List of British Columbia senators

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This is a list of past and present members of the Senate of Canada representing the province of British Columbia.

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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

NamePartyDivision1Date appointedAppointed by2Mandatory retirement
  Bev Busson Independent Senators Group British ColumbiaSeptember 24, 2018 Trudeau, J. August 23, 2026
  Margo Lainne Greenwood Independent Senators Group British ColumbiaNovember 10, 2022 Trudeau, J. September 2, 2028
  Mobina Jaffer Independent Senators Group British ColumbiaJune 13, 2001 Chrétien August 20, 2024
  Yonah Martin Conservative British ColumbiaJanuary 2, 2009 Harper April 11, 2040
  Yuen Pau Woo Independent Senators Group British ColumbiaNovember 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

NamePartyDivision1Date appointedAppointed byRetired
  Larry Campbell Non-affiliated British ColumbiaAugust 2, 2005 Martin February 28, 2023
  Richard Neufeld Conservative British ColumbiaJanuary 2, 2009 Harper November 16, 2019
  Jack Austin Liberal Vancouver SouthAugust 19, 1975 Trudeau, P. E. March 2, 2007
  George Henry Barnard Progressive Conservative VictoriaOctober 23, 1917 Borden November 8, 1945
  Nancy Bell Liberal Nanaimo-MalaspinaOctober 7, 1970 Trudeau, P. E. November 29, 1989
  Hewitt Bostock Liberal KamloopsJune 6, 1904 Laurier April 28, 1930
  Patricia Carney Conservative British ColumbiaAugust 30, 1990 Mulroney January 31, 2008
  Robert Carrall Conservative British ColumbiaDecember 13, 1871 Macdonald September 19, 1879
  Clement Francis Cornwall Conservative AshcroftDecember 13, 1871 Macdonald July 1, 1881
  Sanford Johnston Crowe Liberal-Unionist BurrardDecember 1, 1921 Meighen August 23, 1931
  John Wallace de Beque Farris Liberal Vancouver SouthJanuary 9, 1937 King February 25, 1970
  Ross Fitzpatrick Liberal Okanagan-SimilkameenMarch 6, 1998 Chrétien February 4, 2008
  Robert Francis Green Conservative KootenayOctober 3, 1921 Meighen October 5, 1946
  Nancy Greene Raine Conservative Thompson-Okanagan-KootenayJanuary 2, 2009 Harper May 11, 2018
  Nancy Hodges Liberal VictoriaNovember 5, 1953 St. Laurent June 12, 1965
  James Horace King Liberal Kootenay EastJune 7, 1930 King July 14, 1955
  Arthur Laing Liberal Vancouver SouthSeptember 1, 1972 Trudeau, P. E. February 12, 1975
  Edward M. Lawson IndependentVancouverOctober 7, 1970 Trudeau, P. E. September 24, 2004
  William John Macdonald Conservative VictoriaDecember 13, 1871 Macdonald April 13, 1915
  Ian Alistair Mackenzie Independent Liberal Vancouver CentreJanuary 19, 1948 King September 2, 1949
  Norman MacKenzie Independent Liberal University-Point GreyFebruary 24, 1966 Pearson January 5, 1969
  Leonard Marchand Liberal Kamloops-CaribooJune 29, 1984 Trudeau, P. E. March 1, 1998
  Charles McDonald Liberal British ColumbiaDecember 30, 1935 King October 6, 1936
  Gerry McGeer Liberal Vancouver-BurrardJune 9, 1945 King August 11, 1947
  Thomas Robert McInnes IndependentAshcroftDecember 24, 1881 Macdonald November 18, 1897
  Stanley McKeen Liberal VancouverJanuary 27, 1947 King December 1, 1966
  Alexander Duncan McRae Conservative VancouverSeptember 4, 1931 Bennett June 26, 1946
  Hugh Nelson Liberal-Conservative BarkervilleDecember 12, 1879 Macdonald March 1, 1887
  John Lang Nichol Liberal Lion's GateFebruary 24, 1966 Pearson April 19, 1973
  Ray Perrault Liberal North Shore-BurnabyOctober 5, 1973 Trudeau, P. E. February 6, 2001
  Albert Planta Conservative NanaimoJune 26, 1917 Borden December 11, 1935
  James Reid Liberal-Conservative CaribooOctober 8, 1888 Macdonald May 3, 1904
  Thomas Reid Liberal New WestminsterSeptember 7, 1949 St. Laurent October 14, 1967
  George Riley Liberal VictoriaMarch 22, 1906 Laurier January 19, 1916
  Lytton Shatford Conservative VancouverJune 26, 1917 Borden November 8, 1920
  Sydney John Smith Liberal KamloopsJanuary 3, 1957 St. Laurent December 31, 1968
  Gerry St. Germain Conservative Langley-Pemberton-WhistlerJune 23, 1993 Mulroney November 6, 2012
  James Davis Taylor Conservative New WestminsterOctober 23, 1917 Borden May 11, 1941
  William Templeman Liberal New WestminsterNovember 18, 1897 Laurier February 16, 1906
  James Gray Turgeon Liberal CaribooJanuary 27, 1947 King February 14, 1964
  George Van Roggen Liberal Vancouver-Points GreyNovember 4, 1971 Trudeau, P. E. June 8, 1992
  Guy Williams Liberal RichmondDecember 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

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.

NameParty1Division2Date appointedAppointed by3Date shifted to provincialProvince shifted toProvincial seat vacated byEnd of term
  Janis Johnson Conservative Winnipeg-InterlakeSeptember 27, 1990 Mulroney October 4, 1990Manitoba Joseph-Philippe Guay September 27, 2016
  Eric Berntson Progressive Conservative SaskatchewanSeptember 27, 1990 Mulroney January 26, 1991Saskatchewan 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.

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