Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domainDivision No. 8, Subdivision L straddles 2 federal ridings, from Terra Nova—The Peninsulas to Central Newfoundland
Division No. 8, Subdivision L is a subdivision of unorganized by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. Mayors and councillors in Newfoundland and Labrador aren’t on any open list, so Division No. 8, Subdivision L’s council goes unnamed here. Division No. 8, Subdivision L’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. Most of Division No. 8, Subdivision L (57% of residents) is represented by Jonathan Rowe, and much of the rest by Clifford Small.
Three governments, and who does what
Division No. 8, Subdivision L 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.
The census places Division No. 8, Subdivision L in Division No. 8, a division that governs nothing; no county council sits above the town’s.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Division No. 8, Subdivision L, from the most recent elections.
- 1Division No. 8, Subdivision L councilSubdivision of unorganized
- 2House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador–
- 3House of CommonsTerra Nova—The Peninsulas · 57%
- 4House of CommonsCentral Newfoundland · 43%
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 L votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Division No. 8, Subdivision L council | 30 September 2025 | 25 September 2029 |
| House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador | 14 October 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador on 14 October 2025 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. After the 30 September 2025 election, Division No. 8, Subdivision L council next goes to the polls 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
Division No. 8, Subdivision L has 2 MPs
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 · 57%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Central Newfoundland · Conservative Party of Canada · 43%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada4
- Conservative Party of Canada3
As Wikidata records them.
The Liberal Party of Canada leads Newfoundland and Labrador with 4 of 7 seats; Jonathan Rowe is among the 3 from the Conservative Party of Canada.
The MP’s record
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Terra Nova—The Peninsulas would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada (47%), so Jonathan Rowe’s 2025 win 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
Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame changed hands in 2021, to Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada)
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame, Division No. 8, Subdivision L’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Terra Nova—The Peninsulas. It held 55% of Division No. 8, Subdivision L’s residents.
Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame elected Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 47% of the vote, a lead of 281 over Scott Simms (Liberal Party of Canada). The 2019 vote had gone another way, to Scott Simms (Liberal Party of Canada) at 48%. Just 6 of the 338 ridings in Canada were decided by less. Turnout in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame was 51% in 2021, against 63% nationally.
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 L 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
- 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.
- Not on this page. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
- 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. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
Questions about how Division No. 8, Subdivision L is run
Who is the MP for Division No. 8, Subdivision L?
Most residents of Division No. 8, Subdivision L have Jonathan Rowe (Conservative Party of Canada) as MP for Terra Nova—The Peninsulas; the rest mainly have Clifford Small, for Central Newfoundland.
Which party won Division No. 8, Subdivision L in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada), in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame; Terra Nova—The Peninsulas has elected Jonathan Rowe since.
Who is the MHA for Division No. 8, Subdivision L?
Division No. 8, Subdivision L’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 Division No. 8, Subdivision L?
Ask the municipality itself: Division No. 8, Subdivision L, a subdivision of unorganized, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
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).