The Maritimes Regional Division
The Maritimes regional division was created in 1867. At the time of confederation the division contained only Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. It was expected that Prince Edward Island would also join; however, it held out until 1873 as it sought equal representation by province rather than by region. At the Quebec Conference of 1864 the Prince Edward Island representatives believed the only safeguard for a small province would be an equal representation in the Senate. Prince Edward Island held out joining Canada until 1873 and ended up accepting the four senate seats.
On June 5, 2006 New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord announced his province's support for possible Senate elections to be held during the New Brunswick municipal election cycle, joining Alberta as the only province actively pursuing elected Senators. Among his proposal was a plan to divide New Brunswick into five Regions or Divisions and have each represented by two Senators. Another possibility of the proposal was to have Senators remain at large for the province.
| New Brunswick self-designated divisions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Division | # Current | # Historical | Total |
| New Brunswick | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Fredericton-York-Sunbury | 1 | - | 1 |
| Saint John-Kennebecasis | 1 | - | 1 |
| St. Louis de Kent | 1 | - | 1 |
| Tracadie | 1 | - | 1 |
| St. John | - | 9 | 9 |
| L'Acadie | - | 4 | 4 |
| Westmorland | - | 4 | 4 |
| Fredericton | - | 3 | 3 |
| Gloucester | - | 3 | 3 |
| Chatham | - | 2 | 2 |
| Kent | - | 2 | 2 |
| Moncton | - | 2 | 2 |
| Northumberland | - | 2 | 2 |
| Northumberland-Miramichi | - | 2 | 2 |
| Royal | - | 2 | 2 |
| Sunbury | - | 2 | 2 |
| Victoria | - | 2 | 2 |
| Victoria-Carleton | - | 2 | 2 |
| Baie-du-Vin | - | 1 | 1 |
| Bathurst | - | 1 | 1 |
| Beauséjour | - | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte | - | 1 | 1 |
| Charlotte County | - | 1 | 1 |
| Dorchester | - | 1 | 1 |
| Edmundston | - | 1 | 1 |
| Grand-Sault | - | 1 | 1 |
| Kings and Albert | - | 1 | 1 |
| L'Acadie-Acadia | - | 1 | 1 |
| Madawaska-Restigouche | - | 1 | 1 |
| Milltown | - | 1 | 1 |
| Nashwaak Valley | - | 1 | 1 |
| Queen's | - | 1 | 1 |
| Restigouche-Gloucester | - | 1 | 1 |
| Richibucto | - | 1 | 1 |
| Riverview | - | 1 | 1 |
| Rockwood | - | 1 | 1 |
| Rothesay | - | 1 | 1 |
| St. John-Albert | - | 1 | 1 |
| St. George | - | 1 | 1 |
| St. John City | - | 1 | 1 |
| St. John (Lancaster) | - | 1 | 1 |
| Shediac | - | 1 | 1 |
| Southern New Brunswick | - | 1 | 1 |
| Village of Cap-Pelé | - | 1 | 1 |
| York | - | 1 | 1 |
| Total senators | 90 | ||
| Vacant Seats | 0 | ||
| Nova Scotia self-designated divisions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Division | # Current | # Historical | Total |
| Nova Scotia | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Halifax | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Northend Halifax | 1 | - | 1 |
| Stanhope St./Bluenose | 1 | - | 1 |
| South Shore | 1 | - | 1 |
| Amherst | - | 4 | 4 |
| Cape Breton | - | 4 | 4 |
| Pictou | - | 4 | 4 |
| Colchester | - | 3 | 3 |
| Lunenburg | - | 3 | 3 |
| Antigonish-Guysborough | - | 2 | 2 |
| Halifax-Dartmouth | - | 2 | 2 |
| King's | - | 2 | 2 |
| New Glasgow | - | 2 | 2 |
| North Sydney | - | 2 | 2 |
| Yarmouth | - | 2 | 2 |
| Antigonish | - | 1 | 1 |
| Bedford-Halifax | - | 1 | 1 |
| Cape Breton-The Sydneys | - | 1 | 1 |
| Clare | - | 1 | 1 |
| Colchester-Cumberland | - | 1 | 1 |
| Colchester-Hants | - | 1 | 1 |
| Cumberland | - | 1 | 1 |
| Dartmouth/Eastern Shore | - | 1 | 1 |
| Digby-Clare | - | 1 | 1 |
| Digby County | - | 1 | 1 |
| Halifax North | - | 1 | 1 |
| Highlands-Canso | - | 1 | 1 |
| Inverness-Richmond | - | 1 | 1 |
| Liverpool | - | 1 | 1 |
| Londonderry | - | 1 | 1 |
| Margaree Forks | - | 1 | 1 |
| Middleton | - | 1 | 1 |
| Milford-Hants | - | 1 | 1 |
| Queens-Lunenburg | - | 1 | 1 |
| Queens-Shelburne | - | 1 | 1 |
| Richmond | - | 1 | 1 |
| Richmond West-Cape Breton | - | 1 | 1 |
| Shelburne | - | 1 | 1 |
| South Western Nova | - | 1 | 1 |
| Sydney | - | 1 | 1 |
| Sydney Mines | - | 1 | 1 |
| The Annapolis Valley | - | 1 | 1 |
| The Highlands | - | 1 | 1 |
| Victoria | - | 1 | 1 |
| Wallace | - | 1 | 1 |
| Total senators | 94 | ||
| Vacant Seats | 2 | ||
| Prince Edward Island self-designated divisions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Division | # Current | # Historical | Total |
| Prince Edward Island | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Charlottetown | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Cavendish | 1 | - | 1 |
| Queen's | - | 4 | 4 |
| Prince | - | 3 | 3 |
| Cardigan | - | 2 | 2 |
| King's | - | 2 | 2 |
| Alberton | - | 1 | 1 |
| East Prince | - | 1 | 1 |
| Hillsborough | - | 1 | 1 |
| Montague | - | 1 | 1 |
| Mount Stewart | - | 1 | 1 |
| Murray Harbour | - | 1 | 1 |
| Murray River | - | 1 | 1 |
| Park Corner | - | 1 | 1 |
| St. Peter's, Kings County | - | 1 | 1 |
| Souris | - | 1 | 1 |
| Summerside | - | 1 | 1 |
| Tignish | - | 1 | 1 |
| Total senators | 34 | ||
| Vacant Seats | 0 | ||
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