List of New Brunswick senators

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This is a list of past and present members of the Senate of Canada representing the province of New Brunswick.

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During the Quebec Conference of 1864, New Brunswick was guaranteed 10 Senate seats, but because Prince Edward Island stalled for equal representation in the upper house, New Brunswick was awarded two of Prince Edward Island's Senate seats until 1873 when Prince Edward Island gave in and joined confederation New Brunswick dropped to 10 seats. New Brunswick kept 12 seats until the first two senators ended their term after 1873, they were not replaced.

Current senators

NamePartyDivision1Date appointedAppointed by2Mandatory retirement
  Jim Quinn Canadian Senators Group New Brunswick June 21, 2021 Trudeau, J. January 25, 2032
  René Cormier Independent Senators Group New BrunswickNovember 10, 2016 Trudeau, J. April 27, 2031
  Nancy Hartling Independent Senators Group New BrunswickSeptember 21, 2005 Martin February 1, 2025
  John McNair Independent Senators Group New BrunswickOctober 31, 2023 Trudeau, J. June 3, 2032
  Victor Boudreau Non-affiliatedNew BrunswickJune 28, 2024 Trudeau, J. May 3, 2045
  Rose-May Poirier Conservative Saint-Louis-de-KentFebruary 28, 2010 Harper March 2, 2029
  David Adams Richards Non-affiliatedNew BrunswickAugust 30, 2017 Trudeau, J. October 17, 2025
  Pierrette Ringuette Independent Senators Group New BrunswickDecember 12, 2002 Chrétien December 31, 2030
  Krista Ann Ross Canadian Senators Group New BrunswickOctober 31, 2023 Trudeau, J. September 30, 2042

Notes:

1 Senators are appointed to represent New Brunswick. 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 by2End of term
  Michael Adams Conservative NorthumberlandJanuary 7, 1896 Bowell January 1, 1899
  Margaret Jean Anderson Liberal Northumberland-MiramichiMarch 23, 1978 Trudeau, P. E. August 7, 1990
  George Thomas Baird Conservative VictoriaJune 19, 1895 Bowell April 21, 1917
  Frank Black Conservative WestmorlandNovember 25, 1921 Meighen February 28, 1945
  Amos Botsford Conservative New BrunswickOctober 23, 1867Royal ProclamationMarch 22, 1894
  Thomas-Jean Bourque Conservative RichibuctoJanuary 20, 1917 Borden February 16, 1952
  John Boyd Liberal-Conservative Saint JohnFebruary 11, 1880 MacDonald September 21, 1893
  Alfred Johnson Brooks Progressive Conservative RoyalSeptember 12, 1960 Diefenbaker November 7, 1967
  John Bryden Liberal New BrunswickNovember 23, 1994 Chrétien October 31, 2009
  George Burchill Liberal Northumberland-MiramichiApril 19, 1945 King August 19, 1977
  Kennedy Burns Liberal New BrunswickMarch 21, 1893 Thompson June 23, 1895
  Charles Burpee Liberal New BrunswickFebruary 1, 1900 Laurier July 19, 1900
  Erminie Cohen Progressive Conservative Saint JohnJune 4, 1993 Mulroney July 23, 2001
  Arthur Copp Liberal WestmorlandSeptember 25, 1925 King December 5, 1949
  Eymard Corbin Liberal Grand-SaultJuly 9, 1984 Turner August 2, 2009
  John Costigan Liberal VictoriaJanuary 15, 1907 Laurier September 29, 1916
  Joseph Day Liberal Saint John-KennebecasisOctober 4, 2001 Chrétien January 24, 2020
  John Waterhouse Daniel Conservative Saint John CityMarch 18, 1912 Bordon January 11, 1933
  James Dever Liberal Saint JohnMarch 14, 1868 MacDonald May 7, 1904
  Mabel DeWare Progressive Conservative MonctonSeptember 23, 1990 Mulroney August 9, 2001
  James Domville Liberal RothesayApril 20, 1903 Laurier July 30, 1921
  J.J. Hayes Doone Liberal CharlotteJune 25, 1949 St. Laurent April 6, 1953
  John Ellis Liberal Saint JohnSeptember 3, 1900 Laurier June 10, 1913
  Clarence Emerson Progressive Conservative Saint John-AlbertOctober 12, 1957 Diefenbaker September 25, 1963
  Henry Emmerson Liberal DorchesterJune 25, 1949 St. Laurent June 21, 1954
  John Ferguson Conservative BathurstOctober 23, 1867Royal ProclamationAugust 21, 1888
  Muriel McQueen Fergusson Liberal FrederictonMay 19, 1953 St. Laurent May 23, 1975
  Walter Edward Foster Liberal Saint JohnDecember 6, 1928 King November 14, 1947
  Edgar Fournier Progressive Conservative Madawaska-RestigoucheSeptember 24, 1962 Diefenbaker February 11, 1983
  J. Michel Fournier Liberal Restigouche-GloucesterDecember 9, 1971 Trudeau, P. E. September 29, 1980
  George Fowler Conservative Kings and AlbertJune 29, 1917 Borden September 2, 1924
  Arthur Gillmor Liberal New BrunswickApril 2, 1900 Laurier April 13, 1903
  Daniel Gillmor Liberal St. GeorgeJanuary 15, 1907 Laurier February 22, 1918
  John Glasier Liberal SunburyMarch 14, 1868 MacDonald July 7, 1894
  Richard Hatfield Progressive Conservative New BrunswickSeptember 7, 1990 Mulroney April 26, 1991
  Robert Leonard Hazen Conservative New BrunswickOctober 23, 1867Royal ProclamationAugust 15, 1874
  George Burpee Jones Conservative New BrunswickJuly 20, 1935 Bennett April 27, 1950
  Judith Keating Independent Senators Group New BrunswickJanuary 30, 2020 Trudeau, J. July 16, 2021
  George King Liberal Queen'sDecember 18, 1896 Laurier April 28, 1928
  Noël Kinsella Conservative Fredericton-York-SunburySeptember 12, 1990 Mulroney November 28, 2014
  Joseph Landry Liberal Village of Cap-PeléFebruary 26, 1996 Chrétien June 19, 1997
  Roméo LeBlanc Liberal BeauséjourJune 29, 1984 Trudeau, P. E. November 21, 1994
  Antoine Joseph Léger Conservative L'AcadieAugust 14, 1935 Bennett April 7, 1950
  Aurel Léger Liberal KentJune 12, 1953 St. Laurent December 28, 1961
  Viola Léger Liberal L'AcadieJune 13, 2001 Chrétien June 29, 2005
  James Lewin Liberal Saint John (Lancaster)November 10, 1876 Mackenzie March 11, 1900
  Rose-Marie Losier-Cool Liberal TracadieMarch 21, 1995 Chrétien June 18, 2012
  Abner Reid McClelan Liberal New BrunswickOctober 23, 1867Royal ProclamationDecember 9, 1896
  John Anthony McDonald IndependentShediacFebruary 17, 1921 Meighen December 12, 1948
  Charles McElman Liberal Nashwaak ValleyFebruary 24, 1966 Pearson April 1, 1990
  Frederic McGrand Liberal SunburyJuly 28, 1955 St. Laurent January 22, 1988
  Paul McIntyre Conservative New Brunswick September 6, 2012 Harper November 2, 2019
  Alexander Neil McLean Liberal Southern New BrunswickApril 18, 1945 King March 12, 1967
  Donald A. McLean Liberal Charlotte CountyMarch 15, 1968 Pearson November 5, 1973
  Peter McSweeney Liberal NorthumberlandMarch 15, 1899 Laurier February 2, 1921
  Hervé Michaud Liberal KentMarch 15, 1968 Pearson June 5, 1978
  Peter Mitchell Liberal New BrunswickOctober 23, 1867Royal ProclamationJuly 13, 1872
  Percy Mockler Conservative New BrunswickJanuary 2, 2009 Harper April 14, 2024
  William Muirhead Liberal ChathamJanuary 4, 1873 MacDonald December 29, 1884
  William Hunter Odell Conservative RockwoodOctober 23, 1867Royal ProclamationJuly 25, 1891
  Frederick William Pirie Liberal Victoria-CarletonApril 19, 1945 King October 3, 1956
  Pascal Poirier Liberal-Conservative L'AcadieMarch 9, 1885 MacDonald September 25, 1933
  Nelson Rattenbury Liberal Saint JohnFebruary 14, 1964 Pearson May 27, 1973
  Daniel Riley Liberal Saint JohnDecember 21, 1973 Trudeau, P. E. September 13, 1984
  Brenda Robertson Progressive Conservative RiverviewDecember 21, 1984 Mulroney May 23, 2004
  John Robertson Liberal New BrunswickOctober 23, 1867Royal ProclamationAugust 3, 1876
  Fernand Robichaud Liberal Saint-Louis-de-Kent
New Brunswick3
September 22, 1997 Chrétien December 2, 2014
  Hédard-J. Robichaud Liberal GloucesterJune 28, 1968 Trudeau, P. E. October 8, 1971
  Louis Robichaud Liberal L'Acadie-AcadiaDecember 21, 1973 Trudeau, P. E. October 21, 2000
  Clifford Robinson Liberal MonctonMay 5, 1924 King July 27, 1944
  Calixte Savoie Independent LiberalL'AcadieJuly 28, 1955 St. Laurent August 23, 1970
  Cyril Sherwood Progressive Conservative RoyalOctober 3, 1979 Clark July 1, 1990
  Jean-Maurice Simard Progressive Conservative EdmundstonJune 26, 1985 Mulroney June 16, 2001
  Benjamin Franklin Smith Conservative Victoria-CarletonApril 14, 1935 Bennett May 19, 1944
  Jabez Bunting Snowball Liberal ChathamMay 1, 1891 MacDonald February 1, 1902
  William Steeves Liberal New BrunswickOctober 23, 1867Royal ProclamationDecember 9, 1873
  Carolyn Stewart-Olsen Conservative New BrunswickAugust 27, 2009 Harper July 27, 2021
  Austin C. Taylor Liberal WestmorlandJanuary 3, 1957 St. Laurent January 17, 1965
  Nancy Teed Progressive Conservative Saint JohnAugust 30, 1990 Mulroney January 29, 1993
  Thomas Temple Conservative YorkApril 23, 1896 Bowell August 25, 1899
  Norbert Thériault Liberal Baie-du-VinMarch 26, 1979 Trudeau, P. E. February 16, 1996
  Frederick Thompson Liberal FrederictonFebruary 7, 1902 Laurier April 27, 1922
  William Henry Thorne Conservative Saint JohnJuly 26, 1913 Borden July 8, 1923
  Irving Randall Todd Conservative MilltownMarch 7, 1918 Borden December 27, 1932
  Marilyn Trenholme Counsell Liberal New BrunswickSeptember 9, 2003 Chrétien October 22, 2008
  Onésiphore Turgeon Liberal GloucesterOctober 27, 1922 King November 18, 1944
  Clarence Joseph Veniot Liberal GloucesterApril 18, 1945 King June 1, 1966
  John D. Wallace No Affiliation [1] New BrunswickJanuary 2, 2009 Harper February 1, 2017
  David Wark Liberal FrederictonOctober 23, 1867Royal ProclamationAugust 20, 1905
  Robert Wilmot Conservative New BrunswickOctober 23, 1867Royal ProclamationFebruary 10, 1880
  Josiah Wood Conservative WestmorlandAugust 5, 1895 Bowell March 12, 1912

Notes:

1 Senators are appointed to represent New Brunswick. Each senator may choose to designate a geographic area within New Brunswick as his or her division.
2 Senators are appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister. 3 Division designated as Saint-Louis-de-Kent from September 23, 1997 to February 27, 2010 and New Brunswick from February 28, 2010 to the present.

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.

NameParty1Division2Date appointedAppointed by3Date shifted to provincialProvince shifted toProvincial seat vacated byEnd of term
  Michael Forrestall Conservative Dartmouth/Eastern Shore, NSSeptember 27, 1990 Mulroney November 10, 1994Nova Scotia Robert Muir June 9, 2006
  James W. Ross Progressive Conservative Maritimes divisionalSeptember 27, 1990 Mulroney April 26, 1991New Brunswick Richard Hatfield May 25, 1993

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.

Declined Senate appointments

Only three people have ever declined a Senate appointment, two from New Brunswick and one from Quebec.

NamePartyDate appointedAppointed by
  William Todd Conservative October 23, 1867Royal Proclamation
  Edward Chandler Liberal-Conservative October 23, 1867Royal Proclamation

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References

  1. Previously was an independent senator but political affiliation was reclassified by the Senate Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration on June 12, 2016.