This is a list of members of the Senate of Canada in the 34th Parliament of Canada.
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.[1]
Names in bold indicate senators in the 24th or 25th Canadian Ministry.[2]
List of senators
Senators at the beginning of the 34th Parliament
[3] |
Name |
Party |
Province (Division) |
Date appointed |
Appointed by |
Left office |
Reason |
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Willie Adams | Liberal | Northwest Territories | April 5, 1977 | Trudeau | June 22, 2009 | Retirement |
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Margaret Jean Anderson | Liberal | New Brunswick | March 23, 1978 | Trudeau | August 7, 1990 | Retirement |
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Hazen Argue | Liberal | Saskatchewan | February 24, 1966 | Pearson | October 2, 1991 | Death |
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Martial Asselin | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | September 1, 1972 | Trudeau | August 7, 1990 | Resignation |
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Norman Atkins | Progressive Conservative | Ontario | June 30, 1986 | Mulroney | June 27, 2009 | Retirement |
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Jack Austin | Liberal | British Columbia | August 19, 1975 | Trudeau | March 2, 2007 | Retirement |
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James Balfour | Progressive Conservative | Saskatchewan | September 13, 1979 | Clark | December 12, 1999 | Death |
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Staff Barootes | Progressive Conservative | Saskatchewan | December 21, 1984 | Mulroney | May 25, 1993 | Resignation |
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Jean Bazin | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | December 29, 1986 | Mulroney | December 8, 1989 | Resignation |
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Gérald Beaudoin | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | September 26, 1988 | Mulroney | April 15, 2004 | Retirement |
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Rhéal Bélisle | Progressive Conservative | Ontario | February 4, 1963 | Diefenbaker | November 3, 1992 | Death |
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Nancy Bell | Independent | British Columbia | October 7, 1970 | Trudeau | November 29, 1989 | Death |
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Martha Bielish | Progressive Conservative | Alberta | September 27, 1979 | Clark | September 26, 1990 | Resignation |
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Roch Bolduc | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | September 26, 1988 | Mulroney | September 10, 2003 | Retirement |
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Lorne Bonnell | Liberal | Prince Edward Island | November 4, 1971 | Trudeau | January 4, 1998 | Retirement |
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Peter Bosa | Liberal | Ontario | April 5, 1977 | Trudeau | December 10, 1998 | Death |
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Sidney Buckwold | Liberal | Saskatchewan | November 4, 1971 | Trudeau | November 3, 1991 | Retirement |
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Solange Chaput-Rolland | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | September 26, 1988 | Mulroney | May 14, 1994 | Retirement |
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Guy Charbonneau | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | September 27, 1979 | Clark | June 21, 1997 | Retirement |
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Ethel Cochrane | Progressive Conservative | Newfoundland and Labrador | November 17, 1986 | Mulroney | September 23, 2012 | Retirement |
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Michel Cogger | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | May 2, 1986 | Mulroney | September 1, 2000 | Resignation |
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Anne Cools | Liberal | Ontario | January 13, 1984 | Trudeau | Incumbent | |
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Eymard Corbin | Liberal | New Brunswick | July 9, 1984 | Turner | August 2, 2009 | Retirement |
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Ernest G. Cottreau | Liberal | Nova Scotia | May 8, 1974 | Trudeau | January 28, 1989 | Retirement |
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David Croll | Liberal | Ontario | July 28, 1955 | St. Laurent | June 11, 1991 | Death |
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Keith Davey | Liberal | Ontario | February 24, 1966 | Pearson | July 1, 1996 | Resignation |
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Paul David | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | April 16, 1985 | Mulroney | December 25, 1994 | Retirement |
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Pierre de Bané | Liberal | Quebec | June 29, 1984 | Trudeau | August 2, 2013 | Retirement |
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Azellus Denis | Liberal | Quebec | February 3, 1964 | Pearson | September 4, 1991 | Death |
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C. William Doody | Progressive Conservative | Newfoundland and Labrador | October 3, 1979 | Clark | December 27, 2005 | Death |
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Richard Doyle | Progressive Conservative | Ontario | March 19, 1985 | Mulroney | March 10, 1998 | Retirement |
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Douglas Everett | Liberal | Manitoba | November 8, 1966 | Pearson | January 20, 1994 | Resignation |
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Joyce Fairbairn | Liberal | Alberta | June 29, 1984 | Trudeau | January 18, 2013 | Resignation |
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Jacques Flynn | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | November 9, 1962 | Diefenbaker | August 22, 1990 | Resignation |
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Royce Frith | Liberal | Ontario | April 5, 1977 | Trudeau | August 29, 1994 | Resignation |
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Philippe Gigantès | Liberal | Quebec | January 13, 1984 | Trudeau | August 16, 1998 | Retirement |
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Jerry Grafstein | Liberal | Ontario | January 13, 1984 | Trudeau | January 2, 2010 | Retirement |
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Alasdair Graham | Liberal | Nova Scotia | April 27, 1972 | Trudeau | May 21, 2004 | Retirement |
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Joseph-Philippe Guay | Liberal | Manitoba | March 23, 1978 | Trudeau | October 4, 1990 | Retirement |
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Stanley Haidasz | Liberal | Ontario | March 23, 1978 | Trudeau | March 4, 1998 | Retirement |
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Earl Hastings | Liberal | Alberta | February 24, 1966 | Pearson | May 5, 1996 | Death |
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Dan Hays | Liberal | Alberta | June 29, 1984 | Trudeau | June 30, 2007 | Resignation |
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Jacques Hébert | Liberal | Quebec | April 20, 1983 | Trudeau | June 21, 1998 | Retirement |
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Henry Hicks | Liberal | Nova Scotia | April 27, 1972 | Trudeau | March 5, 1990 | Retirement |
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William McDonough Kelly | Progressive Conservative | Ontario | December 23, 1982 | Trudeau | July 21, 2000 | Retirement |
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Colin Kenny | Liberal | Ontario | June 29, 1984 | Trudeau | Incumbent | |
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Michael J. L. Kirby | Liberal | Nova Scotia | January 13, 1984 | Trudeau | October 31, 2006 | Resignation |
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Leo Kolber | Liberal | Quebec | December 23, 1983 | Trudeau | January 18, 2004 | Retirement |
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Daniel Lang | Independent | Ontario | February 14, 1964 | Pearson | June 13, 1994 | Resignation |
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Edward M. Lawson | Independent | British Columbia | October 7, 1970 | Trudeau | September 24, 2004 | Retirement |
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Fernand Leblanc | Liberal | Quebec | March 27, 1979 | Trudeau | July 1, 1992 | Retirement |
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Roméo LeBlanc | Liberal | New Brunswick | June 29, 1984 | Trudeau | November 21, 1994 | Resignation |
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Thomas Lefebvre | Liberal | Quebec | July 9, 1984 | Turner | November 20, 1992 | Death |
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Philip Lewis | Liberal | Newfoundland and Labrador | March 23, 1978 | Trudeau | November 28, 1999 | Retirement |
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Paul Lucier | Liberal | Yukon | October 23, 1975 | Trudeau | July 23, 1999 | Death |
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Finlay MacDonald | Progressive Conservative | Nova Scotia | December 21, 1984 | Mulroney | January 4, 1998 | Retirement |
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John Michael Macdonald | Progressive Conservative | Nova Scotia | June 24, 1960 | Diefenbaker | June 20, 1997 | Death |
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Allan MacEachen | Liberal | Nova Scotia | June 29, 1984 | Trudeau | July 6, 1996 | Retirement |
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Heath MacQuarrie | Progressive Conservative | Prince Edward Island | October 3, 1979 | Clark | September 18, 1994 | Retirement |
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Leonard Marchand | Liberal | British Columbia | June 29, 1984 | Trudeau | March 1, 1998 | Resignation |
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Lorna Marsden | Liberal | Ontario | January 24, 1984 | Trudeau | August 31, 1992 | Resignation |
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Jack Marshall | Progressive Conservative | Newfoundland and Labrador | March 23, 1978 | Trudeau | November 26, 1994 | Retirement |
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Charles McElman | Liberal | New Brunswick | February 24, 1966 | Pearson | April 1, 1990 | Resignation |
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Gildas Molgat | Liberal | Manitoba | October 7, 1970 | Trudeau | February 28, 2001 | Death |
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Hartland Molson | Independent | Quebec | July 28, 1955 | St. Laurent | May 31, 1993 | Resignation |
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Robert Muir | Progressive Conservative | Nova Scotia | March 26, 1979 | Trudeau | November 10, 1994 | Retirement |
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Lowell Murray | Progressive Conservative | Ontario | September 13, 1979 | Clark | September 26, 2011 | Retirement |
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Joan Neiman | Liberal | Ontario | September 1, 1972 | Trudeau | September 9, 1995 | Retirement |
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Nathan Nurgitz | Progressive Conservative | Manitoba | October 3, 1979 | Clark | February 9, 1993 | Resignation |
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Bud Olson | Liberal | Alberta | April 5, 1977 | Trudeau | March 7, 1996 | Resignation |
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Gerry Ottenheimer | Progressive Conservative | Newfoundland and Labrador | December 30, 1987 | Mulroney | January 18, 1998 | Death |
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Ray Perrault | Liberal | British Columbia | October 5, 1973 | Trudeau | February 6, 2001 | Retirement |
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William Petten | Liberal | Newfoundland and Labrador | April 8, 1968 | Pearson | January 28, 1998 | Retirement |
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Orville Howard Phillips | Progressive Conservative | Prince Edward Island | February 5, 1963 | Diefenbaker | March 24, 1999 | Resignation |
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Michael Pitfield | Independent | Ontario | December 22, 1982 | Trudeau | June 1, 2010 | Resignation |
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Jean-Marie Poitras | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | September 26, 1988 | Mulroney | May 25, 1993 | Resignation |
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Maurice Riel | Liberal | Quebec | October 5, 1973 | Trudeau | April 3, 1997 | Retirement |
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Pietro Rizzuto | Liberal | Quebec | December 23, 1976 | Trudeau | August 3, 1997 | Death |
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Brenda Robertson | Progressive Conservative | New Brunswick | December 21, 1984 | Mulroney | May 23, 2004 | Retirement |
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Louis Robichaud | Liberal | New Brunswick | December 21, 1973 | Trudeau | October 21, 2000 | Retirement |
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Dufferin Roblin | Progressive Conservative | Manitoba | March 23, 1978 | Trudeau | June 17, 1992 | Retirement |
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Eileen Rossiter | Progressive Conservative | Prince Edward Island | November 17, 1986 | Mulroney | July 14, 2004 | Retirement |
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Cyril Sherwood | Progressive Conservative | New Brunswick | October 3, 1979 | Clark | July 1, 1990 | Retirement |
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Jean-Maurice Simard | Progressive Conservative | New Brunswick | June 26, 1985 | Mulroney | June 16, 2001 | Death |
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Herbert O. Sparrow | Liberal | Saskatchewan | February 9, 1968 | Pearson | January 4, 2005 | Retirement |
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Mira Spivak | Progressive Conservative | Manitoba | November 17, 1986 | Mulroney | July 12, 2009 | Retirement |
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Richard Stanbury | Liberal | Ontario | February 13, 1968 | Pearson | May 2, 1998 | Retirement |
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David Steuart | Liberal | Saskatchewan | December 9, 1976 | Trudeau | January 26, 1991 | Retirement |
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John Benjamin Stewart | Liberal | Nova Scotia | January 13, 1984 | Trudeau | November 19, 1999 | Retirement |
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Peter Stollery | Liberal | Ontario | July 2, 1981 | Trudeau | November 29, 2010 | Retirement |
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Norbert Thériault | Liberal | New Brunswick | March 26, 1979 | Trudeau | February 16, 1996 | Retirement |
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Andy Thompson | Liberal | Ontario | April 6, 1967 | Pearson | March 23, 1998 | Resignation |
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Arthur Tremblay | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | September 27, 1979 | Clark | June 18, 1992 | Retirement |
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Charles Turner | Liberal | Ontario | July 9, 1984 | Turner | March 24, 1991 | Retirement |
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George Van Roggen | Liberal | British Columbia | November 4, 1971 | Trudeau | June 8, 1992 | Death |
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David James Walker | Progressive Conservative | Ontario | February 4, 1963 | Diefenbaker | September 30, 1989 | Resignation |
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Charlie Watt | Liberal | Quebec | January 16, 1984 | Trudeau | Incumbent | |
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Dalia Wood | Liberal | Quebec | March 26, 1979 | Trudeau | January 31, 1999 | Resignation |
Senators appointed during the 34th Parliament
[4] |
Name |
Party |
Province (Division) |
Date appointed |
Appointed by |
Left office |
Reason |
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Stanley Waters | Reform | Alberta | June 11, 1990 | Mulroney | September 25, 1991 | Death |
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Pat Carney | Progressive Conservative | British Columbia | August 30, 1990 | Mulroney | January 31, 2008 | Resignation |
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Consiglio Di Nino | Progressive Conservative | Ontario | August 30, 1990 | Mulroney | June 30, 2012 | Resignation |
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Mario Beaulieu | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | August 30, 1990 | Mulroney | June 22, 1994 | Resignation |
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Gerald Comeau | Progressive Conservative | Nova Scotia | August 30, 1990 | Mulroney | November 30, 2013 | Resignation |
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Nancy Teed | Progressive Conservative | New Brunswick | August 30, 1990 | Mulroney | January 29, 1993 | Death |
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Richard Hatfield | Progressive Conservative | New Brunswick | September 7, 1990 | Mulroney | April 26, 1991 | Death |
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John Sylvain | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | September 7, 1990 | Mulroney | February 1, 1996 | Resignation |
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Donald Oliver | Progressive Conservative | Nova Scotia | September 7, 1990 | Mulroney | November 16, 2013 | Retirement |
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Noël Kinsella | Progressive Conservative | New Brunswick | September 12, 1990 | Mulroney | November 27, 2014 | Retirement |
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John Buchanan | Progressive Conservative | Nova Scotia | September 12, 1990 | Mulroney | April 22, 2006 | Retirement |
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Trevor Eyton | Progressive Conservative | Ontario | September 23, 1990 | Mulroney | July 12, 2009 | Retirement |
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Mabel DeWare | Progressive Conservative | New Brunswick | September 23, 1990 | Mulroney | August 9, 2001 | Retirement |
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James Kelleher | Progressive Conservative | Ontario | September 23, 1990 | Mulroney | October 2, 2005 | Retirement |
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John Lynch-Staunton | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | September 23, 1990 | Mulroney | June 19, 2005 | Retirement |
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Claude Castonguay | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | September 23, 1990 | Mulroney | December 9, 1992 | Resignation |
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Eric Berntson | Progressive Conservative | Saskatchewan | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | February 27, 2001 | Resignation |
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Janis Johnson | Progressive Conservative | Manitoba | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | September 27, 2016 | Resignation |
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James W. Ross | Progressive Conservative | Maritimes | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | May 25, 1993 | Resignation |
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Thérèse Lavoie-Roux | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | March 12, 2001 | Resignation |
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Walter Patrick Twinn | Progressive Conservative | Alberta | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | October 30, 1997 | Death |
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Michael Forrestall | Progressive Conservative | Nova Scotia | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | June 8, 2006 | Death |
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Michael Meighen | Progressive Conservative | Ontario | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | February 6, 2012 | Resignation |
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Wilbert Keon | Progressive Conservative | Ontario | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | May 17, 2010 | Retirement |
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Normand Grimard | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | June 16, 2000 | Retirement |
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Jean-Claude Rivest | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | March 11, 1993 | Mulroney | January 31, 2015 | Resignation |
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Raynell Andreychuk | Progressive Conservative | Saskatchewan | March 11, 1993 | Mulroney | Incumbent | |
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Ron Ghitter | Progressive Conservative | Alberta | March 25, 1993 | Mulroney | March 31, 2000 | Resignation |
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Terry Stratton | Progressive Conservative | Manitoba | March 25, 1993 | Mulroney | March 16, 2013 | Retirement |
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Duncan Jessiman | Progressive Conservative | Manitoba | May 26, 1993 | Mulroney | June 5, 1998 | Retirement |
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Fernand Roberge | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | May 26, 1993 | Mulroney | July 19, 2000 | Resignation |
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Leonard Gustafson | Progressive Conservative | Saskatchewan | May 26, 1993 | Mulroney | November 10, 2008 | Retirement |
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Marcel Prud'homme | Independent | Quebec | May 26, 1993 | Mulroney | November 30, 2009 | Retirement |
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Jean Noël Desmarais | Progressive Conservative | Ontario | June 4, 1993 | Mulroney | July 25, 1995 | Death |
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Erminie Cohen | Progressive Conservative | New Brunswick | June 4, 1993 | Mulroney | July 23, 2001 | Retirement |
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David Tkachuk | Progressive Conservative | Saskatchewan | June 8, 1993 | Mulroney | Incumbent | |
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W. David Angus | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | June 10, 1993 | Mulroney | July 21, 2012 | Retirement |
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Pierre Claude Nolin | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | June 18, 1993 | Mulroney | April 23, 2015 | Death |
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Marjory LeBreton | Progressive Conservative | Ontario | June 18, 1993 | Mulroney | July 4, 2015 | Retirement |
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Gerry St. Germain | Progressive Conservative | British Columbia | June 23, 1993 | Mulroney | November 6, 2012 | Retirement |
Left Senate during the 34th Parliament
[4] |
Date |
Name |
Party |
Representing |
Details |
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January 28, 1989 | Ernest G. Cottreau | Liberal | Nova Scotia | Retirement |
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September 30, 1989 | David James Walker | Progressive Conservative | Ontario | Resignation |
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November 29, 1989 | Nancy Bell | Independent | British Columbia | Death |
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December 8, 1989 | Jean Bazin | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | Resignation |
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March 5, 1990 | Henry Hicks | Liberal | Nova Scotia | Retirement |
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April 1, 1990 | Charles McElman | Liberal | New Brunswick | Resignation |
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July 1, 1990 | Cyril Sherwood | Progressive Conservative | New Brunswick | Retirement |
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August 7, 1990 | Martial Asselin | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | Resignation |
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August 7, 1990 | Margaret Jean Anderson | Liberal | New Brunswick | Retirement |
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August 22, 1990 | Jacques Flynn | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | Resignation |
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September 26, 1990 | Martha Bielish | Progressive Conservative | Alberta | Resignation |
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October 4, 1990 | Joseph-Philippe Guay | Liberal | Manitoba | Retirement |
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January 26, 1991 | David Steuart | Liberal | Saskatchewan | Retirement |
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March 24, 1991 | Charles Turner | Liberal | Ontario | Retirement |
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April 26, 1991 | Richard Hatfield | Progressive Conservative | New Brunswick | Death |
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June 11, 1991 | David Croll | Liberal | Ontario | Death |
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September 4, 1991 | Azellus Denis | Liberal | Quebec | Death |
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September 25, 1991 | Stanley Waters | Reform | Alberta | Death |
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October 2, 1991 | Hazen Argue | Liberal | Saskatchewan | Death |
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November 3, 1991 | Sidney Buckwold | Liberal | Saskatchewan | Retirement |
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June 8, 1992 | George Van Roggen | Liberal | British Columbia | Death |
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June 17, 1992 | Dufferin Roblin | Progressive Conservative | Manitoba | Retirement |
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June 18, 1992 | Arthur Tremblay | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | Retirement |
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July 1, 1992 | Fernand Leblanc | Liberal | Quebec | Retirement |
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August 31, 1992 | Lorna Marsden | Liberal | Ontario | Resignation |
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November 3, 1992 | Rhéal Bélisle | Progressive Conservative | Ontario | Death |
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November 20, 1992 | Thomas Lefebvre | Liberal | Quebec | Death |
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December 9, 1992 | Claude Castonguay | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | Resignation |
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January 29, 1993 | Nancy Teed | Progressive Conservative | New Brunswick | Death |
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February 9, 1993 | Nathan Nurgitz | Progressive Conservative | Manitoba | Resignation |
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May 25, 1993 | James W. Ross | Progressive Conservative | Maritimes | Resignation |
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May 25, 1993 | Staff Barootes | Progressive Conservative | Saskatchewan | Resignation |
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May 25, 1993 | Jean-Marie Poitras | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | Resignation |
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May 31, 1993 | Hartland Molson | Independent | Quebec | Resignation |
Changes in party affiliation during the 34th Parliament
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