Photo: Shhewitt · CC BY-SA 4.0Lewisporte’s MP is Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada), for Central Newfoundland
4 of the 7 MPs from Newfoundland and Labrador belong to the Liberal Party of Canada. In the census’s list of municipalities, Lewisporte is a town. This page names no head of council for Lewisporte, as no open list of councils exists in Newfoundland and Labrador. With no licence on the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s ridings map, Lewisporte isn’t placed in a riding here.
Three governments, and who does what
Lewisporte, 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.
The census places Lewisporte 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 Lewisporte, from the most recent elections.
- 1Lewisporte 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 Lewisporte votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Lewisporte council | 30 September 2025 | 25 September 2029 |
| House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador | 14 October 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021. Voters last chose the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador on 14 October 2025 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Voters last chose Lewisporte council on 30 September 2025 and will again on 25 September 2029. It is the last Tuesday in September every four years, as the Municipal Elections Act provides.
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
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. First elected in 2021, Clifford Small is serving the 2nd term of a Commons career.
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, Lewisporte voted in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Central Newfoundland is its riding today.
In 2021, 51% of electors cast a ballot in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame, under the national 63%. That was among the tightest results in the country: 6 of 338 ridings were closer. Scott Simms (Liberal Party of Canada) had won it in 2019 with 48%. 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).
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 Lewisporte 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. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- 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.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- 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.
Questions about how Lewisporte is run
Who is the MP for Lewisporte?
For Lewisporte, it’s Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Central Newfoundland.
Which party won Lewisporte in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada), in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame; Clifford Small represents Central Newfoundland today.
Who is the MHA for Lewisporte?
This page can’t say which riding Lewisporte is in; the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador lists every MHA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Lewisporte?
Lewisporte 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).