List of Canadian territorial senators

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This is a list of past and present members of the Senate of Canada representing the territories of Yukon, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. The territories are currently represented by one senator each.

The Northwest Territories was granted two Senate seats in 1879 and doubled to four seats in 1903. After Alberta and Saskatchewan were created in 1905, the territories would not have Senate representation until the Constitution Act of 1975 that gave one seat to the Northwest Territories and one seat to the Yukon. Nunavut was granted one seat upon its creation in 1999 from the Nunavut Act of 1993.

Current[]

Name Party Division Date appointed Appointed by Mandatory retirement
  Pat Duncan Independent Senators Group Yukon December 12, 2018 Trudeau, J. April 8, 2035
  Dennis Patterson Canadian Senators Group Nunavut August 27, 2009 Harper December 30, 2023
  Margaret Dawn Anderson Progressive Senate Group Northwest Territories December 12, 2018 Trudeau, J. April 14, 2042

Historic[]

Northwest Territories[]

The Northwest Territories had representation in the Senate in the early years post-Confederation. After the creation of Alberta and Saskatchewan, however, the territories were not represented in the Senate until 1975.

Name Party Division Date appointed Appointed by End of term
  Margaret Dawn Anderson Independent Senators Group Northwest Territories December 12, 2018 J. Trudeau Incumbent
  Nick Sibbeston Liberal Northwest Territories September 2, 1999 Chrétien November 21, 2017
  Willie Adams[1] Liberal Northwest Territories[a] April 5, 1977 P.E. Trudeau March 31, 1999
  Thomas Osborne Davis[2] Liberal Prince Albert, NWT[b] September 30, 1904 Laurier August 31, 1905
  James Hamilton Ross[3] Liberal Regina, NWT[c] September 30, 1904 Laurier August 31, 1905
  James Alexander Lougheed[4] Conservative Calgary, NWT[d] December 10, 1889 Macdonald August 31, 1905
  William Dell Perley[5] Conservative Wolseley, NWT[e] August 3, 1888 Macdonald August 31, 1905
  Richard Hardisty[6] Conservative Edmonton, NWT February 23, 1888 Macdonald October 18, 1889[f]

Yukon[]

Created in 1898 the first senator for Yukon was appointed in 1975.

Name Party Division Date appointed Appointed by End of term
  Pat Duncan Independent Senators Group Yukon December 12, 2018 J. Trudeau Incumbent
  Daniel Lang Conservative Yukon January 2, 2009 Harper August 15, 2017
  Ione Christensen[7] Liberal Yukon September 2, 1999 Chrétien December 31, 2006[g]
  Paul Lucier[8] Liberal Yukon October 23, 1975 P.E. Trudeau July 23, 1999[f]

Nunavut[]

Name Party Division Date appointed Appointed by End of term
  Dennis Patterson Conservative Nunavut August 27, 2009 Harper Incumbent
  Willie Adams[1] Liberal Nunavut[a] April 1, 1999 Chrétien June 22, 2009

See also[]

  • Lists of Canadian senators

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Appointed as senator for the NWT, Adams represented Nunavut after division until his retirement in 2009
  2. ^ Appointed as senator for the NWT, Davis represented Prince Albert, Saskatchewan after the province's creation, until his death, January 23, 1917
  3. ^ Appointed as senator for the NWT, Ross represented Regina, Saskatchewan after the province's creation, until his death, December 14, 1932
  4. ^ Appointed as senator for the NWT, Lougheed represented Calgary, Alberta after the province's creation, until his death, November 22, 1925
  5. ^ Appointed as senator for the NWT, Perley represented Wolseley, Saskatchewan after the province's creation, until his death, July 15, 1909
  6. ^ a b Died in office
  7. ^ Retired

References[]

  1. ^ a b Adams, The Hon. Willie
  2. ^ Davis, The Hon. Thomas Osborne
  3. ^ Ross, The Hon. James Hamilton
  4. ^ Lougheed, The Hon. Sir James Alexander, P.C.
  5. ^ Perley, The Hon. William Dell
  6. ^ Hardisty, The Hon. Richard Charles
  7. ^ Christensen, The Hon. Ione Jean, C.M.
  8. ^ Lucier The Hon. Paul
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