Turnout in Malpeque reached 75% in 2021, above 99% of ridings
North Shore is a fire district by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. This page names no head of council for North Shore, as no open list of councils exists on Prince Edward Island. No provincial riding is named for North Shore, because the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island’s boundary file gives no terms of reuse. For federal votes, North Shore belongs to Malpeque, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Heath MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it.
What stands out in how North Shore 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 North Shore 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
North Shore, 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.
There is no county government over North Shore; Queens is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for North Shore, from the most recent elections.
- 1North Shore 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 North Shore votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| North Shore council | 2 November 2026 | 4 November 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island | 3 April 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms. Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island on 3 April 2023 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. North Shore council was elected on 2 November 2026, and the next vote is on 4 November 2030. That date comes from the Municipal Election Act, which sets 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.
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. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Malpeque puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 42%; Heath 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
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. 85% of North Shore lived in it.
In 2021, Malpeque went to Heath MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada) on 42%; Jody Sanderson (Conservative Party of Canada) finished 2,076 votes behind. 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 North Shore 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. 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.
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
Questions about how North Shore is run
Who is the MP for North Shore?
Malpeque’s MP, Heath MacDonald of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents North Shore.
Which party won North Shore in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Heath MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada), who represents Malpeque still.
Who is the MLA for North Shore?
The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of North Shore has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in North Shore?
North Shore 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).