List of Canadian Senators from Prince Edward Island

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The list of Senators of Canada from Prince Edward Island shows all former and current members of the Canadian Senate from the province of Prince Edward Island . The province is represented by four senators.

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

Status: January 2016

Legend:

  • Liberal Party
  • Conservative Party
  • Conservative Party (historical) , Liberal Conservative Party , Progressive Conservative Party
  • Independent Senators Group
  • Canadian Senators Group
  • Independently

    • Acting Senators

      Surname Political party division Appointment on Suggestion from Compulsory
    resignation
      Percy Downe independent ( CSG ) Charlottetown July 26, 2003 Chretien 0July 8, 2029
      Mike Duffy Independent ( ISG ) Cavendish 0Jan. 2, 2009 Harper May 27, 2021
      Brian Francis independent ( ISG ) Prince Edward Island Oct 11, 2018 J. Trudeau 28 Sep 2032
      Diane F. Griffin independent ( CSG ) Prince Edward Island Nov 10, 2016 J. Trudeau 18 Mar 2022

    Former Senators

      Surname Political party division Appointment on Suggestion from End of mandate
      Doris Anderson liberal St. Peter's, Kings County 21 Sep 1995 Chrétien 05th July 1997
      Joseph-Octave Arsenault conservative Prince Edward Island Feb. 18, 1895 Bowell Dec 14, 1897
      George Barbour liberal Prince 0July 6, 1949 Saint-Laurent 0Feb 6, 1962
      Lorne Bonnell liberal Murray River Nov 17, 1971 P. Trudeau 0Jan. 4, 1998
      Catherine Callbeck liberal Prince Edward Island 23 Sep 1997 Chrétien July 25, 2014
      Jebediah Carvell conservative Charlottetown Dec 18, 1879 Macdonald 0July 3, 1894
      Donald Ferguson conservative Queen's 04th Sep 1893 Thompson 03rd Sep 1909
      Thomas Vincent Grant liberal Montague June 25, 1949 Saint-Laurent Aug 19, 1965
      Thomas Heath Haviland conservative Prince Edward Island Oct 18, 1873 Macdonald 0July 1, 1879
      Robert Haythorne liberal Queen's Oct 18, 1873 Macdonald 0May 7, 1891
      George William Howlam liberal Alberton Nov 18, 1873 Jan 5, 1881 Mar 25 1891
    0
    		 Macdonald Dec. 27, 1880
    Feb. 18, 1891 Feb. 1, 1894
    0
      Elizabeth Hubley liberal Prince Edward Island 0March 8 2001 Chrétien 08 Sep 2017
      James Joseph Hughes liberal King's 05th Sep 1925 King 03rd Mar 1941
      Florence Inman liberal Murray Harbor July 28, 1955 Saint-Laurent May 31, 1986
      Archibald Johnstone liberal Prince Edward Island 06th Mar 1998 Chrétien June 12, 1999
      John Walter Jones liberal Queen's May 19, 1953 Saint-Laurent 31 Mar 1954
      Thomas Kickham liberal Cardigan 0July 8, 1966 Pearson 0Dec. 1, 1974
      Creelman MacArthur liberal Prince 05th Sep 1925 King Dec. 27, 1943
      Andrew Archibald Macdonald Liberal Conservatives Charlottetown May 11, 1891 Macdonald 21 Mar 1912
      John Alexander Macdonald conservative Cardigan July 20, 1935 Bennett Nov 15, 1948
      John J. MacDonald Progressive Conservatives Queen's Jan. 27, 1958 Diefenbaker Apr 20, 1971
      Heath MacQuarrie Progressive Conservatives Hillsborough 0Oct 3, 1979 Clark Sep 18 1994
      James McIntyre liberal Mount Stewart Feb 19, 1943 King 0Apr 8, 1957
      John McLean conservative Souris 0December 3, 1915 Borden Feb. 20, 1936
      Donald Montgomery conservative Park Corner Oct 18, 1873 Macdonald July 31, 1893
      Patrick Charles Murphy conservative Tignish Nov 20, 1912 Borden 06th Mar 1925
      Melvin Perry liberal Prince Edward Island Aug 11, 1999 Chrétien 23 Aug 2000
      Orville Phillips Progressive Conservatives Prince 0Feb 5, 1963 Diefenbaker 24 Mar 1999
      Benjamin Prowse liberal Charlottetown 05th Mar 1911 Laurier Feb. 22, 1930
      Samuel Prowse Liberal Conservatives King's Sep 14 1889 Macdonald Jan. 14, 1902
      Brewer Waugh Robertson liberal Summerside Apr 19, 1945 King Jan. 20, 1949
      James Edwin Robertson liberal Prince Edward Island 0Feb. 7, 1902 Laurier Apr 13, 1915
      Eileen Rossiter Progressive Conservatives Prince Edward Island Nov 11, 1986 Mulroney July 14, 2004
      John Ewen Sinclair liberal Queen's 0July 7, 1930 King Dec 12, 1949
      John Yeo liberal East Prince Nov 19, 1898 Laurier December 12, 1924

    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 c Senators are appointed by the Governor General on the proposal of the Prime Minister.
    4. ↑ Senators must resign after the age of 75.

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