List of Canadian territorial senators

This is a list of past and present Canadian senators from the territories of Yukon, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.

Each territory is currently represented by a single senator.

The Northwest Territories was granted two Senate seats in 1879 and doubled to four seats in 1903. After Alberta and Saskatchewan were created in 1905, the territories would not have Senate representation until the Constitution Act of 1975 that gave one seat to the Northwest Territories and one seat to the Yukon.

Nunavut would be granted one seat in the Nunavut Act of 1993.

Contents

Current

Name Party Division Date appointed Appointed by Mandatory retirement
     Daniel Lang[1] Conservative Yukon 02009-01-02 January 2, 2009 Harper 02023-04-03 April 3, 2023
     Dennis Patterson[2] Conservative Nunavut 02009-08-27 August 27, 2009 Harper 02023-12-30 December 30, 2023
     Nick Sibbeston[3] Liberal Northwest Territories 01999-09-02 September 2, 1999 Chrétien 02018-11-21 November 21, 2018

Historic

NWT

The Northwest Territories had representation in the Senate in the early years post-Confederation. After the creation of Alberta and Saskatchewan, however, the territories were not represented in the Senate until 1975.

Name Party Division Date appointed Appointed by End of term
     Willie Adams[4] Liberal Northwest TerritoriesA 01977-04-05 April 5, 1977 Trudeau 01999-03-31 March 31, 1999
     Thomas Osborne Davis[5] Liberal Prince Albert, NWTB 01904-09-30 September 30, 1904 Laurier 01905-08-31 August 31, 1905
     James Hamilton Ross[6] Liberal Regina, NWTC 01904-09-30 September 30, 1904 Laurier 01905-08-31 August 31, 1905
     James Alexander Lougheed[7] Conservative Calgary, NWTD 01889-12-10 December 10, 1889 Macdonald 01905-08-31 August 31, 1905
     William Dell Perley[8] Conservative Wolseley, NWTE 01888-08-03 August 3, 1888 Macdonald 01905-08-31 August 31, 1905
     Richard Hardisty[9] Conservative Edmonton, NWT 01888-02-23 February 23, 1888 Macdonald 01889-10-18 October 18, 1889F

Yukon

Created in 1898 the first Senator for Yukon was appointed in 1975.

Name Party Division Date appointed Appointed by End of term
     Ione Christensen[10] Liberal Yukon 01999-09-02 September 2, 1999 Chrétien 02006-12-31 December 31, 2006G
     Paul Lucier[11] Liberal Yukon 01975-10-23 October 23, 1975 Trudeau 01999-07-23 July 23, 1999F

Nunavut

Name Party Division Date appointed Appointed by End of term
     Willie Adams[4] Liberal NunavutA 01999-04-01 April 1, 1999 Trudeau 02009-06-22 June 22, 2009

See also

Notes

A^ Appointed as Senator for the NWT, Adams represented Nunavut after division until his retirement in 2009.
B^ Appointed as Senator for the NWT, Davis represented Prince Albert, Saskatchewan after the province's creation, until his death, January 23, 1917.
C^ Appointed as Senator for the NWT, Ross represented Regina, Saskatchewan after the province's creation, until his death, December 14, 1932.
D^ Appointed as Senator for the NWT, Lougheed represented Calgary, Alberta after the province's creation, until his death, November 22, 1925.
E^ Appointed as Senator for the NWT, Perley represented Wolseley, Saskatchewan after the province's creation, until his death, July 15, 1909.
F^ Died in office.
G^ Retired.

References

  1. ^ Lang, The Hon. Daniel
  2. ^ Patterson, The Hon. Dennis Glen, B.A., LL.B.
  3. ^ Sibbeston, The Hon. Nick G., B.A., LL.B.
  4. ^ a b Adams, The Hon. Willie
  5. ^ Davis, The Hon. Thomas Osborne
  6. ^ Ross, The Hon. James Hamilton
  7. ^ Lougheed, The Hon. Sir James Alexander, P.C.
  8. ^ Perley, The Hon. William Dell
  9. ^ Hardisty, The Hon. Richard Charles
  10. ^ Christensen, The Hon. Ione Jean, C.M.
  11. ^ Lucier The Hon. Paul