Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain75% of electors voted in Malpeque in 2021, more than in 99% of Canada’s ridings
Locally, Crapaud, Part 1 is run as a fire district. Mayors and councillors on Prince Edward Island aren’t on any open list, so Crapaud, Part 1’s council goes unnamed here. With no licence on the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island’s ridings map, Crapaud, Part 1 isn’t placed in a riding here. Federally, Crapaud, Part 1 sits in Malpeque, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Heath MacDonald of the Liberal Party of Canada.
What stands out in how Crapaud, Part 1 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 Crapaud, Part 1 has voted ↓
High federal turnout
In 2021, Malpeque voted in greater numbers than 99% of the 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
Crapaud, Part 1, a fire district 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 Crapaud, Part 1; Queens is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Crapaud, Part 1, from the most recent elections.
- 1Crapaud, Part 1 councilFire district
- 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 Crapaud, Part 1 votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Crapaud, Part 1 council | 2 November 2026 | 4 November 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island | 3 April 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them. The last general elections came on 3 April 2023 for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. After the 2 November 2026 election, Crapaud, Part 1 council next goes to the polls on 4 November 2030. It is the first Monday in November every four years, as the Municipal Election Act provides.
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.
The Liberal Party of Canada holds 4 of 4 seats from Prince Edward Island, including Heath MacDonald’s.
The MP’s record
Heath MacDonald was first elected in 2021; the current Parliament is Heath MacDonald’s 2nd. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Malpeque, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 42%; Heath MacDonald held 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.
Heath MacDonald won the 2021 race in Malpeque for the Liberal Party of Canada, polling 42% and beating Jody Sanderson (Conservative Party of Canada) by 2,076 votes. The 2019 vote had elected Wayne Easter of the Liberal Party of Canada, with 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 Crapaud, Part 1 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. 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. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
- 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 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 Crapaud, Part 1 is run
Who is the MP for Crapaud, Part 1?
Crapaud, Part 1 is in Malpeque, represented by Heath MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Crapaud, Part 1 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 Crapaud, Part 1?
The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Crapaud, Part 1 has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Crapaud, Part 1?
Crapaud, Part 1 is a fire district; 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).