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Federal electoral districts represented by visible minorities during the 42nd Canadian Parliament (2015–2019) marked by party colour. 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.
A visible minority is defined as "persons, other than Aboriginal people, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour". [1] Pierre De Bané became the first Visible Minority and Arab Canadian to hold a Cabinet position when he was appointed Minister of Supply and Services in 1978 by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
List of Canadian minor party and independent politicians elected House of Commons 2 / 338 This is a list of members of the House of Commons of Canada who were elected as an independent or as a member of a minor political party. Excluded are MPs who were elected from a major party but then defected during a parliamentary term. Federal elections 1867–1916 Election Member of Parliament ...
The House of Commons after the 2019 election, resulting in a Liberal minority government (in red) During the history of Canadian politics, thirteen minority governments have been elected at the federal level. There have also been two minority governments resulting from governments being replaced between elections, for a total of fifteen federal ...
List of LGBT politicians in Canada; List of Alberta CCF/NDP members; List of British Columbia CCF/NDP members; List of Manitoba CCF/NDP members; List of MPs who stood down at the 1993 Canadian federal election; List of Saskatchewan CCF/NDP members; List of the first openly LGBT holders of political offices in Canada; List of Yukon NDP members
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Canadian politicians. It includes Canadian politicians that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "Black Canadian politicians"
When the party with the most seats has less than half of the total number of seats, it forms a minority government, which can be voted out of power by the other parties. The Canadian Parliament is located at Parliament Hill in the capital city, Ottawa , Ontario.
This article lists notable achievements of women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and gay/lesbian/bisexual and transgender people in Canadian politics and elections in Canada. This list includes: Members of Parliament—Members of the House of Commons of Canada; Senators—Members of the Senate of Canada