Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0Miramichi sends Mike Dawson (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Miramichi—Grand Lake
Miramichi’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found. Miramichi is a city by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. This page names no head of council for Miramichi, as no open list of councils exists in New Brunswick. From New Brunswick come 10 MPs, 6 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Miramichi, a city 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.
Like every local government in New Brunswick, Miramichi sits on one of the province’s 12 regional service commissions, which plan services such as waste and emergency measures.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Miramichi, from the most recent elections.
- 1Miramichi councilCity
- 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 Miramichi votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Miramichi council | 11 May 2026 | 13 May 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | 21 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result. The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick was last elected on 21 October 2024, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. After the 11 May 2026 election, Miramichi council next goes to the polls on 13 May 2030. The Municipal Elections Act sets the day: the second Monday in May every four years.
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
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Miramichi—Grand Lake, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 45%; Mike Dawson held it for them in 2025. Mike Dawson is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote.
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
A new party in Miramichi—Grand Lake in 2021: Jake Stewart (Conservative Party of Canada)
Miramichi—Grand Lake as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
In 2021, 67% of electors cast a ballot in Miramichi—Grand Lake, more than the national 63%. Jake Stewart won the 2021 race in Miramichi—Grand Lake for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 44% and beating Lisa Harris (Liberal Party of Canada) by 1,456 votes. Back in 2019 a different party held it: Pat Finnigan (Liberal Party of Canada), on 37%.
All 5 candidates in Miramichi—Grand Lake, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Stewart | Conservative Party of Canada | 14,218 | 43.7% |
| Lisa Harris | Liberal Party of Canada | 12,762 | 39.3% |
| Bruce Potter | New Democratic Party | 2,291 | 7.1% |
| Ron Nowlan | People's Party of Canada | 1,839 | 5.7% |
| Patty Deitch | Green Party of Canada | 1,393 | 4.3% |
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 Miramichi 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
- 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.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- 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.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
Questions about how Miramichi is run
Who is the MP for Miramichi?
For Miramichi, it’s Mike Dawson (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Miramichi—Grand Lake.
Which party won Miramichi in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Jake Stewart (Conservative Party of Canada), in Miramichi—Grand Lake; Miramichi—Grand Lake has elected Mike Dawson since.
Who is the MLA for Miramichi?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Miramichi.
Who heads the council in Miramichi?
Ask the municipality itself: Miramichi, a city, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
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).