List of Canadian Senators from Alberta

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The List of Canadian Senators from Alberta shows all former and current members of the Canadian Senate from the Province of Alberta . The province is represented by six senators.

The revised version of the British North America Act of 1915 created the possibility of appointing two additional senators per senatorial region. Alberta is part of the Western Canada region , which also includes British Columbia , Saskatchewan, and Manitoba .

Status: January 2016

  • Liberal Party
  • Conservative Party
  • Conservative Party (historical) , Progressive-Conservative Party
  • Social Credit Party
  • Reform party
  • Independent Senators Group
  • Canadian Senators Group

    • Acting Senators

      Surname Political party division Appointment on Suggestion from Compulsory
    resignation
      Doug Black independent ( CSG ) Alberta Jan. 25, 2013 Harper May 10, 2027
      Patti LaBoucane-Benson independently Alberta 0Oct 3, 2018 J. Trudeau Feb 20, 2044
      Elaine McCoy independent ( CSG ) Alberta 24 Mar 2005 Martin 07th Mar 2021
      Paula Simons independent ( ISG ) Alberta 0Oct 3, 2018 J. Trudeau 0Sep 7 2039
      Scott Tannas independent ( CSG ) Alberta 25th Mar 2013 Harper Feb 25, 2037

    Former Senators

      Surname Political party division Appointment on Suggestion from End of mandate
      Tommy Banks liberal Alberta 0Apr 7, 2000 Chrétien Dec 17, 2011
      Martha Bielish Progressive Conservatives Lakeland 27 Sep 1979 Clark 26 Sep 1990
      Aristide Blais liberal St. Albert Jan. 29, 1940 King Nov 10, 1964
      Bert Brown conservative Alberta July 10, 2007 Harper 22 Mar 2013
      John Alexander Buchanan Progressive Conservatives Edmonton Jan 15, 1959 Diefenbaker 0Sep 2 1965
      William Ashbury Buchanan liberal Lethbridge 05th Sep 1925 King July 11, 1954
      Patrick Burns Independently Calgary 0July 6, 1931 Bennett 0June 1, 1936
      Donald Cameron liberal Banff July 28, 1955 Saint-Laurent 19 Sep 1987
      Thelma Chalifoux liberal Alberta Nov 26, 1997 Chrétien 0Feb 8, 2004
      Jean Côté liberal Edmonton Aug 14, 1923 King 23 Sep 1924
      Leverett DeVeber liberal Lethbridge 0March 8 1906 Laurier 0July 9, 1925
      Joyce Fairbairn liberal Lethbridge June 29, 1984 P. Trudeau Jan. 18, 2013
      Jean Forest liberal Edmonton May 16, 1996 Chrétien Aug 28, 1998
      Amédée Forget liberal Banff 0May 2, 1911 Laurier 0June 8, 1923
      Frederick Gershaw liberal Medicine Hat Apr 18, 1945 King 26th Mar 1968
      Ronald Ghitter Progressive Conservatives Alberta 25th Mar 1993 Mulroney 31 Mar 2000
      James Gladstone Progressive Conservatives Lethbridge Jan. 31, 1958 Diefenbaker 31 Mar 1971
      William Griesbach conservative Edmonton Sep 15 1921 Meighen Jan. 21, 1945
      William Harmer liberal Edmonton 0Feb 5, 1918 Borden 0Sep 9 1947
      Earl Hastings liberal Palliser foothills Feb. 24, 1966 Pearson 0May 5, 1996
      Daniel Hays liberal Calgary June 29, 1984 P. Trudeau June 30, 2007
      Harry Hays liberal Calgary Feb. 24, 1966 Pearson 0May 4th 1982
      Prosper-Edmond Lessard liberal St. Paul 05th Sep 1925 King Apr 11, 1931
      James Lougheed conservative Calgary (Northwest Territories), until 1905
    Calgary (Alberta), from 1905     		Dec 12, 1889 Macdonald 0Nov 2, 1925
      James Angus MacKinnon liberal Edmonton 0May 9, 1949 Saint-Laurent Apr 18, 1958
      Ernest Manning Social credit Edmonton West 0Oct 7, 1970 P. Trudeau Sep 20 1983
      Edward Michener conservative Alberta 0Feb 5, 1918 Borden Jan. 16, 1947
      Grant Mitchell independently Alberta 24 Mar 2005 Martin July 19, 2026
      Bud Olson liberal Alberta South 0Apr 5, 1977 P. Trudeau 07th Mar 1996
      James Prowse liberal Edmonton Feb. 24, 1966 Pearson 27 Sep 1976
      Daniel Edward Riley liberal Alberta June 25, 1926 King Apr 27, 1948
      Douglas Roche Independently Edmonton 17 Sep 1998 Chrétien June 14, 2004
      George Henry Ross liberal Calgary 0Dec. 1, 1948 Saint-Laurent 26 Sep 1956
      Philippe Roy liberal Edmonton 0March 8 1906 Laurier Apr 21, 1911
      Wesley Stambaugh liberal Bruce 0Sep 7 1949 Saint-Laurent 0June 8, 1965
      Peter Talbot liberal Alberta 0March 8 1906 Laurier 0December 6, 1919
      Claudette Tardif liberal Alberta 24 Mar 2005 Martin 0Feb. 2, 2018
      Nicholas Taylor liberal Bon Accord,
    Sturgeon until 1998 , from 1999     		07th Mar 1996 Chrétien Nov 17, 2002
      Walter Twinn Progressive Conservatives Alberta 27 Sep 1990 Mulroney Oct 30, 1997
      Betty Unger conservative Alberta 0Jan. 6, 2012 Harper 21 Aug 2018
      Stanley Waters reform Alberta June 11, 1990 Mulroney 25 Sep 1991

    Regional Senators of the Western Provinces

    Subsequent senators were appointed additional representatives of the western provinces under Article 26 of the Constitution . This regulation has only been applied once so far.

      Surname Political party division Appointment on Suggestion from End of mandate
      Eric Berntson Progressive Conservatives Saskatchewan 27 Sep 1990 Mulroney Feb. 27, 2001
      Janis Johnson conservative Winnipeg-Interlake 27 Sep 1990 Mulroney Apr 27, 2021

    Remarks

    1. ↑ a b c The party to which the senators last belonged is given.
    2. ↑ a b c Québec is the only province with Senate divisions that are prescribed by the constitution. In all other provinces, a division is merely an optional designation that the senator can choose himself and that has no constitutional or legal significance. A senator who does not elect a particular Senate division is considered to represent the province as a whole.
    3. ↑ a b c Senators are appointed by the Governor General on the proposal of the Prime Minister.
    4. ↑ Senators must resign after the age of 75.
    5. ↑ a b c d e Appointed after the election in a waiting position by the people.

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