Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/72874821@N03/ · CC BY 2.0Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Central Newfoundland, the riding that includes Fogo Island
The Liberal Party of Canada has 4 of the 7 MPs elected in Newfoundland and Labrador. With no licence on the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s ridings map, Fogo Island isn’t placed in a riding here. Fogo Island is a town by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. Who leads Fogo Island’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Three governments, and who does what
Fogo Island, 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.
Fogo Island 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 Fogo Island, from the most recent elections.
- 1Fogo Island 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 Fogo Island votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Fogo Island council | 30 September 2025 | 25 September 2029 |
| House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador | 14 October 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Fogo Island council was elected on 30 September 2025, and the next vote is on 25 September 2029. 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. Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election.
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
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Central Newfoundland puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 47%; Clifford Small held it for the party in 2025. The current Parliament is Clifford Small’s 2nd, counting from a first win in 2021.
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)
Before the 2023 redistribution, Fogo Island voted in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Central Newfoundland is its riding today.
51% of electors in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada. Just 6 of the 338 ridings in Canada were decided by less. 48% had been enough for Scott Simms (Liberal Party of Canada) to win it in 2019. Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada) took Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame in 2021 with 47% of the vote, 281 votes ahead of Scott Simms (Liberal Party of Canada).
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 Fogo Island 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. Council budgets, band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- 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.
Questions about how Fogo Island is run
Who is the MP for Fogo Island?
Central Newfoundland’s MP, Clifford Small of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Fogo Island.
Which party won Fogo Island 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 Fogo Island?
Use the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s own list: every MHA is there by riding, though Fogo Island isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Fogo Island?
The head of Fogo Island’s council isn’t named here; as a town, it publishes its council itself.
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).