# List of New Brunswick senators

This is a list of past and present members of the Senate of Canada representing the province of New Brunswick.
During the Quebec Conference of 1864, New Brunswick was guaranteed 10 Senate seats, but because Prince Edward Island stalled for equal representation in the upper house, New Brunswick was awarded two of Prince Edward Island's Senate seats until 1873 when Prince Edward Island gave in and joined confederation New Brunswick dropped to 10 seats. New Brunswick kept 12 seats until the first two senators ended their term after 1873, they were not replaced.

## Current senators

| Name | Party | Division$^1$ | Date appointed | Appointed by$^2$ | Mandatory retirement |
| Jim Quinn | Canadian Senators Group | New Brunswick | June 21, 2021 | Trudeau, J. | January 25, 2032 |
| René Cormier | Independent Senators Group | New Brunswick | November 10, 2016 | Trudeau, J. | April 27, 2031 |
| Nancy Hartling | Independent Senators Group | New Brunswick | September 21, 2005 | Martin | February 1, 2025 |
| John McNair | Independent Senators Group | New Brunswick | October 31, 2023 | Trudeau, J. | June 3, 2032 |
| Victor Boudreau | Non-affiliated | New Brunswick | June 28, 2024 | Trudeau, J. | May 3, 2045 |
| Rose-May Poirier | Conservative | Saint-Louis-de-Kent | February 28, 2010 | Harper | March 2, 2029 |
| David Adams Richards | Non-affiliated | New Brunswick | August 30, 2017 | Trudeau, J. | October 17, 2025 |
| Pierrette Ringuette | Independent Senators Group | New Brunswick | December 12, 2002 | Chrétien | December 31, 2030 |
| Krista Ann Ross | Canadian Senators Group | New Brunswick | October 31, 2023 | Trudeau, J. | September 30, 2042 |
Notes:
$^1$ Senators are appointed to represent New Brunswick. 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

| Name | Party | Division$^1$ | Date appointed | Appointed by$^2$ | End of term |
| Michael Adams | Conservative | Northumberland | January 7, 1896 | Bowell | January 1, 1899 |
| Margaret Jean Anderson | Liberal | Northumberland-Miramichi | March 23, 1978 | Trudeau, P. E. | August 7, 1990 |
| George Thomas Baird | Conservative | Victoria | June 19, 1895 | Bowell | April 21, 1917 |
| Frank Black | Conservative | Westmorland | November 25, 1921 | Meighen | February 28, 1945 |
| Amos Botsford | Conservative | New Brunswick | October 23, 1867 | Royal Proclamation | March 22, 1894 |
| Thomas-Jean Bourque | Conservative | Richibucto | January 20, 1917 | Borden | February 16, 1952 |
| John Boyd | Liberal-Conservative | Saint John | February 11, 1880 | MacDonald | September 21, 1893 |
| Alfred Johnson Brooks | Progressive Conservative | Royal | September 12, 1960 | Diefenbaker | November 7, 1967 |
| John Bryden | Liberal | New Brunswick | November 23, 1994 | Chrétien | October 31, 2009 |
| George Burchill | Liberal | Northumberland-Miramichi | April 19, 1945 | King | August 19, 1977 |
| Kennedy Burns | Liberal | New Brunswick | March 21, 1893 | Thompson | June 23, 1895 |
| Charles Burpee | Liberal | New Brunswick | February 1, 1900 | Laurier | July 19, 1900 |
| Erminie Cohen | Progressive Conservative | Saint John | June 4, 1993 | Mulroney | July 23, 2001 |
| Arthur Copp | Liberal | Westmorland | September 25, 1925 | King | December 5, 1949 |
| Eymard Corbin | Liberal | Grand-Sault | July 9, 1984 | Turner | August 2, 2009 |
| John Costigan | Liberal | Victoria | January 15, 1907 | Laurier | September 29, 1916 |
| Joseph Day | Liberal | Saint John-Kennebecasis | October 4, 2001 | Chrétien | January 24, 2020 |
| John Waterhouse Daniel | Conservative | Saint John City | March 18, 1912 | Bordon | January 11, 1933 |
| James Dever | Liberal | Saint John | March 14, 1868 | MacDonald | May 7, 1904 |
| Mabel DeWare | Progressive Conservative | Moncton | September 23, 1990 | Mulroney | August 9, 2001 |
| James Domville | Liberal | Rothesay | April 20, 1903 | Laurier | July 30, 1921 |
| J.J. Hayes Doone | Liberal | Charlotte | June 25, 1949 | St. Laurent | April 6, 1953 |
| John Ellis | Liberal | Saint John | September 3, 1900 | Laurier | June 10, 1913 |
| Clarence Emerson | Progressive Conservative | Saint John-Albert | October 12, 1957 | Diefenbaker | September 25, 1963 |
| Henry Emmerson | Liberal | Dorchester | June 25, 1949 | St. Laurent | June 21, 1954 |
| John Ferguson | Conservative | Bathurst | October 23, 1867 | Royal Proclamation | August 21, 1888 |
| Muriel McQueen Fergusson | Liberal | Fredericton | May 19, 1953 | St. Laurent | May 23, 1975 |
| Walter Edward Foster | Liberal | Saint John | December 6, 1928 | King | November 14, 1947 |
| Edgar Fournier | Progressive Conservative | Madawaska-Restigouche | September 24, 1962 | Diefenbaker | February 11, 1983 |
| J. Michel Fournier | Liberal | Restigouche-Gloucester | December 9, 1971 | Trudeau, P. E. | September 29, 1980 |
| George Fowler | Conservative | Kings and Albert | June 29, 1917 | Borden | September 2, 1924 |
| Arthur Gillmor | Liberal | New Brunswick | April 2, 1900 | Laurier | April 13, 1903 |
| Daniel Gillmor | Liberal | St. George | January 15, 1907 | Laurier | February 22, 1918 |
| John Glasier | Liberal | Sunbury | March 14, 1868 | MacDonald | July 7, 1894 |
| Richard Hatfield | Progressive Conservative | New Brunswick | September 7, 1990 | Mulroney | April 26, 1991 |
| Robert Leonard Hazen | Conservative | New Brunswick | October 23, 1867 | Royal Proclamation | August 15, 1874 |
| George Burpee Jones | Conservative | New Brunswick | July 20, 1935 | Bennett | April 27, 1950 |
| Judith Keating | Independent Senators Group | New Brunswick | January 30, 2020 | Trudeau, J. | July 16, 2021 |
| George King | Liberal | Queen's | December 18, 1896 | Laurier | April 28, 1928 |
| Noël Kinsella | Conservative | Fredericton-York-Sunbury | September 12, 1990 | Mulroney | November 28, 2014 |
| Joseph Landry | Liberal | Village of Cap-Pelé | February 26, 1996 | Chrétien | June 19, 1997 |
| Roméo LeBlanc | Liberal | Beauséjour | June 29, 1984 | Trudeau, P. E. | November 21, 1994 |
| Antoine Joseph Léger | Conservative | L'Acadie | August 14, 1935 | Bennett | April 7, 1950 |
| Aurel Léger | Liberal | Kent | June 12, 1953 | St. Laurent | December 28, 1961 |
| Viola Léger | Liberal | L'Acadie | June 13, 2001 | Chrétien | June 29, 2005 |
| James Lewin | Liberal | Saint John (Lancaster) | November 10, 1876 | Mackenzie | March 11, 1900 |
| Rose-Marie Losier-Cool | Liberal | Tracadie | March 21, 1995 | Chrétien | June 18, 2012 |
| Abner Reid McClelan | Liberal | New Brunswick | October 23, 1867 | Royal Proclamation | December 9, 1896 |
| John Anthony McDonald | Independent | Shediac | February 17, 1921 | Meighen | December 12, 1948 |
| Charles McElman | Liberal | Nashwaak Valley | February 24, 1966 | Pearson | April 1, 1990 |
| Frederic McGrand | Liberal | Sunbury | July 28, 1955 | St. Laurent | January 22, 1988 |
| Paul McIntyre | Conservative | New Brunswick | September 6, 2012 | Harper | November 2, 2019 |
| Alexander Neil McLean | Liberal | Southern New Brunswick | April 18, 1945 | King | March 12, 1967 |
| Donald A. McLean | Liberal | Charlotte County | March 15, 1968 | Pearson | November 5, 1973 |
| Peter McSweeney | Liberal | Northumberland | March 15, 1899 | Laurier | February 2, 1921 |
| Hervé Michaud | Liberal | Kent | March 15, 1968 | Pearson | June 5, 1978 |
| Peter Mitchell | Liberal | New Brunswick | October 23, 1867 | Royal Proclamation | July 13, 1872 |
| Percy Mockler | Conservative | New Brunswick | January 2, 2009 | Harper | April 14, 2024 |
| William Muirhead | Liberal | Chatham | January 4, 1873 | MacDonald | December 29, 1884 |
| William Hunter Odell | Conservative | Rockwood | October 23, 1867 | Royal Proclamation | July 25, 1891 |
| Frederick William Pirie | Liberal | Victoria-Carleton | April 19, 1945 | King | October 3, 1956 |
| Pascal Poirier | Liberal-Conservative | L'Acadie | March 9, 1885 | MacDonald | September 25, 1933 |
| Nelson Rattenbury | Liberal | Saint John | February 14, 1964 | Pearson | May 27, 1973 |
| Daniel Riley | Liberal | Saint John | December 21, 1973 | Trudeau, P. E. | September 13, 1984 |
| Brenda Robertson | Progressive Conservative | Riverview | December 21, 1984 | Mulroney | May 23, 2004 |
| John Robertson | Liberal | New Brunswick | October 23, 1867 | Royal Proclamation | August 3, 1876 |
| Fernand Robichaud | Liberal | Saint-Louis-de-Kent New Brunswick$^3$ | September 22, 1997 | Chrétien | December 2, 2014 |
| Hédard-J. Robichaud | Liberal | Gloucester | June 28, 1968 | Trudeau, P. E. | October 8, 1971 |
| Louis Robichaud | Liberal | L'Acadie-Acadia | December 21, 1973 | Trudeau, P. E. | October 21, 2000 |
| Clifford Robinson | Liberal | Moncton | May 5, 1924 | King | July 27, 1944 |
| Calixte Savoie | Independent Liberal | L'Acadie | July 28, 1955 | St. Laurent | August 23, 1970 |
| Cyril Sherwood | Progressive Conservative | Royal | October 3, 1979 | Clark | July 1, 1990 |
| Jean-Maurice Simard | Progressive Conservative | Edmundston | June 26, 1985 | Mulroney | June 16, 2001 |
| Benjamin Franklin Smith | Conservative | Victoria-Carleton | April 14, 1935 | Bennett | May 19, 1944 |
| Jabez Bunting Snowball | Liberal | Chatham | May 1, 1891 | MacDonald | February 1, 1902 |
| William Steeves | Liberal | New Brunswick | October 23, 1867 | Royal Proclamation | December 9, 1873 |
| Carolyn Stewart-Olsen | Conservative | New Brunswick | August 27, 2009 | Harper | July 27, 2021 |
| Austin C. Taylor | Liberal | Westmorland | January 3, 1957 | St. Laurent | January 17, 1965 |
| Nancy Teed | Progressive Conservative | Saint John | August 30, 1990 | Mulroney | January 29, 1993 |
| Thomas Temple | Conservative | York | April 23, 1896 | Bowell | August 25, 1899 |
| Norbert Thériault | Liberal | Baie-du-Vin | March 26, 1979 | Trudeau, P. E. | February 16, 1996 |
| Frederick Thompson | Liberal | Fredericton | February 7, 1902 | Laurier | April 27, 1922 |
| William Henry Thorne | Conservative | Saint John | July 26, 1913 | Borden | July 8, 1923 |
| Irving Randall Todd | Conservative | Milltown | March 7, 1918 | Borden | December 27, 1932 |
| Marilyn Trenholme Counsell | Liberal | New Brunswick | September 9, 2003 | Chrétien | October 22, 2008 |
| Onésiphore Turgeon | Liberal | Gloucester | October 27, 1922 | King | November 18, 1944 |
| Clarence Joseph Veniot | Liberal | Gloucester | April 18, 1945 | King | June 1, 1966 |
| John D. Wallace | No Affiliation | New Brunswick | January 2, 2009 | Harper | February 1, 2017 |
| David Wark | Liberal | Fredericton | October 23, 1867 | Royal Proclamation | August 20, 1905 |
| Robert Wilmot | Conservative | New Brunswick | October 23, 1867 | Royal Proclamation | February 10, 1880 |
| Josiah Wood | Conservative | Westmorland | August 5, 1895 | Bowell | March 12, 1912 |
Notes:
$^1$ Senators are appointed to represent New Brunswick. Each senator may choose to designate a geographic area within New Brunswick as his or her division. $^2$ Senators are appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister. $^3$ Division designated as Saint-Louis-de-Kent from September 23, 1997 to February 27, 2010 and New Brunswick from February 28, 2010 to the present.

## 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 | Party$^1$ | Division$^2$ | Date appointed | Appointed by$^3$ | Date shifted to provincial | Province shifted to | Provincial seat vacated by | End of term |
| Michael Forrestall | Conservative | Dartmouth/Eastern Shore, NS | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | November 10, 1994 | Nova Scotia | Robert Muir | June 9, 2006 |
| James W. Ross | Progressive Conservative | Maritimes divisional | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | April 26, 1991 | New Brunswick | Richard Hatfield | May 25, 1993 |
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.

## Declined Senate appointments

Only three people have ever declined a Senate appointment, two from New Brunswick and one from Quebec.
| Name | Party | Date appointed | Appointed by |
| William Todd | Conservative | October 23, 1867 | Royal Proclamation |
| Edward Chandler | Liberal-Conservative | October 23, 1867 | Royal Proclamation |