to cover land once part of the Northwest Territories. Ontario also holds more seats in the House of Commons of Canada than any other province. The capital of Canada, Ottawa is located within Ontario. Note: Senator Jean-Robert Gauthier changed from Ontario to Ottawa-Vanier Senator Lorna Milne changed from Brampton to Peel County Senator Anne Cools changed from Toronto Centre to Toronto Centre-York See List of Ontario senators Western Provinces regional division The Western provinces regional division was created under the Constitution Act, 1915 to bring the total to four regional divisions. Six senators would represent each of the four western provinces Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan for a total of 24 senators. Prior to 1915 the provinces were not organized into a region, and had their own path of evolution. Manitoba gained seats on a set population expansion clause. Alberta and Saskatchewan gained seats from the Northwest Territories. British Columbia was given seats outlined in the Terms of Union. Alberta has held popular elections for senators, although the Prime Minister is not obliged to nominate the winner of any such election to the Senate. Nonetheless, three winners of such elections have been nominated to the Senate: Senator Stan Waters was elected in the 1989 Alberta Senate nominee election, and Senators Bert Brown and Betty Unger were elected senators-in-waiting in 2004. 1 Senator Nicholas Taylor changed from Bon Accord to Sturgeon. The Maritimes regional division The Maritimes regional division was created in 1867. At the time of Confederation the division contained only Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. It was expected that Prince Edward Island would also join; however, it held out until 1873 as it sought equal representation by province rather than by region. At the Quebec Conference of 1864 the Prince Edward Island representatives believed the only safeguard for a small province would be an equal representation in the Senate. Prince Edward Island held out joining Canada until 1873 and ended up accepting the four senate seats. On June 5, 2006, New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord announced his province's support for possible Senate elections to be held during the New Brunswick municipal election cycle, joining Alberta as the only province actively pursuing elected senators. Among his proposal was a plan to divide New Brunswick into five regions or divisions and have each represented by two senators. Another possibility of the proposal was to have senators remain at large for