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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.
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
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 ...
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.
This is a list of the prime ministers of Canada by date, birthplace, and age. Twenty-three people have served as Prime Minister of Canada since the office came into existence in 1867. Nineteen of Canada's prime ministers have been born in Canada .
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.
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" The following 133 pages are in this category, out of 133 total.
The first Metis politicians elected to the House of Commons were Pierre Delorme and Angus McKay, elected as Conservative party MPs in 1871. The very first First Nations parliamentarian is Leonard Marchand. There have been 46 Indigenous persons who have served as Members of Parliament, as well as 21 who have been named Senators.