Photo: Kyla Curtis · Public domainCentral Newfoundland, which takes in Botwood, is held by Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada)
With no licence on the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s ridings map, Botwood isn’t placed in a riding here. Botwood is a town by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. In Newfoundland and Labrador, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Botwood’s mayor isn’t named. Of the 7 Commons seats from Newfoundland and Labrador, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 4.
Three governments, and who does what
Botwood, 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.
Botwood has no upper-tier council: Division No. 6, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Botwood, from the most recent elections.
- 1Botwood councilTown
- 2House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador–
- 3House of CommonsCentral Newfoundland
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 Botwood votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Botwood council | 30 September 2025 | 25 September 2029 |
| House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador | 14 October 2025 | – |
| 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. The council elected on 30 September 2025 serves until 25 September 2029, when Botwood council is chosen again. That date comes from the Municipal Elections Act, which sets the last Tuesday in September every four years. The House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador was last elected on 14 October 2025, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
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
Clifford Small represents Central Newfoundland in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Central Newfoundland · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2021
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada4
- Conservative Party of Canada3
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Central Newfoundland, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 47%; in 2025 Clifford Small kept the seat in the same hands. First elected in 2021, Clifford Small is serving the 2nd term of a Commons career.
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
Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada) took Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame in 2021
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame, Botwood’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Central Newfoundland.
The 2019 vote had gone another way, to Scott Simms (Liberal Party of Canada) at 48%. 281 votes separated Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada) from Scott Simms (Liberal Party of Canada) in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame in 2021, when the winner took 47%. Turnout in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame was 51% in 2021, against 63% nationally. That was among the tightest results in the country: 6 of 338 ridings were closer.
All 3 candidates in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Small | Conservative Party of Canada | 14,927 | 46.9% |
| Scott Simms | Liberal Party of Canada | 14,646 | 46.0% |
| Jamie Ruby | New Democratic Party | 2,261 | 7.1% |
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 Botwood 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. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Not on this page. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
Questions about how Botwood is run
Who is the MP for Botwood?
Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Central Newfoundland, the riding Botwood is in.
Which party won Botwood in the 2021 federal election?
Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada) took Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame in 2021, and still holds the seat, now Central Newfoundland.
Who is the MHA for Botwood?
Use the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s own list: every MHA is there by riding, though Botwood isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Botwood?
Botwood 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).