Party standings in the Canadian Senate

Members of the Canadian Senate can choose to sit as representatives of a political party. The current party standings in Canadian Senate are:

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		BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	NS	PE	NL	YT	NT	NU
Conservative Party	*	1	1	3	2	7	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	22
Liberal Party	*	2	4	2	3	11	16	8	5	3	4	0	1	1	60
Progressive Conservative Party¹	*	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Independent New Democrat²	*	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Independent	*	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Vacant	*	3	0	0	0	2	2	1	3	1	1	1	0	0	14
		6	6	6	6	24	24	10	10	4	6	1	1	1	105

Notes:

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ceased to exist in 2003, but Senators Lowell Murray, Norman K. Atkins and (the late) William Doody refused to join the new Conservative Party of Canada and continued to sit as a Progressive Conservative caucus. The appointment of two new PC members to the Senate in March 2005 on the advice of Prime Minister Paul Martin gave the caucus 5 seats. Senate rules state a party must continue to hold 5 seats in order to retain status, or, obtain 5 seats and be registered in the last election. Since the PC Party not did meet these requirements, their senators sit as effective independents.
Senator Lillian Dyck was announced as a Senator for the New Democratic Party, but the NDP has stated that she is not a member of the party and is not recognized as a member of their parliamentary caucus due to the party's position advocating the abolition of the Senate. Dyck's "caucus of one" does not qualify for official party status.

Forty current senators were appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien (Liberal, 1993-2003)
Twenty-one current senators were appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (Progressive Conservative, 1984-1993)
Seventeen current senators were appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Paul Martin (Liberal, 2003-2006)
Nine current senators were appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (Liberal, 1968-1979, 1980-1984)
Two current senators have been appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Conservative, 2006-)
One current senator was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Joe Clark (Progressive Conservative, 1979-1980)
One current senator was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister John Turner (Liberal, 1984)

[edit] Upcoming retirements

Fifteen Senators will reach the mandatory retirement age of 75 before January 1, 2010. They are: