Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Rothesay sends Wayne Long (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Saint John—Kennebecasis
In the census’s list of municipalities, Rothesay is a town. Who leads Rothesay’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in New Brunswick. No provincial riding is named for Rothesay, as no open boundary file exists for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick that we could find. 6 of the 10 MPs from New Brunswick belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Rothesay, a town 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, Rothesay 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 Rothesay, from the most recent elections.
- 1Rothesay councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick–
- 3House of CommonsSaint John—Kennebecasis
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 Rothesay votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Rothesay 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. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick on 21 October 2024. Voters last chose Rothesay council on 11 May 2026 and will again on 13 May 2030. That date comes from the Municipal Elections Act, which sets 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
legnb.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Wayne Long represents Saint John—Kennebecasis in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Saint John—Kennebecasis · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada6
- Conservative Party of Canada4
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Saint John—Kennebecasis, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 43%; in 2025 Wayne Long kept the seat in the same hands. The current Parliament is Wayne Long’s 4th, counting from a first win in 2015.
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
Saint John—Rothesay returned Wayne Long (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021
Results in Saint John—Rothesay, the riding Rothesay belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Saint John—Kennebecasis.
Wayne Long won the 2021 race in Saint John—Rothesay for the Liberal Party of Canada, polling 46% and beating Mel Norton (Conservative Party of Canada) by 5,060 votes. Wayne Long was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 37%. Saint John—Rothesay turned out at only 59% in 2021; the country managed 63%.
All 5 candidates in Saint John—Rothesay, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Long | Liberal Party of Canada | 17,375 | 46.4% |
| Mel Norton | Conservative Party of Canada | 12,315 | 32.9% |
| Don Paulin | New Democratic Party | 4,816 | 12.9% |
| Nicholas Pereira | People's Party of Canada | 1,996 | 5.3% |
| Ann McAllister | Green Party of Canada | 948 | 2.5% |
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 Rothesay 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. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- 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. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
Questions about how Rothesay is run
Who is the MP for Rothesay?
Wayne Long of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for Saint John—Kennebecasis, which includes Rothesay.
Which party won Rothesay in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada: Wayne Long won Saint John—Rothesay in 2021 and is the MP for today’s Saint John—Kennebecasis.
Who is the MLA for Rothesay?
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Rothesay has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Rothesay?
Rothesay is a town; 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).