Party standings in the Canadian Senate

Members of the Canadian Senate can choose to sit as representatives of a political party. The current party standings in Canadian Senate are as follows:

Party BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL YT NT NU Tot
Conservative   4 1 3 3 13 13 5 6 1 3 1 0 1 54
Liberal   2 3 3 2 8 8 5 4 3 2 0 1 0 41
Progressive Conservative1   0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[1]
Independent   0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Vacant   0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7
Total 6 6 6 6 24 24 10 10 4 6 1 1 1 105
  1. ^ The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ceased to exist in 2003, but Senator Elaine McCoy was appointed as a Progressive Conservative in 2005. Senate rules state a party must hold 5 seats and be registered in the last election in order to retain status, as a result she effectively sits as an independent.

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Appointment breakdown

Prime Minister Term Cons. Lib. PC Ind. Total
     Pierre Trudeau 1980–1984 0 4 0 1 5
     Brian Mulroney 1984–1993 14 0 0 1 15
     Jean Chrétien 1993–2003 0 26 0 0 26
     Paul Martin 2003–2006 3 11 1 0 15
     Stephen Harper 2006– 37 0 0 0 37
Total 54 41 1 2 98

Upcoming retirements

Eighteen senators will reach the mandatory retirement age of 75 before the end of 2014:

  1. Rose-Marie Losier-Cool, June 18, 2012, Liberal (Chrétien) - New Brunswick
  2. Fred Dickson, July 4, 2012, Conservative (Harper) - Nova Scotia
  3. W. David Angus, July 21, 2012, Conservative (Mulroney) - Quebec
  4. Ethel M. Cochrane, September 23, 2012, Conservative (Mulroney) - Newfoundland and Labrador
  5. Robert Peterson, October 19, 2012, Liberal (Martin) - Saskatchewan
  6. Gerry St. Germain, November 6, 2012, Conservative (Mulroney) - British Columbia
  7. Frank Mahovlich, January 10, 2013, Liberal (Chrétien) - Ontario
  8. Consiglio Di Nino, January 24, 2013, Conservative (Mulroney) - Ontario
  9. Terrance Richard Stratton, March 16, 2013, Conservative (Mulroney) - Manitoba
  10. Bert Brown, March 22, 2013, Conservative (Harper) - Alberta
  11. Pierre De Bané, August 2, 2013, Liberal (Trudeau) - Quebec
  12. Donald H. Oliver, November 16, 2013, Conservative (Mulroney) - Nova Scotia
  13. Michael A. Meighen, March 25, 2014, Conservative (Mulroney) - Ontario
  14. Andrée Champagne, July 17, 2014, Conservative, (Martin) - Quebec
  15. Catherine S. Callbeck, July 25, 2014, Liberal (Chrétien) - Prince Edward Island
  16. Joyce Fairbairn, November 6, 2014, Liberal (Trudeau) - Alberta
  17. Noël A. Kinsella, November 28, 2014, Conservative (Mulroney) - New Brunswick
  18. Fernand Robichaud, December 2, 2014, Liberal (Chrétien) - New Brunswick

Longevity

Furthest year of retirement of existing senators, by prime minister

See also

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