List of senators in the 39th Parliament of Canada
This is a list of members of the Canadian Senate 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.
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.
1 Died after the election but prior to the official start of the 39th Parliament.
1 Changed after the election but prior to the official start of the 39th Parliament.
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