Hilda Ramsay
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Hilda Ramsay was a Canadian politician, who was the first woman ever to campaign for election to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.
A resident of Indian River, Ramsay stood for the electoral district of 3rd Prince in the 1951 election as a Cooperative Commonwealth Federation candidate. She was not elected, however, losing to Liberal candidate Frank MacNutt.
Jean Canfield became in 1970 the first woman successfully elected to the provincial legislature.
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- Women in Prince Edward Island politics at Elections PEI
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