The Political Record · Federal electoral districts
Malpeque
Federal riding · PE · No. 11004 · 2023 representation order
- Member
- Heath MacDonald Liberal
- 2025 result
- Liberal hold by 5,639 votes
- Turnout
- 81.9% of 33,088 electors
- Population
- 38,535 2021 census
- Area
- 2,514 km²
- Figures as of
- 2026-09-25
Distinctions · ranked against all 343 ridings
- Highest turnout in Canada81.9% of 33,088 electors voted · 1st of 343
- Least populous in Canada38,535 people, 2021 census · 5th of 343
- Widest margin in Prince Edward IslandWon by 21.0 points (5,639 votes) · 2nd of 4 in Prince Edward Island · 129th of 343 in Canada
- Most candidates on the ballot in Prince Edward Island5 candidates stood · 2nd of 4 in Prince Edward Island · 156th of 343 in Canada
- Largest by area in Prince Edward Island2,514 km² · 2nd of 4 in Prince Edward Island · 118th of 343 in Canada
- Closest race in Prince Edward IslandWon by 5,639 votes (21.0 pts) · 3rd of 4 in Prince Edward Island · 123rd of 343 in Canada
In brief
- Heath MacDonald held the seat for the Liberals by 5,639 votes (+21.0 points).
- 2% of today's riding was drawn from other ridings in 2023.
- Election-day and advance voters agreed on the winner; 50.5% of votes were cast on the day.
- Share of households that own their home is the 37th highest of 343 ridings.
Illustration after: © House of Commons
Member of Parliament
Heath MacDonald
- Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
IDid this riding change?
Yes. 2% of today's Malpeque came from ridings other than the old Malpeque.
Share of today's areaFormer riding
98.4%Malpeque 95% of it kept
1.6%Cardigan 1% of it kept
How this is measured. Share of the current riding's area that came from each former riding, by intersecting the 2013 and 2023 boundary files. It is area, not population. Elections Canada counts 48 of 343 ridings as entirely unchanged.
IIThe 2025 result
Liberal hold
Elected
Heath MacDonald
Liberal
15,485
57.6% of valid votes
Margin
5,639
votes · +21.0 pts
Runner-up
Jamie Fox
Conservative
9,846
36.6% of valid votes
Liberal 57.6% · Conservative 36.6% · Green 3.9% · New Democratic 1.4%
Turnout81.9% of 33,088 electors
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2021 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath MacDonald | Liberal | 15,485 | 57.6% | 41.7% | +15.9 |
| Jamie Fox | Conservative | 9,846 | 36.6% | 32.9% | +3.7 |
| Anna Keenan | Green | 1,049 | 3.9% | 13.9% | −10.0 |
| Cassie Mackay | New Democratic | 371 | 1.4% | 8.0% | −6.6 |
1 further candidate, under 1% of the vote
| Hilda Baughan | People's | 132 | 0.5% |
The 2021 column is Elections Canada's official transposition of the 2021 result onto these 2023 boundaries. ± is the change in each party's share. It is not "swing": with four or more competitive parties there is no single pair to swing between.
IIIHow close was it, really
Swing needed to flip
10.5 pts
Half the margin: the share that would have had to move from first to second.
Third place vs. the margin
1,049 votes
Green took fewer than the 5,639-vote margin.
Election-day polls won by others
19 of 81
5 polls ended in an exact tie.
Flip the seatHypothetical
It would have taken 2,820 voters switching from Liberal to Conservative — 10.5% of the 26,883 valid votes, 10.5 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.
Liberal15,485
Conservative9,846
Still Liberal by 5,639 votes. Actual margin: 5,639.
IVElection day versus advance
Only 50.5% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.
Election dayAdvance & specialGap
Liberal52.6%62.7%+10.1
Conservative40.8%32.4%−8.4
Green4.5%3.3%−1.2
An association, not a cause. Voters who cast ballots before election day differed from those who turned out on the day. It does not say why. There is no poll-level turnout figure on this page: the elector count on a polling division includes people who voted in advance and were counted elsewhere.
VWhat kind of place this is
- Median total household income is $84,000 — about the same as the median riding's $84,000.highestlowest162nd highest of 343
- Median age is 44.8 — a little higher than the median riding's 41.6.highestlowest81st highest of 343
- Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25.8% — a little lower than the median riding's 28.2%.highestlowest150th lowest of 343
- Share who are immigrants is 6.0% — about 35 percent of the median riding's 17.3%.highestlowest66th lowest of 343
- Share of households that own their home is 82.4% — about 1.2 times the median riding's 71.4%.highestlowest37th highest of 343
- Share with French as a mother tongue is 2.1% — about 1.3 times the median riding's 1.6%.highestlowest135th highest of 343
2021 Census, keyed to the 2023 representation order. Comparisons are against the median riding, not Canada as a whole. Each rule places this riding among all 343.
VIWhere it is
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The card
No. 11004PE · 2025
Malpeque
Heath MacDonald
- Result
- Liberal hold by 5,639
- Turnout
- 81.9%
- Population
- 38,535
- Area
- 2,514 km²
Highest turnout in CanadaLeast populous in CanadaWidest margin in Prince Edward IslandMost candidates on the ballot in Prince Edward IslandLargest by area in Prince Edward IslandClosest race in Prince Edward Island
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