Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPictou County, Subdivision B’s MP is Sean Fraser (Liberal Party of Canada), for Central Nova
11 of the 11 MPs from Nova Scotia belong to the Liberal Party of Canada. In the census’s list of municipalities, Pictou County, Subdivision B is a subdivision of county municipality. No open list of councils exists in Nova Scotia, so no mayor of Pictou County, Subdivision B is named here. Without an open map of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s ridings, this page can’t say which one Pictou County, Subdivision B is in.
Three governments, and who does what
Pictou County, Subdivision B, 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.
Pictou County, Subdivision B 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 Pictou County, Subdivision B, from the most recent elections.
- 1Pictou County, Subdivision B 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 B votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Pictou County, Subdivision B council | 19 October 2024 | 21 October 2028 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | 26 November 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly on 26 November 2024. Pictou County, Subdivision B 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.
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
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. The current Parliament is Sean Fraser’s 4th, counting from a first win in 2015. In Ottawa, Sean Fraser has been 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
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.
Sean Fraser won the 2021 race in Central Nova for the Liberal Party of Canada, polling 46% and beating Steven Cotter (Conservative Party of Canada) by 5,622 votes. The 2019 result had favoured Sean Fraser as well, at 47%. 66% of electors in Central Nova voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada.
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 B 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. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- Not on this page. No council budgets, no band councils, and no party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- 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.
Questions about how Pictou County, Subdivision B is run
Who is the MP for Pictou County, Subdivision B?
Sean Fraser of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for Central Nova, which includes Pictou County, Subdivision B.
Which party won Pictou County, Subdivision B 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 B?
Find the riding for Pictou County, Subdivision B on the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Pictou County, Subdivision B?
Ask the municipality itself: Pictou County, Subdivision B, a subdivision of county municipality, 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).