to municipal council: Virnetta Anderson, City Councillor in Calgary from 1974-1977 First Black woman elected in Canada: Rosemary Brown Vancouver-Burrard, Burnaby-Edmonds, British Columbia New Democratic Party MLA 1972–1986 First Black woman elected to the House of Commons (first Black female MP) Jean Augustine, Etobicoke—Lakeshore, Liberal MP, 1993–2006 First Black provincial legislator: Leonard Braithwaite, Etobicoke-York, Ontario Liberal MPP 1963–1975 First Black MLA in British Columbia: James W. Douglas, Victoria City, MLA 1875–1878 First Black female MLA in Canada (and British Columbia): Rosemary Brown, Vancouver-Burrard, British Columbia New Democratic Party MLA 1972–1986 First Black MLA in Alberta: George Rogers, Alberta Progressive Conservative MLA Leduc-Beaumont-Devon 2004–2015 First Black MPP in Ontario: Leonard Braithwaite, Etobicoke-York, Ontario Liberal MPP 1963–1975 First Black female MPP in Ontario: Zanana Akande, St. Andrew—St. Patrick, Ontario New Democratic Party MPP 1990–1994 First Black MNA in Quebec: Jean Alfred, Papineau, Parti Québécois MNA 1976–1981 First Black Canadian and Female City Councillor in Montreal: Kettly Beauregard, Marie-Victorin, Parti Vision Montreal, 1994–2001 First Black Canadian City Councillor in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta: Ajibola "Jibs" Abitoye, October 17, 2017 First Black Canadian and Female City Councillor in London, Ontario: Arielle Kayabaga, October 22, 2018 First Black Female MNA in Quebec: Yolande James, Nelligan, Liberal MNA 2003–present First Black MLA in Nova Scotia: Wayne Adams, Nova Scotia Liberal MLA for Preston 1993–1998 First Black female MLA in Nova Scotia: Yvonne Atwell, Nova Scotia New Democratic Party MLA for Preston 1998–1999 Black Speakers of Legislatures in Canada Emery Barnes, British Columbia New Democratic Party MLA 1972–1996, Speaker in British Columbia Legislature 1993 to 1996 when he retired. Alvin Curling, Ontario Liberal MPP 1985–2005, Speaker 2003–2005 First Black woman in Cabinet: Zanana Akande, St. Andrew—St. Patrick, Ontario New Democratic Party MPP 1990–1994 First Black Governor General of Canada: Michaëlle Jean Governor General of Canada, 2005–2010 First Black Lieutenant Governor: Rt. Hon Lincoln Alexander Lt. Governor of Ontario, 1985–1991 first black female candidate for a Canadian federal party leadership Rosemary Brown in the 1975 New Democratic Party leadership election First Black Senator: Anne Cools, Liberal Senator 1983–2004, Conservative, 2004+ First Black mayor: Firmin Monestime, 1964 First Black female mayor: Daurene Lewis, 1984 Chinese Canadians First Chinese-Canadian candidate in Canada: Catherine Emily Ling, 1941 British Columbia provincial election for the Emancipation Party in Vancouver Point Grey First Chinese-Canadian MP: Douglas Jung (鄭天華|鄭天華), Progressive Conservative MP for Vancouver Centre (1957–1962), first Chinese Canadian to hold elected office First Chinese-Canadian member