Party standings in the Senate of Canada

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Main article: List of current Senators of Canada

Members of the Senate of Canada may sit as representatives of a political party if agreed by themselves and their party.
The current party standings in the Senate of Canada are as follows:

Party BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL YT NT NU Tot
Conservative   3 3 3 2 11 9 4 4 0 4 1 0 1 45
Independent Liberal1   2 2 2 1 4 6 3 4 2 2 0 1 0 29
Independent Progressive Conservative2   0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Independent   0 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8
Vacant   1 0 0 3 7 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 22
Total 6 6 6 6 24 24 10 10 4 6 1 1 1 105

1On January 29, 2014, Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau announced all Liberal Senators were removed from the Liberal caucus, and would continue sitting as Independents. According to then-Senate Opposition leader James Cowan, the Senators will still refer to themselves as Liberals even if they are no longer members of the parliamentary Liberal caucus.[1]

2The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ceased to exist in 2003, but Senator Elaine McCoy was appointed as a Progressive Conservative in 2005. As Senate rules state a party must hold five seats and be registered in the last election in order to retain status, she effectively sits as an independent.

Appointment breakdown

Prime Minister Term Cons. Lib. Ind. PC Ind. Total
     Pierre Trudeau 1980–1984 0 2 0 1 3
     Brian Mulroney 1984–1993 3 0 0 0 3
     Jean Chrétien 1993–2003 0 19 0 0 19
     Paul Martin 2003–2006 1 8 1 0 10
  Stephen Harper 2006–2015 43 0 0 5 48
     Justin Trudeau 2015–present 0 0 0 0 0
Total 47 29 1 6 83

Upcoming retirements

Twenty-six senators will reach the mandatory retirement age of 75 before the end of 2019:

  1. Irving Gerstein, February 10, 2016, Conservative, (Harper) - Ontario (Toronto)
  2. Céline Hervieux-Payette, April 22, 2016, Independent Liberal, (Chrétien) - Quebec (Bedford)
  3. David P. Smith, May 16, 2016, Independent Liberal, (Chrétien) - Ontario (Cobourg)
  4. Michel Rivard, August 7, 2016, Conservative, (Harper) - Quebec (The Laurentides)
  5. Nancy Ruth, January 6, 2017, Conservative, (Martin) - Ontario (Cluny)
  6. Wilfred P. Moore, January 14, 2017, Independent Liberal, (Chrétien) - Nova Scotia (Stanhope St./South Shore)
  7. Jim Cowan, January 22, 2017, Independent Liberal, (Martin) - Nova Scotia
  8. Maria Chaput, May 7, 2017, Independent Liberal, (Chrétien) - Manitoba
  9. Bob Runciman, August 10, 2017, Conservative, (Harper) - Ontario
  10. George Baker, September 4, 2017, Independent Liberal, (Chrétien) - Newfoundland and Labrador
  11. Elizabeth M. "Libbe" Hubley, September 8, 2017, Independent Liberal, (Chrétien) - Prince Edward Island
  12. Kelvin Ogilvie, November 6, 2017, Conservative, (Harper) - Nova Scotia
  13. Pana Merchant, April 2, 2018, Independent Liberal, (Chrétien) - Saskatchewan
  14. Nancy Greene Raine, May 11, 2018, Conservative, (Harper) - British Columbia (Sun Peaks)
  15. Betty Unger, August 8, 2018, Conservative, (Harper) - Alberta
  16. Anne Cools, August 12, 2018, Independent, (P. E. Trudeau) - Ontario (Toronto Centre-York)
  17. Art Eggleton, September 29, 2018, Independent Liberal, (Martin) - Ontario
  18. Nick Sibbeston, November 21, 2018, Independent Liberal, (Chrétien) - Northwest Territories
  19. Colin Kenny, December 10, 2018, Independent Liberal, (P. E. Trudeau) - Ontario (Rideau)
  20. Ghislain Maltais, April 22, 2019, Conservative (Harper) - Quebec (Shawinigan)
  21. Charlie Watt, June 29, 2019, Liberal (P. E. Trudeau) - Quebec (Inkerman)
  22. Raynell Andreychuk, August 14, 2019, Conservative (Mulroney) - Saskatchewan
  23. Jacques Demers, August 25, 2019, Conservative (Harper) - Quebec (Rigaud)
  24. Joan Fraser, October 12, 2019, Independent Liberal (Chrétien) - Quebec (De Lorimier)
  25. Paul McIntyre, November 2, 2019, Conservative (Harper) - New Brunswick
  26. Richard Neufeld, November 6, 2019, Conservative (Harper) - British Columbia (Charlie Lake)

Longevity

Furthest year of retirement of existing senators, by prime minister

  • Charlie Watt appointed by Pierre Trudeau is due to retire on June 29, 2019
  • Janis G. Johnson appointed by Brian Mulroney is due to retire on April 27, 2021
  • Grant Mitchell appointed by Paul Martin is due to retire on July 19, 2026
  • Pierrette Ringuette appointed by Jean Chrétien is due to retire on December 31, 2030
  • Patrick Brazeau appointed by Stephen Harper is due to retire on November 11, 2049

See also

References

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