Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainMurray River, Part 1’s MP is Kent MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada), for Cardigan
The Liberal Party of Canada has 4 of the 4 MPs elected in Prince Edward Island. Locally, Murray River, Part 1 is run as a fire district. No open list of councils exists on Prince Edward Island, so no mayor of Murray River, Part 1 is named here. With no licence on the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island’s ridings map, Murray River, Part 1 isn’t placed in a riding here.
Three governments, and who does what
Murray 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.
The census places Murray River, Part 1 in Kings, 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 Murray River, Part 1, from the most recent elections.
- 1Murray 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 Murray River, Part 1 votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Murray 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 | – |
Elected on 2 November 2026, Murray River, Part 1 council is up again on 4 November 2030. It is the first Monday in November every four years, as the Municipal Election Act provides. The last general elections came on 3 April 2023 for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
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. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Cardigan puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 51%; Kent MacDonald held it for the party 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
Lawrence MacAulay kept Cardigan for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
Counts for Cardigan within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
At 72%, more of Cardigan voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). In 2019, Lawrence MacAulay had won the same riding with 49%. 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%.
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 Murray River, 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. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built 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 Murray River, Part 1 is run
Who is the MP for Murray River, Part 1?
Kent MacDonald of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for Cardigan, which includes Murray River, Part 1.
Which party won Murray River, Part 1 in the 2021 federal election?
Cardigan went to Lawrence MacAulay (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Kent MacDonald has been the MP for Cardigan.
Who is the MLA for Murray River, Part 1?
Use the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Murray River, Part 1 isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Murray River, Part 1?
The head of Murray 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).