An advocacy group says there are 407 women candidates registered for the May 2 federal election representing 31 per cent of all those running for seats in Parliament. Equal Voice, a non-aligned, non-profit group promoting women candidates, says that’s a two-point increase from the 2008 election, when 29 per cent of major-party candidates were women. The New Democrats are fielding the most women — 125 in all, or nearly 41 per cent of all their candidates.