Party Standings Since Election
The party standings have changed as follows since the election preceding the 39th Parliament:
Number of members per party by date |
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Jan 23 | Feb 1 | Feb 27 | Mar 29 | Apr 22 | Apr 28 | Jun 8 | Sep 21 | Oct 31 | Dec 31 | Mar 2 | Jun 22 | Jun 30 | Jul 10 | Dec 13 | Jan 31 | Feb 4 | Aug 26 | Sep 8 | ||||
Liberal | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | ||||||||||||
Conservative | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | |||||||||||||
Independent | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Progressive Conservative | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
NDP | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Independent NDP | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-aligned | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Conservative without caucus | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Liberal without caucus | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
vacant | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Senators In The 39th Parliament Of Canada
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