Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainEast River, Part 1 sends Kent MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Cardigan
Of the 4 Commons seats from Prince Edward Island, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 4. For local government, East River, Part 1 is a fire district. Who leads East River, Part 1’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils on Prince Edward Island. East River, Part 1’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island isn’t shown: the province’s boundary file states no licence, so it can’t be reused.
Three governments, and who does what
East River, 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.
East River, Part 1 has no upper-tier council: Queens, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for East River, Part 1, from the most recent elections.
- 1East River, Part 1 councilFire district
- 2Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island–
- 3House of CommonsCardigan
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 East River, Part 1 votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| East River, Part 1 council | 2 November 2026 | 4 November 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island | 3 April 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose East River, Part 1 council on 2 November 2026 and will again on 4 November 2030. The Municipal Election Act fixes that date: the first Monday in November every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island on 3 April 2023. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
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
Kent MacDonald represents Cardigan in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Cardigan · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada4
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Kent MacDonald is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote. Mapped onto today’s Cardigan, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 51%; in 2025 Kent MacDonald 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
Cardigan returned Lawrence MacAulay (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Cardigan; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
72% of electors in Cardigan voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada. 4,358 votes separated Lawrence MacAulay (Liberal Party of Canada) from Wayne Phelan (Conservative Party of Canada) in Cardigan in 2021, when the winner took 51%. Lawrence MacAulay was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 49%.
All 6 candidates in Cardigan, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence MacAulay | Liberal Party of Canada | 11,175 | 50.6% |
| Wayne Phelan | Conservative Party of Canada | 6,817 | 30.9% |
| Lynne Thiele | New Democratic Party | 2,168 | 9.8% |
| Michael MacLean | Green Party of Canada | 1,064 | 4.8% |
| Kevin Hardy | People's Party of Canada | 725 | 3.3% |
| Fred MacLeod | Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 145 | 0.7% |
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 East River, Part 1 is run
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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. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
- 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 East River, Part 1 is run
Who is the MP for East River, Part 1?
For East River, Part 1, it’s Kent MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds Cardigan.
Which party won East River, Part 1 in the 2021 federal election?
Lawrence MacAulay won Cardigan for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Cardigan, held by Kent MacDonald.
Who is the MLA for East River, Part 1?
The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island lists each MLA with the riding they hold; this page can’t place East River, Part 1 in one.
Who heads the council in East River, Part 1?
The head of East River, Part 1’s council isn’t named here; as a fire district, it publishes its council itself.
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).