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This is a list of indigenous persons in Canada who have been elected to the federal House of Commons, legislative assemblies of provinces and territories, and members appointed to the Senate.

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. After the 2021 Canadian election, the highest number of Indigenous persons were elected to Parliament in history – with 11 MPs (3.3% of the House of Commons). Of the current Indigenous Members of Parliament, 6 are Liberals, 3 are New Democrats and 2 are Conservatives.

Provincially, Indigenous persons have been elected to 11 of the 13 legislatures – with only Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island never having had indigenous representation. As of October 2022, there are currently 21 Indigenous people serving in six provincial legislatures. Of those members, 12 are New Democrats, seven are Conservatives (three Saskatchewan Party, two Manitoba Progressive Conservative, one BC Liberal, one CAQ), one is a Liberal, and one is Green Party.

In the territories, Indigenous persons form a majority of representatives in the legislatures of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. Additionally, in Yukon, there are four indigenous MLAs (two Liberals, one New Democrat, and one Yukon Party).

Federal[edit]

House of Commons[edit]

Senate[edit]

Provincial[edit]

Alberta[edit]

British Columbia[edit]

Manitoba[edit]

New Brunswick[edit]

Newfoundland and Labrador[edit]

Northwest Territories[edit]

Nova Scotia[edit]

Nova Scotia is yet to elect an Indigenous MLA.

Nunavut[edit]

Ontario[edit]

Prince Edward Island[edit]

Prince Edward Island is yet to elect an Indigenous MLA.

Quebec[edit]

Saskatchewan[edit]

Yukon[edit]

Indigenous Politicians by Assembly Composition[edit]

House of Commons[edit]

Parliament Years Total Bloc Conservative Liberal NDP Other Independent
1st 1867–1872 2 – – –
2nd 1872-1874 1 – – –
3rd 1874-1878 0 – – –
4th 1878-1882 0 – – –
5th 1882-1887 0 – – –
6th 1887-1891 0 – –
7th 1891-1896 0 – –
8th 1896-1900 0 – –
9th 1900-1904 0 – – –
10th 1904-1908 0 – – –
11th 1908-1911 0 – –
12th 1911-1917 0 – –
13th 1917-1921 0 – – – –
14th 1921-1925 0 –
15th 1925-1926 0 –
16th 1926-1930 0 –
17th 1930-1935 0 –
18th 1935-1940 0 –
19th 1940-1945 0 –
20th 1945-1949 1 –
21st 1949-1953 1 –
22nd 1953-1957 0 –
23rd 1957-1958 0 –
24th 1958-1962 0 – –
25th 1962-1963 1 – –
26th 1963-1965 2 – –
27th 1965-1968 1 –
28th 1968-1972 1 –
29th 1972-1974 2 –
30th 1974-1979 2 –
31st 1979-1980 1 – –
32nd 1980-1984 2 – – –
33rd 1984-1988 2 – – –
34th 1988-1993 3 – –
35th 1993-1997 4 –
36th 1997-2000 4 –
37th 2000-2004 4 –
38th 2004-2006 5 –
39th 2006-2008 6 –
40th 2008-2011 5 –
41st 2011-2015 8 –
42nd 2015-2019 9 –
43rd 2019-2021 10
44th 2021-Current 11 –

Alberta Legislative Assembly[edit]

Parliament Years Ind. total Conservative Liberal NDP Wildrose Other Independent
22nd 1989-1993 2 – – –
23rd 1993-1997 2 – – – –
24th 1997-2001 2 – – –
25th 2001-2004 2 – – –
26th 2004-2008 3 – –
27th 2008-2012 2 – –
28th 2012-2015 2 – –
29th 2015-2019 0 –
30th 2019-Current 0 – – – –

British Columbia Legislative Assembly[edit]

Parliament Years Ind. total BCL NDP Other Independent
22nd 1949-1952 1 – –
23rd 1952-1953 1 –
24th 1953-1956 1 –
25th 1956-1960 1 –
26th 1960-1963 1 –
27th 1963-1966 1 –
28th 1966-1969 1 –
29th 1969-1972 1 –
30th 1972-1975 1 –
31st 1975-1979 1 –
32nd 1979-1983 0 – –
33rd 1983-1986 0 – –
34th 1986-1991 0 – –
35th 1991-1996 0 –
36th 1996-2001 0 –
37th 2001-2005 0 – –
38th 2005-2009 1 – –
39th 2009-2013 2
40th 2013-2017 3
41st 2017-2020 4
42nd 2020-Current 4

Manitoba Legislative Assembly[edit]

Parliament Years Ind. total Conservative Liberal NDP Other Independent
1st 1870-1874 5 – – – –
2nd 1874-1878 2 – – – –
3rd 1878-1879 4 – – – –
4th 1879-1883 3 –
5th 1883-1886 1 – – –
6th 1886-1888 0 – – –
7th 1888-1892 1 – –
8th 1892-1896 0 –
9th 1896-1899 0 –
10th 1899-1903 0 – –
11th 1903-1907 0 – – –
12th 1907-1910 0 – – –
13th 1910-1914 0 – – –
14th 1914-1920 0 – –
15th 1915-1920 0 –
16th 1920-1922 0 –
17th 1922-1927 0
18th 1927-1932 0
19th 1932-1936 0 –
20th 1936-1941 0
21st 1941-1945 0
22nd 1945-1949 0
23rd 1949-1953 0
24th 1953-1958 1
25th 1958-1959 1 –
26th 1959-1962 0 – –
27th 1962-1966 0 –
28th 1966-1969 0 –
29th 1969-1973 0 –
30th 1973-1977 1 – –
31st 1977-1981 0 – –
32nd 1981-1986 1 – – –
33rd 1986-1988 2 – –
34th 1988-1990 2 – –
35th 1990-1995 4 – –
36th 1995-1999 4 – –
37th 1999-2003 4 – –
38th 2003-2007 4 – –
39th 2007-2011 3 – –
40th 2011-2016 4 – –
41st 2016-2019 9 – –
42nd 2019-Current 7 – –

New Brunswick Legislative Assembly[edit]

Parliament Years Ind. total Conservative Liberal NDP Green People’s Alliance Independent
55th 2003-2006 1 – – –
56th 2006-2010 1 – – – –
57th 2010-2014 0 – – – –
58th 2014-2018 0 – – –
59th 2018-2020 0 – –
60th 2020-Current 0 – –

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly[edit]

Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly[edit]

Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly[edit]

No Indigenous representation.

Nunavut Legislative Assembly[edit]

Ontario Legislative Assembly[edit]

Parliament Years Ind. total Conservative Liberal NDP Other Independent
35th 1990-1995 1 – –
36th 1995-1999 1 –
37th 1999-2003 1 – –
38th 2003-2007 1 – –
39th 2007-2011 1 – –
40th 2011-2014 1 – –
41st 2014-2018 1 –
42nd 2018-2022 3 –
43rd 2022-current 2

Prince Edward Island[edit]

No Indigenous representation.

Quebec National Assembly[edit]

Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly[edit]

Yukon Legislative Assembly[edit]

Parliament Years Ind. total Yukon
(Conservative) 		Liberal NDP Independent
28th 1978-1982 1
29th 1982-1985 2 – –
30th 1985-1989 3 –
31st 1989-1992 2 – –
32nd 1992-1996 3
33rd 1996-2000 3 –
34th 2000-2002 4 –
35th 2002-2006 2 –
36th 2006-2011 2 –
37th 2011-2016 2 –
38th 2016-2021 3 –
39th 2021-Current 4 –

See also[edit]

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