Photo: David Abercrombie · CC BY-SA 2.0Aaron Gunn (Conservative Party of Canada) holds North Island—Powell River, the riding that includes Port McNeill
From British Columbia come 43 MPs, 20 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada. Locally, Port McNeill is run as a town. Who leads Port McNeill’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in British Columbia. North Island is the riding Port McNeill votes in for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and its MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members.
Three governments, and who does what
Port McNeill, a town in British Columbia, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Regional parks, waste, rural areas’ services.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
leg.bc.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Port McNeill is a member municipality of Mount Waddington Regional District, which runs regional services and governs the rural areas around it.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Port McNeill, from the most recent elections.
- 1Port McNeill councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaNorth Island
- 3House of CommonsNorth Island—Powell River
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Port McNeill votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Port McNeill council | 17 October 2026 | 19 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | 19 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia on 19 October 2024. Port McNeill council was elected on 17 October 2026, and the next vote is on 19 October 2030. The Local Government Act fixes that date: the third Saturday in October every four years.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Port McNeill votes in North Island for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
MLA: see the legislature’s list
leg.bc.ca ↗North Island takes in Port McNeill and elects its MLA to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
The 2024 provincial election in North Island
North Island went to Anna Kindy (Conservative Party of BC) in October 2024: 47% of the vote and a lead of 639 over the runner-up (BC NDP). 62% of its registered voters cast a ballot, more than BC’s 58% overall.
BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
Aaron Gunn represents North Island—Powell River in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
North Island—Powell River · Conservative Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada20
- Conservative Party of Canada19
- New Democratic Party3
- Green Party of Canada1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s North Island—Powell River, the 2021 vote favoured the New Democratic Party with 39%, which makes Aaron Gunn’s 2025 win a gain. The 2025 general election sent Aaron Gunn to the Commons for the first time.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Rachel Blaney kept North Island—Powell River for the New Democratic Party in 2021
North Island—Powell River as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Turnout in North Island—Powell River reached 65% in 2021, against 63% nationally. 38% had elected Rachel Blaney there in 2019. In 2021, North Island—Powell River went to Rachel Blaney (New Democratic Party) on 40%; Shelley Downey (Conservative Party of Canada) finished 2,163 votes behind.
All 7 candidates in North Island—Powell River, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Blaney | New Democratic Party | 23,833 | 39.6% |
| Shelley Downey | Conservative Party of Canada | 21,670 | 36.0% |
| Jennifer Grenz | Liberal Party of Canada | 7,922 | 13.2% |
| Jessica Wegg | Green Party of Canada | 3,656 | 6.1% |
| Paul Macknight | People's Party of Canada | 2,795 | 4.6% |
| Stacey Gastis | Maverick Party | 310 | 0.5% |
| Carla Neal | Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada | 77 | 0.1% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Port McNeill is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.bc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Not on this page. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), budgets and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
Questions about how Port McNeill is run
Who is the MP for Port McNeill?
Port McNeill is in North Island—Powell River, represented by Aaron Gunn (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Port McNeill in the 2021 federal election?
Rachel Blaney won North Island—Powell River for the New Democratic Party in 2021; the riding is now North Island—Powell River, held by Aaron Gunn.
Who is the MLA for Port McNeill?
In October 2024 Anna Kindy (Conservative Party of BC) won North Island; for the MLA today, see the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia’s list.
Who heads the council in Port McNeill?
Port McNeill, a town, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
Which regional body is Port McNeill part of?
Port McNeill is a member of the Mount Waddington Regional District, whose board includes directors from Port McNeill’s council.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence) · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026 · BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).