Photo: David Broad · CC BY 3.0At 75%, 2021 turnout in Malpeque beat 99% of the country’s ridings
Statistics Canada lists New London as a fire district. This page names no head of council for New London, as no open list of councils exists on Prince Edward Island. New London is in Malpeque, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Heath MacDonald of the Liberal Party of Canada. The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island’s riding map is published without a licence, so this page doesn’t place New London in a riding.
What stands out in how New London is governed
A close federal race
With 8.8 points between the winner and the runner-up (Conservative Party of Canada), Malpeque beat 76% of the 338 ridings for closeness in 2021. How New London 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
New London, 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 New London in Queens, 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 New London, from the most recent elections.
- 1New London 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 London votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| New London 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. Elected on 2 November 2026, New London council is up again on 4 November 2030. That date comes from the Municipal Election Act, which sets the first Monday in November every four years. Provincially the last general election was on 3 April 2023, for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island; federally, on 28 April 2025.
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
First elected in 2021, Heath MacDonald is serving the 2nd term of a Commons career. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Malpeque, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 42%; Heath MacDonald held 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
Results in Malpeque as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
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%. The Liberal Party of Canada held it before, with Wayne Easter elected in 2019 on 41%.
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 London 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. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
Questions about how New London is run
Who is the MP for New London?
Malpeque’s MP, Heath MacDonald of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents New London.
Which party won New London 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 London?
Use the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though New London isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in New London?
Ask the municipality itself: New London, a fire district, 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).