Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPictou County, Subdivision A 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. For local government, Pictou County, Subdivision A is a subdivision of county municipality. Who leads Pictou County, Subdivision A’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Nova Scotia. Without an open map of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s ridings, this page can’t say which one Pictou County, Subdivision A is in.
Three governments, and who does what
Pictou County, Subdivision A, a subdivision of county municipality 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 Pictou County, Subdivision A in Pictou, 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 Pictou County, Subdivision A, from the most recent elections.
- 1Pictou County, Subdivision A councilSubdivision of county municipality
- 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 Pictou County, Subdivision A votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Pictou County, Subdivision A 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. After the 19 October 2024 election, Pictou County, Subdivision A council next goes to the polls on 21 October 2028. The Municipal Elections Act fixes that date: the third Saturday in October every four years. The Nova Scotia House of Assembly was last elected 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
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
Wikidata records Sean Fraser as Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (2021–2023). Sean Fraser was first elected in 2015; the current Parliament is Sean Fraser’s 4th. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Central Nova puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 44%; Sean Fraser held it for the party 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
Results in Central Nova as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
In 2019, Sean Fraser had won the same riding with 47%. Sean Fraser (Liberal Party of Canada) took Central Nova in 2021 with 46% of the vote, 5,622 votes ahead of Steven Cotter (Conservative Party of Canada). Turnout in Central Nova reached 66% in 2021, against 63% nationally.
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 Pictou County, Subdivision A 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. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
Questions about how Pictou County, Subdivision A is run
Who is the MP for Pictou County, Subdivision A?
Sean Fraser of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for Central Nova, which includes Pictou County, Subdivision A.
Which party won Pictou County, Subdivision A 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 Pictou County, Subdivision A?
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Pictou County, Subdivision A has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Pictou County, Subdivision A?
The head of Pictou County, Subdivision A’s council isn’t named here; as a subdivision of county municipality, 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).