List Of Senators In The 41st Parliament Of Canada
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List Of Senators In The 41st Parliament Of Canada
This is a list of members of the Senate of Canada in the 41st Canadian Parliament. The province of Quebec has 24 Canadian Senate divisions, Senate divisions which are constitutionally mandated. In all other provinces, a Senate division is strictly an optional designation of the senator's own choosing, and has no real constitutional or legal standing. A senator who does not choose a special senate division is designated a senator for the province at large. Names in bold indicate senators in the 28th Canadian Ministry. List of senators Resignations, retirements, deaths, and floor crossing Left Senate during the 41st Parliament Changes in party affiliation during the 41st Parliament Party standings since the election The party standings have changed as follows since the 2011 Canadian federal election, election of the 41st Canadian Parliament, 41st Parliament on May 2, 2011: See also *List of House members of the 41st Parliament of Canada *Women in the 41st Canadian Parlia ...
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Senate Of Canada
The Senate of Canada (french: region=CA, Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the House of Commons, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The Senate is modelled after the British House of Lords with members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister. The explicit basis on which appointment is made and the chamber's size is set, at 105 members, is by province or territory assigned to 'divisions'. The Constitution divides provinces of Canada geographically among four regions, which are represented equally. Senatorial appointments were originally for life; since 1965, they have been subject to a mandatory retirement age of 75. While the Senate is the upper house of parliament and the House of Commons is the lower house, this does not imply the former is more powerful than the latter. It merely entails that its members and officers outrank the members and officers of the Commons in the ...
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