Photo: Verne Equinox · CC BY-SA 3.0Trenton’s MP is Sean Fraser (Liberal Party of Canada), for Central Nova
The Liberal Party of Canada has 11 of the 11 MPs elected in Nova Scotia. For local government, Trenton is a town. No open list of councils exists in Nova Scotia, so no mayor of Trenton is named here. No provincial riding is named for Trenton, as no open boundary file exists for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly that we could find.
Three governments, and who does what
Trenton, 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.
No county or regional government sits above Trenton’s council; Pictou is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Trenton, from the most recent elections.
- 1Trenton 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 Trenton votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Trenton council | 19 October 2024 | 21 October 2028 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | 26 November 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly on 26 November 2024. The council elected on 19 October 2024 serves until 21 October 2028, when Trenton council is chosen again. That date comes from the Municipal Elections Act, which sets the third Saturday in October every four years. Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election.
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
Roles held by Sean Fraser include Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (2021–2023). Sean Fraser has sat in the Commons since 2015, now for the 4th Parliament. 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.
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.
Central Nova turned out at 66% in 2021; the country managed 63%. Sean Fraser was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 47%. Central Nova elected Sean Fraser (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 46% of the vote, a lead of 5,622 over Steven Cotter (Conservative Party of 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 Trenton 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. 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.
- Not on this page. Council budgets, band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- 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 Trenton is run
Who is the MP for Trenton?
Sean Fraser (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Central Nova, the riding Trenton is in.
Which party won Trenton in the 2021 federal election?
Sean Fraser (Liberal Party of Canada) took Central Nova in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for Trenton?
Trenton’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 Trenton?
Trenton is a town; its own website or the province’s municipal directory names the head of council.
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).