Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0More of Malpeque voted in 2021 than in most ridings: 75%, ahead of 99%
For local government, Cornwall is a town. Who leads Cornwall’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils on Prince Edward Island. The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island’s riding map is published without a licence, so this page doesn’t place Cornwall in a riding. Cornwall is in Malpeque, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Heath MacDonald of the Liberal Party of Canada.
What stands out in how Cornwall is governed
A close federal race
The 2021 winner in Malpeque finished 8.8 points ahead of the runner-up (Conservative Party of Canada), a closer race than 76% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Cornwall has voted ↓
High federal turnout
At the 2021 federal election, Malpeque out-voted 99% of the country’s ridings. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Cornwall, a town in Prince Edward Island, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
assembly.pe.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
There is no county government over Cornwall; Queens is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Cornwall, from the most recent elections.
- 1Cornwall councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island–
- 3House of CommonsMalpeque
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 Cornwall votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Cornwall council | 2 November 2026 | 4 November 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island | 3 April 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Cornwall council was elected on 2 November 2026, and the next vote is on 4 November 2030. That date comes from the Municipal Election Act, which sets the first Monday in November every four years. The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island was last elected on 3 April 2023, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island: 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
assembly.pe.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Heath MacDonald represents Malpeque in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Malpeque · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2021
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada4
As Wikidata records them.
Heath MacDonald is one of 4 Liberal Party of Canada MPs among the 4 from Prince Edward Island.
The MP’s record
Heath MacDonald has sat in the Commons since 2021, now for the 2nd Parliament. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Malpeque would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 42%, and Heath MacDonald 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
Malpeque stayed with the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021, electing Heath MacDonald
Malpeque as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
In 2021, Malpeque went to Heath MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada) on 42%; Jody Sanderson (Conservative Party of Canada) finished 2,076 votes behind. Back in 2019 the seat went to Wayne Easter (Liberal Party of Canada), on 41%.
All 5 candidates in Malpeque, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heath MacDonald | Liberal Party of Canada | 9,912 | 41.8% |
| Jody Sanderson | Conservative Party of Canada | 7,836 | 33.1% |
| Anna Keenan | Green Party of Canada | 3,381 | 14.3% |
| Michelle Neill | New Democratic Party | 1,898 | 8.0% |
| Christopher Landry | People's Party of Canada | 680 | 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 Cornwall is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionspei.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. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
- 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 Cornwall is run
Who is the MP for Cornwall?
Cornwall is in Malpeque, represented by Heath MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Cornwall in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada: Heath MacDonald won Malpeque in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MLA for Cornwall?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Cornwall.
Who heads the council in Cornwall?
Cornwall, a town, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
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).