United Farmers/CCF MP from Vegreville, Alberta, 1926–1935 First Ukrainian Canadian Senator: William Michael Wall, Liberal Senator from Manitoba, 1955–1962 First Ukrainian Canadian cabinet minister: Michael Starr, federal Progressive Conservative, Minister of Labour, 1957–1963 First Ukrainian Canadian leader of a major political party: Roy Romanow, Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leader 1987–2001 First Ukrainian Canadian Premier: Roy Romanow, NDP Premier of Saskatchewan, 1990–2001 First Ukrainian Canadian Governor General of Canada: Ray Hnatyshyn, 1990–1995 First Ukrainian Canadian Mayor William Hawrelak 1951–1959, 1963–1965, 1974–1975 Stephen Juba Winnipeg 1954–1977 Vietnamese Canadians First Vietnamese Canadian elected to a Legislature in Canada: Hung Pham, Alberta Progressive Conservative MLA, Calgary-Montrose 1993–2008 First Vietnamese Canadian MP: Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac, Bloc Québécois MP, Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot 2007–2011 Hoang Mai, New Democratic Party MP, Brossard—La Prairie 2011–2015 Anne Minh-Thu Quach, New Democratic Party MP, Beauharnois—Salaberry 2011–2019 First Vietnamese Canadian Deputy Speaker of the Legislature in Canada: Wayne Cao Elections First election where a majority of women were able to vote: 1921 Canadian federal election First mail-in-only election: 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election See also Women in Canadian politics List of visible minority politicians in Canada List of electoral firsts in New Zealand List of electoral firsts in the United Kingdom References External links Still Counting : Women in Canadian Politics : List of Women of Diversity in Canadian Politics Biographies of Canadian Women Politicians Celebrating Women's Achievements", First of Women in Politics Parliament of Canada, % of Women Candidates by Party Legislature of Saskatchewan, Women in Politics in Saskatchewan Parliament of Canada, List of current Members of Parliament born outside Canada Parliament of Canada, List of past and present Members of Parliament born outside Canada Parliament of Canada, List of current Members of the House of Commons of Inuit, Métis or First Nation Origin Parliament of Canada, List of past & present Members of the House of Commons of Inuit, Métis or First Nation Origin Gov. of Canada, Collections Canada; Contributions of Various Immigrant Communities to Canada Gov. of Canada Collections Canada website; Biographies of Famous Black Canadians, including many Black Canadian Politicians York University; Black Politicians in Canada Ethnic groups in Canada Political history of Canada Lists of firsts Canada politics-related lists Lists of political office-holders in Canada