List of Alberta senators explained

This is a list of past and present members of the Senate of Canada representing the province of Alberta.

It had one senator starting in 1888. Three more were added in 1905, at time of granting of province-hood. Two more were added in 1915, first appointed in February 1918.^[1]

But long-standing vacancies can exist, so at various times since 1918, Alberta has not always had six senators.

Since 1965, senators have been able to serve only until they reach the age of 75.

Current senators

align=left class="unsortable"		Name	Party	Division	Date appointed	Appointed by	Mandatory retirement		Canadian Senators Group	Alberta		Harper		Paula Simons	Independent Senators Group	Alberta		Trudeau		Patti LaBoucane-Benson	Non-affiliated	Alberta		Trudeau		Karen Sorensen	Independent Senators Group	Alberta		Trudeau

Historical

align=left class="unsortable"		Name	Party	Division	Date appointed	Appointed by	End of term	Tommy Banks	Liberal	Alberta		Chrétien		Martha Bielish	Progressive Conservative	Lakeland		Clark		Aristide Blais	Liberal	St. Albert		King		Bert Brown	Conservative	Alberta		Harper		John Alexander Buchanan	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton		Diefenbaker		William Ashbury Buchanan	Liberal	Lethbridge		King		Patrick Burns	Independent	Calgary		Bennett		Donald Cameron	Independent Liberal	Banff		St. Laurent		Thelma Chalifoux	Liberal	Alberta		Chrétien		Jean Côté	Liberal	Edmonton		King		Leverett George DeVeber	Liberal	Lethbridge		Laurier		Joyce Fairbairn	Liberal	Lethbridge		Trudeau, P. E.		Jean Forest	Liberal	Edmonton		Chrétien		Amédée E. Forget	Liberal	Banff		Laurier		Frederick Gershaw	Liberal	Medicine Hat		King		Ron Ghitter	Progressive Conservative	Alberta		Mulroney		James Gladstone	Independent Conservative	Lethbridge		Diefenbaker		William Griesbach	Conservative	Edmonton		Meighen		William Harmer	Liberal	Edmonton		Borden		Earl Hastings	Liberal	Palliser-Foothills		Pearson		Daniel Philip Hays	Liberal	Calgary		Trudeau, P. E.		Harry Hays	Liberal	Calgary		Pearson		Prosper-Edmond Lessard	Liberal	St. Paul		King		James Lougheed	Liberal-Conservative	Calgary, NWT (1889.12.10 - 1905.08.31) Calgary, AB (1905.09.01 - 1925.11.02)		MacDonald		James A. MacKinnon	Liberal	Edmonton		St. Laurent		Ernest Manning	Social Credit	Edmonton West		Trudeau, P. E.		Elaine McCoy	Canadian Senators Group	Alberta		Martin		Edward Michener	Conservative	Alberta		Borden		Grant Mitchell	Non-affiliated	Alberta		Martin		Bud Olson	Liberal	Alberta South		Trudeau, P. E.		James Harper Prowse	Liberal	Edmonton		Pearson		Daniel Edward Riley	Liberal	Alberta		King		Douglas Roche	Independent	Edmonton		Chrétien		George Henry Ross	Liberal	Calgary		St. Laurent		Philippe Roy	Liberal	Edmonton		Laurier		Wesley Stambaugh	Liberal	Bruce		St. Laurent		Peter Talbot	Liberal	Alberta		Laurier		Claudette Tardif	Liberal	Alberta		Martin		Nicholas Taylor	Liberal	Bon Accord (1996.03.07-1999.01.01) Sturgeon (1999.01.01-2002.11.17)		Chrétien		Walter Patrick Twinn	Progressive Conservative	Alberta		Mulroney		Betty Unger	Conservative	Alberta		Harper		Doug Black	Canadian Senators Group	Alberta		Harper

Western provinces regional senators

Senators listed were appointed to represent the Western Provinces under section 26 of the Constitution Act. This clause can be used to appoint two extra senators to represent four regional Senate divisions: Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes and the Western Provinces. It has been used only once, in 1990.

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

align=left class="unsortable"		Name	Party	Division	Date appointed	Appointed by	Date shifted to provincial	Province shifted to	Provincial seat vacated by	End of term		Conservative	Winnipeg-Interlake		Mulroney		Manitoba	Joseph-Philippe Guay			Progressive Conservative	Saskatchewan		Mulroney		Saskatchewan	David Steuart

See also

• Alberta Senate nominee election
• Lists of Canadian senators

External links

• Current Senators List Parliament Website
• A Legislative and Historical Overview of the Canadian Senate

Notes and References

1. E.G. Mardon, Who's Who in Federal Politics from Alberta, p. 18