Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainTurnout in Malpeque reached 75% in 2021, above 99% of ridings
The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering New Glasgow is Malpeque, and Heath MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. New Glasgow’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. Statistics Canada lists New Glasgow as a fire district. Mayors and councillors on Prince Edward Island aren’t on any open list, so New Glasgow’s council goes unnamed here.
What stands out in how New Glasgow is governed
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 New Glasgow has voted ↓
High federal turnout
Federal turnout in Malpeque beat 99% of Canada’s ridings in 2021. 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
New Glasgow, 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.
New Glasgow 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 New Glasgow, from the most recent elections.
- 1New Glasgow 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 New Glasgow votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| New Glasgow 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. New Glasgow council was elected on 2 November 2026, and the next vote is on 4 November 2030. The Municipal Election Act fixes that date: 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’s party, the Liberal Party of Canada, has 4 of the 4 seats from Prince Edward Island.
The MP’s record
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. Heath MacDonald was first elected in 2021; the current Parliament is Heath MacDonald’s 2nd.
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
Counts for Malpeque within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Back in 2019 the seat went to Wayne Easter (Liberal Party of Canada), on 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 New Glasgow 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
- 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. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Not on this page. Council budgets, band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- 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.
Questions about how New Glasgow is run
Who is the MP for New Glasgow?
Heath MacDonald of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for Malpeque, which includes New Glasgow.
Which party won New Glasgow 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 New Glasgow?
The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of New Glasgow has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in New Glasgow?
New Glasgow, a fire district, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
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).