This is a list of past and present members of the Senate of Canada representing the province of Quebec.
Quebec has 24 permanent Senate divisions that are fixed under section 22 of the Constitution Act, 1867, which provides that "In the Case of Quebec each of the Twenty-four Senators representing that Province shall be appointed for One of the Twenty-four Electoral Divisions of Lower Canada..." Lower Canada (later the eastern portion of the Province of Canada) was Quebec's predecessor colony.
In addition to the other qualifications for appointment to the Senate, a Quebec senator must, in accordance with subsection 23(5) of the Constitution Act, 1867, "have his Real Property Qualification in the Electoral Division for which he is appointed, or shall be resident in that Division". In other words, the senator must either live in his or her division or own an immovable in the division worth at least $4,000 on a net basis. The Quebec senator must continue to meet this qualification to remain in office under subsection 31(5) of the Constitution Act, 1867.
In other provinces, although senators can designate their own divisions within the province they represent, those designations do not have legal significance.
Current Quebec senators
NameCurrent affiliationDivisionDate appointedAppointed by1On the advice ofMandatory retirementMichèle AudetteProgressive Senate GroupDe SalaberrySimonJ. TrudeauPatrick BrazeauNon-affiliatedRepentignyJeanHarperClaude CarignanConservativeMille IslesJeanHarperPierre DalphondProgressive Senate GroupDe LorimierPayetteJ. TrudeauÉric ForestIndependent Senators GroupGulfJohnstonJ. TrudeauRosa GalvezIndependent Senators GroupBedfordJohnstonJ. TrudeauAmina GerbaProgressive Senate GroupRigaud SimonJ. Trudeau Clément GignacCanadian Senators GroupKennebec SimonJ. Trudeau Martine HébertNon-affiliatedVictoriaSimonJ. TrudeauNon-affiliatedAlmaSimonJ. TrudeauLeo HousakosConservativeWellingtonJeanHarperTony LoffredaIndependent Senators GroupShawiniganPayetteJ. TrudeauRichard MartelNon-affiliatedRougemontArbourCarneyJulie Miville-DechêneIndependent Senators GroupInkermanPayetteJ. TrudeauPierre MoreauProgressive Senate GroupThe LaurentidesSimonJ. TrudeauManuelle OudarIndependent Senators GroupLa SalleSimonJ. TrudeauIndependent Senators GroupGrandvilleJohnstonJ. TrudeauTom PitfieldNon-affiliatedDe la DurantayeArbourCarneyIndependent Senators Group De la VallièreJohnstonJ. TrudeauJosée VernerCanadian Senators GroupMontarvilleJohnstonHarperSuze YouanceIndependent Senators GroupLauzonSimonJ. Trudeau
1 Senators are appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister listed.
Members by Senate division The boundaries for all Quebec districts are mandated in the Constitution Act 1867 and cannot change without a constitutional amendment. The boundaries are described in the 1859 Consolidated Statutes of Canada.Consolidated Statutes of Canada 1859, c. 1 An Act respecting the Legislative Council, schedule A
Self-designated Senate divisions can be used by senators appointed under the Regional Expansion Clause Section 26 of the Constitution Act 1867. This clause can be used to increase the Senate seats by one or two senators for each region (Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes and the Western Provinces). Prime Minister Brian Mulroney is the only one to use this clause, on September 27, 1990.
Self-designated These senators were appointed under a constitutional provision that allowed the number of Quebec senators to temporarily increase by one or two. As such, these senators belonged to no constitutionally-mandated division, and could designate one of their choosing.
NameAffiliationDivisionDate appointed/ affiliation changeAppointed byOn the advice ofEnd of termReasonNormand GrimardProgressive ConservativeQuebecHnatyshynMulroneyRetirementThérèse Lavoie-RouxProgressive ConservativeAcadieHnatyshynMulroneyResignation
Alma
The Alma Senate division is defined in the Consolidated Statutes of Canada (1859) as "The Parishes of Long Point, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Rivière des Prairies, Sault aux Récollets, in the county of Hochelaga, and that part of the Parish of Montreal which lies to the East of the prolongation of St. Denis Street; the County of Laval, that part of the City of Montreal which lies to the East of Bonsécours and St. Denis Streets, and their prolongation."
NameAffiliationDate appointed/ affiliation changeAppointed byOn the advice ofEnd of termReasonJames LeslieConservativeMonckRoyal ProclamationDeathEdward Goff PennyLiberalDufferinMackenzieDeathAlexander Walker OgilvieConservativeLorneMacdonaldResignationRobert MackayLiberalMintoLaurierDeathGeorge Green FosterConservativeDevonshireBordenDeathCharles BallantyneConservativeBessboroughBennettDeathProgressive ConservativeHartland MolsonIndependentMasseySt. LaurentResignationDavid AngusProgressive ConservativeHnatyshynMulroneyRetirementConservativeConservativeJohnstonHarperRetirementNon-affiliatedIndependent Senators GroupProgressive Senate GroupDanièle HenkelProgressive Senate GroupSimonJ. TrudeauIncumbent
Bedford
The Bedford Senate division is defined in the Consolidated Statutes of Canada (1859) as "The Counties of Missisquoi, Brome, and Shefford."
NameAffiliationDate appointed/ affiliation changeAppointed byOn the advice ofEnd of termReasonAsa Belknap FosterConservativeMonckRoyal ProclamationResignationGardner Green StevensLiberalDufferinMackenzieDeathGeorge Barnard BakerLiberal-ConservativeAberdeenBowellDeathRufus Henry PopeConservativeConnaughtBordenDeathJacob NicolLiberalAthloneKingDeathLouis-Philippe BeaubienProgressive ConservativeVanierDiefenbakerDeathPaul DavidProgressive ConservativeSauvéMulroneyRetirementCéline Hervieux-PayetteLiberalLeBlancChrétienRetirementRosa GalvezIndependent Senators GroupJohnstonTrudeau, J.Incumbent
De la Durantaye
The De la Durantaye Senate division is defined in the Consolidated Statutes of Canada (1859) as "The remainder of the County of L'Islet, the countie[s] of Montmagny and Bellechasse and the Parishes of St. Joseph, St. Henri and Notre Dame de la Victoire, in the County of Lévi." The demarcation of the Grandville Senate division provides an explanation of what constitutes the "remainder of the County of L'Islet".
NameAffiliationDate appointed/ affiliation changeAppointed byOn the advice ofEnd of termReasonJoseph-Noël BosséConservativeMonckRoyal ProclamationResignationJean-Charles ChapaisConservativeMonckMacdonaldDeathJohn Jones RossConservativeLansdowneMacdonaldDeathAlphonse DéchêneLiberalMintoLaurierDeathJules TessierLiberalMintoLaurierDeathÉmile FortinConservativeBessboroughBennettDeathFernand FafardLiberalTweedsmuirKingDeathJean-François PouliotLiberalMasseySt. LaurentResignationLouis GiguèreLiberalMichenerTrudeau, P. E.RetirementJean BazinProgressive ConservativeSauvéMulroneyResignationMario BeaulieuProgressive ConservativeHnatyshynMulroneyResignationLise BaconLiberalHnatyshynChrétienRetirementJudith SeidmanConservativeJeanHarperRetirementTom PitfieldNon-affiliatedArbourCarneyIncumbent
De la Vallière
The De la Vallière Senate division is defined in the Consolidated Statutes of Canada (1859) as "The Counties of Nicolet and Yamaska, the Townships of Wendover, Grantham, and the part of Upton which lies in the County of Drummond."
NameAffiliationDate appointed/ affiliation changeAppointed byOn the advice ofEnd of termReasonCharles-Christophe MalhiotLiberalMonckRoyal ProclamationDeathAnselme-Homère PâquetLiberalDufferinMackenzieDeathAuguste-Réal AngersConservativeStanleyThompsonResignationAlfred ThibaudeauLiberalAberdeenLaurierDeathDonat RaymondLiberalWillingdonKingDeathRomuald BourqueLiberalVanierPearsonDeathJean MarchandLiberalLégerTrudeau, P. E.ResignationPierre de BanéLiberalSauvéTrudeau, P. E.RetirementRaymonde Saint-GermainIndependent Senators GroupJohnstonTrudeau, J.Incumbent
De Lanaudière
The De Lanaudière Senate division is defined in the Consolidated Statutes of Canada (1859) as "The remainder of the County of Maskinongé, the Counties of Berthier and Joliette, with the exception of the Parish of St. Paul, the Township of Kidldare and its augmentation, and the Township of Cathcart". The demarcation of the Shawinigan Senate division provides an explanation of what constitutes the "remainder of the County of Maskinongé".
NameAffiliationDate appointed/ affiliation changeAppointed byOn the advice ofEnd of termReasonLouis Auguste OlivierLiberalMonckRoyal ProclamationResignationJoseph-Hyacinthe BelleroseConservativeDufferinMacdonaldDeathJoseph Philippe Baby CasgrainLiberalMintoLaurierDeathÉdouard-Charles St-PèreLiberalTweedsmuirKingDeathSarto FournierLiberalMasseySt. LaurentDeathThomas LefebvreLiberalSauvéTurnerDeathIn abeyance - the appointment of Thérèse Lavoie-Roux to the temporary division of Acadie under section 26 of the Constitution Act, 1867 required this division be left vacant between Lefebvre's death and Lavoie-Roux's retirement on Paul MassicotteLiberalClarksonChrétienResignation Senate Liberal CaucusIndependent Senators Group
De Lorimier
The De Lorimier Senate division is defined in the Consolidated Statutes of Canada (1859) as "The Counties of St. John and Napierville; St. Jean Chrysostôme and Russeltown in the County of Chateauguay; Hemmingford in the County of Huntingdon."
NameAffiliationDate appointed/ affiliation changeAppointed byOn the advice ofEnd of termReasonJacques-Olivier BureauLiberalMonckRoyal ProclamationDeathAlexandre LacosteConservativeLansdowneMacdonaldResignationAlphonse DesjardinsConservativeStanleyAbbottResignationFrançois BéchardLiberalAberdeenLaurierDeathRaoul DandurandLiberalAberdeenLaurierDeathThomas VienLiberalAthloneKingResignationRaymond EudesLiberalMichenerPearsonDeathPhilippe GigantèsLiberalSchreyerTrudeau, P. E.RetirementJoan FraserLiberalLeBlancChrétienResignationPierre DalphondIndependent Senators GroupPayetteTrudeau, J.IncumbentProgressive Senate Group
De Salaberry
The De Salaberry Senate division is defined in the Consolidated Statutes of Canada (1859) as "The remainder of the County of Chateauguay, the remainder of the County of Huntingdon, and the County of Beauharnois." The demarcation of the De Lorimier Senate division provides an explanation of which parishes are excluded from the De Salaberry Senate division.
NameAffiliationDate appointed/ affiliation changeAppointed byOn the advice ofEnd of termReasonLouis RenaudConservativeMonckRoyal ProclamationResignationFrançois-Xavier-Anselme TrudelConservativeDufferinMacdonaldDeathJoseph TasséConservativeStanleyMacdonaldDeathJoseph-Octave VilleneuveConservativeAberdeenBowellDeathFrédéric Liguori BéiqueLiberalMintoLaurierDeathGuillaume-André FauteuxConservativeBessboroughBennettDeathLéon Mercier GouinLiberalAthloneKingResignationYvette Boucher RousseauLiberalSchreyerTrudeau, P. E.DeathJean-Marie PoitrasProgressive ConservativeSauvéMulroneyResignationPierre Claude NolinProgressive ConservativeHnatyshynMulroneyDeathConservativeFebruary 2, 2004André PratteIndependent / Non-affiliatedJohnstonTrudeau, J.ResignationIndependent Senators Group Michèle Audette Non-affiliated Simon Trudeau, J. Incumbent Independent Senators Group Progressive Senate Group
Grandville
The Grandville Senate division is defined in the Consolidated Statutes of Canada (1859) as "The Counties of Temiscouata and Kamouraska, the Parishes of St. Roch des Aulnets and St. Jean Port Joli, and the prolongation thereof in a straight line to the Province Line in the County of L'Islet."