Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainSouth Shore—St. Margarets, which takes in Chester, is held by Jessica Fancy-Landry (Liberal Party of Canada)
Without an open map of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s ridings, this page can’t say which one Chester is in. Statistics Canada lists Chester as a municipal district. This page names no head of council for Chester, as no open list of councils exists in Nova Scotia. Of the 11 Commons seats from Nova Scotia, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 11.
Three governments, and who does what
Chester, a municipal district 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.
Chester has no upper-tier council: Lunenburg, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Chester, from the most recent elections.
- 1Chester councilMunicipal district
- 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 Chester votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Chester council | 19 October 2024 | 21 October 2028 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | 26 November 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use. Voters last chose Chester council on 19 October 2024 and will again on 21 October 2028. It is the third Saturday in October every four years, as the Municipal Elections Act provides. Voters last chose the Nova Scotia House of Assembly on 26 November 2024 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
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
Mapped onto today’s South Shore—St. Margarets, the 2021 vote favoured the Conservative Party of Canada with 43%, which makes Jessica Fancy-Landry’s 2025 win a gain. April 2025 was Jessica Fancy-Landry’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
South Shore—St. Margarets changed hands in 2021, to Rick Perkins (Conservative Party of Canada)
South Shore—St. Margarets as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
The 2021 count in South Shore—St. Margarets put Rick Perkins (Conservative Party of Canada) first at 41%, with Bernadette Jordan (Liberal Party of Canada) 1,879 votes back. Back in 2019 a different party held it: Bernadette Jordan (Liberal Party of Canada), on 42%.
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 Chester 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
- 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. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- 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 Chester is run
Who is the MP for Chester?
Jessica Fancy-Landry (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for South Shore—St. Margarets, the riding Chester is in.
Which party won Chester in the 2021 federal election?
South Shore—St. Margarets went to Rick Perkins (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Jessica Fancy-Landry has been the MP for South Shore—St. Margarets.
Who is the MLA for Chester?
Every MLA of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Chester.
Who heads the council in Chester?
The head of Chester’s council isn’t named here; as a municipal district, 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).