Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainMike Dawson (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Miramichi—Grand Lake, the riding that includes Nelson
From New Brunswick come 10 MPs, 6 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada. Statistics Canada lists Nelson as a parish. In New Brunswick, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Nelson’s mayor isn’t named. Nelson’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found.
Three governments, and who does what
Nelson, 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.
Like every local government in New Brunswick, Nelson 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 Nelson, from the most recent elections.
- 1Nelson 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 Nelson votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson council | 11 May 2026 | 13 May 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | 21 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Elected on 11 May 2026, Nelson council is up again on 13 May 2030. It is the second Monday in May every four years, as the Municipal Elections Act provides. The last general elections came on 21 October 2024 for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
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
Jake Stewart (Conservative Party of Canada) took Miramichi—Grand Lake in 2021
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%. Back in 2019 a different party held it: Pat Finnigan (Liberal Party of Canada), on 37%. Miramichi—Grand Lake elected Jake Stewart (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 44% of the vote, a lead of 1,456 over Lisa Harris (Liberal Party of Canada).
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 Nelson 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
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- Not on this page. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
Questions about how Nelson is run
Who is the MP for Nelson?
For Nelson, it’s Mike Dawson (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Miramichi—Grand Lake.
Which party won Nelson in the 2021 federal election?
Miramichi—Grand Lake went to Jake Stewart (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Mike Dawson has been the MP for Miramichi—Grand Lake.
Who is the MLA for Nelson?
Find the riding for Nelson on the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Nelson?
Nelson is a parish; its own website or the province’s municipal directory names the head of council.
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).