Newfoundland and Labrador
During the Quebec Conference of 1864 it was determined that Newfoundland and Labrador was a distinct region and that the territory should exist as an exception outside of the equal regional divisions, if it should enter Canada. When Newfoundland and Labrador entered confederation in 1949 the Newfoundland Act confirmed the original terms of union and was given six seats in the Senate.
| Newfoundland & Labrador | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Division | # Current | # Historical | Total |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| North West River, Labrador | 1 | - | 1 |
| Bonavista | - | 2 | 2 |
| St. John's | - | 2 | 2 |
| St. John's East | - | 2 | 2 |
| Avalon | - | 1 | 1 |
| Burgeo-Lapoile | - | 1 | 1 |
| Burin | - | 1 | 1 |
| Bonavista-Twillingate | - | 1 | 1 |
| Harbour Main-Bell Island | - | 1 | 1 |
| Humber-St. George's-St. Barbe | - | 1 | 1 |
| Lewisporte | - | 1 | 1 |
| Newfoundland | - | 1 | 1 |
| St. Jacques | - | 1 | 1 |
| St. John's West | - | 1 | 1 |
| The Grand Banks | - | 1 | 1 |
| Waterford-Trinity | - | 1 | 1 |
| West Coast | - | 1 | 1 |
| Total senators | 25 | ||
| Vacant | 1 | ||
See List of Newfoundland and Labrador senators
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Famous quotes containing the word labrador:
“A man is like a bit of Labrador spar, which has no lustre as you turn it in your hand, until you come to a particular angle; then it shows deep and beautiful colors.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)