Photo: Tango7174 · CC BY-SA 4.0Paradise’s MP is Tom Osborne (Liberal Party of Canada), for Cape Spear
4 of the 7 MPs from Newfoundland and Labrador belong to the Liberal Party of Canada. With no licence on the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s ridings map, Paradise isn’t placed in a riding here. Paradise is a town by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. Who leads Paradise’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
Paradise, 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.
Paradise 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 Paradise, from the most recent elections.
- 1Paradise councilTown
- 2House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador–
- 3House of CommonsCape Spear
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 Paradise votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Paradise council | 30 September 2025 | 25 September 2029 |
| House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador | 14 October 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Paradise council was elected on 30 September 2025, and the next vote is on 25 September 2029. The Municipal Elections Act fixes that date: 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
Tom Osborne represents Cape Spear in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Cape Spear · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada4
- Conservative Party of Canada3
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Cape Spear would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 55%, and Tom Osborne kept it for them in 2025. Tom Osborne was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 2025. Tom Osborne sat in the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador before coming to Ottawa.
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
Avalon stayed with the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021, electing Ken McDonald
Results in Avalon, the riding Paradise belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Cape Spear. It held 70% of Paradise’s residents.
Turnout in Avalon was 53% in 2021, against 63% nationally. In 2019 Kenneth McDonald had won it for the Liberal Party of Canada with 46%. Ken McDonald won the 2021 race in Avalon for the Liberal Party of Canada, polling 50% and beating Matthew Chapman (Conservative Party of Canada) by 5,870 votes.
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 Paradise 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. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
- 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.
- 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.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
Questions about how Paradise is run
Who is the MP for Paradise?
For Paradise, it’s Tom Osborne (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds Cape Spear.
Which party won Paradise in the 2021 federal election?
Avalon went to Ken McDonald (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Tom Osborne has been the MP for Cape Spear.
Who is the MHA for Paradise?
Use the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s own list: every MHA is there by riding, though Paradise isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Paradise?
Paradise, a town, 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).