Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainAvalon, which takes in Division No. 1, Subdivision U, is held by Paul Connors (Liberal Party of Canada)
Division No. 1, Subdivision U’s riding for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador isn’t shown: the province’s boundary file states no licence, so it can’t be reused. In the census’s list of municipalities, Division No. 1, Subdivision U is a subdivision of unorganized. Who leads Division No. 1, Subdivision U’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Newfoundland and Labrador. From Newfoundland and Labrador come 7 MPs, 4 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Division No. 1, Subdivision U is a subdivision of unorganized: a regional district or the province runs its local services.
Services from the regional or provincial body.
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.
Division No. 1, Subdivision U has no upper-tier council: Division No. 1, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Division No. 1, Subdivision U, from the most recent elections.
- 1Division No. 1, Subdivision U councilSubdivision of unorganized
- 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 Division No. 1, Subdivision U votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Division No. 1, Subdivision U 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. Voters last chose Division No. 1, Subdivision U council on 30 September 2025 and will again on 25 September 2029. The Municipal Elections Act fixes that date: the last Tuesday in September every four years. The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use.
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
Paul Connors is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Avalon, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 51%; Paul Connors 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
The Liberal Party of Canada kept Avalon in 2021 with Ken McDonald
Counts for Avalon within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
53% of electors in Avalon voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada. Ken McDonald (Liberal Party of Canada) took Avalon in 2021 with 50% of the vote, 5,870 votes ahead of Matthew Chapman (Conservative Party of Canada). In 2019 Kenneth McDonald had won it for the Liberal Party of Canada with 46%.
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 Division No. 1, Subdivision U 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. 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. 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 Division No. 1, Subdivision U is run
Who is the MP for Division No. 1, Subdivision U?
Avalon’s MP, Paul Connors of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents Division No. 1, Subdivision U.
Which party won Division No. 1, Subdivision U in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Ken McDonald (Liberal Party of Canada), in Avalon; Avalon has elected Paul Connors since.
Who is the MHA for Division No. 1, Subdivision U?
Every MHA of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Division No. 1, Subdivision U.
Who heads the council in Division No. 1, Subdivision U?
Division No. 1, Subdivision U, a subdivision of unorganized, 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).