List of Prince Edward Island senators
This is a list of past and present members of the Senate of Canada representing the province of Prince Edward Island.
Prince Edward Island, was guaranteed four Senate seats at the 1864 conference in Quebec City of the "Fathers of Confederation", Prince Edward Island representatives campaigned for equal representation claiming that the rights of small provinces needed to be safe guarded. Prince Edward Island delayed joining confederation until 1873 for various reasons including the Senate question.
Under the Prince Edward Island Terms of Union, 1873 Prince Edward Island was given four Senate seats.
Current senators
| Name | Party | Division1 | Date appointed | Nominated by 2 | Mandatory retirement | Percy Downe | Canadian Senators Group | Charlottetown | Chrétien | Brian Francis | Progressive Senate Group | Prince Edward Island | J. Trudeau | Jane MacAdam | Independent Senators Group | Prince Edward Island | J. Trudeau | Mary Robinson | Canadian Senators Group | Prince Edward Island | J. Trudeau |
Notes:
1 Senators are appointed to represent Prince Edward Island. 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
Notes:
1 Senators are appointed to represent Prince Edward Island. Each senator may choose to designate a geographic area within Prince Edward Island as his or her division.
2 Senators are appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister.
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.
| Name | Party1 | Division2 | Date appointed | Appointed by3 | Date shifted to provincial | Province shifted to | Provincial seat vacated by | End of term | Michael Forrestall | Conservative | Dartmouth/Eastern Shore, NS | Mulroney | Nova Scotia | Robert Muir | James W. Ross | Progressive Conservative | Maritimes divisional | Mulroney | New Brunswick | Richard Hatfield |
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.