List of senators in the 41st Parliament of Canada explained

This is a list of members of the Senate of Canada in the 41st Canadian Parliament.

The province of Quebec has 24 Senate divisions which are constitutionally mandated. In all other provinces, a Senate division is strictly an optional designation of the senator's own choosing, and has no real constitutional or legal standing. A senator who does not choose a special senate division is designated a senator for the province at large.

Names in bold indicate senators in the 28th Canadian Ministry.^[1]

List of senators

align=left class="unsortable"	^[2]	Name	Party	Province (Division)	Date appointed	Appointed by	Left office	Reason	Start	End		Conservative	Saskatchewan		Mulroney		Retirement	Yes	Yes		Conservative	Quebec (Alma)		Mulroney		Retirement	Yes	No		Conservative	Ontario		Harper	Incumbent		Yes	Yes		Liberal	Newfoundland and Labrador		Chrétien		Retirement	rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Liberal	Alberta (Edmonton)		Chrétien		Retirement	Yes	No		Conservative	Saskatchewan		Harper	Incumbent		No	Yes		Conservative	Quebec (Alma)		Harper	Incumbent		No	Yes		Conservative	Ontario		Harper	Incumbent		No	Yes		Conservative	Alberta		Harper	Incumbent		No	Yes		Conservative	Quebec (La Salle)		Harper	Incumbent		Yes	Yes		Conservative	Ontario		Harper		Resignation	Yes	No		Conservative	Quebec (Repentigny)		Harper	Incumbent		rowspan=2 Yes	Independent		Conservative	Alberta		Harper		Retirement	Yes	No		Conservative	Manitoba		Harper		Resignation	No	No		Liberal	Prince Edward Island		Chrétien		Retirement	rowspan=2 No	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Liberal	British Columbia (Vancouver)		Martin	Incumbent		rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Conservative	Quebec (Mille Isles)		Harper	Incumbent		Yes	Yes		Liberal	Manitoba		Chrétien		Resignation	Yes	No		Conservative	Quebec (Grandville)		Martin		Retirement	Yes	No		Liberal	Manitoba		Chrétien		Resignation	rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Liberal	Ontario		Chrétien		Resignation	rowspan=2 No	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Conservative	Newfoundland and Labrador		Mulroney		Retirement	Yes	No		Conservative	Nova Scotia		Mulroney		Resignation	Yes	No		Independent	Ontario (Toronto-Centre-York)		Trudeau		Retirement	Yes	Yes		Liberal	Nova Scotia		Chrétien	Incumbent		rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Liberal	Nova Scotia (Halifax)		Martin		Retirement	rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Conservative	Quebec		Harper	Incumbent		No	Yes		Liberal	Quebec (Gulf)		Martin		Resignation	rowspan=2 No	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Liberal	Quebec (Lauzon)		Martin	Incumbent		rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Liberal	New Brunswick (Saint John-Kennebecasis)		Chrétien	Incumbent		rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Liberal	Quebec (De la Vallière)		Trudeau		Retirement	Yes	No		Conservative	Quebec (Rigaud)		Harper		Retirement	Yes	Yes		Conservative	Nova Scotia (Halifax)		Harper		Death	Yes	No		Conservative	Ontario		Mulroney		Resignation	Yes	No		Liberal	Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown)		Chrétien	Incumbent		rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Conservative	Newfoundland and Labrador		Harper	Incumbent		No	Yes		Conservative	Prince Edward Island (Cavendish)		Harper	Incumbent		rowspan=2 Yes	Independent		Liberal	Saskatchewan (North Battleford)		Martin	Incumbent		rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Conservative	Ontario (Caledon)		Harper	Incumbent		Yes	Yes		Liberal	Ontario (Toronto)		Martin		Retirement	rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Conservative	Ontario		Harper		Death	No	Yes		Liberal	Alberta (Lethbridge)		Trudeau		Resignation	Yes	No		Conservative	Ontario		Harper		Death	Yes	No		Conservative	Quebec (Rougemont)		Harper		Retirement	Yes	No		Liberal	Quebec (Victoria)		Martin		Resignation	Yes	No		Liberal	Quebec (De Lorimier)		Chrétien		Resignation	rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Conservative	Ontario		Harper	Incumbent		Yes	Yes		Liberal	Newfoundland and Labrador		Chrétien		Retirement	rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Conservative	Ontario (Toronto)		Harper		Retirement	Yes	Yes		Conservative	Nova Scotia (Halifax — The Citadel)		Harper	Incumbent		Yes	Yes		Liberal	Ontario		Chrétien		Resignation	rowspan=2 No	Independent		Liberal	Quebec (Bedford)		Chrétien		Retirement	rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Conservative	Quebec (Wellington)		Harper	Incumbent		Yes	Yes		Liberal	Prince Edward Island		Chrétien		Retirement	rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Liberal	British Columbia		Chrétien	Incumbent		rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Conservative	Manitoba (Winnipeg - Interlake)		Mulroney		Resignation	Yes	Yes		Liberal	Québec (Kennebec)		Chrétien	Incumbent		rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Liberal	Ontario (Rideau)		Trudeau		Resignation	rowspan=3 Yes	Independent	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Conservative	New Brunswick (Fredericton-York-Sunbury)		Mulroney		Retirement	Yes	No		Conservative	Ontario		Harper		Retirement	Yes	No		Conservative	Yukon (Whitehorse)		Harper		Resignation	Yes	Yes		Conservative	Ontario		Mulroney		Retirement	Yes	No		Liberal	New Brunswick (Tracadie)		Chrétien		Retirement	Yes	No		Liberal	New Brunswick		Martin	Incumbent		rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Conservative	Nova Scotia (Dartmouth)		Harper	Incumbent		Yes	Yes		Liberal	Ontario		Chrétien		Retirement	Yes	No		Conservative	Quebec		Harper		Retirement	No	Yes		Conservative	Newfoundland and Labrador		Harper	Incumbent		No	Yes		Conservative	Newfoundland and Labrador		Harper	Incumbent		Yes	Yes		Conservative	British Columbia (Vancouver)		Harper	Incumbent		Yes	Yes		Liberal	Quebec (De Lanaudière)		Chrétien	Incumbent		rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Progressive Conservative	Alberta (Calgary)		Martin	Incumbent		rowspan=2 Yes	Independent Progressive Conservative		Conservative	Nova Scotia		Harper	Incumbent		No	Yes		Conservative	New Brunswick		Harper	Incumbent		No	Yes		Conservative	Ontario (St. Marys)		Mulroney		Resignation	Yes	No		Liberal	Nova Scotia (Northend Halifax)		Chrétien	Incumbent		rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Liberal	Saskatchewan		Chrétien		Resignation	rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Conservative	Ontario		Harper		Resignation	rowspan=2 Yes	Independent		Liberal	Alberta (Edmonton)		Martin	Incumbent		rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Conservative	New Brunswick (St. Leonard)		Harper	Incumbent		Yes	Yes		Liberal	Nova Scotia (Stanhope St./Bluenose)		Chrétien		Retirement	rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Liberal	Ontario (Ottawa/Rideau Canal)		Chrétien	Incumbent		rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Progressive Conservative	Ontario (Pakenham)		Clark		Retirement	Yes	No		Conservative	Ontario (Toronto)		Martin		Retirement	Yes	Yes		Conservative	British Columbia (Charlie Lake)		Harper	Incumbent		Yes	Yes		Conservative	Ontario		Harper	Incumbent		No	Yes		Conservative	Quebec (De Salaberry)		Mulroney		Death	Yes	No		Conservative	Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley - Hants)		Harper		Retirement	Yes	Yes		Conservative	Ontario		Harper	Incumbent		No	Yes		Conservative	Nova Scotia (South Shore)		Mulroney		Retirement	Yes	No		Conservative	Nunavut		Harper	Incumbent		Yes	Yes		Liberal	Quebec (Shawinigan)		Chrétien		Retirement	Yes	No		Liberal	Saskatchewan (Regina)		Martin		Retirement	Yes	No		Conservative	Manitoba (Landmark)		Harper	Incumbent		Yes	Yes		Conservative	New Brunswick (Saint-Louis-de-Kent)		Harper	Incumbent		Yes	Yes		Liberal	Ontario (Toronto)		Chrétien		Resignation	Yes	No		Conservative	British Columbia (Sun Peaks)		Harper		Retirement	Yes	Yes		Liberal	New Brunswick		Chrétien	Incumbent		rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Conservative	Quebec (The Laurentides)		Harper		Retirement	Yes	Yes		Independent	Quebec (Stadacona)		Mulroney		Resignation	Yes	No		Liberal	New Brunswick (Saint Louis de Kent)		Chrétien		Retirement	rowspan=2 No	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Liberal	Newfoundland and Labrador (North West River)		Chrétien		Retirement	Yes	No		Conservative	Ontario		Harper		Retirement	Yes	Yes		Conservative	Québec (De la Durantaye)		Harper	Incumbent		Yes	Yes		Conservative	Ontario (Kingston)		Martin		Resignation	Yes	No		Conservative	Ontario		Harper		Retirement	No	No		Liberal	Northwest Territories		Chrétien		Resignation	rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Liberal	Ontario (Cobourg)		Chrétien		Retirement	rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Conservative	Quebec (Saurel)		Harper	Incumbent		No	Yes		Conservative	British Columbia (Langley-Pemberton-Whistler)		Mulroney		Retirement	Yes	No		Conservative	New Brunswick		Harper	Incumbent		Yes	Yes		Conservative	Manitoba (Red River)		Mulroney		Retirement	Yes	No		Conservative	Alberta		Harper	Incumbent		No	Yes		Liberal	Alberta (Edmonton)		Martin		Resignation	rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Conservative	Saskatchewan		Mulroney	Incumbent		Yes	Yes		Conservative	Alberta		Harper		Retirement	No	Yes		Conservative	Quebec (Montarville)		Harper	Incumbent		No	Yes		Conservative	New Brunswick (Rothesay)		Harper		Resignation	Yes	Yes		Conservative	Saskatchewan (Kuroki Beach)		Harper	Incumbent		rowspan=2 Yes	Independent		Liberal	Quebec (Inkerman)		Trudeau		Resignation	rowspan=2 Yes	Liberal (Senate caucus)		Conservative	Newfoundland and Labrador		Harper	Incumbent		No	Yes		Conservative	Ontario		Harper	Incumbent		No	Yes		Liberal	Manitoba (Winnipeg)		Martin		Resignation	Yes	No

Resignations, retirements, deaths, and floor crossing

Left Senate during the 41st Parliament

align=left class="unsortable"		Date	Name	Party	Province (Division)	Details			Liberal	Newfoundland and Labrador	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Liberal	Quebec (Shawinigan)	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Conservative	Ontario	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Progressive Conservative	Ontario (Pakenham)	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Liberal	Manitoba	Resigned			Liberal	Quebec (Victoria)	Resigned			Liberal	Alberta (Edmonton)	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Conservative	Ontario	Resigned			Conservative	Nova Scotia	Death			Liberal	New Brunswick (Tracadie)	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Conservative	Ontario	Resigned			Conservative	Quebec (Alma)	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Liberal	Ontario (Toronto)	Resigned			Conservative	Newfoundland and Labrador	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Liberal	Saskatchewan (Regina)	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Conservative	British Columbia (Langley-Pemberton-Whistler)	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Liberal	Ontario	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Liberal	Alberta (Lethbridge)	Resigned			Conservative	Manitoba (Red River)	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Conservative	Alberta	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Conservative	Ontario	Death			Liberal	Quebec	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Liberal	Manitoba	Resigned due to health issues^[3]			Independent	Ontario	Resigned due to expense scandal.^[4]			Conservative	Nova Scotia (South Shore)	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Conservative	Nova Scotia	Resigned^[5]			Conservative	Ontario	Resigned^[6]			Conservative	Ontario	Resigned			Liberal	Quebec (Gulf)	Resigned			Conservative	Quebec (Grandville)	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Liberal	Prince Edward Island	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Conservative	Manitoba	Resigned^[7]			Conservative	New Brunswick (Fredericton-York-Sunbury)	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Liberal	New Brunswick (Saint Louis de Kent)	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Conservative	Ontario	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Independent	Quebec (Stadacona)	Resignation			Liberal (Senate caucus)	Ontario	Resignation due to illness			Conservative	Quebec (De Salaberry)	Death			Conservative	Quebec (Rougemont)	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75			Conservative	Ontario	Reached mandatory retirement age of 75

Changes in party affiliation during the 41st Parliament

	Date	Name	Party (subsequent)	Party (previous)	Details			Independent	Conservative	Conservative whip withdrawn			Independent Progressive Conservative	Progressive Conservative	^[8]			Independent	Liberal	Resigned Liberal whip			Independent	Conservative	Resigned Conservative whip^[9]			Independent	Conservative	Resigned Conservative whip^[10]			Independent	Liberal	Withdrew from Liberal caucus after sexual harassment complaint.^[11] ^[12]			Liberal (Senate caucus)	Liberal	All Liberal senators are removed from parliament caucus.^[13]			Liberal (Senate caucus)	Independent	Invited back into Liberal caucus.			Independent	Conservative	Resigned from caucus due to RCMP investigation into his expenses.^[14]			Independent	Conservative	Conservative whip withdrawn

Party standings since the election

The party standings have changed as follows since the election of the 41st Parliament on May 2, 2011:

External links

Web site: Government of Canada. Library of Parliament. The Canadian Ministry in order of precedence (Current). Canadian Ministry (Cabinet). December 1, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20100409181034/http://webinfo.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/MainCabinetCompleteList.aspx?TimePeriod=Current&Language=E. April 9, 2010. dead.
Web site: Government of Canada. Library of Parliament. The Canadian Ministry in order of precedence (September 2001 to date). Canadian Ministry (Cabinet). December 1, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20071031024442/http://webinfo.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/MainCabinetCompleteList.aspx?TimePeriod=Historical&Language=E. October 31, 2007. dead.

Notes and References

Web site: Parliament of Canada. Senators members of the Ministry. May 24, 2011.
Web site: Parliament of Canada. Senators: 41st Parliament of Canada. May 13, 2011.
News: Liberal Rod Zimmer resigns from Senate for health reasons. The Star. August 6, 2013. Canadian Press. August 6, 2013. Toronto.
Web site: Mac Harb resigns from Senate, repays eight years' worth of expenses . CTV News. August 26, 2013. August 26, 2013.
News: Gerald Comeau announces early retirement from Senate. CBC News. December 4, 2013. November 20, 2013.
News: Hamilton senator David Braley resigns. CBC News. December 4, 2013. December 3, 2013.
Web site: JoAnne Buth leaves Senate to return to her "roots" in agriculture. The Canadian Press. November 1, 2014.
Web site: McCoy, The Hon. Elaine. Parliament of Canada. January 29, 2014.
Web site: Senator Mike Duffy quits Tory caucus. CBC News. CBC/Radio-Canada. 15 April 2015. 16 May 2013.
Web site: Senator Pamela Wallin leaves Conservative caucus. CBC News. CBC/Radio-Canada. 15 April 2015. 17 May 2013.
Web site: Senator Colin Kenny resigns from Liberal caucus over investigation into sexual harassment allegations. National Post. November 23, 2013. November 21, 2013.
Web site: Kenny, The Hon. Colin. Parliament of Canada. November 1, 2014.
News: Justin Trudeau removes senators from Liberal caucus. CBC. January 29, 2014. January 29, 2014.
News: uebec senator says he's leaving Conservative caucus. June 4, 2015. Toronto Star. June 4, 2015.