List of British Columbia senators

This is a list of past and present Canadian senators from the province of British Columbia.

Under the British Columbia Terms of Union, 1871, the province was originally represented by three Senators. The Constitution Act of 1915 increased British Columbia by three seats, to its current number of six.

The Constitution Act of 1915 also amended Section 26 of the Constitution Act of 1867 to add a fourth regional division, called the Western Provinces, made up of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, to allow two Senators to be appointed on a regional basis.

Contents

Current

Name Party Division1 Date appointed Appointed by2 Mandatory retirement
     Larry Campbell Liberal British Columbia 02005-08-02 August 2, 2005 Martin 02023-02-28 February 28, 2023
     Gerry St. Germain Conservative Langley-Pemberton-Whistler 01993-06-23 June 23, 1993 Mulroney 02012-11-06 November 6, 2012
     Nancy Greene Raine Conservative Thompson-Okanagan-Kootenay 02009-01-02 January 2, 2009 Harper 02018-05-11 May 11, 2018
     Mobina Jaffer Liberal British Columbia 02001-06-13 June 13, 2001 Chrétien 02024-08-20 August 20, 2024
     Yonah Martin Conservative British Columbia 02009-01-02 January 2, 2009 Harper 02040-04-11 April 11, 2040
     Richard Neufeld Conservative British Columbia 02009-01-02 January 2, 2009 Harper 02019-11-16 November 16, 2019

Notes:

1 Senators are appointed to represent British Columbia. Each senator may choose to designate a geographic area within the province as his or her division.
2 Senators are appointed by the Governor-General of Canada on the recommendation of the prime minister.

Historical

Name Party Division1 Date appointed Appointed by Retired
     Jack Austin Liberal Vancouver South 01975-08-19 August 19, 1975 Trudeau 02007-03-02 March 2, 2007
     George Henry Barnard Progressive Conservative Victoria 01917-10-23 October 23, 1917 Borden 01945-11-08 November 8, 1945
     Nancy Bell Liberal Nanaimo-Malaspina 01970-10-07 October 7, 1970 Trudeau 01989-11-29 November 29, 1989
     Hewitt Bostock Liberal Kamloops 01904-06-06 June 6, 1904 Laurier 01930-04-28 April 28, 1930
     Patricia Carney Conservative British Columbia 01990-08-30 August 30, 1990 Mulroney 02008-01-31 January 31, 2008
     Robert Carrall Conservative British Columbia 01871-12-13 December 13, 1871 Macdonald 01879-09-19 September 19, 1879
     Clement Francis Cornwall Conservative Ashcroft 01871-12-13 December 13, 1871 Macdonald 01881-07-01 July 1, 1881
     Sanford Johnston Crowe Liberal-Unionist Burrard 01921-12-01 December 1, 1921 Meighen 01931-08-23 August 23, 1931
     John Wallace de Beque Farris Liberal Vancouver South 01937-01-09 January 9, 1937 King 01970-02-25 February 25, 1970
     Ross Fitzpatrick Liberal Okanagan-Similkameen 01998-03-06 March 6, 1998 Chrétien 02008-02-04 February 4, 2008
     Robert Francis Green Conservative Kootenay 01921-10-03 October 3, 1921 Meighen 01946-10-05 October 5, 1946
     Nancy Hodges Liberal Victoria 01953-11-05 November 5, 1953 St. Laurent 01965-06-12 June 12, 1965
     James Horace King Liberal Kootenay East 01930-06-07 June 7, 1930 King 01955-07-14 July 14, 1955
     Arthur Laing Liberal Vancouver South 01972-09-01 September 1, 1972 Trudeau 01975-02-12 February 12, 1975
     Edward M. Lawson Independent Vancouver 01970-10-07 October 7, 1970 Trudeau 02004-09-24 September 24, 2004
     William John Macdonald Conservative Victoria 01871-12-13 December 13, 1871 Macdonald 01915-04-13 April 13, 1915
     Ian Alistair Mackenzie Independent Liberal Vancouver Centre 01948-01-19 January 19, 1948 King 01949-09-02 September 2, 1949
     Norman MacKenzie Independent Liberal University-Point Grey 01966-02-24 February 24, 1966 Pearson 01969-01-05 January 5, 1969
     Leonard Marchand Liberal Kamloops-Cariboo 01984-06-29 June 29, 1984 Trudeau 01998-03-01 March 1, 1998
     Charles McDonald Liberal British Columbia 01935-12-30 December 30, 1935 King 01936-10-06 October 6, 1936
     Gerry McGeer Liberal Vancouver-Burrard 01945-06-09 June 9, 1945 King 01947-08-11 August 11, 1947
     Thomas Robert McInnes Independent Ashcroft 01881-12-24 December 24, 1881 Macdonald 01897-11-18 November 18, 1897
     Stanley McKeen Liberal Vancouver 01947-01-27 January 27, 1947 King 01966-12-01 December 1, 1966
     Alexander Duncan McRae Conservative Vancouver 01931-09-04 September 4, 1931 Bennett 01946-06-26 June 26, 1946
     Hugh Nelson Liberal-Conservative Barkerville 01879-12-12 December 12, 1879 Macdonald 01887-03-01 March 1, 1887
     John Lang Nichol Liberal Lion's Gate 01966-02-24 February 24, 1966 Pearson 01973-04-19 April 19, 1973
     Ray Perrault Liberal North Shore-Burnaby 01973-10-05 October 5, 1973 Trudeau 02001-02-06 February 6, 2001
     Albert Planta Conservative Nanaimo 01917-06-26 June 26, 1917 Borden 01935-12-11 December 11, 1935
     James Reid Liberal-Conservative Cariboo 01888-10-08 October 8, 1888 Macdonald 01904-05-03 May 3, 1904
     Thomas Reid Liberal New Westminster 01949-09-07 September 7, 1949 St. Laurent 01967-10-14 October 14, 1967
     George Riley Liberal Victoria 01906-03-22 March 22, 1906 Laurier 01916-01-19 January 19, 1916
     Lytton Shatford Conservative Vancouver 01917-06-26 June 26, 1917 Borden 01920-11-08 November 8, 1920
     Sydney John Smith Liberal Kamloops 01957-01-03 January 3, 1957 St. Laurent 01968-12-31 December 31, 1968
     James Davis Taylor Conservative New Westminster 01917-10-23 October 23, 1917 Borden 01941-05-11 May 11, 1941
     William Templeman Liberal New Westminster 01897-11-18 November 18, 1897 Laurier 01906-02-16 February 16, 1906
     James Gray Turgeon Liberal Cariboo 01947-01-27 January 27, 1947 King 01964-02-14 February 14, 1964
     George Van Roggen Liberal Vancouver-Points Grey 01971-11-04 November 4, 1971 Trudeau 01992-06-08 June 8, 1992
     Guy Williams Liberal Richmond 01971-12-09 December 9, 1971 Trudeau 01982-10-07 October 7, 1982

Notes:

1 Senators are appointed to represent British Columbia. Each senator may choose to designate a geographic area within the province as his or her division.
2 Senators are appointed by the Governor-General of Canada on the recommendation of the prime minister.

Western provinces regional senators

Senators listed, were appointed to represent the Western Provinces under section 26 of the Constitution Act. This clause has only been used once before to appoint two extra senators to represent four regional Senate divisions: Ontario, Quebec, The Maritimes and the Western Provinces.

As vacancies open up among the normal members of the Senate, they are automatically filled by the regional Senators. Regional Senators may also appoint themselves to a senate division in any province of their choosing in their region.

Name Party3 Division1 Date appointed Appointed by2 Mandatory retirement
     Janis Johnson Conservative Winnipeg-Interlake 01990-09-27 September 27, 1990 Mulroney 02021-04-27 April 27, 2021
     Eric Berntson Progressive Conservative Saskatchewan 01990-09-27 September 27, 1990 Mulroney 02001-02-27 February 27, 2001

Notes:

1 Senators are appointed to represent a region. Each senator may choose to designate a geographic area within their region as his or her division.
2 Senators are appointed by the Governor-General of Canada on the recommendation of the prime minister.
3 Party listed was the last party of which the Senator was a member.

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