Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0New Glasgow sends Sean Fraser (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Central Nova
Across Nova Scotia, 11 of the 11 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada. New Glasgow’s riding for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found. Locally, New Glasgow is run as a town. Who leads New Glasgow’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Nova Scotia.
Three governments, and who does what
New Glasgow, 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.
New Glasgow has no upper-tier council: Pictou, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for New Glasgow, from the most recent elections.
- 1New Glasgow councilTown
- 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 New Glasgow votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| New Glasgow council | 19 October 2024 | 21 October 2028 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | 26 November 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
New Glasgow council was elected on 19 October 2024, and the next vote is on 21 October 2028. That date comes from the Municipal Elections Act, which sets the third Saturday in October every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly on 26 November 2024. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
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 served as Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (2021–2023). First elected in 2015, Sean Fraser is serving the 4th term of a Commons career. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Central Nova would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 44%, and Sean Fraser kept 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
In 2021, Central Nova re-elected Sean Fraser of the Liberal Party of Canada
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Central Nova; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
66% of electors in Central Nova voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada. Sean Fraser already held it after the 2019 election, won with 47%. 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%.
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 New Glasgow 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. 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.
- 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. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
Questions about how New Glasgow is run
Who is the MP for New Glasgow?
Sean Fraser (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Central Nova, the riding New Glasgow is in.
Which party won New Glasgow in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada: Sean Fraser won Central Nova in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MLA for New Glasgow?
New Glasgow’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 New Glasgow?
Ask the municipality itself: New Glasgow, a town, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
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).