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The Senate Chamber, located in the Centre Block of Parliament Hill. This is a list of current members of the Senate of Canada (French: Le Sénat du Canada), the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Unlike the members of Parliament in the House of Commons, the 105 senators are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime ...
This is a list of past and present members of the Senate of Canada representing the province of Alberta. It had one senator starting in 1888. Three more were added in 1905, at time of granting of province-hood. Two more were added in 1915, first appointed in February 1918. [1]
The Senate came into existence in 1867, when the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed the British North America Act 1867 (now entitled the Constitution Act, 1867), uniting the Province of Canada (as two separate provinces, Quebec and Ontario), Nova Scotia and New Brunswick into a single federal Dominion.
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Alberta is the only Canadian province to hold elections for nominees to be appointed to the Senate of Canada. These elections are non-binding, as the appointment of senators is solely the responsibility of the Governor General of Canada on the advice of the Prime Minister. The process has ultimately resulted in ten [a] elected nominees, five of ...
17.1%. 11.3%. The 2021 Alberta Senate nominee election, formally the 5th Senate Nominee Election, was held in Alberta to help select (non-binding) nominees for appointment to represent Alberta in the Senate of Canada. [1] The Senate election was held on October 18 in conjunction with the 2021 Alberta municipal elections.
Canadian senators-in-waiting from Alberta (13 P) Pages in category "Canadian senators from Alberta" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total.
Members of the Senate of Canada are appointed by the Governor General of Canada on the recommendation of his or her prime minister. This list is broken down by party and further sorted into three categories: senators appointed who sat in the government caucus , senators appointed who sat in opposition caucuses, and senators appointed who sat in ...