Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainJaime Battiste (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish, the riding that includes Antigonish County, Subdivision A
Without an open map of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s ridings, this page can’t say which one Antigonish County, Subdivision A is in. Locally, Antigonish County, Subdivision A is run as a subdivision of county municipality. Who leads Antigonish County, Subdivision A’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Nova Scotia. The Liberal Party of Canada has 11 of the 11 MPs elected in Nova Scotia.
Three governments, and who does what
Antigonish County, Subdivision A, a subdivision of county municipality in Nova Scotia, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
nslegislature.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
No county or regional government sits above Antigonish County, Subdivision A’s council; Antigonish is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Antigonish County, Subdivision A, from the most recent elections.
- 1Antigonish County, Subdivision A councilSubdivision of county municipality
- 2Nova Scotia House of Assembly–
- 3House of CommonsCape Breton—Canso—Antigonish
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 Antigonish County, Subdivision A votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Antigonish County, Subdivision A council | 19 October 2024 | 21 October 2028 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | 26 November 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly on 26 November 2024. Elected on 19 October 2024, Antigonish County, Subdivision A council is up again on 21 October 2028. It is the third Saturday in October every four years, as the Municipal Elections Act provides.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
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Jaime Battiste represents Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada11
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Jaime Battiste was first elected in 2019; the current Parliament is Jaime Battiste’s 3rd. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 45%; Jaime Battiste held 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
Central Nova returned Sean Fraser (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Antigonish County, Subdivision A sat in Central Nova; the 2025 election put it in Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish.
At 66%, more of Central Nova voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). 5,622 votes separated Sean Fraser (Liberal Party of Canada) from Steven Cotter (Conservative Party of Canada) in Central Nova in 2021, when the winner took 46%. In 2019, Sean Fraser had won the same riding with 47%.
All 8 candidates in Central Nova, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Fraser | Liberal Party of Canada | 18,682 | 46.2% |
| Steven Cotter | Conservative Party of Canada | 13,060 | 32.3% |
| Betsy MacDonald | New Democratic Party | 6,225 | 15.4% |
| Al Muir | People's Party of Canada | 1,445 | 3.6% |
| Katerina Nikas | Green Party of Canada | 494 | 1.2% |
| Harvey Henderson | Independent | 365 | 0.9% |
| Chris Frazer | Communist Party of Canada | 138 | 0.3% |
| Ryan Smyth | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 65 | 0.2% |
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 Antigonish County, Subdivision A is run
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electionsnovascotia.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Not on this page. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
Questions about how Antigonish County, Subdivision A is run
Who is the MP for Antigonish County, Subdivision A?
For Antigonish County, Subdivision A, it’s Jaime Battiste (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish.
Which party won Antigonish County, Subdivision A in the 2021 federal election?
Sean Fraser won Central Nova for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish, held by Jaime Battiste.
Who is the MLA for Antigonish County, Subdivision A?
Use the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Antigonish County, Subdivision A isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Antigonish County, Subdivision A?
The head of Antigonish County, Subdivision A’s council isn’t named here; as a subdivision of county municipality, it publishes its council itself.
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).