List of British Columbia senators
This is a list of past and present members of the Senate of Canada representing the province of British Columbia.
Under the British Columbia Terms of Union, 1871, the province was originally represented by three senators. The Constitution Act of 1915 increased British Columbia by three seats, to its current number of six.
The Constitution Act of 1915 also amended Section 26 of the Constitution Act of 1867 to add a fourth regional division, called the Western Provinces, made up of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, to allow two senators to be appointed on a regional basis.
Current
[edit]| Name | Party | Division1 | Date appointed | Appointed by2 | Mandatory retirement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bev Busson | Independent Senators Group | British Columbia | September 24, 2018 | Trudeau, J. | August 23, 2026 | |
| Margo Lainne Greenwood | Independent Senators Group | British Columbia | November 10, 2022 | Trudeau, J. | September 2, 2028 | |
| Mobina Jaffer | Independent Senators Group | British Columbia | June 13, 2001 | Chrétien | August 20, 2024 | |
| Yonah Martin | Conservative | British Columbia | January 2, 2009 | Harper | April 11, 2040 | |
| Yuen Pau Woo | Independent Senators Group | British Columbia | November 10, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | March 2, 2038 |
Notes:
1 Senators are appointed to represent British Columbia. 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
[edit]| Name | Party | Division1 | Date appointed | Appointed by | Retired | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Campbell | Non-affiliated | British Columbia | August 2, 2005 | Martin | February 28, 2023 | |
| Richard Neufeld | Conservative | British Columbia | January 2, 2009 | Harper | November 16, 2019 | |
| Jack Austin | Liberal | Vancouver South | August 19, 1975 | Trudeau, P. E. | March 2, 2007 | |
| George Henry Barnard | Progressive Conservative | Victoria | October 23, 1917 | Borden | November 8, 1945 | |
| Nancy Bell | Liberal | Nanaimo-Malaspina | October 7, 1970 | Trudeau, P. E. | November 29, 1989 | |
| Hewitt Bostock | Liberal | Kamloops | June 6, 1904 | Laurier | April 28, 1930 | |
| Patricia Carney | Conservative | British Columbia | August 30, 1990 | Mulroney | January 31, 2008 | |
| Robert Carrall | Conservative | British Columbia | December 13, 1871 | Macdonald | September 19, 1879 | |
| Clement Francis Cornwall | Conservative | Ashcroft | December 13, 1871 | Macdonald | July 1, 1881 | |
| Sanford Johnston Crowe | Liberal-Unionist | Burrard | December 1, 1921 | Meighen | August 23, 1931 | |
| John Wallace de Beque Farris | Liberal | Vancouver South | January 9, 1937 | King | February 25, 1970 | |
| Ross Fitzpatrick | Liberal | Okanagan-Similkameen | March 6, 1998 | Chrétien | February 4, 2008 | |
| Robert Francis Green | Conservative | Kootenay | October 3, 1921 | Meighen | October 5, 1946 | |
| Nancy Greene Raine | Conservative | Thompson-Okanagan-Kootenay | January 2, 2009 | Harper | May 11, 2018 | |
| Nancy Hodges | Liberal | Victoria | November 5, 1953 | St. Laurent | June 12, 1965 | |
| James Horace King | Liberal | Kootenay East | June 7, 1930 | King | July 14, 1955 | |
| Arthur Laing | Liberal | Vancouver South | September 1, 1972 | Trudeau, P. E. | February 12, 1975 | |
| Edward M. Lawson | Independent | Vancouver | October 7, 1970 | Trudeau, P. E. | September 24, 2004 | |
| William John Macdonald | Conservative | Victoria | December 13, 1871 | Macdonald | April 13, 1915 | |
| Ian Alistair Mackenzie | Independent Liberal | Vancouver Centre | January 19, 1948 | King | September 2, 1949 | |
| Norman MacKenzie | Independent Liberal | University-Point Grey | February 24, 1966 | Pearson | January 5, 1969 | |
| Leonard Marchand | Liberal | Kamloops-Cariboo | June 29, 1984 | Trudeau, P. E. | March 1, 1998 | |
| Charles McDonald | Liberal | British Columbia | December 30, 1935 | King | October 6, 1936 | |
| Gerry McGeer | Liberal | Vancouver-Burrard | June 9, 1945 | King | August 11, 1947 | |
| Thomas Robert McInnes | Independent | Ashcroft | December 24, 1881 | Macdonald | November 18, 1897 | |
| Stanley McKeen | Liberal | Vancouver | January 27, 1947 | King | December 1, 1966 | |
| Alexander Duncan McRae | Conservative | Vancouver | September 4, 1931 | Bennett | June 26, 1946 | |
| Hugh Nelson | Liberal-Conservative | Barkerville | December 12, 1879 | Macdonald | March 1, 1887 | |
| John Lang Nichol | Liberal | Lion's Gate | February 24, 1966 | Pearson | April 19, 1973 | |
| Ray Perrault | Liberal | North Shore-Burnaby | October 5, 1973 | Trudeau, P. E. | February 6, 2001 | |
| Albert Planta | Conservative | Nanaimo | June 26, 1917 | Borden | December 11, 1935 | |
| James Reid | Liberal-Conservative | Cariboo | October 8, 1888 | Macdonald | May 3, 1904 | |
| Thomas Reid | Liberal | New Westminster | September 7, 1949 | St. Laurent | October 14, 1967 | |
| George Riley | Liberal | Victoria | March 22, 1906 | Laurier | January 19, 1916 | |
| Lytton Shatford | Conservative | Vancouver | June 26, 1917 | Borden | November 8, 1920 | |
| Sydney John Smith | Liberal | Kamloops | January 3, 1957 | St. Laurent | December 31, 1968 | |
| Gerry St. Germain | Conservative | Langley-Pemberton-Whistler | June 23, 1993 | Mulroney | November 6, 2012 | |
| James Davis Taylor | Conservative | New Westminster | October 23, 1917 | Borden | May 11, 1941 | |
| William Templeman | Liberal | New Westminster | November 18, 1897 | Laurier | February 16, 1906 | |
| James Gray Turgeon | Liberal | Cariboo | January 27, 1947 | King | February 14, 1964 | |
| George Van Roggen | Liberal | Vancouver-Points Grey | November 4, 1971 | Trudeau, P. E. | June 8, 1992 | |
| Guy Williams | Liberal | Richmond | December 9, 1971 | Trudeau, P. E. | October 7, 1982 |
Notes:
1 Senators are appointed to represent British Columbia. 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.
Western provinces regional senators
[edit]Senators listed were appointed to represent the Western Provinces 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.
| Name | Party1 | Division2 | Date appointed | Appointed by3 | Date shifted to provincial | Province shifted to | Provincial seat vacated by | End of term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janis Johnson | Conservative | Winnipeg-Interlake | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | October 4, 1990 | Manitoba | Joseph-Philippe Guay | September 27, 2016 | |
| Eric Berntson | Progressive Conservative | Saskatchewan | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | January 26, 1991 | Saskatchewan | David Steuart | February 27, 2001 |
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.