Photo: PatHirtle · CC BY-SA 4.0Jessica Fancy-Landry (Liberal Party of Canada) holds South Shore—St. Margarets, the riding that includes Bridgewater
The Liberal Party of Canada has 11 of the 11 MPs elected in Nova Scotia. Without an open map of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s ridings, this page can’t say which one Bridgewater is in. Bridgewater is a town by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. Mayors and councillors in Nova Scotia aren’t on any open list, so Bridgewater’s council goes unnamed here.
Three governments, and who does what
Bridgewater, a town 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.
The census places Bridgewater in Lunenburg, 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 Bridgewater, from the most recent elections.
- 1Bridgewater councilTown
- 2Nova Scotia House of Assembly–
- 3House of CommonsSouth Shore—St. Margarets
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 Bridgewater votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater council | 19 October 2024 | 21 October 2028 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | 26 November 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election. Voters last chose the Nova Scotia House of Assembly on 26 November 2024 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Bridgewater council was elected on 19 October 2024, and the next vote is on 21 October 2028. The Municipal Elections Act fixes that date: the third Saturday in October every four years.
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.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
nslegislature.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Jessica Fancy-Landry represents South Shore—St. Margarets in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
South Shore—St. Margarets · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada11
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
The 2025 general election sent Jessica Fancy-Landry to the Commons for the first time. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s South Shore—St. Margarets, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 43%; in 2025 Jessica Fancy-Landry took it from them.
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
Rick Perkins (Conservative Party of Canada) took South Shore—St. Margarets in 2021
Counts for South Shore—St. Margarets within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Bernadette Jordan (Liberal Party of Canada) had won it in 2019 with 42%. In 2021, South Shore—St. Margarets went to Rick Perkins (Conservative Party of Canada) on 41%; Bernadette Jordan (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 1,879 votes behind.
All 4 candidates in South Shore—St. Margarets, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Perkins | Conservative Party of Canada | 20,454 | 40.9% |
| Bernadette Jordan | Liberal Party of Canada | 18,575 | 37.2% |
| Olivia Dorey | New Democratic Party | 9,541 | 19.1% |
| Thomas Trappenberg | Green Party of Canada | 1,434 | 2.9% |
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 Bridgewater is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionsnovascotia.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), budgets and band councils.
- 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. 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. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
Questions about how Bridgewater is run
Who is the MP for Bridgewater?
For Bridgewater, it’s Jessica Fancy-Landry (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds South Shore—St. Margarets.
Which party won Bridgewater in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada, with Rick Perkins in South Shore—St. Margarets; since 2025 Jessica Fancy-Landry represents South Shore—St. Margarets.
Who is the MLA for Bridgewater?
This page can’t say which riding Bridgewater is in; the Nova Scotia House of Assembly lists every MLA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Bridgewater?
Bridgewater 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).