List of Prince Edward Island senators
- List of Prince Edward Island senators
This is a list of past and present Canadian senators from 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
Notes:
1 Senators are appointed to represent their region. Each senator may choose to designate a geographic area within their region as his or her division.
2 Senators are appointed by the Governor-General of Canada on the recommendation of the prime minister.
3 Party listed, was the last party the Senator was a member of.
4 Senator James Ross is the only one Canadian Senator to not represent a specific province during his term in office.
ee also
*List of Canadian senators
External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/senmemb/senate/isenator.asp?sortord=P&Language=E Current Senators List Parliament Website]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/commbus/senate/com-E/pub-E/legislative-e.htm A Legislative and Historical Overview of the Senate]
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