Photo: Tango7174 · CC BY-SA 4.0Paul Connors (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Avalon, the riding that includes Spaniard's Bay
Of the 7 Commons seats from Newfoundland and Labrador, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 4. For local government, Spaniard's Bay is a town. Who leads Spaniard's Bay’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Newfoundland and Labrador. Spaniard's Bay’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.
Three governments, and who does what
Spaniard's Bay, 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.
There is no county government over Spaniard's Bay; Division No. 1 is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Spaniard's Bay, from the most recent elections.
- 1Spaniard's Bay councilTown
- 2House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador–
- 3House of CommonsAvalon
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 Spaniard's Bay votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Spaniard's Bay 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. The House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador was last elected on 14 October 2025, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. The council elected on 30 September 2025 serves until 25 September 2029, when Spaniard's Bay council is chosen again. 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
Paul Connors represents Avalon in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Avalon · Liberal Party of Canada
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 Avalon, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 51%; Paul Connors held it for them in 2025. April 2025 was Paul Connors’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
The Liberal Party of Canada kept Avalon in 2021 with Ken McDonald
Results in Avalon as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Avalon elected Ken McDonald (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 50% of the vote, a lead of 5,870 over Matthew Chapman (Conservative Party of Canada). The Liberal Party of Canada held it before, with Kenneth McDonald elected in 2019 on 46%. Turnout in Avalon was 53% in 2021, against 63% nationally.
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 Spaniard's Bay 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. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
- Not on this page. No council budgets, no band councils, and no party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- 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 Spaniard's Bay is run
Who is the MP for Spaniard's Bay?
Paul Connors (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Avalon, the riding Spaniard's Bay is in.
Which party won Spaniard's Bay in the 2021 federal election?
Avalon went to Ken McDonald (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Paul Connors has been the MP for Avalon.
Who is the MHA for Spaniard's Bay?
This page can’t say which riding Spaniard's Bay is in; the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador lists every MHA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Spaniard's Bay?
Spaniard's Bay 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).