Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainMike Dawson (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Southesk in Ottawa as MP for Miramichi—Grand Lake
From New Brunswick come 10 MPs, 6 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada. The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s ridings aren’t published as open data we could find, so Southesk isn’t placed in one. Statistics Canada lists Southesk as a parish. Who leads Southesk’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in New Brunswick.
Three governments, and who does what
Southesk, 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.
Some services are planned regionally: Southesk belongs to one of New Brunswick’s 12 regional service commissions.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Southesk, from the most recent elections.
- 1Southesk 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 Southesk votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Southesk council | 11 May 2026 | 13 May 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | 21 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Southesk council was elected on 11 May 2026, and the next vote is on 13 May 2030. It is the second Monday in May every four years, as the Municipal Elections Act provides. The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick was last elected on 21 October 2024, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use.
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
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Miramichi—Grand Lake would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 45%, and Mike Dawson kept 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
Miramichi—Grand Lake changed hands in 2021, to Jake Stewart (Conservative Party of Canada)
Results in Miramichi—Grand Lake as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
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. It had changed hands since 2019, when Pat Finnigan (Liberal Party of Canada) won with 37%. At 67%, more of Miramichi—Grand Lake voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
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 Southesk 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
- Not on this page. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
- 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.
- 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.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
Questions about how Southesk is run
Who is the MP for Southesk?
Mike Dawson of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Miramichi—Grand Lake, which includes Southesk.
Which party won Southesk 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 Southesk?
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Southesk has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Southesk?
The head of Southesk’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).