Photo: William Booth · Public domainShelburne’s MP is Jessica Fancy-Landry (Liberal Party of Canada), for South Shore—St. Margarets
11 of the 11 MPs from Nova Scotia belong to the Liberal Party of Canada. In the census’s list of municipalities, Shelburne is a town. This page names no head of council for Shelburne, as no open list of councils exists in Nova Scotia. Without an open map of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s ridings, this page can’t say which one Shelburne is in.
Three governments, and who does what
Shelburne, 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.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Shelburne, from the most recent elections.
- 1Shelburne councilTown
- 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 Shelburne votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Shelburne 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 council elected on 19 October 2024 serves until 21 October 2028, when Shelburne council is chosen again. The Municipal Elections Act sets the day: 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
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 was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 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
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.
Bernadette Jordan (Liberal Party of Canada) had won it in 2019 with 42%. Rick Perkins won the 2021 race in South Shore—St. Margarets for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 41% and beating Bernadette Jordan (Liberal Party of Canada) by 1,879 votes.
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 Shelburne 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. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- 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 Shelburne is run
Who is the MP for Shelburne?
Jessica Fancy-Landry (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for South Shore—St. Margarets, the riding Shelburne is in.
Which party won Shelburne in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Rick Perkins (Conservative Party of Canada), in South Shore—St. Margarets; South Shore—St. Margarets has elected Jessica Fancy-Landry since.
Who is the MLA for Shelburne?
Use the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Shelburne isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Shelburne?
Ask the municipality itself: Shelburne, 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).