List of Canadian Senate appointments by prime minister
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This is a list of Canadian Senate appointments during a prime minister's tenure. Members of the Canadian Senate
Canadian Senate
The Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons, and the monarch . The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister...

 are appointed by the Governor General of Canada
Governor General of Canada
The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...

 on the recommendation of his or her prime minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...

. This list is broken-down by party, and further sorted into three categories: senators appointed who sat in the government caucus
Caucus
A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement, especially in the United States and Canada. As the use of the term has been expanded the exact definition has come to vary among political cultures.-Origin of the term:...

, senators appointed who sat in opposition caucuses, and senators appointed who sat in neither.

Only Prime Ministers Pierre Trudeau
Pierre Trudeau
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...

, Sir John A. Macdonald
John A. Macdonald
Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...

, John Thompson, and Paul Martin
Paul Martin
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC , also known as Paul Martin, Jr. is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....

 recommended with any frequency the appointment of senators belonging to opposition parties; all together, only six opposition senators have been appointed on the recommendation of other prime ministers. Of those six, only four have been from the party forming the Official Opposition. Of those four, three were appointed on the recommendation of Prime Minister Robert Borden
Robert Borden
Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office...

, who was trying to create a cross-party coalition
National unity government
A national unity government, government of national unity, or national union government is a broad coalition government consisting of all parties in the legislature, usually formed during a time of war or other national emergency.- Canada :During World War I the Conservative government of Sir...

 National Government during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

. The other appointment was made on the recommendation of Louis St. Laurent
Louis St. Laurent
Louis Stephen St. Laurent, PC, CC, QC , was the 12th Prime Minister of Canada from 15 November 1948, to 21 June 1957....

, upon the advice of his strategists, as the PC Party was in danger of losing official party status in the Senate by dropping below five seats. No other prime minister advised the appointment of opposition senators, and one, Kim Campbell
Kim Campbell
Avril Phædra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, university professor, diplomat, and writer. She served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993...

, recommended none.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right"
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Prime Minister
! colspan="2" | Term(s)
! rowspan="2" | Total
! colspan="11" | Party
! colspan="2" | Government
! colspan="2" | Opposition
! colspan="2" | Non-Partisan
|-
! From !! To
| | Lib.
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...


| | Cons.
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...


| | NDP
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...


| | L-P
Liberal-Progressive
Liberal-Progressive was a label used by a number of candidates in Canadian elections between 1926 and 1953. In federal and Ontario politics, there was no formal Liberal-Progressive party, but it was an alliance between two separate parties...


| | L-U
Liberal-Unionist
For the British party see Liberal Unionist PartyLiberal-Unionists were supporters of the Liberal Party of Canada who, as a result of the Conscription Crisis of 1917 rejected Sir Wilfrid Laurier's leadership and supported the coalition Unionist government of Sir Robert Borden.Much of the Ontario...


| | Ind.
Lib.

| | Ind.
Cons.

| | Ind.
! # !! %
! # !! %
! # !! %
|-
! colspan="2" | Royal Proclamation
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center" | 1867-10-23 || 73
| 27
| 45
|| —
| | — || — || — || — || 0 || 1 || 0
! colspan="6" |
|-
| rowspan="2" |   
| rowspan="2" | Macdonald
John A. Macdonald
Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...


| 1867-07-01 || 1873-11-05
| rowspan="2" | 91
| rowspan="2" | 10
| rowspan="2" | 78
| rowspan="2" | —
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | —
| rowspan="2" | —
| rowspan="2" | —
| rowspan="2" | —
| rowspan="2" | 1
| rowspan="2" | 1
| rowspan="2" | 1
| rowspan="2" | 78 || rowspan="2" | 85.7
| rowspan="2" | 10 || rowspan="2" | 11.0
| rowspan="2" | 3 || rowspan="2" | 3.3
|-
| 1878-10-17 || 1891-06-06
|-
| |   
| Mackenzie
Alexander Mackenzie
Alexander Mackenzie, PC , a building contractor and newspaper editor, was the second Prime Minister of Canada from November 7, 1873 to October 8, 1878.-Biography:...


| 1873-11-07 || 1878-10-08 || 16
| 16 || — || — || 0 || — || — || — || — || 0 || 0 || 0
| 16 || 100.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0
|-
| |   
| Abbott
John Abbott
Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, PC, KCMG, QC was the third Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the office for seventeen months, from June 16, 1891 to November 24, 1892. - Life and work :...


| 1891-06-16 || 1892-11-24 || 6
| 0 || 6 || — || 0 || — || — || — || — || 0 || 0 || 0
| 6 || 100.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0
|-
| |   
| Thompson
| 1892-12-05 || 1894-12-12 || 5
| 1 || 4 || — || 0 || — || — || — || — || 0 || 0 || 0
| 4 || 80.0 || 1 || 20.0 || 0 || 0.0
|-
| |   
| Bowell
Mackenzie Bowell
Sir Mackenzie Bowell, PC, KCMG was a Canadian politician who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Canada from December 21, 1894 to April 27, 1896.-Early life:Bowell was born in Rickinghall, Suffolk, England to John Bowell and Elizabeth Marshall...


| 1894-12-21 || 1896-04-27 || 13
| 0 || 13 || — || 0 || — || — || — || — || 0 || 0 || 0
| 13 || 100.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0
|-
| |   
| Tupper
Charles Tupper
Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet, GCMG, CB, PC was a Canadian father of Confederation: as the Premier of Nova Scotia from 1864 to 1867, he led Nova Scotia into Confederation. He later went on to serve as the sixth Prime Minister of Canada, sworn in to office on May 1, 1896, seven days after...


| 1896-05-01 || 1896-07-08 || 1
| 0 || 1 || — || 0 || — || — || — || — || 0 || 0 || 0
| 1 || 100.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0
|-
| |   
| Laurier
Wilfrid Laurier
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911....


| 1896-07-11 || 1911-10-06 || 81
| 80 || — || — || 0 || — || — || — || — || 1 || 0 || 0
| 80 || 98.8 || 0 || 0.0 || 1 || 1.2
|-
| |   
| Borden
| 1911-10-10 || 1920-07-10 || 62
| 3 || 57 || — || 0 || — || — || — || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
| 58 || 93.6 || 3 || 4.8 || 1 || 1.6
|-
| rowspan="2" |   
| rowspan="2" | Meighen
Arthur Meighen
Arthur Meighen, PC, QC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served two terms as the ninth Prime Minister of Canada: from July 10, 1920 to December 29, 1921; and from June 29 to September 25, 1926. He was the first Prime Minister born after Confederation, and the only one to represent a riding...


| 1920-07-10 || 1921-12-29
| rowspan="2" | 15
| rowspan="2" | -
| rowspan="2" | 13
| rowspan="2" | —
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | —
| rowspan="2" | —
| rowspan="2" | 0
| rowspan="2" | 1
| rowspan="2" | 0
| rowspan="2" | 0
| rowspan="2" | 1
| rowspan="2" | 14 || rowspan="2" | 93.3
| rowspan="2" | 0 || rowspan="2" | 0.0
| rowspan="2" | 1 || rowspan="2" | 6.7
|-
| 1926-06-29 || 1926-09-25
|-
| rowspan="3" |   
| rowspan="3" | King
William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948...


| 1921-12-29 || 1926-06-29
| rowspan="3" | 103
| rowspan="3" | 102
| rowspan="3" | —
| rowspan="3" | —
| rowspan="3" | 0
| rowspan="3" | —
| rowspan="3" | 0
| rowspan="3" | 1
| rowspan="3" | 0
| rowspan="3" | 0
| rowspan="3" | 0
| rowspan="3" | 0
| rowspan="3" | 102 || rowspan="3" | 99.0
| rowspan="3" | 1 || rowspan="3" | 1.0
| rowspan="3" | 0 || rowspan="3" | 0.0
|-
| 1926-09-25 || 1930-08-06
|-
| 1935-10-23 || 1948-11-15
|-
| |   
| Bennett
R. B. Bennett
Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett, PC, KC was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He served as the 11th Prime Minister of Canada from August 7, 1930, to October 23, 1935, during the worst of the Great Depression years...


| 1930-08-07 || 1935-10-23 || 33
| 0 || 32 || — || 0 || — || 0 || — || — || 0 || 0 || 1
| 32 || 97.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 1 || 3.0
|-
| |   
| St. Laurent
Louis St. Laurent
Louis Stephen St. Laurent, PC, CC, QC , was the 12th Prime Minister of Canada from 15 November 1948, to 21 June 1957....


| 1948-11-15 || 1957-06-21 || 55
| 51 || 1 || — || 0 || — || 0 || — || — || 2 || 0 || 1
| 51 || 92.7 || 1 || 1.8 || 3 || 5.5
|-
| |   
| Diefenbaker
John Diefenbaker
John George Diefenbaker, PC, CH, QC was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 21, 1957, to April 22, 1963...


| 1957-06-21 || 1963-04-22 || 37
| 0 || 36 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || — || — || 0 || 1 || 0
| 36 || 97.3 || 0 || 0.0 || 1 || 2.7
|-
| |   
| Pearson
Lester B. Pearson
Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson, PC, OM, CC, OBE was a Canadian professor, historian, civil servant, statesman, diplomat, and politician, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis...


| 1963-04-22 || 1968-04-20 || 39
| 38 || — || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || — || — || 1 || 0 || 0
| 38 || 97.4 || 0 || 0.0 || 1 || 2.6
|-
| rowspan="2" |   
| rowspan="2" | Trudeau
Pierre Trudeau
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...


| 1968-04-20 || 1979-06-04
| rowspan="2" | 81
| rowspan="2" | 70
| rowspan="2" | —
| rowspan="2" | 0
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | —
| rowspan="2" | 1
| rowspan="2" | —
| rowspan="2" | 7
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | 0
| rowspan="2" | 3
| rowspan="2" | 70 || rowspan="2" | 86.4
| rowspan="2" | 8 || rowspan="2" | 9.9
| rowspan="2" | 3 || rowspan="2" | 3.7
|-
| 1980-03-03 || 1984-06-30
|-
| |   
| Clark
Joe Clark
Charles Joseph "Joe" Clark, is a Canadian statesman, businessman, and university professor, and former journalist and politician...


| 1979-06-04 || 1980-03-03 || 11
| 0 || 11 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || — || — || 0 || 0 || 0
| 11 || 100.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0
|-
| |   
| Turner
John Turner
John Napier Wyndham Turner, PC, CC, QC is an English Canadian lawyer and retired politician, who served as the 17th Prime Minister of Canada from June 30 to September 17, 1984....


| 1984-06-30 || 1984-09-17 || 3
| 3 || — || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || — || — || 0 || 0 || 0
| 3 || 100.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0
|-
| |   
| Mulroney
Brian Mulroney
Martin Brian Mulroney, was the 18th Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. His tenure as Prime Minister was marked by the introduction of major economic reforms, such as the Canada-U.S...


| 1984-09-17 || 1993-06-25 || 57
| 0 || 55 || 0 || 0
| 1
| 0 || — || — || 0 || 0 || 1
| 55 || 96.4 || 1 || 1.8 || 1 || 1.8
|-
| |   
| Campbell
Kim Campbell
Avril Phædra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, university professor, diplomat, and writer. She served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993...


| 1993-06-25 || 1993-11-04 || 0
| 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || — || — || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || — || 0 || — || 0 || —
|-
| |   
| Chrétien
Jean Chrétien
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien , known commonly as Jean Chrétien is a former Canadian politician who was the 20th Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the position for over ten years, from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003....


| 1993-11-04 || 2003-12-11 || 75
| 72 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || — || — || 0 || 0 || 3
| 72 || 96.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 3 || 4.0
|-
| |   
| Martin
Paul Martin
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC , also known as Paul Martin, Jr. is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....


| 2003-12-12 || 2006-02-06 || 17
| 12 || 2
| 1
| || — || — || — || 2 || || 0 || 0
| 12 || 70.6 || 5 || 29.4 || 0 || 0.0
|-
| |   
| Harper
Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...


| 2006-02-06 || — || 41
| 0
| 41
| 0 || — || — || — || — || — || 0 || 0 || 0
| 41 || 100.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0
|-
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