Photo: Cold, Indrid · CC BY-SA 2.075% of electors voted in Malpeque in 2021, more than in 99% of Canada’s ridings
With no licence on the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island’s ridings map, Kensington isn’t placed in a riding here. Federally, Kensington sits in Malpeque, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Heath MacDonald of the Liberal Party of Canada. For local government, Kensington is a town. No open list of councils exists on Prince Edward Island, so no mayor of Kensington is named here.
What stands out in how Kensington is governed
A close federal race
In 2021 the winner in Malpeque led the runner-up (Conservative Party of Canada) by 8.8 points, a closer finish than in 76% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Kensington 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
Kensington, 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.
The census places Kensington 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, from the most recent elections.
- 1Kensington 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 Kensington votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Kensington council | 2 November 2026 | 4 November 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island | 3 April 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms. The last general elections came on 3 April 2023 for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Kensington 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.
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 sits with the Liberal Party of Canada, which holds 4 of the 4 seats from Prince Edward Island.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Malpeque, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 42%; in 2025 Heath MacDonald kept the seat in the same hands. Heath MacDonald has sat in the Commons since 2021, now for the 2nd Parliament.
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 Heath MacDonald won Malpeque, as the Liberal Party of Canada had in 2019
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Malpeque; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
The 2019 vote had elected Wayne Easter of the Liberal Party of Canada, with 41%. In 2021, Malpeque went to Heath MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada) on 42%; Jody Sanderson (Conservative Party of Canada) finished 2,076 votes behind.
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 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Not on this page. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
Questions about how Kensington is run
Who is the MP for Kensington?
Heath MacDonald of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for Malpeque, which includes Kensington.
Which party won Kensington 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?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Kensington.
Who heads the council in Kensington?
Ask the municipality itself: Kensington, a town, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
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).