[15] The summit was also expected to draw protests. Virginia Bottomley, Conservative MP for South West Surrey (1984-2005) was the first women MP to be elected in the county of Surrey from what I can find on Wikipedia. [8] She was a stay-at-home mother with two daughters prior to being a campaign manager for new provincial MLA and family friend Bonnie McKinnon in 1991. The seat is currently held by the former Health and Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt.

She married Surrey resident Brian Watts in 1992. First Croatian-born Canadian elected to a Legislature: First Croatian Canadian elected to the House of Commons (first Croatian Canadian MP): First Croatian-born Canadian elected to the House of Commons: First Dutch-born Canadian Provincial Premier: First Filipino Canadian Woman elected in Canada: First Filipino Canadian elected to the House of Commons (first Filipino Canadian MP): First Filipino Canadian elected in Manitoba: First Filipino Canadian Woman elected in Manitoba: First Filipino Canadian appointed to the Federal Cabinet: First Filipino Canadian to run for the leadership of a major party: First German Canadian Governor General of Canada: First German Canadian Provincial Premier: First Greek elected to the Ontario legislature: First Greek Minister in the Province of Nova Scotia: First Hungarian-born Canadian elected to the House of Commons: First Icelandic-Canadian Provincial Party Leader: First Iranian Canadian elected to the Canadian House of Commons (1st Iranian Canadian MPs), First Iranian Canadian elected to the Québec National Assembly (1st Iranian Canadian MNA), First Italian Canadian Elected to the House of Commons (1st Italian Canadian MP), First Italian Canadian Cabinet Minister (Federal). She had also been touted as a possible future Premier of British Columbia. [9], Her election affected regional politics as well, since she replaced McCallum on the board of the Greater Vancouver Regional District.[10]. [19] Whilst failing to secure a plurality of votes in any of the rounds, Watts led the leadership race vote until the fifth ballot when she lost to Andrew Wilkinson.

The first ever female MP to take her seat in the House of Commons was the Conservative Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, she sat in the House from 1919-1945, her election led the way for women in society to become increasingly more involved in politics and for many they later represented their respected party in Parliament.

Twenty-five potential candidates attended the Progressive nomination meeting for Grey Southeast, in Durham: Macphail was the only one to receive applause.

Local affiliated farmers’ organizations adopted an approach known as “constituency autonomy,” making all funding- and nomination-related decisions.

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First Korean Canadian elected to Parliament: First Korean-Canadian elected to a legislature: First Korean-Canadian to hold federal public office: First Muslim MLA (Alberta) and Cabinet Minister, First Canadian Muslim president of a provincial political party. [7] Watts later won a seat on city council in 1996 with Doug McCallum's Surrey Electors Team.


[7] She has expressed an interest in Buddhism.[21]. First Indigenous Leader of an official party in the Manitoba legislature: First Indigenous Leader of an official party in the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature: First Métis Canadian MHA elected in Newfoundland and Labrador: First Métis Leader of an official party in the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature: First Inuk MHA elected in Newfoundland and Labrador: First Inuk appointed to the federal cabinet: First Indigenous Canadian Elected Mayor in British Columbia: First Arab Canadian leaders of political parties, Hassan Husseini, Communist Party of Ontario, 1998–2001. Morrison took responsibility for directing parts of the Ontario campaign.

Note: South Asians include those of Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Nepalese, or Bangladeshi ancestry.

In Grey Southeast, Macphail defeated Conservative R.J. Ball — a furniture manufacturer whose stout figure, thinning hair, and fancy moustache made him a walking Tory stereotype — by nearly 2,600 votes.