# List of senators in the 39th Parliament of Canada

This is a list of members of the Senate of Canada in the 39th Parliament of Canada.
At dissolution on September 7, 2008, there were 15 vacancies in the Senate: three each in British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and Quebec; two in Ontario; and each one in Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Yukon. The resignation of Michael Fortier on September 7, 2008, subsequently created a 16th vacancy (4th in Quebec) on September 8.
The province of Quebec has 24 Senate divisions which are constitutionally mandated. In all other provinces, a Senate division is strictly an optional designation of the senator's own choosing, and has no real constitutional or legal standing. A senator who does not choose a special senate division is designated a senator for the province at large.
Names in bold indicate senators that served in the 28th Canadian Ministry.

## List of senators
### Senators at the beginning of the 39th Parliament

| Name | Party | Province (Division) | Date appointed | Appointed by | Left office | Reason |
| Willie Adams | Liberal | Nunavut | April 5, 1977 | Trudeau | June 22, 2009 | Retirement |
| Raynell Andreychuk | Conservative | Saskatchewan | March 11, 1993 | Mulroney | August 14, 2019 | Retirement |
| W. David Angus | Conservative | Québec (Alma) | June 10, 1993 | Mulroney | July 21, 2012 | Retirement |
| Norman Atkins | Progressive Conservative | Ontario (Markham) | July 2, 1986 | Mulroney | June 27, 2009 | Retirement |
| Jack Austin | Liberal | British Columbia (Vancouver South) | August 19, 1975 | Trudeau | March 2, 2007 | Retirement |
| Lise Bacon | Liberal | Québec (De la Durantaye) | September 15, 1994 | Chrétien | August 25, 2009 | Retirement |
| George Baker | Liberal | Newfoundland and Labrador | March 26, 2002 | Chrétien | September 4, 2017 | Retirement |
| Tommy Banks | Liberal | Alberta (Edmonton) | April 7, 2000 | Chrétien | December 17, 2011 | Retirement |
| Marisa Ferretti Barth | Liberal | Québec (Repentigny) | September 23, 1997 | Chrétien | April 28, 2006 | Retirement |
| Michel Biron | Liberal | Québec (Mille Isles) | October 4, 2001 | Chrétien | March 16, 2009 | Retirement |
| John G. Bryden | Liberal | New Brunswick | November 23, 1994 | Chrétien | October 31, 2009 | Resignation |
| John MacLellan Buchanan | Conservative | Nova Scotia (Halifax) | September 12, 1990 | Mulroney | April 22, 2006 | Retirement |
| Catherine Callbeck | Liberal | Prince Edward Island | September 23, 1997 | Chrétien | July 25, 2014 | Retirement |
| Larry Campbell | Liberal | British Columbia (Vancouver) | August 2, 2005 | Martin | Incumbent | |
| Patricia Carney | Conservative | British Columbia | August 30, 1990 | Mulroney | January 31, 2008 | Resignation |
| Sharon Carstairs | Liberal | Manitoba | September 15, 1994 | Chrétien | October 17, 2011 | Resignation |
| Andrée Champagne | Conservative | Quebec (Grandville) | August 2, 2005 | Martin | July 17, 2014 | Retirement |
| Maria Chaput | Liberal | Manitoba | December 12, 2002 | Chrétien | March 1, 2016 | Resignation |
| Ione Jean Christensen | Liberal | Yukon | September 2, 1999 | Chrétien | December 31, 2006 | Resignation |
| Ethel M. Cochrane | Conservative | Newfoundland and Labrador | November 17, 1986 | Mulroney | September 23, 2012 | Retirement |
| Gerald J. Comeau | Conservative | Nova Scotia | August 30, 1990 | Mulroney | November 30, 2013 | Resignation |
| Joan Cook | Liberal | Newfoundland and Labrador | March 6, 1998 | Chrétien | October 6, 2009 | Retirement |
| Anne Claire Cools | Conservative | Ontario (Toronto-Centre-York) | January 13, 1984 | Trudeau | August 12, 2018 | Retirement |
| Eymard Georges Corbin | Liberal | New Brunswick (Grand-Sault) | July 9, 1984 | Turner | August 2, 2009 | Retirement |
| Jane Marie Cordy | Liberal | Nova Scotia | June 9, 2000 | Chrétien | Incumbent | |
| Jim Cowan | Liberal | Nova Scotia (Halifax) | March 24, 2005 | Martin | January 22, 2017 | Retirement |
| Roméo Dallaire | Liberal | Quebec (Gulf) | March 24, 2005 | Martin | June 17, 2014 | Resignation |
| Dennis Dawson | Liberal | Quebec (Lauzon) | August 2, 2005 | Martin | Incumbent | |
| Joseph A. Day | Liberal | New Brunswick (Saint John-Kennebecasis) | October 4, 2001 | Chrétien | Incumbent | |
| Pierre de Bané | Liberal | Québec (De la Vallière) | June 29, 1984 | Trudeau | August 2, 2013 | Retirement |
| Consiglio Di Nino | Conservative | Ontario | August 30, 1990 | Mulroney | June 30, 2012 | Resignation |
| Percy Downe | Liberal | Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown) | June 26, 2003 | Chrétien | Incumbent | |
| Lillian Dyck | New Democratic Party | Saskatchewan (North Battleford) | March 24, 2005 | Martin | Incumbent | |
| Art Eggleton | Liberal | Ontario (Toronto) | March 24, 2005 | Martin | September 29, 2018 | Retirement |
| John Trevor Eyton | Conservative | Ontario | September 23, 1990 | Mulroney | July 12, 2009 | Retirement |
| Joyce Fairbairn | Liberal | Alberta (Lethbridge) | June 29, 1984 | Trudeau | January 18, 2013 | Resignation |
| D. Ross Fitzpatrick | Liberal | British Columbia (Okanagan-Similkameen) | March 6, 1998 | Chrétien | February 4, 2008 | Retirement |
| Michael Forrestall | Conservative | Nova Scotia (Dartmouth/Eastern Shore) | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | June 8, 2006 | Death |
| Francis Fox | Liberal | Québec (Rigaud) | August 29, 2005 | Martin | December 2, 2011 | Resignation |
| Joan Fraser | Liberal | Québec (De Lorimier) | September 17, 1998 | Chrétien | February 2, 2018 | Resignation |
| George Furey | Liberal | Newfoundland and Labrador | August 11, 1999 | Chrétien | May 12, 2023 | Retirement |
| Aurélien Gill | Liberal | Québec (Wellington) | September 17, 1998 | Chrétien | August 26, 2008 | Retirement |
| Yoine Goldstein | Liberal | Québec (Rigaud) | August 29, 2005 | Martin | May 11, 2009 | Retirement |
| Jerry Grafstein | Liberal | Ontario (Metro Toronto) | January 13, 1984 | Trudeau | January 2, 2010 | Retirement |
| Lenard Joe Gustafson | Conservative | Saskatchewan | May 26, 1993 | Mulroney | November 10, 2008 | Retirement |
| Mac Harb | Liberal | Ontario | September 9, 2003 | Chrétien | August 26, 2013 | Resignation |
| Daniel Philip Hays$^3$ | Liberal | Alberta (Calgary) | June 29, 1984 | Trudeau | June 30, 2007 | Resignation |
| Céline Hervieux-Payette$^4$ | Liberal | Québec (Bedford) | March 21, 1995 | Chrétien | April 22, 2016 | Retirement |
| Libbe Hubley | Liberal | Prince Edward Island | March 8, 2001 | Chrétien | September 8, 2017 | Retirement |
| Mobina Jaffer | Liberal | British Columbia | June 13, 2001 | Chrétien | Incumbent | |
| Janis Gudrun Johnson | Conservative | Manitoba (Winnipeg - Interlake) | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | September 27, 2016 | Resignation |
| Serge Joyal | Liberal | Québec (Kennebec) | November 26, 1997 | Chrétien | Incumbent | |
| Colin Kenny | Liberal | Ontario (Rideau) | June 29, 1984 | Trudeau | February 2, 2018 | Resignation |
| Wilbert Joseph Keon | Conservative | Ontario (Ottawa) | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | May 17, 2010 | Retirement |
| Noël A. Kinsella | Conservative | New Brunswick (Fredericton-York-Sunbury) | September 12, 1990 | Mulroney | November 27, 2014 | Retirement |
| Michael J. L. Kirby | Liberal | Nova Scotia (South Shore) | January 13, 1984 | Trudeau | October 31, 2006 | Resignation |
| Jean Lapointe | Liberal | Québec (Saurel) | June 13, 2001 | Chrétien | December 6, 2010 | Retirement |
| Raymond Lavigne | Liberal | Québec (Montarville) | March 26, 2002 | Chrétien | March 21, 2011 | Resignation |
| Marjory LeBreton | Conservative | Ontario | June 18, 1993 | Mulroney | July 4, 2015 | Retirement |
| Rose-Marie Losier-Cool | Liberal | New Brunswick (Tracadie) | March 21, 1995 | Chrétien | June 18, 2012 | Retirement |
| Sandra Lovelace Nicholas | Liberal | New Brunswick | September 21, 2005 | Martin | Incumbent | |
| Shirley Maheu | Liberal | Québec (Rougemont) | February 1, 1996 | Chrétien | February 1, 2006 | Death |
| Francis William Mahovlich | Liberal | Ontario | June 11, 1998 | Chrétien | January 10, 2013 | Retirement |
| Paul J. Massicotte | Liberal | Québec (De Lanaudière) | June 26, 2003 | Chrétien | Incumbent | |
| Elaine McCoy | Progressive Conservative | Alberta (Calgary) | March 24, 2005 | Martin | Incumbent | |
| Michael Arthur Meighen | Conservative | Ontario (St. Marys) | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | February 6, 2012 | Resignation |
| Terry M. Mercer | Liberal | Nova Scotia (Northend Halifax) | November 7, 2003 | Chrétien | Incumbent | |
| Pana Merchant | Liberal | Saskatchewan | December 12, 2002 | Chrétien | March 31, 2017 | Resignation |
| Lorna Ann Milne | Liberal | Ontario (Peel County) | September 22, 1995 | Chrétien | December 13, 2009 | Retirement |
| Grant Mitchell | Liberal | Alberta (Edmonton) | March 24, 2005 | Martin | Incumbent | |
| Wilfred P. Moore | Liberal | Nova Scotia (Stanhope St./Bluenose) | September 26, 1996 | Chrétien | January 14, 2017 | Retirement |
| Jim Munson | Liberal | Ontario (Ottawa/Rideau Canal) | December 10, 2003 | Chrétien | Incumbent | |
| Lowell Murray | Progressive Conservative | Ontario (Pakenham) | September 13, 1979 | Clark | September 26, 2011 | Retirement |
| Pierre Claude Nolin | Conservative | Québec (De Salaberry) | June 18, 1993 | Mulroney | April 23, 2015 | Death |
| Donald H. Oliver | Conservative | Nova Scotia | September 7, 1990 | Mulroney | November 16, 2013 | Retirement |
| Lucie Pépin | Liberal | Québec (Shawinigan) | April 8, 1997 | Chrétien | September 7, 2011 | Retirement |
| Robert Peterson | Liberal | Saskatchewan (Regina) | March 24, 2005 | Martin | October 19, 2012 | Retirement |
| Gerard Phalen | Liberal | Nova Scotia | October 4, 2001 | Chrétien | March 28, 2009 | Retirement |
| Peter Michael Pitfield | Independent | Ontario (Ottawa-Vanier) | December 22, 1982 | Trudeau | June 1, 2010 | Resignation |
| Madeleine Plamondon | Independent | Québec (The Laurentides) | September 9, 2003 | Chrétien | September 21, 2006 | Retirement |
| Marie-Paule Poulin | Liberal | Ontario | September 22, 1995 | Chrétien | April 17, 2015 | Resignation |
| Vivienne Poy | Liberal | Ontario (Toronto) | September 17, 1998 | Chrétien | September 17, 2012 | Resignation |
| Marcel Prud'homme | Independent | Québec (La Salle) | May 26, 1993 | Mulroney | November 30, 2009 | Retirement |
| Pierrette Ringuette | Liberal | New Brunswick | December 12, 2002 | Chrétien | Incumbent | |
| Jean-Claude Rivest | Independent | Québec (Stadacona) | March 11, 1993 | Mulroney | January 31, 2015 | Resignation |
| Fernand Robichaud | Liberal | New Brunswick (Saint Louis de Kent) | September 23, 1997 | Chrétien | December 2, 2014 | Retirement |
| William H. Rompkey | Liberal | Newfoundland and Labrador (North West River) | September 22, 1995 | Chrétien | May 13, 2011 | Retirement |
| Nancy Ruth | Progressive Conservative | Ontario (Toronto) | March 24, 2005 | Martin | January 6, 2017 | Retirement |
| Hugh Segal | Conservative | Ontario (Kingston) | August 2, 2005 | Martin | June 15, 2014 | Resignation |
| Nick Sibbeston | Liberal | Northwest Territories | September 2, 1999 | Chrétien | November 21, 2017 | Resignation |
| David Paul Smith | Liberal | Ontario (Cobourg) | June 25, 2002 | Chrétien | May 16, 2016 | Retirement |
| Mira Spivak | Independent | Manitoba (Manitoba) | November 17, 1986 | Mulroney | July 12, 2009 | Retirement |
| Gerry St. Germain | Conservative | British Columbia (Langley-Pemberton-Whistler) | June 23, 1993 | Mulroney | November 6, 2012 | Retirement |
| Peter Alan Stollery | Liberal | Ontario (Bloor & Yonge/Toronto) | July 2, 1981 | Trudeau | November 29, 2010 | Retirement |
| Terrance Richard Stratton | Conservative | Manitoba (Red River) | March 25, 1993 | Mulroney | March 16, 2013 | Retirement |
| Claudette Tardif | Liberal | Alberta (Edmonton) | March 24, 2005 | Martin | February 2, 2018 | Resignation |
| David Tkachuk | Conservative | Saskatchewan | June 8, 1993 | Mulroney | Incumbent | |
| Marilyn Trenholme Counsell | Liberal | New Brunswick | September 9, 2003 | Chrétien | October 22, 2008 | Retirement |
| Charlie Watt | Liberal | Québec (Inkerman) | January 14, 1984 | Trudeau | March 16, 2018 | Resignation |
| Rod Zimmer | Liberal | Manitoba (Winnipeg) | August 2, 2005 | Martin | August 2, 2013 | Resignation |

### Senators appointed during the 39th Parliament

| Name | Party | Province (Division) | Date appointed | Appointed by | On the Advice of | Left office | Reason |
| Bert Brown$^6$ | Conservative | Alberta | July 10, 2007 | Jean | Harper | March 22, 2013 | Retirement |
| Michael Fortier$^7$ | Conservative | Quebec (Rougemont) | February 27, 2006 | Jean | Harper | September 8, 2008 | Resignation |
* Senators in bold were cabinet ministers during the 39th Parliament
$^3$ Senator Hays served as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate until 18 January 2007.
$^4$ Senator Hervieux-Payette was appointed as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate on 18 January 2007.
$^6$ Appointed from the list of elected senators-in-waiting.
$^7$ Appointed after the election but prior to the official start of the 39th Parliament.

### Left Senate during the 39th Parliament

| Date | Name | Party | Province | Details |
| February 1, 2006 | Shirley Maheu$^1$ | Liberal | Quebec | Died |
| April 22, 2006 | John Buchanan | Conservative | Nova Scotia | Reached mandatory retirement age of 75 |
| April 28, 2006 | Marisa Ferretti Barth | Liberal | Quebec | Reached mandatory retirement age of 75 |
| June 8, 2006 | Michael Forrestall | Conservative | Nova Scotia | Died |
| September 21, 2006 | Madeleine Plamondon | Independent | Quebec | Reached mandatory retirement age of 75 |
| October 31, 2006 | Michael Kirby | Liberal | Nova Scotia | Resigned to move on to new challenges |
| December 31, 2006 | Ione Jean Christensen | Liberal | Yukon | Resigned to assist her ailing husband |
| March 2, 2007 | Jack Austin | Liberal | British Columbia | Reached mandatory retirement age of 75 |
| June 30, 2007 | Daniel Philip Hays | Liberal | Alberta | Resigned |
| January 31, 2008 | Pat Carney | Conservative | British Columbia | Resigned |
| February 4, 2008 | Ross Fitzpatrick | Liberal | British Columbia | Reached mandatory retirement age of 75 |
| August 26, 2008 | Aurelien Gill | Liberal | Quebec | Reached mandatory retirement age of 75 |
| September 8, 2008 | Michael Fortier | Conservative | Quebec | Resigned to run in 2008 election. |
$^1$ Died after the election but prior to the official start of the 39th Parliament.

### Changes in party affiliation during the 39th Parliament

| Date | Name | Party (subsequent) | Party (previous) | Details |
| March 29, 2006 | Nancy Ruth$^1$ | Conservative | Progressive Conservative | Appointed after the two parties merged, she originally listed her affiliation as Progressive Conservative |
| June 8, 2006 | Raymond Lavigne | Liberal without caucus | Liberal | Suspended from the caucus for allegedly spending Senate funds for personal use. After being remove he continued to sit as a Liberal without caucus. |
| October 31, 2006 | Lillian Dyck | Independent NDP | New Democrat | Dyck originally listed her official affiliation as NDP, but when this was not recognized by the party she changed her affiliation |
| June 22, 2007 | Anne Cools | Conservative without caucus | Conservative | Removed from caucus for speaking out against the budget |
| December 13, 2007 | Anne Cools | Non-aligned | Conservative without caucus | Changed to non-aligned in the standings |
$^1$ Changed after the election but prior to the official start of the 39th Parliament.

## Party standings since election

The party standings have changed as follows since the election preceding the 39th Parliament:
| Number of members per party by date | Number of members per party by date | 2006 | 2006 | 2006 | 2006 | 2006 | 2006 | 2006 | 2006 | 2006 | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | 2008 | 2008 | 2008 | 2008 |
| Number of members per party by date | Number of members per party by date | Jan 23 | Feb 1 | Feb 27 | Mar 29 | Apr 22 | Apr 28 | Jun 8 | Sep 21 | Oct 31 | Dec 31 | Mar 2 | Jun 22 | Jun 30 | Jul 10 | Dec 13 | Jan 31 | Feb 4 | Aug 26 | Sep 8 |
| | Liberal | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 58 |
| | Conservative | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| | Independent | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| | NDP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent NDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | Non-aligned | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | Conservative without caucus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Liberal without caucus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | vacant | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |