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Residency of senators
How many senators live in the province or territory they represent?
CBC News
Last updated Feb. 27, 2013
Recent controversy over expenses claimed by some Canadian senators has put a spotlight on the Senate's rules and residency requirements. And under the Constitution, a senator "shall be resident" in the province or territory they were appointed to represent. And senators are entitled to claim expenses to live close to the Senate if that residence is more than 100 km from the National Capital Region. CBC News contacted all 104 senators to ask whether they reside in the place they represent and whether they have proof of that residency, including tax filings, voting registration, driver's license and health card. Use the chart below to see their responses.
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Y=Yes; NR=No response; Ref.=Refused | CON=Conservative; LIB=Liberal; IND=Independent
| SORT: | Senator | Party | Prov. | Response? | Reside? | Proof? | Named | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FILTER: | Party | Prov. | Response | Reside | Proof | Named | Year | |
 | Andreychuk, Raynell | CON | SK | Y | Y | Y | Mulroney (PC) | 1993 |
 | Ataullahjan, Salma | CON | ON | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2010 |
 | Baker, George | LIB | NL | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 2002 |
 | Batters, Denise | CON | SK | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2013 |
 | Bellemare, Diane | CON | QC | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2012 |
 | Beyak, Lynn | CON | ON | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2013 |
 | Black, Douglas | CON | AB | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2013 |
 | Boisvenu, Pierre-Hugues | CON | QC | NR | NR | NR | Harper (C) | 2010 |
 | Braley, David | CON | ON | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2010 |
 | Brazeau, Patrick | IND | QC | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Brown, Bert | CON | AB | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2007 |
 | Buth, JoAnne L. | CON | MB | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2012 |
 | Callbeck, Catherine S. | LIB | PEI | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 1997 |
 | Campbell, Larry W. | LIB | BC | Y | Y | Y | Martin (L) | 2005 |
 | Carignan, Claude | CON | QC | Y | Ref. | Ref. | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Champagne, Andrée | CON | QC | Y | Y | Y | Martin (L) | 2005 |
 | Chaput, Maria | LIB | MB | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 2002 |
 | Charette-Poulin, Marie-P. | LIB | ON | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 1995 |
 | Comeau, Gerald J. | CON | NS | Y | Y | Y | Mulroney (PC) | 1990 |
 | Cools, Anne C. | IND | ON | Y | Y | Y | Trudeau (L) | 1984 |
 | Cordy, Jane | LIB | NS | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 2000 |
 | Cowan, James S. | LIB | NS | Y | Y | Y | Martin (L) | 2005 |
 | Dagenais, Jean-Guy | CON | QC | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2012 |
 | Dallaire, Roméo | LIB | QC | Y | Y | Y | Martin (L) | 2005 |
 | Dawson, Dennis | LIB | QC | Y | Y | Y | Martin (L) | 2005 |
 | Day, Joseph A. | LIB | NB | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 2001 |
 | De Bané, Pierre | LIB | QC | Y | Ref. | Ref. | Trudeau (L) | 1984 |
 | Demers, Jacques | CON | QC | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Downe, Percy E. | LIB | PEI | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 2003 |
 | Doyle, Norman E. | CON | NL | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2012 |
 | Duffy, Michael | CON | PEI | Y | Y | Ref. | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Dyck, Lillian Eva | LIB | SK | Y | Y | Y | Martin (L) | 2005 |
 | Eaton, Nicole | CON | ON | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Eggleton, Art | LIB | ON | Y | Y | Y | Martin (L) | 2005 |
 | Enverga Jr., Tobias C. | CON | ON | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2012 |
 | Finley, Doug | CON | ON | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Fortin-Duplessis, Suzanne | CON | QC | Y | Ref. | Ref. | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Fraser, Joan | LIB | QC | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 1998 |
 | Frum, Linda | CON | ON | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Furey, George | LIB | NL | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 1999 |
 | Gerstein, Irving | CON | ON | NR | NR | NR | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Greene, Stephen | CON | NS | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Harb, Mac | LIB | ON | NR | NR | NR | Chrétien (L) | 2003 |
 | Hervieux-Payette, Céline | LIB | QC | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 1995 |
 | Housakos, Leo | CON | QC | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Hubley, Elizabeth | LIB | PEI | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 2001 |
 | Jaffer, Mobina S.B. | LIB | BC | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 2001 |
 | Johnson, Janis G. | CON | MB | Y | Y | Y | Mulroney (PC) | 1990 |
 | Joyal, Serge | LIB | QC | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 1997 |
 | Kenny, Colin | LIB | ON | Y | Y | Y | Trudeau (L) | 1984 |
 | Kinsella, Noël A. | CON | NB | Y | Y | Y | Mulroney (PC) | 1990 |
 | Lang, Daniel | CON | YK | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | LeBreton, Marjory | CON | ON | Y | Y | Y | Mulroney (PC) | 1993 |
 | Lovelace Nicholas, Sandra M. | LIB | NB | Y | Y | Y | Martin (L) | 2005 |
 | MacDonald, Michael L. | CON | NS | NR | NR | NR | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Maltais, Ghislain | CON | QC | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2012 |
 | Manning, Fabian | CON | NL | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2011 |
 | Marshall, Elizabeth (Beth) | CON | NL | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2010 |
 | Martin, Yonah | CON | BC | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Massicotte, Paul J. | LIB | QC | NR | NR | NR | Chrétien (L) | 2003 |
 | McCoy, Elaine | IND | AB | Y | Y | Y | Martin (L) | 2005 |
 | McInnis, Thomas Johnson | CON | NS | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2012 |
 | McIntyre, Paul E. | CON | NB | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2012 |
 | Mercer, Terry M. | LIB | NS | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 2003 |
 | Merchant, Pana | LIB | SK | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 2002 |
 | Meredith, Don | CON | ON | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2010 |
 | Mitchell, Grant | LIB | AB | Y | Y | Y | Martin (L) | 2005 |
 | Mockler, Percy | CON | NB | NR | NR | NR | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Moore, Wilfred P. | LIB | NS | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 1996 |
 | Munson, Jim | LIB | ON | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 2003 |
 | Nancy Ruth | CON | ON | Y | Y | Y | Martin (L) | 2005 |
 | Neufeld, Richard | CON | BC | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Ngo, Thanh Hai | CON | ON | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2012 |
 | Nolin, Pierre Claude | CON | QC | Y | Y | Y | Mulroney (PC) | 1993 |
 | Ogilvie, Kelvin Kenneth | CON | NS | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Oh, Victor | CON | ON | Y | Ref. | Ref. | Harper (C) | 2013 |
 | Oliver, Donald H. | CON | NS | Y | Ref. | Ref. | Mulroney (PC) | 1990 |
 | Patterson, Dennis Glen | CON | NT | Y | Y | Ref. | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Plett, Donald Neil | CON | MB | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Poirier, Rose-May | CON | NB | Y | Y | Ref. | Harper (C) | 2010 |
 | Raine, Nancy Greene | CON | BC | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Ringuette, Pierrette | LIB | NB | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 2002 |
 | Rivard, Michel | CON | QC | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Rivest, Jean-Claude | IND | QC | Y | Y | Y | Mulroney (PC) | 1993 |
 | Robichaud, Fernand | LIB | NB | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 1997 |
 | Runciman, Bob | CON | ON | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2010 |
 | Segal, Hugh | CON | ON | Y | Y | Y | Martin (L) | 2005 |
 | Seidman, Judith G. | CON | QC | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Seth, Asha | CON | ON | Y | Ref. | Ref. | Harper (C) | 2012 |
 | Sibbeston, Nick G. | LIB | NWT | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 1999 |
 | Smith, David P. | LIB | ON | Y | Y | Y | Chrétien (L) | 2002 |
 | Smith, Larry | CON | QC | NR | NR | NR | Harper (C) | 2011 |
 | Stewart Olsen, Carolyn | CON | NB | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Stratton, Terry | CON | MB | Y | Y | Y | Mulroney (PC) | 1993 |
 | Tardif, Claudette | LIB | AB | Y | Y | Y | Martin (L) | 2005 |
 | Tkachuk, David | CON | SK | Y | Y | Y | Mulroney (PC) | 1993 |
 | Unger, Betty E. | CON | AB | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2012 |
 | Verner, Josée | CON | QC | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2011 |
 | Wallace, John D. | CON | NB | Y | Y | Ref. | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Wallin, Pamela | CON | SK | Y | Y | Ref. | Harper (C) | 2009 |
 | Watt, Charlie | LIB | QC | Y | Y | Y | Trudeau (L) | 1984 |
 | Wells, David M. | CON | NL | Y | Ref. | Ref. | Harper (C) | 2013 |
 | White, Vernon | CON | ON | Y | Y | Y | Harper (C) | 2012 |
 | Zimmer, Rod A. A. | LIB | MB | Y | Y | Y | Martin (L) | 2005 |
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