List of Canadian Senators from the Territories

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The list of Canadian Senators from the Territories shows all past and current members of the Canadian Senate from the Northwest Territories , Nunavut Territories , and Yukon Territories . The three territories are each represented by a senator.

The Northwest Territories received two senators in 1879 and four senators from 1903. After the establishment of the new provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905, the territories were no longer represented. In 1975 the Northwest Territories and Yukon each received a senator through a constitutional amendment. When Nunavut was founded in 1999, another senator was added.

Status: January 2016

  • Liberal Party
  • Conservative Party
  • Conservative Party (historical)
  • Independent Senators Group
  • Canadian Senators Group

    • Acting Senators

    P. Surname Political party division Appointment on Suggestion from Compulsory
    resignation
    Margaret Dawn Anderson independent ( ISG ) Northwest Territories Dec 12, 2018 J. Trudeau Apr 14, 2042
    Pat Duncan independent ( ISG ) Yukon Dec 12, 2018 J. Trudeau 0Apr 8, 2035
    Dennis Patterson conservative Nunavut Aug 27, 2009 Harper Dec 30, 2023

    Former Senators

    P. Surname Political party division Appointment on Suggestion from End of mandate
    Willie Adams liberal Northwest Territories (until 1999)
    Nunavut (from 1999)     		0Apr 5, 1977 P. Trudeau June 22, 2009
    Ione Christensen liberal Yukon 0Sep 2 1999 Chrétien Dec 31, 2006
    Thomas Osborne Davis liberal Northwest Territories (until 1905)
    Saskatchewan (from 1905)     		Sep 30 1904 Laurier Jan. 23, 1917
    Richard Hardisty conservative Northwest Territories (Edmonton) 23 Feb 1888 Macdonald Oct 18, 1889
    Daniel Lang conservative Yukon 0Jan. 2, 2009 Harper 15 Aug 2017
    James Lougheed conservative Northwest Territories (until 1905)
    Alberta (from 1905)     		Dec 10, 1889 Macdonald Nov 22, 1925
    Paul Lucier liberal Yukon Oct 23, 1975 P. Trudeau July 23, 1999
    William Dell Perley conservative Northwest Territories (until 1905)
    Saskatchewan (from 1905)     		03 Dec 1888 Macdonald July 15, 1909
    James Hamilton Ross liberal Northwest Territories (until 1905)
    Saskatchewan (from 1905)     		Sep 30 1904 Laurier Dec 14, 1932
    Nick Sibbeston liberal Northwest Territories 0Sep 2 1999 Chrétien Nov 21, 2017

    Remarks

    1. ↑ a b The party to which the senators last belonged is given.
    2. ↑ a b 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.

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