | Black Canadian (Jamaican) | |||
Hassan Yussuff | Ontario | June 22, 2021 | Incumbent | Independent (ISG) | [152] | Guyanese-Canadian | |||
Amina Gerba | Quebec | July 29, 2021 | Incumbent | Progressive | [153] | Black Canadian (Cameroonian) | |||
Flordeliz "Gigi" Osler | Manitoba | September 26, 2022 | Incumbent | Independent (CSG) | [154] | Indian-Canadian and Filipino-Canadian | |||
Sharon Burey | Ontario | November 21, 2022 | Incumbent | Independent (ISG) | [155] | Black Canadian (Jamaican) | |||
Andrew Cardozo एन्ड्रू कर्दोज़ो | Ontario | November 21, 2022 | Incumbent | Progressive | [156] | Indian-Canadian (Goan) | |||
Bernadette Clement | Ontario | June 24, 2023 | Incumbent | Independent (ISG) | [157] | Black Canadian (Trinidadian) |
Member of Legislative Assembly | Riding | Took office | Left office | Party | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Ho Lem 何榮禧 (1918–2005) | Calgary-McCall | Social Credit | [158] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) First Visible Minority elected to the Alberta Legislature First Chinese-Canadian elected to the Alberta Legislature | |||||
Larry Shaben لاري شبين (1935–2008) | Lesser Slave Lake | Conservative | [159] | Lebanese-Canadian First Muslim elected to the Alberta Legislature First Lebanese Canadian elected to the Alberta Legislature First Conservative Visible Minority elected to the Alberta Legislature | |||||
Henry Woo 胡建華 (1929–2014) | Edmonton-Sherwood Park | Conservative | [160] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | |||||
Moe Amery مو أمري (born 1954) | Calgary-East | Conservative | [161] | Lebanese-Canadian | |||||
Sine Chadi توقيع عصا (born 1956) | Edmonton Roper | Liberal | [162] | Lebanese-Canadian First Liberal Visible Minority elected to Alberta Legislature | |||||
Gary Mar 馬健威 (born 1962) | Calgary Mackay | Conservative | [163] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | |||||
Hung Pham Phạm Kim Hưng (born 1963) | Calgary-Montrose | Conservative | [164] | Vietnamese-Canadian First Vietnamese Canadian elected to the Alberta Legislature | |||||
Harry Sohal ਹਰਿੰਦਰ ਸੋਹਲ (1946–1994) | Calgary McCall | Conservative | [165] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) First Indo-Canadian elected to Alberta Legislature First Sikh elected to Alberta Legislature | |||||
Shiraz Shariff شیراز شیرف (born 1954) | Calgary McCall | Conservative | [166] | Indian-Canadian (Gujarati) First Tanzanian Canadian elected to Alberta Legislature | |||||
Wayne Cao Nguyễn Cảo (born 1946) | Calgary-Fort | Conservative | [167] | Vietnamese-Canadian | |||||
Raj Pannu ਰਾਜ ਪੰਨਾ (born 1934) | Edmonton-Strathcona | NDP | [168] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) First Visible Minority to lead a political party in the Alberta Legislature First NDP Visible Minority elected to Alberta Legislature | |||||
Bharat Agnihotri ਭਾਰਤ ਅਗਨੀਹੋਤਰੀ (born 1971) | Edmonton Ellerslie | Liberal | [169] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Mo Elsalhy مو السالحي (born 1953) | Edmonton McClung | Liberal | [170] | Egyptian-Canadian First Egyptian Canadian elected to Alberta Legislature | |||||
George Rogers (born 1958) | Leduc-Beaumont | Conservative | [171] | Black Canadian (Jamaican) First Black Canadian elected to Alberta Legislature First Caribbean-Canadian elected to Alberta Legislature | |||||
Nareshindra Bhardwaj नरेशिन्द्र भारद्वाज (born 1959) | Edmonton-Ellerslie | Conservative | [172] | Indian-Canadian (Hindustani) | |||||
Carl Benito (born 1954) | Edmonton-Mill Woods | Conservative | [173] | Filipino-Canadian First Filipino Canadian elected to the Alberta Legislature | |||||
Manmeet Bhullar ਮਨਮੀਤ ਭੁੱਲਰ (1980–2015) | Calgary-Greenway | Conservative | [174] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Lindsay Blackett (born 1961) | Calgary-North West | Conservative | [175] | Black Canadian (Barbadian) | |||||
Darshan Kang ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਾਂਗ (born 1953) | Calgary-McCall | Liberal | [176] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) Federal MP (2015–present) | |||||
Stephen Khan (born 1966) | St. Albert | Conservative | [177] | Pakistani-Canadian First Pakistani Canadian elected to Alberta Legislature | |||||
Peter Sandhu ਪੀਟਰ ਸੰਧੂ (born 1960) | Edmonton-Manning | Conservative | [178] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Raj Sherman राज शेरमेन (born 1965) | Edmonton-Meadowlark | Liberal | [179] | Indian-Canadian (Rajasthani) First Visible Minority to lead the Alberta Liberal Party First Hindu to lead a Canadian Political Party Conservative MLA (2008–2010) | |||||
Teresa Woo-Paw 鮑胡嫈儀 (born 1958) | Calgary-Northern Hills | Conservative | [180] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) First Female Visible Minority elected to Alberta Legislature | |||||
David Xiao 蕭輝 (born 1960) | Edmonton-McClung | Conservative | [181] | Chinese-Canadian (Mainland) | |||||
Jason Luan 賈普生 (born 1963) | Calgary-Hawkwood | Conservative | [182] | Chinese-Canadian (Mainland) | |||||
Calgary-Foothills | |||||||||
Sohail Quadri (born 1971) | Edmonton-Mill Woods | Conservative | [183] | Pakistani-Canadian | |||||
Leela Sharon Aheer లీలా శారణ అహీర (born 1970) | Chestermere-Rocky View | Conservative | [184] | Indian-Canadian (Telugu) First Wildrose Visible Minority elected to Alberta Legislature (of 2) Deputy Leader of the United Conservatives (2017–present) Wildrose MLA (2015–2017) | |||||
Estefania Cortes-Vargas (born 1991) | Strathcona-Sherwood Park | NDP | [185] | Colombian-Canadian First Colombian Canadian elected to Alberta Legislature First LGBT Visible Minority elected in Canada | |||||
Thomas Dang (born 1995) | Edmonton-South West | NDP | [186] | Vietnamese Canadian Youngest Visible Minority elected to Alberta Legislature | |||||
Anam Kazim (born 1986) | Calgary-Glenmore | NDP | [187] | Pakistani-Canadian | |||||
Rod Loyola (born 1974) | Edmonton-Ellerslie | Incumbent | NDP | [188] | Chilean-Canadian First Chilean Canadian elected to Alberta Legislature | ||||
Ricardo Miranda (born 1976) | Calgary-Cross | NDP | [189] | Nicaraguan-Canadian First Nicaraguan Canadian elected to Alberta Legislature First LGBT Visible Minority elected in Canada | |||||
Irfan Sabir (born 1977) | Calgary-McCall | Incumbent | NDP | [190] | Pakistani-Canadian | ||||
David Shepherd (born 1973) | Edmonton-City Centre | Incumbent | NDP | [191] | Black Canadian | ||||
Tany Yao 譚瑤 (born 1970) | Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo | Incumbent | Conservative | [192] | Filipino Canadian Japanese Canadian First Wildrose Visible Minority elected to Alberta Legislature (of 2) Wildrose MLA (2015–2017) First Japanese Canadian elected to Alberta Legislature | ||||
Prasad Panda ప్రసాద్ పాండా (born 1962) | Calgary-Foothills | Conservative | [193] | Indian-Canadian (Telugu) Wildrose MLA (2015–2017) | |||||
Prab Gill ਪ੍ਰਭਦੀਪ ਗਿੱਲ | Calgary-Greenway | Conservative | [194] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) Deputy Opposition Whip (2017–2019) | |||||
Mickey Amery | Calgary-Cross | Incumbent | Conservative | Lebanese-Canadian | |||||
Jasvir Deol | Edmonton-Meadows | Incumbent | NDP | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Kaycee Madu | Edmonton-South West | Conservative | Black Canadian (Nigerian) | ||||||
Rakhi Pancholi | Edmonton-Whitemud | Incumbent | NDP | Indian-Canadian (Hindavi) | |||||
Josephine Pon | Calgary-Beddington | Conservative | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | ||||||
Rajan Sawhney | Calgary-North East then Calgary-North West | Incumbent | Conservative | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Peter Singh | Calgary-East | Incumbent | Conservative | Fijian-Canadian (Indian) First Fijian-Canadian elected to Alberta Legislature | |||||
Devinder Toor | Calgary-Falconridge | Conservative | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||||
Muhammad Yaseen | Calgary-North | Incumbent | Conservative | Pakistani-Canadian | |||||
Sharif Haji | Edmonton-Decore | May 29, 2023 | Incumbent | NDP | Somali-Canadian | ||||
Rhiannon Hoyle | Edmonton-South | May 29, 2023 | Incumbent | NDP | Black Canadian (Trinidadian) | ||||
Nathan Ip | Edmonton-South West | May 29, 2023 | Incumbent | NDP | Taiwanese-Canadian | ||||
Samir Kayande | Calgary-Elbow | May 29, 2023 | Incumbent | NDP | Indian-Canadian | ||||
Parmeet Singh Boparai | Calgary-Falconridge | May 29, 2023 | Incumbent | NDP | Indian-Canadian(Punjabi) | ||||
Nagwan Al-Guneid | Calgary-Glenmore | May 29, 2023 | Incumbent | NDP | Yemeni-Canadian | ||||
Lizette Tejada | Calgary-Klein | May 29, 2023 | Incumbent | NDP | Salvadoran-Canadian | ||||
Gurinder Brar | Calgary-North East | May 29, 2023 | Incumbent | NDP | Indian-Canadian(Punjabi) | ||||
Sarah Elmeligi | Banff-Kananaskis | May 29, 2023 | Incumbent | NDP | Egyptian-Canadian |
Member of Legislative Assembly | Riding | Took office | Left office | Party | Note | |||
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James W. Douglas | Victoria City | 1875 | 1878 | Independent | [195] | Black Canadian | ||
George Mussallem (1908-2007) | Dewdney | Social Credit | [196] | Lebanese-Canadian | ||||
Emery Barnes (1929–1998) | Vancouver-Burrard | NDP | Black Canadian (African-American) First Black Canadian elected to the British Columbia Legislature | |||||
Rosemary Brown (1930–2003) | Burnaby-Edmonds | NDP | Black Canadian (Jamaican) First Black Canadian and Visible Minority woman elected to the British Columbia Legislature | |||||
Moe Sihota (born 1955) | Esquimalt-Metchosin | NDP | [197] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) First Indo-Canadian elected to the British Columbia Legislature First Sikh elected to the British Columbia Legislature | ||||
Ujjal Dosanjh ਉੱਜਲ ਦੇਵ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੁਸਾਂਝ (born 1947) | Vancouver-Kensington | NDP | [198] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) Federal MP (2004–2011) First Visible Minority Premier of British Columbia | ||||
Harry Lali (born 1956) | Yale-Lillooet | NDP | [199] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Fraser-Nicola | ||||||||
Judi Tyabji (born 1965) | Okanagan East | Progressive Democratic Alliance | Indian-Canadian (Anglo-Bohra) BCL MLA (1991–1993) | |||||
Ida Chong 張杏芳 (born 1956) | Oak Bay-Gordon Head | BC Liberal | [200] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) First Chinese Canadian elected to the British Columbia Legislature | ||||
Sindi Hawkins (1958–2010) | Kelowna-Mission | BC Liberal | [201] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Jenny Kwan 關慧貞 (born 1967) | Vancouver-Mount Pleasant | NDP | [202] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) First Chinese Canadian elected to the British Columbia Legislature Federal MP (2015–present) | ||||
Tony Bhullar | Surrey-Newton | BC Liberal | [203] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Dave Hayer | Surrey-Tynehead | BC Liberal | [204] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Richard Lee 李燦明 (born 1954) | Burnaby North | BC Liberal | [205] | Chinese-Canadian (Mainland) | ||||
Karn Manhas | Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain | BC Liberal | [206] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) Youngest person ever elected to the British Columbia Legislature | ||||
Rob Nijjar | Vancouver-Kingsway | BC Liberal | [207] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
John Nuraney (1937–2016) | Burnaby-Willingdon | BC Liberal | [208] | Indian-Canadian (Kenyan) First Kenyan Canadian elected to the British Columbia Legislature | ||||
Patty Sahota | Burnaby-Edmonds | BC Liberal | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Gulzar Singh Cheema | Surrey-Panorama Ridge | BC Liberal | [209] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Patrick Wong 黃耀華 (born 1949) | Vancouver-Kensington | BC Liberal | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | |||||
Jagrup Brar (born 1957) | Surrey-Fleetwood | NDP | [210] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Incumbent | ||||||||
Harry Bains (born 1951) | Surrey-Newton | NDP | [211] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Raj Chouhan | Burnaby-New Westminster | Incumbent | NDP | [212] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||
Wally Oppal (born 1940) | Vancouver-Fraserview | BC Liberal | [213] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
John Yap 葉志明 (born 1959) | Richmond-Steveston | BC Liberal | [214] | Singaporean-Canadian (Chinese) First Singaporean Canadian elected to the British Columbia Legislature | ||||
Mable Elmore | Vancouver-Kensington | Incumbent | NDP | [215] | Filipino-Canadian First Filipino Canadian elected to the British Columbia Legislature | |||
Kash Heed (born 1955) | Vancouver-Fraserview | BC Liberal | [216] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Naomi Yamamoto (born 1960) | North Vancouver-Lonsdale | BC Liberal | [217] | Japanese-Canadian First Japanese Canadian elected to the British Columbia Legislature | ||||
Doug Bing (born 1950) | Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | BC Liberal | [218] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | ||||
Jane Shin 신재경 (born 1980) | Burnaby-Lougheed | NDP | [219] | Korean-Canadian First Korean Canadian elected to the British Columbia Legislature | ||||
Teresa Wat 屈潔冰 (born 1950) | Richmond-Bridgeport | Incumbent | Conservative | [220] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) BC Liberal MLA (2013-2024) | |||
Amrik Virk (born 1963) | Surrey-Tynehead | BC Liberal | [221] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Katrina Chen 陳葦蓁 (born 1983) | Burnaby-Lougheed | NDP | [222] | Taiwanese-Canadian | ||||
George Chow 周烱華 (born 1951) | Vancouver-Fraserview | Incumbent | NDP | [223] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | |||
Jas Johal | Richmond-Queensborough | BC Liberal | [224] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Ravi Kahlon (born 1979) | Delta North | Incumbent | NDP | [225] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||
Anne Kang 康安禮 | Burnaby Centre | Incumbent | NDP | [226] | Taiwanese-Canadian | |||
Michael Lee 李耀華 | Vancouver-Langara | BC United | [227] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | ||||
Bowinn Ma | North Vancouver-Lonsdale | Incumbent | NDP | [228] | Taiwanese-Canadian | |||
Jinny Sims (born 1952) | Surrey-Panorama | NDP | [229] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Rachna Singh | Surrey-Green Timbers | NDP | [230] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Harwinder Sandhu | Vernon-Monashee | Incumbent | NDP | [231] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||
Niki Sharma | Vancouver-Hastings | Incumbent | NDP | [232] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||
Aman Singh | Richmond-Queensborough | NDP | [233] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Henry Yao 姚君憲 | Richmond South Centre | NDP | [234] | Taiwanese-Canadian | ||||
Ravi Parmar | Langford-Juan de Fuca | Incumbent | NDP | [235] | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | |||
George Anderson | Nanaimo-Lantzville | Incumbent | NDP | Black Canadian | ||||
Reah Arora | Burnaby East | Incumbent | NDP | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Harman Bhangu | Langley-Abbotsford | Incumbent | Conservative | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Hon Chan | Richmond Centre | Incumbent | Conservative | Chinese Canadian (Cantonese) | ||||
Paul Choi | Burnaby South-Metrotown | Incumbent | NDP | Korean Canadian | ||||
Mandeep Dhaliwal | Surrey North | Incumbent | Conservative | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Sunita Dhir | Vancouver-Langara | Incumbent | NDP | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Reann Gasper | Abbotsford-Mission | Incumbent | Conservative | Black Canadian (Trinidadian) | ||||
Steve Kooner | Richmond-Queensborough | Incumbent | Conservative | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Lawrence Mok | Maple Ridge East | Incumbent | Conservative | Chinese Canadian (Singaporean) | ||||
Amna Shah | Surrey City Centre | Incumbent | NDP | Malaysian Canadian | ||||
Jessie Sunner | Surrey-Newton | Incumbent | NDP | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Jody Toor | Langley-Willowbrook | Incumbent | Conservative | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Debra Toporowski | Cowichan Valley | Incumbent | NDP | Chinese Canadian | ||||
Terry Yung | Vancouver-Yaletown | Incumbent | NDP | Chinese Canadian (Cantonese) | ||||
Member of Legislative Assembly | Riding | Took office | Left office | Party | Note | ||||
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Conrad Santos | Burrows | NDP | [236] | Filipino Canadian First Visible Minority elected to Manitoba Legislature First Filipino Canadian elected to Manitoba Legislature | |||||
Wellington | |||||||||
Gulzar Singh Cheema | The Maples | Liberal | [237] | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) First Indo-Canadian elected to Manitoba Legislature First Liberal Visible Minority elected to Manitoba Legislature First Sikh elected to Manitoba Legislature MLA British Columbia Legislative Assembly (2001–2004) | |||||
Cris Aglugub | The Maples | NDP | [238] | Filipino Canadian | |||||
Bidhu Jha | Radisson | NDP | [239] | Indian Canadian (Hindavi) First Hindu elected to the Manitoba Legislature | |||||
Flor Marcelino | Logan | NDP | [240] | Filipino Canadian First Visible Minority female elected to Manitoba Legislature Leader of the Manitoba NDP (2016–2017) | |||||
Mohinder Saran | The Maples | Independent | [241] | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) NDP MLA (2007–2016) | |||||
Ted Marcelino | Tyndall Park | NDP | [242] | Filipino Canadian | |||||
Jon Reyes | St. Norbert | August 12, 2019 | Conservative | [243] | Filipino Canadian | ||||
September 10, 2019 | September 5, 2023 | ||||||||
Uzoma Asagwara | Union Station | Incumbent | NDP | Black Canadian (Nigerian) | |||||
Diljeet Brar | Burrows | Incumbent | NDP | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Audrey Gordon | Southdale | September 5, 2023 | Conservative | Black Canadian (Jamaican) | |||||
Malaya Marcelino | Notre Dame | Incumbent | NDP | Filipino Canadian | |||||
Jamie Moses | St. Vital | Incumbent | NDP | Black Canadian | |||||
Mintu Sandhu | The Maples | Incumbent | NDP | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Ibrahim Obby Khan (born 1980) | Fort Whyte | Incumbent | Conservative | Pakistani Canadian First Pakistani Canadian elected to the Manitoba LegislatureFirst Muslim elected to Manitoba Legislature | |||||
Nellie Kennedy | Assiniboia | October 3, 2023 | Incumbent | NDP | Lebanese Canadian First Lebanese Canadian elected to the Manitoba Legislature | ||||
Jennifer Chen | Fort Richmond | October 3, 2023 | Incumbent | NDP | [244] | Chinese Canadian First Chinese Canadian elected to the Manitoba Legislature | |||
Jelynn Dela Cruz | Radisson | October 3, 2023 | Incumbent | NDP | Filipino Canadian | ||||
Jasdeep Devgan | McPhillips | October 5, 2023 | Incumbent | NDP | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) |
Member of Legislative Assembly | Riding | Took office | Left office | Party | Note | ||||
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Peter Baker | Mackenzie North | Independent | Lebanese-Canadian First Visible Minority elected to NWT Legislature First Lebanese Canadian elected to NWT Legislature | ||||||
Kelvin Ng | Kitikmeot | Independent | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) First Chinese Canadian elected to NWT Legislature Nunavut MLA (1999–2004) | ||||||
Sandy Lee | Range Lake | Independent | [249] | Korean-Canadian First Korean Canadian elected to NWT Legislature |
Member of Provincial Parliament | Riding | Took office | Left office | Party | Note | ||||
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Leonard Braithwaite (1923–2012) | Etobicoke | Liberal | [260] | Black Canadian (Barbadian) First Black Canadian elected to Ontario legislature | |||||
Alvin Curling (born 1939) | Scarborough—Rouge River | Liberal | [261] | Black Canadian (Jamaican) | |||||
Murad Velshi (born 1935) | Don Mills | Liberal | [262] | Indian-Canadian (Khoja) First Indo-Canadian elected to Ontario Legislature First Afro-Indian Canadian elected to Ontario Legislature First Muslim elected to Ontario Legislature | |||||
Bob Wong 黃景培 (born 1935) | Fort York | Liberal | [263] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) First Chinese Canadian elected to Ontario legislature | |||||
Zanana Akande (born 1937) | St. Andrew—St. Patrick | NDP | [264] | Black Canadian (St. Lucian) | |||||
David Boushy (born 1932) | Sarnia | Conservative | [265] | Lebanese-Canadian First Lebanese Canadian elected to Ontario Legislature | |||||
Tony Clement (born 1961) | Brampton West—Mississauga | Conservative | [266] | Syrian-Canadian Cypriot-Canadian First Syrian Canadian elected to Ontario Legislature Federal MP (2006–2019) | |||||
David Tsubouchi 坪内 デビト (born 1951) | Markham | Conservative | [267] | Japanese-Canadian First Japanese Canadian elected to Ontario Legislature | |||||
Raminder Gill (born 1950) | Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale | Conservative | [268] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) First Sikh elected to Ontario Legislature | |||||
Mary Anne Chambers (born 1950) | Scarborough East | Liberal | [269] | Black Canadian (Jamaican) | |||||
Vic Dhillon (born 1969) | Brampton West | Liberal | [270] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Kuldip Kular (born 1948) | Bramalea—Gore—Malton | Liberal | [271] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Muhammad Shafiq Qaadri (born 1963) | Etobicoke North | Liberal | [272] | Pakistani-Canadian First Pakistani Canadian elected to Ontario Legislature | |||||
Khalil Ramal (born 1960) | London—Fanshawe | Liberal | [273] | Lebanese-Canadian | |||||
Harinder Takhar (born 1951) | Mississauga—Erindale | Liberal | [274] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Tony Wong 黃志華 (1948–2009) | Markham | Liberal | [275] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | |||||
Bas Balkissoon (born 1952) | Scarborough—Rouge River | Liberal | [276] | Indian Canadian (Trinidadian) | |||||
Michael Chan 陳國治 (born 1951) | Markham-Unionville | Liberal | [277] | Chinese-Canadian (Mainland) | |||||
Margarett Best (born 1958) | Scarborough-Guildwood | Liberal | [278] | Black Canadian (Jamaican) | |||||
Amrit Mangat (born 1953) | Mississauga—Brampton South | Liberal | [279] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Reza Moridi (born 1945) | Richmond Hill | Liberal | [280] | Iranian-Canadian First Iranian Canadian elected to Ontario Legislature | |||||
Yasir Abbas Naqvi یاسر عباس نقوی (born 1973) | Ottawa Centre | Liberal | [281] | Pakistani-Canadian | |||||
Michael Coteau (born 1972) | Don Valley East | Liberal | [282] | Black Canadian (Grenadian) First Grenadian Canadian elected to Ontario Legislature | |||||
Dipika Damerla | Mississauga East—Cooksville | Liberal | [283] | Indian-Canadian (Telugu) | |||||
Jagmeet Singh ਜਗਮੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ (born 1979) | Bramalea—Gore—Malton | NDP | [284] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Soo Wong (born 1962) | Scarborough—Agincourt | Liberal | [285] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | |||||
Mitzie Hunter (born 1971) | Scarborough-Guildwood | Liberal | [286] | Black Canadian (Jamaican) | |||||
Granville Anderson (born 1960) | Durham | Liberal | [287] | Black Canadian (Jamaican) | |||||
Han Dong 董晗鵬 (born 1977) | Trinity—Spadina | Liberal | [288] | Chinese-Canadian (Mainland) | |||||
Harinder Malhi (born 1980) | Brampton—Springdale | Liberal | [289] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Indira Naidoo-Harris | Halton | Liberal | [290] | Indian-Canadian (Tamil) | |||||
Raymond Cho 조성준 (born 1936) | Scarborough—Rouge River | Incumbent | Conservative | [291] | Korean-Canadian First Korean Canadian elected to the Ontario Legislature | ||||
Deepak Anand | Mississauga—Malton | Incumbent | Conservative | [292] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Jill Andrew | Toronto—St. Paul's | Incumbent | NDP | [293] | Black Canadian | ||||
Aris Babikian | Scarborough—Agincourt | Incumbent | Conservative | [294] | Armenian-Canadian First Armenian Canadian elected to Ontario Legislature | ||||
Doly Begum ডলি বেগম (born 1989) | Scarborough Southwest | Incumbent | NDP | [295] | Bangladeshi-Canadian First Bangladeshi Canadian elected to Ontario Legislature | ||||
Rima Berns-McGown | Beaches—East York | NDP | [296] | Black Canadian (South African) | |||||
Stan Cho | Willowdale | Incumbent | Conservative | [297] | Korean-Canadian | ||||
Golsa Goldie Ghamari (born 1985) | Carleton | Incumbent | Conservative | [298] | Iranian-Canadian | ||||
Parm Gill (born 1974) | Milton | Conservative | [299] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) Federal MP (2011–2015) | |||||
Faisal Hassan | York South—Weston | NDP | [300] | Somali-Canadian First Somali Canadian elected to Ontario Legislature | |||||
Logan Kanapathi | Markham—Thornhill | Incumbent | Conservative | [301] | Sri Lankan-Canadian (Tamil) First Tamil Canadian elected to Ontario Legislature (of 2) | ||||
Belinda Karahalios (born 1982) | Cambridge | Conservative | [302] | Black Canadian (Trinidadian) | |||||
Bhutila Karpoche (born 1984) | Parkdale—High Park | Incumbent | NDP | [303] | Nepali-Canadian (Tibetan) First Tibetan Canadian elected to Ontario Legislature | ||||
Vincent Ke | Don Valley North | Incumbent | Conservative | [304] | Chinese-Canadian (Mainland) | ||||
Laura Mae Lindo | Kitchener Centre | July 13, 2023 | NDP | [305] | Black Canadian (Jamaican) | ||||
Billy Pang | Markham—Unionville | Incumbent | Conservative | [306] | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | ||||
Michael Parsa | Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill | Incumbent | Conservative | [307] | Iranian-Canadian | ||||
Kaleed Rasheed Khan (born 1982) | Mississauga East—Cooksville | Incumbent | Conservative | [308] | Pakistani-Canadian | ||||
Sheref Sabawy | Mississauga—Erin Mills | Incumbent | Conservative | [309] | Egyptian-Canadian First Egyptian Canadian elected to Ontario Legislature | ||||
Amarjot Sandhu | Brampton West | Incumbent | Conservative | [310] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Prabmeet Sarkaria | Brampton South | Incumbent | Conservative | [311] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Gurratan Singh | Brampton East | NDP | [312] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Sara Singh (born 1985) | Brampton Centre | NDP | [313] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Nina Tangri | Mississauga—Streetsville | Incumbent | Conservative | [314] | Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Vijay Thanigasalam (born 1989) | Scarborough—Rouge Park | Incumbent | Conservative | [315] | Sri Lankan-Canadian (Tamil) First Tamil Canadian elected to Ontario Legislature (of 2) | ||||
Daisy Wai | Richmond Hill | Incumbent | Conservative | [316] | Chinese-Canadian (Mainland) | ||||
Patrice Barnes | Ajax | Incumbent | Conservative | Black Canadian (Jamaican) | |||||
Kevin Yarde | Brampton North | NDP | [317] | Black Canadian (Barbadian) | |||||
Hardeep Grewal | Brampton East | Incumbent | Conservative | Indo Canadian (Punjabi) | |||||
Ted Hsu Headshot (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Ted Hsu 徐正陶 (born 1964) | Kingston and the Islands | Incumbent | Liberal | Chinese-Canadian | |||
Adil Shamji | Don Valley East | Incumbent | Liberal | Indo Canadian (Gujarati) | |||||
David Smith | Scarborough Centre | Incumbent | Conservative | Black Canadian (Jamaican) | |||||
Charmaine Williams | Brampton Centre | Incumbent | Conservative | Black Canadian (Jamaican) | |||||
Kristyn Wong-Tam (born 1971) | Toronto Centre | June 2, 2022 | Incumbent | NDP | Chinese Canadian (Cantonese) | ||||
Sarah Jama | Hamilton Centre | October 23, 2023 | NDP | [318] | Black Canadian (Somali) | ||||
October 23, 2023 | Incumbent | Independent | [319] | ||||||
Andrea Hazell | Scarborough-Guildwood | Incumbent | Liberal | [320] | Black Canadian (Jamaican) | ||||
Zee Hamid | Milton | Incumbent | Conservative | Pakistani Canadian | |||||
Member of Legislative Assembly | Riding | Took office | Left office | Party | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Ghiz (1945–1996) | 6th Queens | Liberal | Lebanese-Canadian First Visible Minority elected to PEI Legislature First Lebanese Canadian elected to PEI Legislature First Visible Minority elected Premier of a Province Premier of Prince Edward Island (1986–1993) Leader of the PEI Liberal Party (1981–1993) | ||||||
Robert Ghiz (born 1974) | Charlottetown-Brighton | Liberal | Lebanese-Canadian Premier of Prince Edward Island (2007–2015) Leader of the PEI Liberal Party (2003–2015) | ||||||
Gord McNeilly | Charlottetown-West Royalty | Incumbent | Liberal | Black-Canadian (Trinidadian) First Trinidadian Canadian elected to PEI Legislature |
Member of National Assembly | Riding | Took office | Left office | Party | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Assad (born 1940) | Papineau | Liberal | [321] | Lebanese-Canadian First Visible Minority elected to Quebec Legislature First Liberal Visible Minority elected to Quebec Legislature Federal MP (1988–2004) | |||||
Jean Alfred (1940–2015) | Papineau | Parti Quebecois | [322] | Black Canadian (Haitian) First Haitian Canadian elected to Quebec Legislature First PQ Visible Minority elected to Quebec Legislature | |||||
Albert Khelfa (born 1945) | Richelieu | Liberal | [323] | Egyptian-Canadian First Egyptian Canadian elected to the Quebec Legislature | |||||
Sam Elkas (born 1938) | Robert-Baldwin | Liberal | [324] | Turkish-Canadian First Turkish Canadian elected to the Quebec Legislature | |||||
Joseph Facal (born 1961) | Fabre | Parti Quebecois | [325] | Uruguayan-Canadian First Uruguayan Canadian elected to Quebec Legislature | |||||
Fatima Houda-Pepin (born 1951) | La Pinière | Independent | [326] | Moroccan-Canadian First Moroccan Canadian elected to Quebec Legislature First Muslim elected to Quebec Legislature Liberal MNA (1994–2014) | |||||
Sam Hamad (born 1958) | Louis-Hébert | Liberal | [327] | Syrian-Canadian First Syrian Canadian elected to Quebec Legislature | |||||
Yolande James (born 1977) | Nelligan | Liberal | [328] | Black Canadian (St. Lucian) First St. Lucian Canadian elected to Quebec Legislature | |||||
Emmanuel Dubourg (born 1958) | Viau | Liberal | [329] | Black Canadian (Haitian) Federal MP (2013–present) | |||||
Maka Kotto (born 1961) | Bourget | Parti Quebecois | [330] | Black Canadian (Cameroonian) First Cameroonian Canadian elected to Quebec Legislature | |||||
Amir Khadir (born 1961) | Mercier | Québec Solidaire | [331] | Iranian-Canadian First Iranian Canadian elected to Quebec Legislature Leader of the Quebec Solidaire (2006–2012) | |||||
Saul Polo | Laval-des-Rapides | August 28, 2022 | Liberal | [332] | Colombian-Canadian First Colombian Canadian elected to Quebec Legislature | ||||
Dominique Anglade (born 1974) | Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne | December 1, 2022 | Liberal | [333] | Black Canadian (Haitian) Leader of the Liberal Party of Québec (2020–2022) | ||||
Frantz Benjamin | Viau | Incumbent | Liberal | Black Canadian (Haitian) | |||||
Lionel Carmant | Taillon | Incumbent | CAQ | Black-Canadian (Haitian) | |||||
Monsef Derraji | Nelligan | Incumbent | Liberal | Moroccan-Canadian | |||||
Andrés Fontecilla | Laurier-Dorion | Incumbent | Québec Solidaire | Chilean-Canadian | |||||
Ruba Ghazal | Mercier | Incumbent | Québec Solidaire | Lebanese-Canadian | |||||
Nadine Girault | Bertrand | August 28, 2022 | CAQ | Black-Canadian (Haitian) | |||||
Samuel Poulin | Beauce-Sud | Incumbent | CAQ | Moroccan-Canadian | |||||
Marwah Rizqy | Saint-Laurent | Incumbent | Liberal | Moroccan-Canadian | |||||
Christopher Skeete | Sainte-Rose | Incumbent | CAQ | Black-Canadian (Trinidadian) First Trinidadian Canadian elected to Quebec Legislature | |||||
Shirley Dorismond | Marie-Victorin | April 11, 2022 | Incumbent | CAQ | Black-Canadian (Haitian) | ||||
Haroun Bouazzi | Maurice-Richard | October 3, 2022 | Incumbent | Québec Solidaire | Tunisian-Canadian First Tunisian-Canadian elected to Quebec Legislature | ||||
Alejandra Zaga Mendez | Verdun | October 3, 2022 | Incumbent | Québec Solidaire | Peruvian-Canadian First Peruvian-Canadian elected to Quebec Legislature | ||||
Michelle Setlakwe | Mont-Royal–Outremont | October 3, 2022 | Incumbent | Liberal | Armenian-Canadian Joint first Armenian-Canadian elected to Quebec Legislature | ||||
Madwa-Nika Cadet | Bourassa-Sauvé | October 3, 2022 | Incumbent | Liberal | Black-Canadian (Haitian) | ||||
Sona Lakhoyan Olivier | Chomedey | October 3, 2022 | Incumbent | Liberal | Armenian-Canadian Joint first Armenian-Canadian elected to Quebec Legislature | ||||
Alice Abou-Khalil | Fabre | October 3, 2022 | Incumbent | CAQ | Lebanese-Canadian | ||||
Céline Haytayan | Laval-des-Rapides | October 3, 2022 | Incumbent | CAQ | Armenian-Canadian Joint first Armenian-Canadian elected to Quebec Legislature |
Member of Legislative Assembly | Riding | Took office | Left office | Party | Note | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Muhammad Fiaz | Regina Pasqua | Saskatchewan | [334] | Pakistani-Canadian First Visible Minority elected to Saskatchewan Legislature First Muslim elected to Saskatchewan Legislature First Pakistani Canadian elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature | ||||
Gary Grewal | Regina Northeast | Saskatchewan | [335] | Indo Canadian (Punjabi) First Sikh elected to Saskatchewan Legislature First Indo Canadian elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature | ||||
Noor Burki نور برکی | Regina Coronation Park | Incumbent | NDP | Pakistani Canadian (Ormur) | ||||
Bhajan Brar | Regina Pasqua | Incumbent | NDP | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
David Chan | Yorkton | Incumbent | Saskatchewan | Chinese Canadian (Cantonese) First Chinese Canadian elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature | ||||
Tajinder Grewal | Saskatoon University-Sutherland | Incumbent | NDP | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Member of Legislative Assembly | Riding | Took office | Left office | Party | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ranj Pillai | Porter Creek South | Incumbent | Liberal | [336] | Indian Canadian (Malayali) First Visible Minority elected to Yukon Legislature First Indo Canadian elected to the Yukon Legislature First Visible Minority Premier of Yukon | ||||
Yvonne Clarke | Porter Creek Centre | Incumbent | Yukon | Filipino Canadian First Filipino Canadian elected to Yukon Legislature |
data-sort-type="number" | Parliament | Years | VM total | Bloc | Conservative | Liberal | NDP | Others | Independent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23rd | 1957–1958 | 1 | - | - | |||||
24th | 1958–1962 | 1 | - | - | |||||
25th | 1962–1963 | 0 | - | - | |||||
26th | 1963–1965 | 0 | - | - | |||||
27th | 1965–1968 | 0 | - | - | |||||
28th | 1968–1972 | 2 | - | - | |||||
29th | 1972–1974 | 2 | - | - | |||||
30th | 1974–1979 | 4 | - | - | |||||
31st | 1979–1980 | 4 | - | - | - | ||||
32nd | 1980–1984 | 2 | - | - | - | ||||
33rd | 1984–1988 | 2 | - | - | |||||
34th | 1988–1993 | 6 | |||||||
35th | 1993–1997 | 14 | |||||||
36th | 1997–2000 | 18 | |||||||
37th | 2000–2004 | 17 | - | ||||||
38th | 2004–2006 | 23 | - | ||||||
39th | 2006–2008 | 29 | - | ||||||
40th | 2008–2011 | 25 | - | ||||||
41st | 2011–2015 | 33 | - | - | |||||
42nd | 2015–2019 | 49 | – | ||||||
43rd | 2019–2021 | 50 | |||||||
44th | 2021–present | 53 |
data-sort-type="number" | Parliament | Years | VM total | Conservative | Liberal | NDP | Other | Independent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17th | 1971–1975 | 1 | - | - | ||||
18th | 1975–1979 | 1 | - | |||||
19th | 1979–1982 | 2 | - | - | ||||
20th | 1982–1986 | 2 | - | - | - | |||
21st | 1986–1989 | 1 | - | - | ||||
22nd | 1989–1993 | 0 | - | - | ||||
23rd | 1993–1997 | 6 | - | - | - | |||
24th | 1997–2001 | 6 | - | - | ||||
25th | 2001–2004 | 6 | - | - | ||||
26th | 2004–2008 | 9 | - | |||||
27th | 2008–2012 | 13 | - | |||||
28th | 2012–2015 | 13 | - | |||||
29th | 2015–2019 | 12 | ||||||
30th | 2019–2023 | 17 | - | - | - | |||
31st | 2023–present | 19 | - | - | - |
data-sort-type="number" | Parliament | Years | VM total | Conservative [337] | New Democratic | Other | Independent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30th | 1972–1975 | 2 | - | ||||
31st | 1975–1979 | 2 | - | ||||
32nd | 1979–1983 | 2 | - | - | |||
33rd | 1983–1986 | 2 | - | - | |||
34th | 1986–1991 | 2 | - | - | |||
35th | 1991–1996 | 5 | - | ||||
36th | 1996–2001 | 6 | - | ||||
37th | 2001–2005 | 13 | - | - | |||
38th | 2005–2009 | 12 | - | - | |||
39th | 2009–2013 | 12 | |||||
40th | 2013–2017 | 11 | |||||
41st | 2017–2020 | 15 | |||||
42nd | 2020–2024 | 18 | - | ||||
43rd | 2024–present | 25 | - | ||||
data-sort-type="number" | Parliament | Years | VM total | Conservative | Liberal | NDP | Independent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32nd | 1981–1986 | 1 | - | - | |||
33rd | 1986–1988 | 1 | - | ||||
34th | 1988–1990 | 1 | - | ||||
35th | 1990–1995 | 2 | - | ||||
36th | 1995–1999 | 2 | - | ||||
37th | 1999–2003 | 2 | - | ||||
38th | 2003–2007 | 3 | - | ||||
39th | 2007–2011 | 3 | - | ||||
40th | 2011–2016 | 4 | - | ||||
41st | 2016–2019 | 4 | |||||
42nd | 2019–2023 | 8 | - | ||||
43rd | 2023–present | 10 | - |
data-sort-type="number" | Parliament | Years | VM total | Conservative | Liberal | Green |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61st | 2024-present | 1 |
data-sort-type="number" | Parliament | Years | VM total | Conservative | Liberal | NDP | Independent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45th | 2003–2007 | 1 | - | ||||
46th | 2007–2011 | 1 | - | ||||
47th | 2011–2015 | 1 | - | ||||
48th | 2015–2019 | 1 | - | ||||
48th | 2019–2021 | 0 | |||||
49th | 2021–present | 0 | - | ||||
data-sort-type="number" | Parliament | Years | VM total | Independent |
---|---|---|---|---|
10th | 1964–1967 | 1 | ||
11th | 1967–1970 | 0 | ||
12th | 1970–1975 | 0 | ||
13th | 1975–1979 | 0 | ||
14th | 1979–1983 | 0 | ||
15th | 1983–1987 | 0 | ||
16th | 1987–1991 | 0 | ||
17th | 1991–1995 | 0 | ||
18th | 1995–1999 | 1 | ||
19th | 1999–2003 | 1 | ||
20th | 2003–2007 | 1 | ||
21st | 2007–2011 | 1 | ||
22nd | 2011–2015 | 0 | ||
23rd | 2015–2019 | 0 | ||
24th | 2019–2023 | 0 | ||
25th | 2023–present | 0 | ||
data-sort-type="number" | Parliament | Years | VM total | Conservative | Liberal | NDP | Independent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
56th | 1993–1998 | 1 | - | ||||
57th | 1998–1999 | 1 | - | ||||
58th | 1999–2003 | 0 | - | ||||
59th | 2003–2006 | 0 | - | ||||
60th | 2006–2009 | 2 | - | ||||
61st | 2009–2013 | 3 | - | ||||
62nd | 2013–2017 | 5 | - | ||||
63rd | 2017–2021 | 5 | - | ||||
64th | 2021–2024 | 9 | - | ||||
64th | 2024–present | 5 | - |
data-sort-type="number" | Parliament | Years | VM total | Conservative | Liberal | NDP | Other | Independent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27th | 1963–1967 | 1 | - | - | ||||
28th | 1967–1971 | 1 | - | - | ||||
29th | 1971–1975 | 1 | - | - | ||||
30th | 1975–1977 | 0 | - | - | ||||
31st | 1977–1981 | 0 | - | - | ||||
32nd | 1981–1985 | 0 | - | - | ||||
33rd | 1985–1987 | 1 | - | - | ||||
34th | 1987–1990 | 3 | - | - | ||||
35th | 1990–1995 | 2 | - | - | ||||
36th | 1995–1999 | 4 | - | - | ||||
37th | 1999–2003 | 4 | - | - | ||||
38th | 2003–2007 | 10 | - | - | ||||
39th | 2007–2011 | 11 | - | - | ||||
40th | 2011–2014 | 14 | - | - | ||||
41st | 2014–2018 | 18 | - | |||||
42nd | 2018–2022 | 29 | - | |||||
43rd | 2022–present | 29 |
data-sort-type="number" | Parliament | Years | VM total | Conservative | Liberal | Green | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62nd | 2003–2007 | 1 | - | - | |||
63rd | 2007–2011 | 1 | - | - | |||
64th | 2011–2015 | 1 | - | - | |||
65th | 2015–2019 | 0 | - | ||||
66th | 2019–2023 | 1 | - | ||||
67th | 2023–present | 1 | - |
data-sort-type="number" | Parliament | Years | VM total | UN/ADQ/CAQ | Liberal | QS | PQ | Others |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29th | 1970–1973 | 1 | - | |||||
30th | 1973–1976 | 1 | – | - | ||||
31st | 1976–1981 | 1 | - | - | ||||
32nd | 1981–1985 | 1 | - | - | - | |||
33rd | 1985–1989 | 2 | - | - | - | |||
34th | 1989–1994 | 2 | - | - | ||||
35th | 1994–1998 | 2 | - | - | ||||
36th | 1998–2003 | 2 | - | - | ||||
37th | 2003–2007 | 2 | - | - | ||||
38th | 2007–2008 | 5 | - | - | ||||
39th | 2008–2012 | 6 | - | |||||
40th | 2012–2014 | 6 | - | |||||
41st | 2014–2018 | 5 | - | |||||
42nd | 2018–2022 | 11 | - | |||||
43rd | 2022–present | 17 |
data-sort-type="number" | Parliament | Years | VM total | NDP | Saskatchewan (Conservative) | Independent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28th | 2016–2020 | 1 | - | |||
29th | 2020–2024 | 3 | - | |||
30th | 2024–present | 4 | - |
data-sort-type="number" | Parliament | Years | VM total | Yukon (Conservative) | Liberal | NDP | Independent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38th | 2016–2021 | 1 | - | ||||
39th | 2021–present | 2 | - |
Ethnic Origin | HoC | Sen | AB | BC | MB | NB | NL | NT | NS | NU | ON | PE | QC | SK | YK | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Afghan-Canadian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | Algerian-Canadian | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
![]() | Argentinean-Canadian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | Armenian-Canadian | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
![]() | Bangladeshi-Canadian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | Barbadian-Canadian | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
![]() | Black Canadian | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
![]() | Cameroonian-Canadian | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
![]() | Chilean-Canadian | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
![]() | Chinese-Canadian | 23 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | |
![]() | Colombian-Canadian | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
![]() | Dominican-Canadian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | Egyptian-Canadian | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
![]() | Fijian-Canadian | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | Filipino-Canadian | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | |
![]() | Grenadian-Canadian | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
![]() | Guyanese-Canadian | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
![]() | Haitian-Canadian | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
![]() | Indian-Canadian | 47 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 128 | |
![]() | Iraqi-Canadian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Iranian-Canadian | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
![]() | Jamaican-Canadian | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
![]() | Japanese-Canadian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
![]() | Kenyan-Canadian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Korean-Canadian | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
![]() | Lebanese-Canadian | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | |
![]() | Montserratian-Canadian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | Moroccan-Canadian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
![]() | Nepali-Canadian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | Nicaraguan-Canadian | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | Pakistani-Canadian | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |
![]() | Peruvian-Canadian | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
![]() | Salvadoran-Canadian | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
St. Lucian-Canadian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
![]() | Singaporean-Canadian | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
![]() | Somalian-Canadian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
![]() | South African-Canadian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | Sri Lankan-Canadian | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Syrian-Canadian | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
Tanzanian-Canadian | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
![]() | Trindadian-Canadian | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
![]() | Tunisian-Canadian | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
![]() | Turkish-Canadian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | Ugandan-Canadian | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | Uruguayan-Canadian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Vietnamese-Canadian | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
![]() | Yemeni-Canadian | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Portrait | City councillor | Ward | Took office | Left office | Party | Note | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vicky Dhillon | Ward 9 + 10 City | Independent | [338] | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Gurpreet Dhillon | Ward 9 + 10 City (2014–2018) Regional (2018–present) | Independent | [339] | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Rowena Santos | Ward 1 + 5 City | Incumbent | Independent | [340] | Filipino Canadian | |||
Harkirat Singh | Ward 9 + 10 City | Incumbent | Independent | [341] | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | |||
Charmaine Williams | Ward 7 + 8 City | Independent | [342] | Black Canadian (Jamaican) | ||||
Portrait | City councillor | Ward | Took office | Left office | Party | Note | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Virnetta Anderson (1920–2006) | Ward 3 | Independent | [343] | Black Canadian (African-American) | ||||
John Mar | Ward 8 | Independent | Chinese Canadian | |||||
Naheed Nenshi નાહિદ કુર્બન નેનશી (born 1972) | Mayor | Independent | [344] | Tanzanian Canadian (Gujarati) | ||||
Sean Chu | Ward 4 | Incumbent | Independent | [345] | Taiwanese Canadian | |||
Jyoti Gondek | Ward 3 | Independent | [346] | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Mayor | Incumbent | |||||||
George Chahal | Ward 5 | Independent | [347] | Indian Canadian (Punjabi) | ||||
Portrait | City councillor | Ward | Took office | Left office | Note | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mac Harb | Dalhousie | Lebanese-Canadian | ||||||
Ruth Wildgen (née Besharah)[363] | Britannia | [364] | Lebanese-Canadian | |||||
Eli El-Chantiry | West Carleton-March | [365] | Lebanese-Canadian | |||||
Shad Qadri (born 1952) | Stittsville | [366] | Pakistani-Canadian | |||||
George Darouze | Osgoode | Incumbent | [367] | Lebanese-Canadian | ||||
Michael Qaqish | Gloucester-South Nepean | [368] | Jordanian-Canadian | |||||
Rawlson King | Rideau-Rockcliffe | Incumbent | [369] | Black Canadian (Vincentian & Aruban) | ||||
Mark Sutcliffe | Mayor | Incumbent | [370] | Chinese Canadian | ||||
Wilson Lo | Barrhaven East | Incumbent | Chinese Canadian (Hong Kong) |
Portrait | City councillor | Position | Took office | Left office | Party | Note | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Setty Pendakur | Councillor | 1972 | 1976 | TEAM | Indian Canadian (Kannadiga) | ||||
Tung Chan | Councillor | 1990 | 1993 | NPA | [377] | Chinese-Canadian | |||
Maggie Ip | Councillor | 1993 | 1996 | NPA | Chinese-Canadian | ||||
Jenny Kwan | Councillor | 1993 | 1996 | COPE | Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) | ||||
Don Lee | Councillor | 1996 | 2002 | NPA | [378] | Chinese-Canadian | |||
Daniel Lee | Councillor | 1996 | 2002 | NPA | Chinese-Canadian | ||||
Raymond Louie | Councillor | December 2, 2002 | November 5, 2018 | Vision COPE (2002–2005) | [379] | Chinese-Canadian | |||
George Chow | Councillor | November 19, 2005 | December 8, 2008 | Vision | Chinese-Canadian | ||||
B.C. Lee | Councillor | November 19, 2005 | December 8, 2008 | NPA | Taiwanese-Canadian | ||||
Kerry Jang | Councillor | December 8, 2008 | November 5, 2018 | Vision | Chinese-Canadian | ||||
Tony Tang | Councillor | 2011 | 2014 | Vision | Chinese-Canadian | ||||
Pete Fry | Councillor | November 5, 2018 | Incumbent | Green Party | [380] | Black Canadian (Trinidadian) | |||
Ken Sim | Mayor | November 7, 2022 | Incumbent | ABC Vancouver | [381] | Chinese Canadian | |||
Lenny Zhou | Councillor | November 7, 2022 | Incumbent | ABC Vancouver | Chinese Canadian |
Portrait | City councillor | Ward | Took office | Left office | Party | Note | |||
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Mike Pagtakhan | Point Douglas | Independent | [382] | Filipino Canadian | |||||
Devi Sharma | Old Kildonan | Incumbent | Independent | [383] | Indian Canadian (Hindavi) | ||||
Markus Chambers | St. Norbert-Seine River | Incumbent | Independent | [384] | Black Canadian (Jamaican) | ||||
Vivian Santos | Point Douglas | Incumbent | Independent | [385] | Filipino Canadian |