List of Nova Scotia senators

Template:Short description This is a list of past and present members of the Senate of Canada representing the province of Nova Scotia. There are nine senators currently appointed with one vacancy.

During the Quebec Conference of 1864, Nova Scotia was guaranteed ten Senate seats, but because Prince Edward Island stalled for equal representation in the upper house, Nova Scotia was awarded two of Prince Edward Island's Senate seats, until 1873 when Prince Edward Island gave in and joined confederation Nova Scotia dropped to 10 seats. The province kept its extra seats until the first two senators ended their term after 1873, they were not replaced.

Current senators

	Name	Party	DivisionTemplate:Efn	Date appointed	Appointed byTemplate:Efn	Mandatory retirement	Réjean Aucoin	Canadian Senators Group	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Trudeau, J.	Template:Dts	Wanda Thomas Bernard	Progressive Senate Group	East Preston	Template:Dts	Trudeau, J.	Template:Dts	Mary Coyle	Independent Senators Group	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Trudeau, J.	Template:Dts	Rodger Cuzner	Progressive Senate Group	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Trudeau, J.	Template:Dts	Colin Deacon	Canadian Senators Group	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Trudeau, J.	Template:Dts	Stan Kutcher	Independent Senators Group	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Trudeau, J.	Template:Dts	Michael L. MacDonald	Conservative	Cape Breton	Template:Dts	Harper	Template:Dts	Paul Prosper	Canadian Senators Group	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Trudeau, J.	Template:Dts	Allister Surette	Independent Senators Group	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Trudeau, J.	Template:Dts

Historical

	Name	Party	DivisionTemplate:Efn	Date appointed	Appointed byTemplate:Efn	End of term	William Johnston Almon	Liberal-Conservative	Halifax	Template:Dts	Macdonald	Template:Dts	John Hawkins Anderson	Liberal	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Royal Proclamation	Template:Dts	Thomas Dickson Archibald	Liberal-Conservative	North Sydney	Template:Dts	Royal Proclamation	Template:Dts	Augustus Irvine Barrow	Liberal	Halifax-Dartmouth	Template:Dts	Trudeau, P. E.	Template:Dts	Adam Carr Bell	Conservative	Pictou	Template:Dts	Borden	Template:Dts	Caleb Rand Bill	Liberal-Conservative	North Sydney	Template:Dts	Royal Proclamation	Template:Dts	Thomas Reuben Black	Liberal	Amherst	Template:Dts	Laurier	Template:Dts	Frederick Murray Blois	Progressive Conservative	Colchester-Hants	Template:Dts	Diefenbaker	Template:Dts	Bernie Boudreau	Liberal	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Chrétien	Template:Dts	John George Bourinot	Liberal-Conservative	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Royal Proclamation	Template:Dts	John MacLellan Buchanan	Conservative	Nova Scotia (Halifax)	Template:Dts	Mulroney	Template:Dts	Mary Alice Butts	Liberal	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Chrétien	Template:Dts	Thomas Cantley	Conservative	New Glasgow	Template:Dts	Bennett	Template:Dts	James William Carmichael	Liberal	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Laurier	Template:Dts	Daniel Christmas	Independent Senators Group	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Trudeau, J.	Template:Dts	Charles Edward Church	Liberal	Lunenburg	Template:Dts	Laurier	Template:Dts	Ezra Churchill	Liberal-Conservative	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Macdonald	Template:Dts	Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau	Liberal	Digby County	Template:Dts	Laurier	Template:Dts	Gerald J. Comeau	Conservative	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Mulroney	Template:Dts	Jane Cordy	Progressive Senators Group	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Chrétien	Template:Dts	Joseph Willie Comeau	Liberal	Clare	Template:Dts	St. Laurent	Template:Dts	Harold Joseph Connolly	Liberal	Halifax North	Template:Dts	St. Laurent	Template:Dts	Jim Cowan	Liberal	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Martin	Template:Dts	Ernest G. Cottreau	Liberal	South Western Nova	Template:Dts	Trudeau, P. E.	Template:Dts	Adam Brown Crosby	Conservative	Halifax	Template:Dts	Borden	Template:Dts	Nathaniel Curry	Conservative	Amherst	Template:Dts	Borden	Template:Dts	Rufus Curry	Liberal	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Laurier	Template:Dts	William Dennis	Independent Conservative	Halifax	Template:Dts	Borden	Template:Dts	William Henry Dennis	Conservative	Halifax	Template:Dts	Bennett	Template:Dts	Robert Barry Dickey	Conservative	Amherst	Template:Dts	Royal Proclamation	Template:Dts	Fred Dickson	Conservative	Halifax	Template:Dts	Harper	Template:Dts	Richard Donahoe	Progressive Conservative	Halifax	Template:Dts	Clark	Template:Dts	William Duff	Liberal	Lunenburg	Template:Dts	King	Template:Dts	Edward Matthew Farrell	Liberal	Liverpool	Template:Dts	Laurier	Template:Dts	John Michael William Curphey Forrestall	Conservative	Nova Scotia (Dartmouth/Eastern Shore)	Template:Dts	Mulroney	Template:Dts	Edward Lavin Girroir	Conservative	Antigonish	Template:Dts	Borden	Template:Dts	Alasdair Bernard Graham	Liberal	The Highlands	Template:Dts	Trudeau, P. E.	Template:Dts	Robert Patterson Grant	Liberal	Pictou	Template:Dts	Mackenzie	Template:Dts	Stephen Greene	Canadian Senators Group	Halifax – The Citadel	Template:Dts	Harper	Template:Dts	Paul Lacombe Hatfield	Liberal	Yarmouth	Template:Dts	King	Template:Dts	Charles G. Hawkins	Liberal	Milford-Hants	Template:Dts	St. Laurent	Template:Dts	Henry Davies Hicks	Liberal	The Annapolis Valley	Template:Dts	Trudeau, P. E.	Template:Dts	John Holmes	Conservative	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Royal Proclamation	Template:Dts	Gordon Benjamin Isnor	Liberal	Halifax-Dartmouth	Template:Dts	St. Laurent	Template:Dts	Henry Kaulback	Conservative	Lunenburg	Template:Dts	Macdonald	Template:Dts	Edward Kenny	Conservative	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Royal Proclamation	Template:Dts	John James Kinley	Liberal	Queens-Lunenburg	Template:Dts	King	Template:Dts	Michael J. L. Kirby	Liberal	Nova Scotia (South Shore)	Template:Dts	Trudeau, P. E.	Template:Dts	John Locke	Liberal	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Royal Proclamation	Template:Dts	Hance James Logan	Liberal	Cumberland	Template:Dts	King	Template:Dts	John Lovitt	Liberal	Yarmouth	Template:Dts	Laurier	Template:Dts	Finlay MacDonald	Progressive Conservative	Halifax	Template:Dts	Mulroney	Template:Dts	John Alexander Macdonald	Conservative	Richmond West-Cape Breton	Template:Dts	Bennett	Template:Dts	John Michael Macdonald	Progressive Conservative	Cape Breton	Template:Dts	Diefenbaker	Template:Dts	Allan MacEachen	Liberal	Highlands-Canso	Template:Dts	Trudeau, P. E.	Template:Dts	Alexander MacFarlane	Conservative	Wallace	Template:Dts	Macdonald	Template:Dts	David MacKeen	Conservative	Cape Breton	Template:Dts	Bowell	Template:Dts	Donald MacLennan	Liberal	Margaree Forks	Template:Dts	King	Template:Dts	Peter Francis Martin	Conservative	Halifax	Template:Dts	Meighen	Template:Dts	John McCormick	Conservative	Sydney Mines	Template:Dts	Meighen	Template:Dts	Jonathan McCully	Liberal	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Royal Proclamation	Template:Dts	John Alexander McDonald	Liberal	King's	Template:Dts	King	Template:Dts	William McDonald	Conservative	Cape Breton	Template:Dts	Macdonald	Template:Dts	James Drummond McGregor	Liberal	New Glasgow	Template:Dts	Laurier	Template:Dts	Tom McInnis	Conservative	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Harper	Template:Dts	Thomas McKay	Liberal-Conservative	Colchester	Template:Dts	Macdonald	Template:Dts	William McKay	Conservative	Cape Breton	Template:Dts	Borden	Template:Dts	Archibald McLelan	Liberal-Conservative	Londonderry	Template:Dts	Macdonald	Template:Dts	John Stewart McLennan	Conservative	Sydney	Template:Dts	Borden	Template:Dts	Terry Mercer	Liberal	Northend Halifax	Template:Dts	Chrétien	Template:Dts	William Miller	Liberal-Conservative	Richmond	Template:Dts	Royal Proclamation	Template:Dts	Wilfred P. Moore	Liberal	Chester Stanhope St. / South ShoreTemplate:Efn	Template:Dts	Chrétien	Template:Dts	Robert Muir	Progressive Conservative	Cape Breton-The Sydneys	Template:Dts	Trudeau, P. E.	Template:Dts	Margaret Norrie	Liberal	Colchester-Cumberland	Template:Dts	Trudeau, P. E.	Template:Dts	Jeremiah Northup	Liberal	Halifax	Template:Dts	Macdonald	Template:Dts	Clement O'Leary	Progressive Conservative	Antigonish-Guysborough	Template:Dts	Diefenbaker	Template:Dts	Kelvin Ogilvie	Conservative	Annapolis Valley – Hants	Template:Dts	Harper	Template:Dts	Donald H. Oliver	Conservative	South Shore	Template:Dts	Mulroney	Template:Dts	Gerard Phalen	Liberal	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Chrétien	Template:Dts	Lawrence Geoffrey Power	Liberal	Halifax	Template:Dts	Mackenzie	Template:Dts	Clarence Primrose	Liberal-Conservative	Pictou	Template:Dts	Abbott	Template:Dts	Felix Patrick Quinn	Conservative	Bedford-Halifax	Template:Dts	Bennett	Template:Dts	Edgar Nelson Rhodes	Conservative	Amherst	Template:Dts	Bennett	Template:Dts	John William Ritchie	Conservative	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Royal Proclamation	Template:Dts	Wishart McLea Robertson	Liberal	Shelburne	Template:Dts	King	Template:Dts	Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau	Conservative	Digby-Clare	Template:Dts	Bennett	Template:Dts	William Roche	Liberal	Halifax	Template:Dts	Laurier	Template:Dts	William Ross	Liberal	Victoria	Template:Dts	Laurier	Template:Dts	William Benjamin Ross	Conservative	Middleton	Template:Dts	Borden	Template:Dts	Calvin Woodrow Ruck	Liberal	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Chrétien	Template:Dts	Donald Smith	Liberal	Queens-Shelburne	Template:Dts	St. Laurent	Template:Dts	George Isaac Smith	Progressive Conservative	Colchester	Template:Dts	Trudeau, P. E.	Template:Dts	John Stanfield	Conservative	Colchester	Template:Dts	Meighen	Template:Dts	John Benjamin Stewart	Liberal	Antigonish-Guysborough	Template:Dts	Trudeau, P. E.	Template:Dts	Charles Elliott Tanner	Conservative	Pictou	Template:Dts	Borden	Template:Dts	Edward Joseph Thériault	Liberal	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Trudeau, P. E.	Template:Dts	Earl Wallace Urquhart	Liberal	Inverness-Richmond	Template:Dts	Pearson	Template:Dts	Frank Corbett Welch	Progressive Conservative	King's	Template:Dts	Diefenbaker	Template:Dts	Benjamin Wier	Liberal	Nova Scotia	Template:Dts	Royal Proclamation	Template:Dts

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.

	Name	PartyTemplate:Efn	DivisionTemplate:Efn	Date appointed	Appointed byTemplate:Efn	Date shifted to provincial	Province shifted to	Provincial seat vacated by	End of term	Michael Forrestall	Conservative	Dartmouth/Eastern Shore, NS	Template:Dts	Mulroney	Template:Dts	Nova Scotia	Robert Muir	Template:Dts	James W. Ross	Progressive Conservative	Maritimes divisional	Template:Dts	Mulroney	Template:Dts	New Brunswick	Richard Hatfield	Template:Dts

See also

• Lists of Canadian senators

External links

• Current Senators List Parliament Website
• A Legislative and Historical Overview of the Senate