The Alberta New Democratic Party win is a historic victory not just for the party, but for women in Canadian politics.

In addition to crushing the long-entrenched Tories by taking 53 seats, the provincial NDP has set the record for the party with the highest percentage of women in any federal or provincial government, according to a national organization that tracks those numbers.

With 24 seats going to women, the Alberta NDP caucus is now roughly 45 per cent female, and that appears to be a record, says Nancy Peckford, the spokesperson for Equal Voice, which is dedicated to electing more women to political office in Canada.

“We know of no other government caucus with a higher number,” Peckford said on Wednesday. “This appears to be an outlier.”

Immediately after her landslide election victory, NDP leader Rachel Notley said she thought she had the record for the most women in a government in Canadian history.

But while the Alberta NDP took the prize for most women in any party, other provinces have a greater representation overall of women serving in the legislature. British Columbia has 31 women sitting in 85 seats in the provincial legislature, or about 36.4 per cent, according to data provided by Equal Voice. Ontario closely follows, with women representing 34.4 per cent of the legislature.