Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/clifbudden/ Clif Budden · CC BY 2.0Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada) represents St. Alban's in Ottawa as MP for Central Newfoundland
With no licence on the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s ridings map, St. Alban's isn’t placed in a riding here. In the census’s list of municipalities, St. Alban's is a town. Who leads St. Alban's’ council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Newfoundland and Labrador. Across Newfoundland and Labrador, 4 of the 7 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
St. Alban's, 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 St. Alban's in Division No. 3, 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 St. Alban's, from the most recent elections.
- 1St. Alban's 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 St. Alban's votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| St. Alban's 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 the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador on 14 October 2025 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. After the 30 September 2025 election, St. Alban's council next goes to the polls on 25 September 2029. It is the last Tuesday in September every four years, as the Municipal Elections Act provides. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
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
Clifford Small has sat in the Commons since 2021, now for the 2nd Parliament. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Central Newfoundland would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 47%, and Clifford Small kept it for them in 2025.
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
Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada) took Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, St. Alban's voted in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Central Newfoundland is its riding today.
Only 6 of Canada’s 338 ridings had a narrower result. In 2021, 51% of electors cast a ballot in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame, under the national 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 St. Alban's 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
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- 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. 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.
Questions about how St. Alban's is run
Who is the MP for St. Alban's?
St. Alban's is in Central Newfoundland, represented by Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won St. Alban's 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 St. Alban's?
The House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador lists each MHA with the riding they hold; this page can’t place St. Alban's in one.
Who heads the council in St. Alban's?
Ask the municipality itself: St. Alban's, a town, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
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).