List of Nova Scotia senators explained

This is a list of past and present members of the Senate of Canada representing the province of Nova Scotia. There are ten senators currently appointed with no vacancies.

During the Quebec Conference of 1864, Nova Scotia was guaranteed ten Senate seats, but because Prince Edward Island stalled for equal representation in the upper house, Nova Scotia was awarded two of Prince Edward Island's Senate seats, until 1873 when Prince Edward Island gave in and joined confederation Nova Scotia dropped to 10 seats. The province kept its extra seats until the first two senators ended their term after 1873, they were not replaced.

Current senators

align=left class="unsortable"		Name	Party	Division^1	Date appointed	Appointed by^2	Mandatory retirement	Réjean Aucoin	Canadian Senators Group	Nova Scotia		Trudeau, J.		Wanda Thomas Bernard	Progressive Senate Group	Nova Scotia		Trudeau, J.		Jane Cordy	Progressive Senate Group	Nova Scotia		Chrétien		Mary Coyle	Independent Senators Group	Nova Scotia		Trudeau, J.		Rodger Cuzner	Non-affiliated	Nova Scotia		Trudeau, J.		Colin Deacon	Canadian Senators Group	Nova Scotia		Trudeau, J.		Stephen Greene	Canadian Senators Group	Halifax – The Citadel		Harper		Stan Kutcher	Independent Senators Group	Nova Scotia		Trudeau, J.		Michael L. MacDonald	Conservative	Cape Breton		Harper		Paul Prosper	Canadian Senators Group	Nova Scotia		Trudeau, J.

Notes:

¹ Senators are appointed to represent Nova Scotia. Each senator may choose to designate a geographic area within the province as his or her division.
² Senators are appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister.
³ Division designated as Chester from 1996 to 1999 and as Stanhope St. / South Shore since 1999.

Historical

align=left class="unsortable"		Name	Party	Division^1	Date appointed	Appointed by^2	End of term	William Johnston Almon	Liberal-Conservative	Halifax		Macdonald		John Hawkins Anderson	Liberal	Nova Scotia		Royal Proclamation		Thomas Dickson Archibald	Liberal-Conservative	North Sydney		Royal Proclamation		Augustus Irvine Barrow	Liberal	Halifax-Dartmouth		Trudeau, P. E.		Adam Carr Bell	Conservative	Pictou		Borden		Caleb Rand Bill	Liberal-Conservative	North Sydney		Royal Proclamation		Thomas Reuben Black	Liberal	Amherst		Laurier		Frederick Murray Blois	Progressive Conservative	Colchester-Hants		Diefenbaker		Bernie Boudreau	Liberal	Nova Scotia		Chrétien		John George Bourinot	Liberal-Conservative	Nova Scotia		Royal Proclamation		John MacLellan Buchanan	Conservative	Nova Scotia (Halifax)		Mulroney		Mary Alice Butts	Liberal	Nova Scotia		Chrétien		Thomas Cantley	Conservative	New Glasgow		Bennett		James William Carmichael	Liberal	Nova Scotia		Laurier		Daniel Christmas	Independent Senators Group	Nova Scotia		Trudeau, J.		Charles Edward Church	Liberal	Lunenburg		Laurier		Ezra Churchill	Liberal-Conservative	Nova Scotia		Macdonald		Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau	Liberal	Digby County		Laurier		Gerald J. Comeau	Conservative	Nova Scotia		Mulroney		Joseph Willie Comeau	Liberal	Clare		St. Laurent		Harold Joseph Connolly	Liberal	Halifax North		St. Laurent		Jim Cowan	Liberal	Nova Scotia		Martin		Ernest G. Cottreau	Liberal	South Western Nova		Trudeau, P. E.		Adam Brown Crosby	Conservative	Halifax		Borden		Nathaniel Curry	Conservative	Amherst		Borden		Rufus Curry	Liberal	Nova Scotia		Laurier		William Dennis	Independent Conservative	Halifax		Borden		William Henry Dennis	Conservative	Halifax		Bennett		Robert Barry Dickey	Conservative	Amherst		Royal Proclamation		Fred Dickson	Conservative	Halifax		Harper		Richard Donahoe	Progressive Conservative	Halifax		Clark		William Duff	Liberal	Lunenburg		King		Edward Matthew Farrell	Liberal	Liverpool		Laurier		John Michael William Curphey Forrestall	Conservative	Nova Scotia (Dartmouth/Eastern Shore)		Mulroney		Edward Lavin Girroir	Conservative	Antigonish		Borden		Alasdair Bernard Graham	Liberal	The Highlands		Trudeau, P. E.		Robert Patterson Grant	Liberal	Pictou		Mackenzie		Paul Lacombe Hatfield	Liberal	Yarmouth		King		Charles G. Hawkins	Liberal	Milford-Hants		St. Laurent		Henry Davies Hicks	Liberal	The Annapolis Valley		Trudeau, P. E.		John Holmes	Conservative	Nova Scotia		Royal Proclamation		Gordon Benjamin Isnor	Liberal	Halifax-Dartmouth		St. Laurent		Henry Kaulback	Conservative	Lunenburg		Macdonald		Edward Kenny	Conservative	Nova Scotia		Royal Proclamation		John James Kinley	Liberal	Queens-Lunenburg		King		Michael J. L. Kirby	Liberal	Nova Scotia (South Shore)		Trudeau, P. E.		John Locke	Liberal	Nova Scotia		Royal Proclamation		Hance James Logan	Liberal	Cumberland		King		John Lovitt	Liberal	Yarmouth		Laurier		Finlay MacDonald	Progressive Conservative	Halifax		Mulroney		John Alexander Macdonald	Conservative	Richmond West-Cape Breton		Bennett		John Michael Macdonald	Progressive Conservative	Cape Breton		Diefenbaker		Allan MacEachen	Liberal	Highlands-Canso		Trudeau, P. E.		Alexander MacFarlane	Conservative	Wallace		Macdonald		David MacKeen	Conservative	Cape Breton		Bowell		Donald MacLennan	Liberal	Margaree Forks		King		Peter Francis Martin	Conservative	Halifax		Meighen		John McCormick	Conservative	Sydney Mines		Meighen		Jonathan McCully	Liberal	Nova Scotia		Royal Proclamation		John Alexander McDonald	Liberal	King's		King		William McDonald	Conservative	Cape Breton		Macdonald		James Drummond McGregor	Liberal	New Glasgow		Laurier		Thomas McKay	Liberal-Conservative	Colchester		Macdonald		William McKay	Conservative	Cape Breton		Borden		Archibald McLelan	Liberal-Conservative	Londonderry		Macdonald		John Stewart McLennan	Conservative	Sydney		Borden		Terry Mercer	Liberal	Northend Halifax		Chrétien		William Miller	Liberal-Conservative	Richmond		Royal Proclamation		Wilfred P. Moore	Liberal	Chester Stanhope St. / South Shore^3		Chrétien		Robert Muir	Progressive Conservative	Cape Breton-The Sydneys		Trudeau, P. E.		Margaret Norrie	Liberal	Colchester-Cumberland		Trudeau, P. E.		Jeremiah Northup	Liberal	Halifax		Macdonald		Clement O'Leary	Progressive Conservative	Antigonish-Guysborough		Diefenbaker		Kelvin Ogilvie	Conservative	Annapolis Valley – Hants		Harper		Donald H. Oliver	Conservative	South Shore		Mulroney		Gerard Phalen	Liberal	Nova Scotia		Chrétien		Lawrence Geoffrey Power	Liberal	Halifax		Mackenzie		Clarence Primrose	Liberal-Conservative	Pictou		Abbott		Felix Patrick Quinn	Conservative	Bedford-Halifax		Bennett		Edgar Nelson Rhodes	Conservative	Amherst		Bennett		John William Ritchie	Conservative	Nova Scotia		Royal Proclamation		Wishart McLea Robertson	Liberal	Shelburne		King		Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau	Conservative	Digby-Clare		Bennett		William Roche	Liberal	Halifax		Laurier		William Ross	Liberal	Victoria		Laurier		William Benjamin Ross	Conservative	Middleton		Borden		Calvin Woodrow Ruck	Liberal	Nova Scotia		Chrétien		Donald Smith	Liberal	Queens-Shelburne		St. Laurent		George Isaac Smith	Progressive Conservative	Colchester		Trudeau, P. E.		John Stanfield	Conservative	Colchester		Meighen		John Benjamin Stewart	Liberal	Antigonish-Guysborough		Trudeau, P. E.		Charles Elliott Tanner	Conservative	Pictou		Borden		Edward Joseph Thériault	Liberal	Nova Scotia		Trudeau, P. E.		Earl Wallace Urquhart	Liberal	Inverness-Richmond		Pearson		Frank Corbett Welch	Progressive Conservative	King's		Diefenbaker		Benjamin Wier	Liberal	Nova Scotia		align=left]	Royal Proclamation

Notes:

¹ Senators are appointed to represent Nova Scotia. Each senator may choose to designate a geographic area within Nova Scotia as his or her division.
² Senators are appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister. Senators appointed by royal proclamation were appointed at the Senate's founding directly by Queen Victoria.

Maritimes regional senators

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

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^1	Division^2	Date appointed	Appointed by^3	Date shifted to provincial	Province shifted to	Provincial seat vacated by	End of term	Michael Forrestall	Conservative	Dartmouth/Eastern Shore, NS		Mulroney		Nova Scotia	Robert Muir		James W. Ross	Progressive Conservative	Maritimes divisional		Mulroney		New Brunswick	Richard Hatfield

Notes:

¹ Party listed was the last party of which the senator was a member.
² Senators are appointed to represent their region. Each senator may choose to designate a geographic area within their region as his or her division.
³ Senators are appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister.

See also

• Lists of Canadian senators

External links

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