Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0Turnout in Malpeque reached 75% in 2021, above 99% of ridings
No provincial riding is named for North Shore, because the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island’s boundary file gives no terms of reuse. North Shore 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. North Shore is a rural municipality by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. On Prince Edward Island, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so North Shore’s mayor isn’t named.
What stands out in how North Shore 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 North Shore 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
North Shore, a rural municipality 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.
No county or regional government sits above North Shore’s council; Queens is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for North Shore, from the most recent elections.
- 1North Shore councilRural municipality
- 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 | – |
This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms. North Shore 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. The last general elections came on 3 April 2023 for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament.
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 is one of 4 Liberal Party of Canada MPs among the 4 from Prince Edward Island.
The MP’s record
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. 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. It held 87% of North Shore’s residents.
The 2021 count in Malpeque put Heath MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada) first at 42%, with Jody Sanderson (Conservative Party of Canada) 2,076 votes back. 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
- 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.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- 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. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
Questions about how North Shore is run
Who is the MP for North Shore?
For North Shore, it’s Heath MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds Malpeque.
Which party won North Shore in the 2021 federal election?
Heath MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada) took Malpeque in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for North Shore?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island is on its members page, which is where to find the one for North Shore.
Who heads the council in North Shore?
Ask the municipality itself: North Shore, a rural municipality, 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).