During the 2011 federal election, Green Party leader Elizabeth May was elected in British Columbia’s Saanich – Gulf Islands riding. May was the first ever Green Party member to win a seat in the House of Commons.
Source: The Canadian Encyclopedia: Environmental Movement
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