Photo: Gorob · CC BY-SA 3.0Mike Dawson (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Miramichi—Grand Lake, the riding that includes Canning
Statistics Canada lists Canning as a parish. This page names no head of council for Canning, as no open list of councils exists in New Brunswick. Without an open map of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s ridings, this page can’t say which one Canning is in. 6 of the 10 MPs from New Brunswick belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Canning, a parish in New Brunswick, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
legnb.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
New Brunswick groups its local governments into 12 regional service commissions; Canning is a member of one.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Canning, from the most recent elections.
- 1Canning councilParish
- 2Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick–
- 3House of CommonsMiramichi—Grand Lake
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 Canning votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Canning council | 11 May 2026 | 13 May 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | 21 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick on 21 October 2024. The council elected on 11 May 2026 serves until 13 May 2030, when Canning council is chosen again. The Municipal Elections Act sets the day: the second Monday in May every four years. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
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Mike Dawson represents Miramichi—Grand Lake in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Miramichi—Grand Lake · Conservative Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada6
- Conservative Party of Canada4
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Miramichi—Grand Lake, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 45%; in 2025 Mike Dawson kept the seat in the same hands. The 2025 general election sent Mike Dawson 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
Fredericton changed hands in 2021, to Jenica Atwin (Liberal Party of Canada)
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Canning sat in Fredericton; the 2025 election put it in Miramichi—Grand Lake. 61% of Canning lived in it.
66% of electors in Fredericton voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada. That was among the tightest results in the country: 9 of 338 ridings were closer. 34% had been enough for Jenica Atwin (Green Party of Canada) to win it in 2019. Fredericton elected Jenica Atwin (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 37% of the vote, a lead of 502 over Andrea Johnson (Conservative Party of Canada).
All 7 candidates in Fredericton, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenica Atwin | Liberal Party of Canada | 16,316 | 37.0% |
| Andrea Johnson | Conservative Party of Canada | 15,814 | 35.9% |
| Nicole O'Byrne | Green Party of Canada | 5,666 | 12.9% |
| Shawn Oldenburg | New Democratic Party | 5,564 | 12.6% |
| Jen Smith | Independent | 310 | 0.7% |
| Brandon Kirby | Libertarian Party of Canada | 234 | 0.5% |
| June Patterson | Communist Party of Canada | 158 | 0.4% |
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 Canning is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionsnb.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- 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.
Questions about how Canning is run
Who is the MP for Canning?
Canning is in Miramichi—Grand Lake, represented by Mike Dawson (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Canning in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada, with Jenica Atwin in Fredericton; since 2025 Mike Dawson represents Miramichi—Grand Lake.
Who is the MLA for Canning?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Canning.
Who heads the council in Canning?
The head of Canning’s council isn’t named here; as a parish, it publishes its council itself.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · 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. 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).