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Of the sitting senators: 41 are members of the Independent Senators Group, 18 are members of the Canadian Senators Group, 14 are members of the Progressive Senate Group, 12 are members of the senate caucus of the Conservative Party of Canada, and 15 are non-affiliated. 5 seats are currently vacant. [3]
The Senate of Canada (French: Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the House of Commons, they compose the bicameral legislature of Canada. The Senate is modelled after the British House of Lords with members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister. [1]
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Senator Lifespan Party [1] Prov. Entered Left Appointed by Left due to For life? Raymonde Saint-Germain: 1951–present: NA: QC: 25 November 2016 — Trudeau, J. — John Sewell Sanborn
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as ridings in Canadian English) as defined by the 2013 Representation Order. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members of Parliament to House of Commons of Canada every election. Provincial electoral districts often have names ...
Politics of Canada. Canadian Senate divisions refers to two aspects of the Senate of Canada. First, it refers to the division of Canada into four regional Senate divisions of 24 senators each, as set out in section 22 of the Constitution Act, 1867. [1] The four regions are the Western Provinces, Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes.
List of Canadian federal parliaments. The Parliament of Canada is the legislative body of the government of Canada. The Parliament is composed of the House of Commons (lower house), the Senate (upper house), and the sovereign, represented by the governor general. Most major legislation originates from the House, as it is the only body that is ...
This is a list of past and present members of the Senate of Canada representing the province of Ontario. Ontario has had an allocation of 24 senators since the time ...