List of Prince Edward Island senators explained

This is a list of past and present members of the Senate of Canada representing the province of Prince Edward Island.

Prince Edward Island, was guaranteed four Senate seats at the 1864 conference in Quebec City of the "Fathers of Confederation", Prince Edward Island representatives campaigned for equal representation claiming that the rights of small provinces needed to be safe guarded. Prince Edward Island delayed joining confederation until 1873 for various reasons including the Senate question.Under the Prince Edward Island Terms of Union, 1873 Prince Edward Island was given four Senate seats.

Current senators

align=left class="unsortable"NamePartyDivision1Date appointedNominated
by 2
Mandatory retirementPercy DowneCanadian Senators GroupCharlottetownChrétienBrian FrancisProgressive Senate GroupPrince Edward IslandJ. TrudeauJane MacAdamIndependent Senators GroupPrince Edward IslandJ. TrudeauMary RobinsonCanadian Senators GroupPrince Edward IslandJ. Trudeau

Notes:

1 Senators are appointed to represent Prince Edward Island. 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.

Historical

align=left class="unsortable"NamePartyDivision1Date appointedAppointed by2End of termDoris Margaret AndersonLiberalSt. Peter's, Kings CountyChrétienJoseph-Octave ArsenaultConservativePrince Edward IslandBowellGeorge Hilton BarbourLiberalPrinceSt. LaurentLorne BonnellLiberalMurray RiverTrudeau, P. E.Catherine CallbeckLiberalPrince Edward IslandChrétienJedediah Slason CarvellConservativeCharlottetownMacDonaldMike DuffyConservativeCavendishHarperDonald FergusonConservativeQueen'sThompsonThomas Vincent GrantLiberalMontagueSt. LaurentDiane GriffinIndependentPrince Edward IslandJ. TrudeauThomas Heath HavilandConservativePrince Edward IslandMacdonaldRobert HaythorneLiberalQueen'sMacdonaldGeorge William HowlanLiberalAlberton

Macdonald

Elizabeth HubleyLiberalPrince Edward IslandChrétienJames Joseph HughesLiberalKing'sKingFlorence Elsie InmanLiberalMurray HarbourSt. LaurentArchibald JohnstoneLiberalPrince Edward IslandChrétienJohn Walter JonesLiberalQueen'sSt. LaurentThomas Joseph KickhamLiberalCardiganPearsonCreelman MacArthurLiberalPrinceKingAndrew MacdonaldLiberal-ConservativeCharlottetownMacdonaldJohn Alexander MacdonaldConservativeCardiganBennettJohn Joseph MacDonaldProgressive ConservativeQueen'sDiefenbakerHeath MacQuarrieProgressive ConservativeHillsboroughClarkJames P. McIntyreLiberalMount StewartKingJohn McLeanConservativeSourisBordenDonald MontgomeryConservativePark CornerMacdonaldPatrick Charles MurphyConservativeTignishBordenMelvin PerryLiberalPrince Edward IslandChrétienOrville Howard PhillipsProgressive ConservativePrinceDiefenbakerBenjamin Charles ProwseLiberalCharlottetownLaurierSamuel ProwseLiberal-ConservativeKing'sMacDonaldJames Edwin RobertsonLiberalPrince Edward IslandLaurierBrewer Waugh RobinsonLiberalSummersideKingEileen RossiterProgressive ConservativePrince Edward IslandMulroneyJohn Ewen SinclairLiberalQueen'sKingJohn YeoLiberalEast PrinceLaurier

Notes:

1 Senators are appointed to represent Prince Edward Island. Each senator may choose to designate a geographic area within Prince Edward Island as his or her division.
2 Senators are appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister.

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"NameParty1Division2Date appointedAppointed by3Date shifted to provincialProvince shifted toProvincial seat vacated byEnd of termMichael ForrestallConservativeDartmouth/Eastern Shore, NSMulroneyNova ScotiaRobert MuirJames W. RossProgressive ConservativeMaritimes divisionalMulroneyNew BrunswickRichard 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.

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