Western Provinces Regional Division
The Western provinces regional division was created under the Constitution Act, 1915 to bring the total to four regional divisions. Six senators would represent each of the four western provinces Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan for a total of 24 senators.
Prior to 1915 the provinces were not organized into a region, and had their own path of evolution. Manitoba gained seats on a set population expansion clause. Alberta and Saskatchewan gained seats from the Northwest Territories. British Columbia was given seats outlined in the Terms of Union.
Alberta has held popular elections for senators, although the Prime Minister is not obliged to nominate the winner of any such election to the Senate. Nonetheless, two winners of such elections have been nominated to the Senate: Senator Stan Waters was elected in the Alberta Senate nominee election, 1989, and Senator Bert Brown was also elected.
| Alberta self-designated divisions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Division | # Current | # Historical | Total |
| Edmonton | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Calgary | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Lethbridge | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Alberta | - | 7 | 7 |
| Banff | - | 2 | 2 |
| Alberta South | - | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce | - | 1 | 1 |
| Bon Accord | - | 1* | 1* |
| Edmonton West | - | 1 | 1 |
| Lakeland | - | 1 | 1 |
| Medicine Hat | - | 1 | 1 |
| Palliser-Foothills | - | 1 | 1 |
| St. Albert | - | 1 | 1 |
| St. Paul | - | 1 | 1 |
| Sturgeon | - | 1* | 1* |
| Total senators | 40/41* | ||
- 1 Senator Nicholas Taylor changed from Bon Accord to Sturgeon.
| British Columbia self-designated divisions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Division | # Current | # Historical | Total |
| British Columbia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Vancouver | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Vancouver South | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Langley-Pemberton-Whistler | 1 | - | 1 |
| Okanagan-Similkameen | 1 | - | 1 |
| Victoria | - | 4 | 4 |
| New Westminster | - | 3 | 3 |
| Ashcroft | - | 2 | 2 |
| Cariboo | - | 2 | 2 |
| Kamloops | - | 2 | 2 |
| Barkerville | - | 1 | 1 |
| Burrard | - | 1 | 1 |
| Kamloops-Cariboo | - | 1 | 1 |
| Kootenay | - | 1 | 1 |
| Kootenay East | - | 1 | 1 |
| Lion's Gate | - | 1 | 1 |
| Nanaimo | - | 1 | 1 |
| Nanaimo-Malaspina | - | 1 | 1 |
| North Shore-Burnaby | - | 1 | 1 |
| Richmond | - | 1 | 1 |
| University-Point Grey | - | 1 | 1 |
| Vancouver-Burrard | - | 1 | 1 |
| Vancouver-Centre | - | 1 | 1 |
| Vancouver-Points Grey | - | 1 | 1 |
| Total senators | 41 | ||
| Saskatchewan self-designated divisions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Division | # Current | # Historical | Total |
| Saskatchewan | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Regina | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| North Battleford | 1 | - | 1 |
| Prince Albert | - | 3 | 3 |
| Moose Jaw | - | 2 | 2 |
| Saskatoon | - | 2 | 2 |
| Assiniboia | - | 1 | 1 |
| Central Saskatchewan | - | 1 | 1 |
| Lumsden | - | 1 | 1 |
| Moosimin | - | 1 | 1 |
| Ponteix | - | 1 | 1 |
| Prince Albert-Duck Lake | - | 1 | 1 |
| Regina-Qu'Appelle | - | 1 | 1 |
| Rosetown | - | 1 | 1 |
| Saskatchewan North | - | 1 | 1 |
| Tantallon | - | 1 | 1 |
| Wolseley | - | 1 | 1 |
| Total senators | 34 | ||
| Manitoba self-designated divisions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Division | # Current | # Historical | Total |
| Manitoba | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Winnipeg | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Red River | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Winnipeg-Interlake | 1 | - | 1 |
| St. Boniface | - | 5 | 5 |
| Provencher | - | 3 | 3 |
| Marquette | - | 2 | 2 |
| Selkirk | - | 2 | 2 |
| Brandon | - | 1 | 1 |
| Churchill | - | 1 | 1 |
| Fort Garry | - | 1 | 1 |
| Fort Rouge | - | 1 | 1 |
| Killarney | - | 1 | 1 |
| Kildonan | - | 1 | 1 |
| Lisgar | - | 1 | 1 |
| Manitou | - | 1 | 1 |
| Portage la Prairie | - | 1 | 1 |
| River Heights | - | 1 | 1 |
| Souris | - | 1 | 1 |
| St. Rose | - | 1 | 1 |
| Winnipeg North | - | 1 | 1 |
| Winnipeg South | - | 1 | 1 |
| Total senators | 43 | ||
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