The number of women sitting in the House of Commons remained at five during the
25th Canadian Parliament; the number of women senators remained at six. 26 women ran for seats in the Canadian House of Commons in the
1962 federal election; four women out of five incumbents were reelected.
Margaret Aitken was defeated when she ran for reelection;[1]Isabel Hardie became the first woman elected to the House of Commons from the
Northwest Territories.[2]