Division No. 8, Subdivision H sends Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Central Newfoundland
Of the 7 Commons seats from Newfoundland and Labrador, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 4. Statistics Canada lists Division No. 8, Subdivision H as a subdivision of unorganized. In Newfoundland and Labrador, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Division No. 8, Subdivision H’s mayor isn’t named. With no licence on the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s ridings map, Division No. 8, Subdivision H isn’t placed in a riding here.
Three governments, and who does what
Division No. 8, Subdivision H 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. 8, Subdivision H has no upper-tier council: Division No. 8, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Division No. 8, Subdivision H, from the most recent elections.
- 1Division No. 8, Subdivision H councilSubdivision of unorganized
- 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 Division No. 8, Subdivision H votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Division No. 8, Subdivision H council | 30 September 2025 | 25 September 2029 |
| House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador | 14 October 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms. The council elected on 30 September 2025 serves until 25 September 2029, when Division No. 8, Subdivision H council is chosen again. The Municipal Elections Act sets the day: the last Tuesday in September every four years. Provincially the last general election was on 14 October 2025, for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador; federally, 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
The current Parliament is Clifford Small’s 2nd, counting from a first win in 2021. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Central Newfoundland, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 47%; Clifford Small 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
A new party in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame in 2021: Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada)
Results in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame, the riding Division No. 8, Subdivision H belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Central Newfoundland.
In 2019 the riding had gone to Scott Simms (Liberal Party of Canada) with 48%. Clifford Small won the 2021 race in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 47% and beating Scott Simms (Liberal Party of Canada) by 281 votes. Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame turned out at only 51% in 2021; the country managed 63%. Just 6 of the 338 ridings in Canada were decided by less.
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 Division No. 8, Subdivision H is run
Check or update the federal list.
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elections.gov.nl.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Not on this page. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
Questions about how Division No. 8, Subdivision H is run
Who is the MP for Division No. 8, Subdivision H?
Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Central Newfoundland, the riding Division No. 8, Subdivision H is in.
Which party won Division No. 8, Subdivision H in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Clifford Small won Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame in 2021 and is the MP for today’s Central Newfoundland.
Who is the MHA for Division No. 8, Subdivision H?
Use the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s own list: every MHA is there by riding, though Division No. 8, Subdivision H isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Division No. 8, Subdivision H?
Division No. 8, Subdivision H is a subdivision of unorganized; 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).