Photo: Yergoneby · CC BY-SA 4.0Bonavista sends Jonathan Rowe (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Terra Nova—The Peninsulas
With no licence on the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s ridings map, Bonavista isn’t placed in a riding here. Statistics Canada lists Bonavista as a town. No open list of councils exists in Newfoundland and Labrador, so no mayor of Bonavista is named here. Across Newfoundland and Labrador, 4 of the 7 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Bonavista, a town in Newfoundland and Labrador, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
assembly.nl.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
There is no county government over Bonavista; Division No. 7 is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Bonavista, from the most recent elections.
- 1Bonavista councilTown
- 2House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador–
- 3House of CommonsTerra Nova—The Peninsulas
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 Bonavista votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Bonavista council | 30 September 2025 | 25 September 2029 |
| House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador | 14 October 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador on 14 October 2025. Elected on 30 September 2025, Bonavista council is up again on 25 September 2029. It is the last Tuesday in September every four years, as the Municipal Elections Act provides.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MHA.
Find your MHA on the legislature’s site
assembly.nl.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Jonathan Rowe represents Terra Nova—The Peninsulas in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Terra Nova—The Peninsulas · Conservative Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada4
- Conservative Party of Canada3
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Terra Nova—The Peninsulas, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 47%; in 2025 Jonathan Rowe took it from them. April 2025 was Jonathan Rowe’s first election to the House of Commons.
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
Churence Rogers kept Bonavista—Burin—Trinity for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Bonavista sat in Bonavista—Burin—Trinity; the 2025 election put it in Terra Nova—The Peninsulas.
At 51%, fewer of Bonavista—Burin—Trinity voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). Back in 2019, Churence Rogers took the riding on 46%. In 2021, Bonavista—Burin—Trinity went to Churence Rogers (Liberal Party of Canada) on 47%; Sharon Vokey (Conservative Party of Canada) finished 1,694 votes behind.
All 4 candidates in Bonavista—Burin—Trinity, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Churence Rogers | Liberal Party of Canada | 13,972 | 46.6% |
| Sharon Vokey | Conservative Party of Canada | 12,278 | 40.9% |
| Anne Marie Anonsen | New Democratic Party | 2,484 | 8.3% |
| Linda Hogan | People's Party of Canada | 1,257 | 4.2% |
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 Bonavista is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.gov.nl.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. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Not on this page. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), budgets and band councils.
- 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.
Questions about how Bonavista is run
Who is the MP for Bonavista?
Bonavista is in Terra Nova—The Peninsulas, represented by Jonathan Rowe (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Bonavista in the 2021 federal election?
Churence Rogers won Bonavista—Burin—Trinity for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Terra Nova—The Peninsulas, held by Jonathan Rowe.
Who is the MHA for Bonavista?
Bonavista’s riding isn’t placed on this page; the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s members page lists every MHA by riding.
Who heads the council in Bonavista?
Bonavista, a town, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
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).