This is a list of members of the Senate of Canada in the 39th Parliament of Canada.
At dissolution on September 7, 2008, there were 15 vacancies in the Senate: three each in British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and Quebec; two in Ontario; and each one in Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Yukon. The resignation of Michael Fortier on September 7, 2008, subsequently created a 16th vacancy (4th in Quebec) on September 8.
The province of Quebec has 24 Senate divisions which are constitutionally mandated. In all other provinces, a Senate division is strictly an optional designation of the senator's own choosing, and has no real constitutional or legal standing. A senator who does not choose a special senate division is designated a senator for the province at large.
Names in bold indicate senators that served in the 28th Canadian Ministry.
List of senators
Senators at the beginning of the 39th Parliament
| Name | Party | Province (Division) | Date appointed | Appointed by | Left office | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Adams | Liberal | Nunavut | April 5, 1977 | Trudeau | June 22, 2009 | Retirement | |
| Raynell Andreychuk | Conservative | Saskatchewan | March 11, 1993 | Mulroney | August 14, 2019 | Retirement | |
| W. David Angus | Conservative | Québec (Alma) | June 10, 1993 | Mulroney | July 21, 2012 | Retirement | |
| Norman Atkins | Progressive Conservative | Ontario (Markham) | July 2, 1986 | Mulroney | June 27, 2009 | Retirement | |
| Jack Austin | Liberal | British Columbia (Vancouver South) | August 19, 1975 | Trudeau | March 2, 2007 | Retirement | |
| Lise Bacon | Liberal | Québec (De la Durantaye) | September 15, 1994 | Chrétien | August 25, 2009 | Retirement | |
| George Baker | Liberal | Newfoundland and Labrador | March 26, 2002 | Chrétien | September 4, 2017 | Retirement | |
| Tommy Banks | Liberal | Alberta (Edmonton) | April 7, 2000 | Chrétien | December 17, 2011 | Retirement | |
| Marisa Ferretti Barth | Liberal | Québec (Repentigny) | September 23, 1997 | Chrétien | April 28, 2006 | Retirement | |
| Michel Biron | Liberal | Québec (Mille Isles) | October 4, 2001 | Chrétien | March 16, 2009 | Retirement | |
| John G. Bryden | Liberal | New Brunswick | November 23, 1994 | Chrétien | October 31, 2009 | Resignation | |
| John MacLellan Buchanan | Conservative | Nova Scotia (Halifax) | September 12, 1990 | Mulroney | April 22, 2006 | Retirement | |
| Catherine Callbeck | Liberal | Prince Edward Island | September 23, 1997 | Chrétien | July 25, 2014 | Retirement | |
| Larry Campbell | Liberal | British Columbia (Vancouver) | August 2, 2005 | Martin | Incumbent | ||
| Patricia Carney | Conservative | British Columbia | August 30, 1990 | Mulroney | January 31, 2008 | Resignation | |
| Sharon Carstairs | Liberal | Manitoba | September 15, 1994 | Chrétien | October 17, 2011 | Resignation | |
| Andrée Champagne | Conservative | Quebec (Grandville) | August 2, 2005 | Martin | July 17, 2014 | Retirement | |
| Maria Chaput | Liberal | Manitoba | December 12, 2002 | Chrétien | March 1, 2016 | Resignation | |
| Ione Jean Christensen | Liberal | Yukon | September 2, 1999 | Chrétien | December 31, 2006 | Resignation | |
| Ethel M. Cochrane | Conservative | Newfoundland and Labrador | November 17, 1986 | Mulroney | September 23, 2012 | Retirement | |
| Gerald J. Comeau | Conservative | Nova Scotia | August 30, 1990 | Mulroney | November 30, 2013 | Resignation | |
| Joan Cook | Liberal | Newfoundland and Labrador | March 6, 1998 | Chrétien | October 6, 2009 | Retirement | |
| Anne Claire Cools | Conservative | Ontario (Toronto-Centre-York) | January 13, 1984 | Trudeau | August 12, 2018 | Retirement | |
| Eymard Georges Corbin | Liberal | New Brunswick (Grand-Sault) | July 9, 1984 | Turner | August 2, 2009 | Retirement | |
| Jane Marie Cordy | Liberal | Nova Scotia | June 9, 2000 | Chrétien | Incumbent | ||
| Jim Cowan | Liberal | Nova Scotia (Halifax) | March 24, 2005 | Martin | January 22, 2017 | Retirement | |
| Roméo Dallaire | Liberal | Quebec (Gulf) | March 24, 2005 | Martin | June 17, 2014 | Resignation | |
| Dennis Dawson | Liberal | Quebec (Lauzon) | August 2, 2005 | Martin | Incumbent | ||
| Joseph A. Day | Liberal | New Brunswick (Saint John-Kennebecasis) | October 4, 2001 | Chrétien | Incumbent | ||
| Pierre de Bané | Liberal | Québec (De la Vallière) | June 29, 1984 | Trudeau | August 2, 2013 | Retirement | |
| Consiglio Di Nino | Conservative | Ontario | August 30, 1990 | Mulroney | June 30, 2012 | Resignation | |
| Percy Downe | Liberal | Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown) | June 26, 2003 | Chrétien | Incumbent | ||
| Lillian Dyck | New Democratic Party | Saskatchewan (North Battleford) | March 24, 2005 | Martin | Incumbent | ||
| Art Eggleton | Liberal | Ontario (Toronto) | March 24, 2005 | Martin | September 29, 2018 | Retirement | |
| John Trevor Eyton | Conservative | Ontario | September 23, 1990 | Mulroney | July 12, 2009 | Retirement | |
| Joyce Fairbairn | Liberal | Alberta (Lethbridge) | June 29, 1984 | Trudeau | January 18, 2013 | Resignation | |
| D. Ross Fitzpatrick | Liberal | British Columbia (Okanagan-Similkameen) | March 6, 1998 | Chrétien | February 4, 2008 | Retirement | |
| Michael Forrestall | Conservative | Nova Scotia (Dartmouth/Eastern Shore) | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | June 8, 2006 | Death | |
| Francis Fox | Liberal | Québec (Rigaud) | August 29, 2005 | Martin | December 2, 2011 | Resignation | |
| Joan Fraser | Liberal | Québec (De Lorimier) | September 17, 1998 | Chrétien | February 2, 2018 | Resignation | |
| George Furey | Liberal | Newfoundland and Labrador | August 11, 1999 | Chrétien | May 12, 2023 | Retirement | |
| Aurélien Gill | Liberal | Québec (Wellington) | September 17, 1998 | Chrétien | August 26, 2008 | Retirement | |
| Yoine Goldstein | Liberal | Québec (Rigaud) | August 29, 2005 | Martin | May 11, 2009 | Retirement | |
| Jerry Grafstein | Liberal | Ontario (Metro Toronto) | January 13, 1984 | Trudeau | January 2, 2010 | Retirement | |
| Lenard Joe Gustafson | Conservative | Saskatchewan | May 26, 1993 | Mulroney | November 10, 2008 | Retirement | |
| Mac Harb | Liberal | Ontario | September 9, 2003 | Chrétien | August 26, 2013 | Resignation | |
| Daniel Philip Hays | Liberal | Alberta (Calgary) | June 29, 1984 | Trudeau | June 30, 2007 | Resignation | |
| Céline Hervieux-Payette | Liberal | Québec (Bedford) | March 21, 1995 | Chrétien | April 22, 2016 | Retirement | |
| Libbe Hubley | Liberal | Prince Edward Island | March 8, 2001 | Chrétien | September 8, 2017 | Retirement | |
| Mobina Jaffer | Liberal | British Columbia | June 13, 2001 | Chrétien | Incumbent | ||
| Janis Gudrun Johnson | Conservative | Manitoba (Winnipeg - Interlake) | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | September 27, 2016 | Resignation | |
| Serge Joyal | Liberal | Québec (Kennebec) | November 26, 1997 | Chrétien | Incumbent | ||
| Colin Kenny | Liberal | Ontario (Rideau) | June 29, 1984 | Trudeau | February 2, 2018 | Resignation | |
| Wilbert Joseph Keon | Conservative | Ontario (Ottawa) | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | May 17, 2010 | Retirement | |
| Noël A. Kinsella | Conservative | New Brunswick (Fredericton-York-Sunbury) | September 12, 1990 | Mulroney | November 27, 2014 | Retirement | |
| Michael J. L. Kirby | Liberal | Nova Scotia (South Shore) | January 13, 1984 | Trudeau | October 31, 2006 | Resignation | |
| Jean Lapointe | Liberal | Québec (Saurel) | June 13, 2001 | Chrétien | December 6, 2010 | Retirement | |
| Raymond Lavigne | Liberal | Québec (Montarville) | March 26, 2002 | Chrétien | March 21, 2011 | Resignation | |
| Marjory LeBreton | Conservative | Ontario | June 18, 1993 | Mulroney | July 4, 2015 | Retirement | |
| Rose-Marie Losier-Cool | Liberal | New Brunswick (Tracadie) | March 21, 1995 | Chrétien | June 18, 2012 | Retirement | |
| Sandra Lovelace Nicholas | Liberal | New Brunswick | September 21, 2005 | Martin | Incumbent | ||
| Shirley Maheu | Liberal | Québec (Rougemont) | February 1, 1996 | Chrétien | February 1, 2006 | Death | |
| Francis William Mahovlich | Liberal | Ontario | June 11, 1998 | Chrétien | January 10, 2013 | Retirement | |
| Paul J. Massicotte | Liberal | Québec (De Lanaudière) | June 26, 2003 | Chrétien | Incumbent | ||
| Elaine McCoy | Progressive Conservative | Alberta (Calgary) | March 24, 2005 | Martin | Incumbent | ||
| Michael Arthur Meighen | Conservative | Ontario (St. Marys) | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | February 6, 2012 | Resignation | |
| Terry M. Mercer | Liberal | Nova Scotia (Northend Halifax) | November 7, 2003 | Chrétien | Incumbent | ||
| Pana Merchant | Liberal | Saskatchewan | December 12, 2002 | Chrétien | March 31, 2017 | Resignation | |
| Lorna Ann Milne | Liberal | Ontario (Peel County) | September 22, 1995 | Chrétien | December 13, 2009 | Retirement | |
| Grant Mitchell | Liberal | Alberta (Edmonton) | March 24, 2005 | Martin | Incumbent | ||
| Wilfred P. Moore | Liberal | Nova Scotia (Stanhope St./Bluenose) | September 26, 1996 | Chrétien | January 14, 2017 | Retirement | |
| Jim Munson | Liberal | Ontario (Ottawa/Rideau Canal) | December 10, 2003 | Chrétien | Incumbent | ||
| Lowell Murray | Progressive Conservative | Ontario (Pakenham) | September 13, 1979 | Clark | September 26, 2011 | Retirement | |
| Pierre Claude Nolin | Conservative | Québec (De Salaberry) | June 18, 1993 | Mulroney | April 23, 2015 | Death | |
| Donald H. Oliver | Conservative | Nova Scotia | September 7, 1990 | Mulroney | November 16, 2013 | Retirement | |
| Lucie Pépin | Liberal | Québec (Shawinigan) | April 8, 1997 | Chrétien | September 7, 2011 | Retirement | |
| Robert Peterson | Liberal | Saskatchewan (Regina) | March 24, 2005 | Martin | October 19, 2012 | Retirement | |
| Gerard Phalen | Liberal | Nova Scotia | October 4, 2001 | Chrétien | March 28, 2009 | Retirement | |
| Peter Michael Pitfield | Independent | Ontario (Ottawa-Vanier) | December 22, 1982 | Trudeau | June 1, 2010 | Resignation | |
| Madeleine Plamondon | Independent | Québec (The Laurentides) | September 9, 2003 | Chrétien | September 21, 2006 | Retirement | |
| Marie-Paule Poulin | Liberal | Ontario | September 22, 1995 | Chrétien | April 17, 2015 | Resignation | |
| Vivienne Poy | Liberal | Ontario (Toronto) | September 17, 1998 | Chrétien | September 17, 2012 | Resignation | |
| Marcel Prud'homme | Independent | Québec (La Salle) | May 26, 1993 | Mulroney | November 30, 2009 | Retirement | |
| Pierrette Ringuette | Liberal | New Brunswick | December 12, 2002 | Chrétien | Incumbent | ||
| Jean-Claude Rivest | Independent | Québec (Stadacona) | March 11, 1993 | Mulroney | January 31, 2015 | Resignation | |
| Fernand Robichaud | Liberal | New Brunswick (Saint Louis de Kent) | September 23, 1997 | Chrétien | December 2, 2014 | Retirement | |
| William H. Rompkey | Liberal | Newfoundland and Labrador (North West River) | September 22, 1995 | Chrétien | May 13, 2011 | Retirement | |
| Nancy Ruth | Progressive Conservative | Ontario (Toronto) | March 24, 2005 | Martin | January 6, 2017 | Retirement | |
| Hugh Segal | Conservative | Ontario (Kingston) | August 2, 2005 | Martin | June 15, 2014 | Resignation | |
| Nick Sibbeston | Liberal | Northwest Territories | September 2, 1999 | Chrétien | November 21, 2017 | Resignation | |
| David Paul Smith | Liberal | Ontario (Cobourg) | June 25, 2002 | Chrétien | May 16, 2016 | Retirement | |
| Mira Spivak | Independent | Manitoba (Manitoba) | November 17, 1986 | Mulroney | July 12, 2009 | Retirement | |
| Gerry St. Germain | Conservative | British Columbia (Langley-Pemberton-Whistler) | June 23, 1993 | Mulroney | November 6, 2012 | Retirement | |
| Peter Alan Stollery | Liberal | Ontario (Bloor & Yonge/Toronto) | July 2, 1981 | Trudeau | November 29, 2010 | Retirement | |
| Terrance Richard Stratton | Conservative | Manitoba (Red River) | March 25, 1993 | Mulroney | March 16, 2013 | Retirement | |
| Claudette Tardif | Liberal | Alberta (Edmonton) | March 24, 2005 | Martin | February 2, 2018 | Resignation | |
| David Tkachuk | Conservative | Saskatchewan | June 8, 1993 | Mulroney | Incumbent | ||
| Marilyn Trenholme Counsell | Liberal | New Brunswick | September 9, 2003 | Chrétien | October 22, 2008 | Retirement | |
| Charlie Watt | Liberal | Québec (Inkerman) | January 14, 1984 | Trudeau | March 16, 2018 | Resignation | |
| Rod Zimmer | Liberal | Manitoba (Winnipeg) | August 2, 2005 | Martin | August 2, 2013 | Resignation |
Senators appointed during the 39th Parliament
| Name | Party | Province (Division) | Date appointed | Appointed by | On the Advice of | Left office | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Brown | Conservative | Alberta | July 10, 2007 | Jean | Harper | March 22, 2013 | Retirement | |
| Michael Fortier | Conservative | Quebec (Rougemont) | February 27, 2006 | Jean | Harper | September 8, 2008 | Resignation |
- Senators in bold were cabinet ministers during the 39th Parliament
Senator Hays served as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate until 18 January 2007.
Senator Hervieux-Payette was appointed as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate on 18 January 2007.
Appointed from the list of elected senators-in-waiting.
Appointed after the election but prior to the official start of the 39th Parliament.
Left Senate during the 39th Parliament
| Date | Name | Party | Province | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1, 2006 | Shirley Maheu | Liberal | Quebec | Died | |
| April 22, 2006 | John Buchanan | Conservative | Nova Scotia | Reached mandatory retirement age of 75 | |
| April 28, 2006 | Marisa Ferretti Barth | Liberal | Quebec | Reached mandatory retirement age of 75 | |
| June 8, 2006 | Michael Forrestall | Conservative | Nova Scotia | Died | |
| September 21, 2006 | Madeleine Plamondon | Independent | Quebec | Reached mandatory retirement age of 75 | |
| October 31, 2006 | Michael Kirby | Liberal | Nova Scotia | Resigned to move on to new challenges | |
| December 31, 2006 | Ione Jean Christensen | Liberal | Yukon | Resigned to assist her ailing husband | |
| March 2, 2007 | Jack Austin | Liberal | British Columbia | Reached mandatory retirement age of 75 | |
| June 30, 2007 | Daniel Philip Hays | Liberal | Alberta | Resigned | |
| January 31, 2008 | Pat Carney | Conservative | British Columbia | Resigned | |
| February 4, 2008 | Ross Fitzpatrick | Liberal | British Columbia | Reached mandatory retirement age of 75 | |
| August 26, 2008 | Aurelien Gill | Liberal | Quebec | Reached mandatory retirement age of 75 | |
| September 8, 2008 | Michael Fortier | Conservative | Quebec | Resigned to run in 2008 election. |
Died after the election but prior to the official start of the 39th Parliament.
Changes in party affiliation during the 39th Parliament
| Date | Name | Party (subsequent) | Party (previous) | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 29, 2006 | Nancy Ruth | Conservative | Progressive Conservative | Appointed after the two parties merged, she originally listed her affiliation as Progressive Conservative | |
| June 8, 2006 | Raymond Lavigne | Liberal without caucus | Liberal | Suspended from the caucus for allegedly spending Senate funds for personal use. After being remove he continued to sit as a Liberal without caucus. | |
| October 31, 2006 | Lillian Dyck | Independent NDP | New Democrat | Dyck originally listed her official affiliation as NDP, but when this was not recognized by the party she changed her affiliation | |
| June 22, 2007 | Anne Cools | Conservative without caucus | Conservative | Removed from caucus for speaking out against the budget | |
| December 13, 2007 | Anne Cools | Non-aligned | Conservative without caucus | Changed to non-aligned in the standings |
Changed after the election but prior to the official start of the 39th Parliament.
Party standings since election
The party standings have changed as follows since the election preceding the 39th Parliament:
| Number of members per party by date |
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23 | Feb 1 | Feb 27 | Mar 29 | Apr 22 | Apr 28 | Jun 8 | Sep 21 | Oct 31 | Dec 31 | Mar 2 | Jun 22 | Jun 30 | Jul 10 | Dec 13 | Jan 31 | Feb 4 | Aug 26 | Sep 8 | ||||
| Liberal | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | ||||||||||||
| Conservative | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | |||||||||||||
| Independent | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Progressive Conservative | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NDP | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent NDP | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-aligned | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative without caucus | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Liberal without caucus | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| vacant | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||||
See also
- List of House members of the 39th Parliament of Canada
- Women in the 39th Canadian Parliament
- List of current Canadian senators
References
- "Parliament of Canada. Party Standings (1974 to Date)".
- "Senators members of the Ministry". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
- "Senators: 40th Parliament of Canada". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- "Liberal Senator Lavigne kicked out of caucus". CTV News. June 9, 2008. Archived from the original on June 11, 2006.
- "Raymond Lavigne federal political experience". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ^ "Anne Cools Federal Political Experience". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- "Party Standings in the Senate". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- Government of Canada. "39th Parliament". Senators: 1867 to Date: By Parliament. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
- Government of Canada. "The Canadian Ministry in order of precedence (Current)". Canadian Ministry (Cabinet). Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2006-12-01.
- Government of Canada. "The Canadian Ministry in order of precedence (September 2001 to date)". Canadian Ministry (Cabinet). Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2006-12-01.
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