Photo: Tango7174 · CC BY-SA 4.0Avalon, which takes in Conception Bay South, is held by Paul Connors (Liberal Party of Canada)
Of the 7 Commons seats from Newfoundland and Labrador, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 4. With no licence on the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s ridings map, Conception Bay South isn’t placed in a riding here. Locally, Conception Bay South is run as a town. Mayors and councillors in Newfoundland and Labrador aren’t on any open list, so Conception Bay South’s council goes unnamed here.
Three governments, and who does what
Conception Bay South, 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.
No county or regional government sits above Conception Bay South’s council; Division No. 1 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Conception Bay South, from the most recent elections.
- 1Conception Bay South councilTown
- 2House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador–
- 3House of CommonsAvalon
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 Conception Bay South votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Conception Bay South council | 30 September 2025 | 25 September 2029 |
| House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador | 14 October 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Provincially the last general election was on 14 October 2025, for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador; federally, on 28 April 2025. Elected on 30 September 2025, Conception Bay South council is up again on 25 September 2029. The Municipal Elections Act fixes that date: the last Tuesday in September every four years. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
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
Paul Connors represents Avalon in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Avalon · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada4
- Conservative Party of Canada3
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
The 2025 general election sent Paul Connors to the Commons for the first time. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Avalon would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 51%, and Paul Connors kept 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
The Liberal Party of Canada kept Avalon in 2021 with Ken McDonald
Results in Avalon as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
In 2021, 53% of electors cast a ballot in Avalon, under the national 63%. The 2019 vote had elected Kenneth McDonald of the Liberal Party of Canada, with 46%. Avalon elected Ken McDonald (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 50% of the vote, a lead of 5,870 over Matthew Chapman (Conservative Party of Canada).
All 4 candidates in Avalon, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken McDonald | Liberal Party of Canada | 18,608 | 50.1% |
| Matthew Chapman | Conservative Party of Canada | 12,738 | 34.3% |
| Carolyn Davis | New Democratic Party | 5,151 | 13.9% |
| Lainie Stewart | People's Party of Canada | 647 | 1.7% |
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 Conception Bay South 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
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
Questions about how Conception Bay South is run
Who is the MP for Conception Bay South?
For Conception Bay South, it’s Paul Connors (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds Avalon.
Which party won Conception Bay South in the 2021 federal election?
Ken McDonald won Avalon for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Avalon, held by Paul Connors.
Who is the MHA for Conception Bay South?
Use the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s own list: every MHA is there by riding, though Conception Bay South isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Conception Bay South?
Conception Bay South 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).