The 42nd Canadian Parliament includes a record number of female Members of Parliament, with 88 women elected to the 338-member House of Commons of Canada (26%) in the 2015 election.
[1] This represents a gain of twelve seats over the previous record of 76 women in the 41st Canadian Parliament.
By contrast, the 114th United States Congress had 105 women sitting in the 435-seat United States House of Representatives.
In his first speech following the election, Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau indicated that for the first time in Canadian history, he planned to appoint a fully gender-balanced Cabinet.
[2] On November 4, he announced a cabinet which included 15 men and 15 women.