Federal Election 2025

Voters went to the polls in across Canada on April 28, 2025, and again in April 2026 for three by-elections.

In the 2025 federal election, 104 women or gender-diverse people were elected as Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Canadian House of Commons. In a subsequent by-election in April 2026, all three newly elected MPS were women. This means that there are now 105 women or gender-diverse people in the House of Commons, making up 30.6% of MPs - the most we have ever had. This is a very slight increase from the 2021 federal election, in which 30.5% of elected MPs were women or gender-diverse people. Women represent half of the population and half of Canada's talent - their voices, skills, and expertise both reflect the priorities of voters and strengthen representative democracy. It is critical that women and gender-diverse people are seen as viable and desired political leaders. Equal Voice is advocating for gender parity - at least 50% of nominated candidates and at least 50% of elected representatives being women or gender-diverse people.

Highlights of the House of Commons composition are presented below. Click here to download a copy of the full election data (2025 general election only. See the 2026 By-Election page for information specific to that election).

In the 2025 federal election, 104 out of 343 elected MPs were women or gender-diverse people. In 2026, 3 more women were elected, for a total of 105. This represents 30.6% of the House of Commons.

HoC Composition HoC Percentage

Party Percentages

Party Numbers 2026

Between 2015-2021, the number of women elected to the House of Commons rose slowly but steadily. In the 2025 election, more women were elected than prior years, but the increase in the total number of seats in the House of Commons means that the percentage of MPs who are women or gender-diverse people has fallen slightly.

Election Year	Number of Seats in the House of Commons	Number of Women/Gender-Diverse People Elected	Percentage of Women/Gender-Diverse People Elected
2015	338	88	26.0%
2019	338	98	29.0%
2021	338	103	30.5%
2025	343	104	30.3%
2026	343	105	30.6%

Equal Voice’s updated Federal Election Tracker — a real-time, non-partisan tool monitoring the gender breakdown of candidates running in Canada’s 2025 federal election. The following chart shows the percentage of women and gender-diverse candidates running for election in the four largest political parties:

Please credit “Equal Voice” if using this data.

Updated April 16, 2025.

Voters went to the polls in across Canada on April 28, 2025, and again in April 2026 for three by-elections.

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