Photo: Verne Equinox · CC BY 3.0Weldford sends Mike Dawson (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Miramichi—Grand Lake
Without an open map of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s ridings, this page can’t say which one Weldford is in. Weldford is a parish by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. Mayors and councillors in New Brunswick aren’t on any open list, so Weldford’s council goes unnamed here. Across New Brunswick, 6 of the 10 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Weldford, 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: Weldford belongs to one of New Brunswick’s 12 regional service commissions.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Weldford, from the most recent elections.
- 1Weldford 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 Weldford votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Weldford council | 11 May 2026 | 13 May 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | 21 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms. The council elected on 11 May 2026 serves until 13 May 2030, when Weldford council is chosen again. That date comes from the Municipal Elections Act, which sets the second Monday in May every four years. Provincially the last general election was on 21 October 2024, for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick; federally, on 28 April 2025.
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 is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote. 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.
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.
37% had been enough for Pat Finnigan (Liberal Party of Canada) to win it in 2019. Jake Stewart (Conservative Party of Canada) took Miramichi—Grand Lake in 2021 with 44% of the vote, 1,456 votes ahead of Lisa Harris (Liberal Party of Canada). 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 Weldford 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. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Not on this page. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
Questions about how Weldford is run
Who is the MP for Weldford?
Miramichi—Grand Lake’s MP, Mike Dawson of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Weldford.
Which party won Weldford 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 Weldford?
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Weldford has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Weldford?
Ask the municipality itself: Weldford, a parish, 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).