Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainCardigan, which takes in Vernon River, is held by Kent MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada)
The Liberal Party of Canada has 4 of the 4 MPs elected in Prince Edward Island. Statistics Canada lists Vernon River as a fire district. On Prince Edward Island, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Vernon River’s mayor isn’t named. The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island’s riding map is published without a licence, so this page doesn’t place Vernon River in a riding.
Three governments, and who does what
Vernon River, 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.
Vernon River 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 Vernon River, from the most recent elections.
- 1Vernon River 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 Vernon River votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Vernon River council | 2 November 2026 | 4 November 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island | 3 April 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
After the 2 November 2026 election, Vernon River council next goes to the polls on 4 November 2030. The Municipal Election Act fixes that date: the first Monday in November every four years. The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island was last elected on 3 April 2023, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms.
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
April 2025 was Kent MacDonald’s first election to the House of Commons. 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
Cardigan returned Lawrence MacAulay (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.
Back in 2019, Lawrence MacAulay took the riding on 49%. The 2021 count in Cardigan put Lawrence MacAulay (Liberal Party of Canada) first at 51%, with Wayne Phelan (Conservative Party of Canada) 4,358 votes back. Cardigan turned out at 72% in 2021; the country managed 63%.
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 Vernon River 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. 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. 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. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
Questions about how Vernon River is run
Who is the MP for Vernon River?
For Vernon River, it’s Kent MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds Cardigan.
Which party won Vernon River in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada, with Lawrence MacAulay in Cardigan; since 2025 Kent MacDonald represents Cardigan.
Who is the MLA for Vernon River?
Use the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Vernon River isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Vernon River?
Ask the municipality itself: Vernon River, 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).