Racial Diversity and the 2025 Federal Election: Visible Minority Candidates and MPs
The April 28, 2025, federal general election marked the fifth consecutive election to set a record for visible minority representation in Parliament. Sixty-two visible minority MPs were elected, a notable increase from the 53 elected in 2021. As a proportion of the House of Commons, their share rose from 15.7 to 18.1 per cent. However, there was a shift in candidate patterns: while the three largest national parties consistently nominated more visible minority candidates in each election from 2011 to 2021, in 2025 only the Conservatives continued this trend. This article also considers comparisons with the broader visible minority population, highlights first-time candidates, explores the competitiveness of the ridings where visible minority candidates ran, and considers the overall diversity of those constituencies.
Jerome H. Black and Andrew Griffith