Photo: Elviroyage · CC BY 4.0South Shore—St. Margarets, which takes in Lunenburg, is held by Jessica Fancy-Landry (Liberal Party of Canada)
Of the 11 Commons seats from Nova Scotia, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 11. Locally, Lunenburg is run as a municipal district. Mayors and councillors in Nova Scotia aren’t on any open list, so Lunenburg’s council goes unnamed here. The Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s ridings aren’t published as open data we could find, so Lunenburg isn’t placed in one.
Three governments, and who does what
Lunenburg, 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.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Lunenburg, from the most recent elections.
- 1Lunenburg 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 Lunenburg votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Lunenburg 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. The last general elections came on 26 November 2024 for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Elected on 19 October 2024, Lunenburg council is up again on 21 October 2028. That date comes from the Municipal Elections Act, which sets 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
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. Jessica Fancy-Landry is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote.
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.
Rick Perkins (Conservative Party of Canada) took South Shore—St. Margarets in 2021 with 41% of the vote, 1,879 votes ahead of Bernadette Jordan (Liberal Party of Canada). 42% had been enough for Bernadette Jordan (Liberal Party of Canada) to win it in 2019.
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 Lunenburg 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
- 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.
- Not on this page. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
- 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.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
Questions about how Lunenburg is run
Who is the MP for Lunenburg?
For Lunenburg, it’s Jessica Fancy-Landry (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds South Shore—St. Margarets.
Which party won Lunenburg 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 Lunenburg?
Use the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Lunenburg isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Lunenburg?
The head of Lunenburg’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).