Photo: Sarbelito Avila · CC BY-SA 3.0Lake Echo sends Sean Fraser (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Central Nova
Of the 11 Commons seats from Nova Scotia, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 11. No provincial riding is named for Lake Echo, as no open boundary file exists for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly that we could find. City council runs Lake Echo, and Halifax’s mayor is Andy Fillmore.
Three governments, and who does what
Lake Echo is governed by Halifax, with Nova Scotia and Ottawa.
The city council decides local matters.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
nslegislature.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Lake Echo, from the most recent elections.
- 1Halifax councilelectedAndy Fillmore
- 2Nova Scotia House of Assembly–
- 3House of CommonsCentral Nova
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 Lake Echo votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax council | 19 October 2024 | 21 October 2028 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | 26 November 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly was last elected on 26 November 2024, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. After the 19 October 2024 election, Halifax council next goes to the polls on 21 October 2028. Halifax votes next on 21 October 2028: the Municipal Elections Act sets municipal elections on the third Saturday in October every four years. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
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
Sean Fraser represents Central Nova in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Central Nova · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada11
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Sean Fraser has sat in the Commons since 2015, now for the 4th Parliament. Mapped onto today’s Central Nova, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 44%; in 2025 Sean Fraser kept the seat in the same hands. Roles held by Sean Fraser include Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (2021–2023).
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
Darrell Samson kept Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Lake Echo sat in Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook; the 2025 election put it in Central Nova.
6,791 votes separated Darrell Samson (Liberal Party of Canada) from Angela Conrad (Conservative Party of Canada) in Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook in 2021, when the winner took 41%. Back in 2019, Darrell Samson took the riding on 40%.
All 5 candidates in Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Samson | Liberal Party of Canada | 18,838 | 41.3% |
| Angela Conrad | Conservative Party of Canada | 12,047 | 26.4% |
| Jenna Chisholm | New Democratic Party | 12,012 | 26.3% |
| Earl Gosse | People's Party of Canada | 1,776 | 3.9% |
| Anthony Edmonds | Green Party of Canada | 933 | 2.1% |
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 Lake Echo 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. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- 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 Lake Echo is run
Who is the MP for Lake Echo?
Sean Fraser of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for Central Nova, which includes Lake Echo.
Which party won Lake Echo in the 2021 federal election?
Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook went to Darrell Samson (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Sean Fraser has been the MP for Central Nova.
Who is the MLA for Lake Echo?
Lake Echo’s riding isn’t placed on this page; the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s members page lists every MLA by riding.
Who heads the council in Halifax?
Halifax council is led by Andy Fillmore, its mayor.
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).