Photo: Bethanyamurray · CC BY-SA 3.0Mike Dawson (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Upper Miramichi in Ottawa as MP for Miramichi—Grand Lake
Upper Miramichi is a rural community by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. No open list of councils exists in New Brunswick, so no mayor of Upper Miramichi is named here. No provincial riding is named for Upper Miramichi, as no open boundary file exists for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick that we could find. The Liberal Party of Canada has 6 of the 10 MPs elected in New Brunswick.
Three governments, and who does what
Upper Miramichi, a rural community 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: Upper Miramichi belongs to one of New Brunswick’s 12 regional service commissions.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Upper Miramichi, from the most recent elections.
- 1Upper Miramichi councilRural community
- 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 Upper Miramichi votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Upper 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. Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick on 21 October 2024 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Voters last chose Upper Miramichi council on 11 May 2026 and will again on 13 May 2030. It is the second Monday in May every four years, as the Municipal Elections Act provides.
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
Mike Dawson was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 2025. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Miramichi—Grand Lake puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 45%; Mike Dawson held it for the party in 2025.
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
Results in Miramichi—Grand Lake as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
1,456 votes separated Jake Stewart (Conservative Party of Canada) from Lisa Harris (Liberal Party of Canada) in Miramichi—Grand Lake in 2021, when the winner took 44%. 37% had been enough for Pat Finnigan (Liberal Party of Canada) to win it in 2019. Miramichi—Grand Lake turned out at 67% in 2021; the country managed 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 Upper Miramichi is run
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electionsnb.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- 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. 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. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
Questions about how Upper Miramichi is run
Who is the MP for Upper Miramichi?
For Upper Miramichi, it’s Mike Dawson (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Miramichi—Grand Lake.
Which party won Upper Miramichi 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 Upper Miramichi?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Upper Miramichi.
Who heads the council in Upper Miramichi?
Upper Miramichi is a rural community; 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).