by Maurice Y. Michaud (he/him)
While most Canadians aspire to retire when they reach a certain age, some politicians choose to keep going as long as they still have the desire and, of course, get re-elected.
This list shows who are the oldest sitting MPs and MLAs, federally and provincially, by jurisdiction. It is only accurate to the extent that the birth date of 351 of the 1,099 members currently in office is unknown. Also, for the territories, where there is only one MP, the datum here is meaningless.
| Legend } | Current age: (yy.mm.dd) ⊕ Alive: 48 (m: 25; f:: 23) |
PAR Party at last election | |||
| Jurisdiction | Federal | Prov/Terr | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CA Canada |
LIB LIB |
⊕ Yves Robillard (±82.08.17) [QC] ⊕ Hedy M. Fry (83.01.12) [BC] |
PC LIB
⊕ Raymond S.J. Cho (87.10.00) [ON] |
⊕ Teresa Wat (±75.08.17) [BC] |
| 9 | AB Alberta |
CPC NDP |
⊕ Martin Shields (76.04.21) ⊕ Heather L. McPherson (52.04.09) |
UCP NDP
⊕ Richard (Rick) Wilson (±67.08.17) |
⊕ Peggy Wright (±64.08.17) |
| 8 | BC British Columbia |
LIB LIB |
⊕ Ken C. Hardie (±77.08.17) ⊕ Hedy M. Fry (83.01.12) |
NDP LIB
⊕ George Chow (±74.08.17) |
⊕ Teresa Wat (±75.08.17) |
| 11 | MB Manitoba |
CPC NDP |
⊕ Larry N. Maguire (75.03.17) ⊕ Leah Gazan (52.05.10) |
NDP NDP
⊕ Peter J. (Jim) Maloway (71.10.08) |
⊕ Nahanni Fontaine (±53.08.17) |
| 3 | NB New Brunswick |
LIB LIB |
⊕ Wayne Long (61.05.05) ⊕ Ginette Petitpas Taylor (±56.08.17) |
LIB LIB
⊕ Guy H. Arseneault (72.04.07) |
⊕ Francine D. Landry (66.03.04) |
| 7 | NL Newfoundland and Labrador |
LIB LIB |
⊕ Churence Rogers (71.03.15) ⊕ Gudrid I. Hutchings (65.00.17) |
LIB LIB
⊕ John A. Haggie (70.07.17) |
⊕ Siobhán Coady (63.10.07) |
| 2 | NS Nova Scotia |
LIB LIB |
⊕ Darrell Samson (65.11.05) ⊕ Lena M. Diab (±59.08.17) |
PC LIB
⊕ Patrick R. Dunn (74.07.08) |
⊕ Kelly M. Regan (63.07.14) |
| 14 | NT Northwest Territories |
LIB |
⊕ Michael McLeod (65.00.12) |
IND IND
⊕ Shane A. Thompson (61.02.07) |
⊕ Lesa Semmler (±48.08.17) |
| 13 | NU Nunavut |
NDP |
⊕ Lori Idlout (50.05.21) |
IND IND
⊕ Alexander Sammurtok (±72.08.17) |
⊕ Janet P. Brewster (±55.08.17) |
| 6 | ON Ontario |
LIB LIB |
⊕ John N. McKay (76.05.28) ⊕ Judy A. Sgro (79.09.02) |
PC LIB
⊕ Raymond S.J. Cho (87.10.00) |
⊕ Karen A. McCrimmon (±65.08.17) |
| 4 | PE Prince Edward Island |
LIB |
⊕ Lawrence A. MacAulay (78.00.09) |
LIB PC
⊕ Robert L. Henderson (63.01.28) |
⊕ Darlene Compton (63.07.28) |
| 5 | QC Québec |
LIB BQ |
⊕ Yves Robillard (±82.08.17) ⊕ Monique Pauzé (±73.08.17) |
CAQ CAQ
⊕ Luc Provençal (69.04.09) |
⊕ Chantal Rouleau (65.02.14) |
| 10 | SK Saskatchewan |
CPC CPC |
⊕ Kevin Waugh (68.03.09) ⊕ Cathay Wagantall (68.06.11) |
SKP NDP
⊕ Fred Bradshaw (±73.08.17) |
⊕ Erika Ritchie (±55.08.17) |
| 12 | YT Yukon |
LIB |
⊕ Brendan E. Hanley (65.10.11) |
LIB YP
⊕ John Streicker (61.10.22) |
⊕ Geraldine Van Bibber (73.02.15) |
| This table is only accurate to the extent that the birth date of 351 of the 1,099 members currently in office is unknown. Each territory has only one MP federally. It is also possible that, in some smaller jurisdictions, the elected members are all men or all women. |
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