List of Canadian Senators from Nova Scotia

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The list of Canadian Senators from Nova Scotia shows all former and current members of the Canadian Senate from the Province of Nova Scotia . The province is represented by ten senators.

The revised version of the British North America Act of 1915 created the possibility of appointing two additional senators per senatorial region. Nova Scotia belongs to the region of the Maritime Provinces , which also includes New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island .

Since the accession of Prince Edward Island was delayed by several years, the four seats that this province actually belonged to were temporarily assigned to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. After Prince Edward Island joined in 1873, the following two vacancies in Nova Scotia were not replaced.

Status: December 2019:

  • Liberal Party
  • Conservative Party
  • Progressive-Conservative Party
  • Independent Senators Group
  • Canadian Senators Group
  • Progressive Senate Group

    • Acting Senators

      Surname Political party division Appointment on Suggestion from Compulsory
    resignation
      Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard independent ( ISG ) Nova Scotia Nov 10, 2016 J. Trudeau 0Aug 1, 2028
      Dan Christmas independent ( ISG ) Nova Scotia 0Dec 6, 2016 J. Trudeau Sep 10 2031
      Jane Cordy independent ( PSG ) Nova Scotia 0June 9, 2000 Chrétien 0July 2, 2025
      Mary Coyle independent ( ISG ) Nova Scotia 04th Dec 2017 J. Trudeau 0Nov 5, 2029
      Colin Deacon independent ( ISG ) Nova Scotia June 15, 2018 J. Trudeau 0Nov 1, 2034
      Stephen Greene independent ( CSG ) Halifax 0Jan. 2, 2009 Harper 08 Dec 2024
      Stan Kutcher independent ( ISG ) Nova Scotia Dec 12, 2018 J. Trudeau Dec 16, 2026
      Michael MacDonald conservative Cape Breton 0Jan. 2, 2009 Harper 0Apr 4, 2030
      Terry Mercer independent ( PSG ) Northend Halifax 0Nov 7, 2003 Chrétien 0May 6, 2022

    Former Senators

      Surname Political party division Appointment on Suggestion from End of mandate
      William Almon Liberal Conservatives Halifax Apr 15, 1879 Macdonald Feb. 18, 1901
      John Hawkins Anderson liberal Nova Scotia Oct 23, 1867 proclamation Dec. 24, 1870
      Thomas Dickson Archibald Liberal Conservatives North Sydney Oct 23, 1867 proclamation Oct 18, 1890
      Augustus Irvine Barrow liberal Halifax-Dartmouth 0May 8, 1974 P. Trudeau Feb. 15, 1988
      Adam Carr Bell conservative Pictou Oct 23, 1911 Borden Oct. 30, 1912
      Caleb Rand Bill Liberal Conservatives North Sydney Oct 23, 1867 proclamation 0Feb. 1, 1872
      Thomas Reuben Black liberal Amherst Dec 10, 1904 Laurier Sep 14 1905
      Frederick Murray Blois Progressive Conservatives Colchester-Hants Jan. 14, 1960 Diefenbaker Dec 12, 1976
      Bernie Boudreau liberal Nova Scotia 0Oct. 4, 1999 Chrétien Oct 26, 2000
      John George Bourinot sr. Liberal Conservatives Nova Scotia Oct 23, 1867 proclamation Jan. 21, 1884
      John Buchanan conservative Halifax Sep 12 1990 Mulroney Apr 22, 2006
      Peggy Butts liberal Nova Scotia 23 Sep 1997 Chrétien Aug 15, 1999
      Thomas Cantley conservative New Glasgow July 20, 1935 Bennett Feb. 24, 1945
      James William Carmichael liberal Nova Scotia Dec 31, 1898 Laurier Apr 24, 1903
      Charles Edward Church liberal Lunenburg Feb. 28, 1902 Laurier 0Jan. 3, 1906
      Ezra Churchill Liberal Conservatives Nova Scotia 0Feb 3, 1871 Macdonald 0May 8, 1874
      Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau liberal Digby County Jan 15, 1907 Laurier Aug 25, 1911
      Gerald Comeau conservative Nova Scotia Aug 30, 1990 Mulroney Nov 30, 2013
      Joseph Willie Comeau liberal Clare 0Dec. 1, 1948 Saint-Laurent Jan 10, 1966
      Harold Joseph Connolly liberal Halifax North July 28, 1955 Saint-Laurent May 14, 1979
      Ernest Cottreau liberal South Western Nova 0May 8, 1974 P. Trudeau Jan. 28, 1989
      Jim Cowan liberal Nova Scotia 24 Mar 2005 Martin Jan. 22, 2017
      Adam Brown Crosby conservative Halifax Jan. 20, 1917 Borden 10 Mar 1921
      Nathaniel Curry conservative Amherst Nov 20, 1912 Borden 23 Dec 1931
      Rufus curry liberal Nova Scotia March 12 1903 Laurier 30th Mar 1905
      William Dennis conservative Halifax Nov 20, 1912 Borden July 11, 1920
      William Henry Dennis Progressive Conservatives Halifax 0Feb 3, 1932 Bennett Jan. 18, 1954
      Robert Dickey conservative Amherst Oct 23, 1867 proclamation July 14, 1903
      Fred Dickson conservative Halifax 0Jan. 2, 2009 Harper 0Feb 9, 2012
      Richard Donahoe Progressive Conservatives Halifax 13 Sep 1979 Clark 27 Sep 1984
      William Duff liberal Lunenburg Feb. 28, 1936 King Apr 25, 1953
      Edward Farrell liberal Liverpool Jan. 12, 1910 Laurier 0Aug 6, 1931
      Michael Forrestall conservative Nova Scotia 27 Sep 1990 Mulroney 0June 9, 2006
      Edward Girroir Progressive Conservatives Antigonish Nov 20, 1912 Borden 0May 8, 1932
      Alasdair Graham liberal The highlands Apr. 27, 1972 P. Trudeau May 21, 2004
      Robert Patterson Grant liberal Pictou 0Feb. 2, 1877 Mackenzie Nov 13, 1892
      Paul Hatfield liberal Yarmouth 0Oct 7, 1926 King Jan. 28, 1935
      Charles Hawkins liberal Milford-Hants 0May 2, 1950 Saint-Laurent Aug 14, 1958
      Henry Hicks liberal Annapolis Valley Apr. 27, 1972 P. Trudeau 05th Mar 1990
      John Holmes conservative Nova Scotia Oct 23, 1867 proclamation 0June 3, 1876
      Gordon Isnor liberal Halifax-Dartmouth 0May 2, 1950 Saint-Laurent 17th Mar 1973
      Henry Kaulback conservative Lunenburg 27 Mar 1872 Macdonald 0Jan. 8, 1896
      Edward Kenny conservative Nova Scotia Oct 23, 1867 proclamation Apr 11, 1876
      John James Kinley liberal Queens-Lunenburg Apr 18, 1945 King June 12, 1971
      Michael Kirby liberal Nova Scotia Jan. 13, 1984 P. Trudeau Oct 31, 2006
      John Locke liberal Nova Scotia Oct 23, 1867 proclamation Dec 12, 1873
      Hance Logan liberal Cumberland 0Feb 5, 1929 King Dec 26, 1944
      John Lovitt liberal Yarmouth Dec 18, 1896 Laurier Apr 13, 1908
      Finlay MacDonald Progressive Conservatives Halifax Dec 21, 1984 Mulroney 0Jan. 4, 1998
      John Alexander MacDonald Progressive Conservatives Richmond West Cape Breton 02nd Mar 1932 Bennett June 11, 1945
      John Michael Macdonald Progressive Conservatives Cape Breton June 24, 1960 Diefenbaker June 20, 1997
      Allan MacEachen liberal Highlands Canso June 29, 1984 P. Trudeau 0July 6, 1996
      Alexander Macfarlane conservative Wallace Oct 10, 1870 Macdonald Dec 14, 1898
      David MacKeen conservative Cape Breton Feb. 21, 1896 Bowell Oct 15, 1915
      Donald MacLennan liberal Margaree Forks Jan. 29, 1940 King Oct 19, 1953
      Peter Francis Martin conservative Halifax 0Dec 5, 1921 Meighen 0May 2, 1935
      John McCormick conservative Sydney Mines 21 Sep 1921 Meighen Feb 21, 1936
      Jonathan McCully liberal Nova Scotia Oct 23, 1867 proclamation 28 Sep 1970
      John Alexander McDonald liberal King's Apr 18, 1945 King April 16, 1962
      William McDonald conservative Cape Breton May 12, 1884 Macdonald 04th July 1916
      James Drummond McGregor liberal New Glasgow Apr 24, 1903 Laurier 0Oct. 1, 1910
      Tom McInnis conservative Nova Scotia 06 Sep 2012 Harper 0Apr 9, 2020
      Thomas McKay Liberal Conservatives Colchester Dec. 24, 1881 Macdonald Jan. 13, 1912
      William McKay conservative Cape Breton Nov 20, 1912 Borden 0Nov 8, 1915
      Archibald McLelan Liberal Conservatives Londonderry June 21, 1869 Macdonald May 20, 1881
      John Stewart McLennan conservative Sydney Feb 10, 1916 Borden Sep 15 1939
      William Miller Liberal Conservatives Richmond Oct 23, 1867 proclamation Feb 23, 1912
      Wilfred Moore liberal Stanhope St./South Shore 26 Sep 1996 Chrétien Jan. 14, 2017
      Robert Muir Progressive Conservatives Cape Breton-The Sydney's 26th Mar 1979 P. Trudeau Nov 10, 1994
      Margaret Norrie liberal Colchester-Cumberland 27 Mar 1972 P. Trudeau Oct 16, 1980
      Jeremiah Northrup liberal Halifax Oct 10, 1870 Macdonald Apr 10, 1879
      Kelvin Ogilvie conservative Nova Scotia Aug 27, 2009 Harper 0Nov 6, 2017
      Clement O'Leary Progressive Conservatives Antigonish-Guysborough 25 Sep 1962 Diefenbaker June 12, 1969
      Donald Oliver conservative South Shore 0Sep 7 1990 Mulroney Nov 16, 2013
      Gerard Phalen liberal Nova Scotia 0Oct. 4, 2001 Chrétien 28 Mar 2009
      Lawrence Power liberal Halifax 0Feb. 2, 1877 Mackenzie Sep 12 1921
      Clarence Primrose Liberal Conservatives Pictou Nov 28, 1892 Abbott Dec 12, 1902
      Felix Quinn conservative Bedford Halifax July 20, 1935 Bennett 28 Mar 1961
      Edgar Nelson Rhodes conservative Amherst July 20, 1935 Bennett 15th Mar 1942
      John William Ritchie conservative Nova Scotia Oct 23, 1867 proclamation 28 Sep 1870
      Wishart Robertson liberal Shelburne Feb 19, 1943 King Dec 24, 1965
      Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau conservative Digby-Clare July 20, 1935 Bennett 01st Mar 1948
      William Roche liberal Halifax Jan. 12, 1910 King Oct. 19, 1925
      William Ross liberal Victoria May 18, 1905 Laurier 17th Mar 1912
      William Benjamin Ross conservative Middleton Nov 20, 1912 Borden Jan. 10, 1929
      Calvin jerk liberal Nova Scotia June 11, 1998 Chrétien 04th Sep 2000
      Donald Smith liberal Queens-Shelburne July 28, 1955 Saint-Laurent 0July 7, 1980
      George Isaac Smith Progressive Conservatives Colchester 0Aug 7, 1975 P. Trudeau Dec. 19, 1982
      John Stanfield conservative Colchester Feb. 17, 1921 Meighen Jan. 22, 1934
      John Benjamin Stewart liberal Antigonish-Guysborough Jan. 13, 1984 P. Trudeau Nov 19, 1999
      Charles Elliott Tanner Progressive Conservatives Pictou Jan. 20, 1917 Borden Jan. 13, 1946
      Edward Thériault liberal Nova Scotia Apr 20, 1968 P. Trudeau Dec 20, 1968
      Earl Urquhart liberal Inverness-Richmond Feb. 24, 1966 Pearson 17th Aug 1971
      Frank Corbett Welch Progressive Conservatives King's 25 Sep 1962 Diefenbaker July 14, 1975
      Benjamin Wier liberal Nova Scotia Oct 23, 1867 proclamation Apr 14, 1868

    Regional senators of the maritime provinces

    The following senators were appointed as additional representatives of the maritime 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
      Michael Forrestall conservative Dartmouth / Eastern Shore 27 Sep 1990 Mulroney 0June 9, 2006
      James W. Ross Progressive Conservatives Maritime Divisional 27 Sep 1990 Mulroney May 25, 1993

    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 Senators are appointed by the Governor General on the proposal of the Prime Minister.
    4. ↑ Senators must resign after the age of 75.
    5. ↑ Senators are appointed by the Governor General on the proposal of the Prime Minister. When the Senate was founded in 1867, the appointment was made directly by Queen Victoria by means of a royal proclamation.

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