List of members of the Senate of Canada (C) explained

Senator Lifespan Party[1] Prov. Entered Left Appointed by Left due to For life?
1868–1956 C SK 22 September 1921 20 July 1956 Meighen Death Y
1939–presentL PE 23 September 1997 25 July 2014 Chrétien Retirement
1901–1989 IL AB 28 July 1955 19 September 1987 St. Laurent Resignation Y
1822–1892 C ON 23 October 1867 7 February 1887 Royal proclamation Resignation Y
1845–1913 L ON 22 November 1907 15 January 1913 Laurier Death Y
1898–1964 L ON 19 February 1943 16 January 1964 King Death Y
1948–presentL→NA BC 2 August 2005 Martin
1857–1945 C NS 20 July 1935 24 February 1945 Bennett Death Y
1964–presentC QC 27 August 2009 Harper
1828–1911 LC ON 27 April 1891
23 April 1896
17 February 1892
6 November 1911
Macdonald
Bowell
Resignation
Death
Y
1819–1903 L NS 31 December 1898 24 April 1903 Laurier Resignation Y
1935–presentC BC 30 August 1990 31 January 2008 Mulroney Resignation
1837–1879 C BC 13 December 1871 19 September 1879 Macdonald Death Y
1942–presentL MB 15 September 1994 17 October 2011 Chrétien Resignation
1902–1994 L NL 8 July 1966 28 July 1977 Pearson Retirement
1835–1912 L ON 30 September 1904 24 September 1912 Laurier Death Y
1832–1894 C PE 18 December 1879 3 July 1889 Macdonald Resignation Y
1825–1907 C ON 12 January 1887 8 March 1907 Macdonald Death Y
1856–1939 L QC 29 January 1900 6 January 1939 Laurier Death Y
1896–1981 I QC 7 October 1970 10 July 1971 Trudeau, P. Retirement
1929–2020 PC QC 23 September 1990 9 December 1992 Mulroney Resignation
1816–1885 IC QC 2 November 1867 30 June 1872 Royal proclamation Resignation Y
1827–1894 L QC 23 October 1867 19 July 1894 Royal proclamation Death Y
1929–2017 L AB 26 November 1997 8 February 2004 Chrétien Retirement
1939–2020 C QC 2 August 2005 17 July 2014 Martin Retirement
1800–1880 LC NB Royal proclamation Declined
1811–1885 C QC 30 January 1868 17 July 1885 Macdonald Death Y
1858–1946 C QC 31 December 1919 15 July 1946 Borden Death Y
1942–presentL MB 12 December 2002 29 February 2016 Chrétien Resignation
1919–2001 PC QC 26 September 1988 14 May 1994 Mulroney Retirement
1922–1998 PC QC 27 September 1979 21 June 1997 Clark Retirement
1945–presentL ON 21 September 1995 17 April 2015 Chrétien Resignation
1818–1880 C QC 13 December 1871 11 April 1876 Macdonald Resignation Y
1820–1890 C QC 20 February 1873 8 January 1874 Macdonald Resignation Y
1846–1911 L MB 18 January 1909 9 October 1911 Laurier Death Y
1818–1889 C QC 10 April 1873 3 November 1882 Macdonald Resignation Y
1906–1983 PC ON 31 January 1958 6 March 1981 Diefenbaker Voluntary retirement Y
1854–1948 L QC 30 September 1904 29 December 1919 Laurier Resignation Y
1933–presentL YT 2 September 1999 31 December 2006 Chrétien Resignation
1818–1880 L ON 23 October 1867 15 December 1880 Royal proclamation Death Y
1956–presentNA NS 6 December 2016 Trudeau, J.
1835–1906 L NS 8 February 1902 3 January 1906 Laurier Death Y
1806–1874 LC NS 3 February 1871 8 May 1874 Macdonald Death Y
1965–presentON 22 June 2021 Trudeau, J.
1821–1902 C ON 3 February 1885 28 May 1902 Macdonald Death Y
1855–1928 L QC 30 June 1903 8 February 1928 Laurier Death Y
1937–presentC NL 17 November 1986 23 September 2012 Mulroney Retirement
1823–1903 C QC 17 October 1872 12 August 1903 Macdonald Death Y
1843–1914 L ON 12 March 1903 8 June 1914 Laurier Death Y
1939–presentPC QC 2 May 1986 1 September 2000 Mulroney Resignation
1926–2019 PC NB 4 June 1993 23 July 2001 Mulroney Retirement
1860–1911 L NS 15 January 1907 25 August 1911 Laurier Death Y
1946–presentC NS 30 August 1990 30 November 2013 Mulroney Resignation
1876–1966 L NS 1 December 1948 10 January 1966 St. Laurent Resignation Y
1901–1980 L NS 28 July 1955 14 May 1979 St. Laurent Resignation Y
1906–1982 L ON 12 June 1953 31 October 1981 St. Laurent Voluntary retirement Y
1909–1986 L NL 14 February 1964 26 July 1984 Pearson Voluntary retirement Y
1934–presentL NL 6 March 1998 6 October 2009 Chrétien Retirement
1943–presentNA ON 13 January 1984 12 August 2018 Trudeau, P. Retirement
1870–1949 L NB 25 September 1925 5 December 1949 King Death Y
1934–presentL NB 9 July 1984 2 August 2009Turner Retirement
1851–1917 C ON 17 October 1912 23 April 1917 Borden Death Y
1950–presentL NS 9 June 2000 Chrétien
1813–1887 NL QC 23 October 1867 7 May 1887 Royal proclamation Death Y
1956–presentNA NB 10 November 2016 Trudeau, J.
1836–1910 C BC 13 December 1871 1 July 1881 Macdonald Resignation Y
1835–1916 L NB 15 January 1907 29 September 1916 Laurier Death Y
1867–1924 L AB 14 August 1923 23 September 1924 King Death Y
1926–2002 L QC 1 September 1972 20 April 1978 Trudeau, P. Resignation
1890–1943 C ON 30 December 1933 2 February 1943 Bennett Death Y
1949–presentSK 30 January 2020 Trudeau, J.
1914–2004 L NS 8 May 1974 28 January 1989 Trudeau, P. Retirement
1916–1986 PC QC 20 January 1960 22 December 1961 Diefenbaker Resignation Y
1942–presentL NS 24 March 2005 22 January 2017 Martin Retirement
1840–1914 L ON 13 November 1896 16 January 1914 Laurier Death Y
1954–presentNS 4 December 2017 Trudeau, J.
1793–1870 C ON 23 October 1867 4 July 1870 Royal proclamation Death Y
1876–1975 LU MB 18 April 1945 31 May 1966 King Voluntary retirement Y
1900–1991 L ON 28 July 1955 11 June 1991 St. Laurent Death Y
1859–1921 C NS 20 January 1917 10 March 1921 Borden Death Y
1850–1921 C ON 3 October 1921 10 December 1921 Meighen Death Y
1868–1931 LU BC 1 December 1921 23 August 1931 Meighen Death Y
1851–1931 C NS 20 November 1912 23 October 1931 Borden Death Y
1859–1934 L NS 12 March 1903 30 March 1905 Laurier Resignation Y

Notes and References

  1. C=Conservative, I=Independent, IC=Independent Conservative, IL=Independent Liberal, L=Liberal, LC=Liberal-Conservative, LU=Liberal-Unionist, NA=non-affiliated, NL=Nationalist Liberal, PC=Progressive Conservative