Photo: Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Central Newfoundland, the riding that includes Springdale
4 of the 7 MPs from Newfoundland and Labrador belong to the Liberal Party of Canada. No provincial riding is named for Springdale, because the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s boundary file gives no terms of reuse. In the census’s list of municipalities, Springdale is a town. Mayors and councillors in Newfoundland and Labrador aren’t on any open list, so Springdale’s council goes unnamed here.
Three governments, and who does what
Springdale, 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 Springdale; Division No. 8 is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Springdale, from the most recent elections.
- 1Springdale 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 Springdale votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Springdale 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 Springdale council on 30 September 2025 and will again on 25 September 2029. The Municipal Elections Act sets the day: the last Tuesday in September every four years. Voters last chose the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador on 14 October 2025 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown.
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
Mapped onto today’s Central Newfoundland, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 47%; in 2025 Clifford Small kept the seat in the same hands. Clifford Small has sat in the Commons since 2021, now for the 2nd Parliament.
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
A new party in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame in 2021: Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada)
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Springdale sat in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame; the 2025 election put it in Central Newfoundland.
Only 6 of Canada’s 338 ridings had a narrower result. At 51%, fewer of Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). The 2021 count in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame put Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada) first at 47%, with Scott Simms (Liberal Party of Canada) 281 votes back. Scott Simms (Liberal Party of Canada) had won it in 2019 with 48%.
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 Springdale 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. 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.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- 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 Springdale is run
Who is the MP for Springdale?
Springdale is in Central Newfoundland, represented by Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Springdale in the 2021 federal election?
Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada) took Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame in 2021, and still holds the seat, now Central Newfoundland.
Who is the MHA for Springdale?
The House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s website names each MHA by riding; the riding of Springdale has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Springdale?
Springdale 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).