Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainMore of Malpeque voted in 2021 than in most ridings: 75%, ahead of 99%
In the census’s list of municipalities, Kensington, Part 1 is a fire district. This page names no head of council for Kensington, Part 1, as no open list of councils exists on Prince Edward Island. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Kensington, Part 1 is Malpeque, and Heath MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. With no licence on the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island’s ridings map, Kensington, Part 1 isn’t placed in a riding here.
What stands out in how Kensington, Part 1 is governed
Split between ridings
85% of Kensington, Part 1 residents live in Malpeque; the other 15% vote in Egmont or beyond. Member of Parliament ↓
A close federal race
In 2021 only 8.8 points separated first and second (Conservative Party of Canada) in Malpeque, tighter than 76% of the 338 ridings. How Kensington, 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
Kensington, 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.
The census places Kensington, Part 1 in Prince, a division that governs nothing; no county council sits above the town’s.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Kensington, Part 1, from the most recent elections.
- 1Kensington, Part 1 councilFire district
- 2Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island–
- 3House of CommonsMalpeque · 85%
- 4House of CommonsEgmont · 15%
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 Kensington, Part 1 votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Kensington, Part 1 council | 2 November 2026 | 4 November 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island | 3 April 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Kensington, Part 1 council was elected on 2 November 2026, and the next vote is on 4 November 2030. The Municipal Election Act sets the day: the first Monday in November every four years. Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island on 3 April 2023 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them.
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
Kensington, Part 1 has 2 MPs
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 · 85%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Egmont · Liberal Party of Canada · 15%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada4
As Wikidata records them.
In Prince Edward Island, 4 of 4 ridings are held by the Liberal Party of Canada, the party Heath MacDonald sits with.
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
Counts for Malpeque within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
2,076 votes separated Heath MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada) from Jody Sanderson (Conservative Party of Canada) in Malpeque in 2021, when the winner took 42%. 41% had won it for Wayne Easter (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2019.
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 Kensington, 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
- Not on this page. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- 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.
Questions about how Kensington, Part 1 is run
Who is the MP for Kensington, Part 1?
Mostly Heath MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada), MP for Malpeque; part of Kensington, Part 1 is in Egmont, held by Bobby Morrissey.
Which party won Kensington, Part 1 in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Heath MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada), who represents Malpeque still.
Who is the MLA for Kensington, Part 1?
The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island lists each MLA with the riding they hold; this page can’t place Kensington, Part 1 in one.
Who heads the council in Kensington, Part 1?
Kensington, 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).