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Canadian politician

Heath MacDonald PC MP (born May 9, 1966)[1] is a Canadian politician, who is the Member of Parliament for Malpeque. He was previously elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2015 provincial election,[2] representing the electoral district of Cornwall-Meadowbank as a member of the Liberal Party until he resigned on August 18, 2021 in order to run in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[2][3]

On May 20, 2015, MacDonald was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Economic Development and Tourism.[4] On January 10, 2018, MacDonald was named Minister of Finance in a cabinet shuffle.[5]

A resident of Cornwall, Prince Edward Island,[6] MacDonald has worked as a tourism operator and as executive director of Quality Tourism Services.[6]

On June 21, 2021, MacDonald announced he would seek the nomination to run for the federal Liberal party in Malpeque.[7] He won the nomination later that summer and was elected in the 2021 federal election.[8]

On May 13, 2025, MacDonald was put into cabinet by Prime Minister Mark Carney, as part of the 30th Canadian Ministry. He was appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. MacDonald had previously served on the houses agriculture committee, finance committee, and chair of the public safety and national security committee prior to entering cabinet.

2021 Canadian federal election: Malpeque Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Liberal Heath MacDonald 9,912 41.81 +0.43 $84,041.53 Conservative Jody Sanderson 7,836 33.05 +7.41 $84,415.05 Green Anna Keenan 3,381 14.26 −12.23 $44,768.30 New Democratic Michelle Neill 1,898 8.01 +1.52 $4,489.55 People's Christopher Landry 680 2.87 – $1,387.95 Total valid votes/expense limit 23,707 99.27   $90,924.86 Total rejected ballots 174 0.73 −0.51 Turnout 23,881 74.61 −1.68 Eligible voters 32,009 Liberal hold Swing −3.49 Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
  1. ^ "Minding the House: a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "District #16 Cornwall - Meadowbank". Elections Prince Edward Island. May 4, 2015. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  3. ^ Chang, Arturo (August 18, 2021). "Heath MacDonald officially resigns as MLA to run in federal election". CBC News. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "P.E.I. cabinet restructured under MacLauchlan". CBC News. May 20, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "Roach, McIsaac out in P.E.I. cabinet shuffle". CBC News. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Heath MacDonald seeks Liberal nomination in District 16". The Guardian. February 13, 2015. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  7. ^ Campbell, Kerry (June 21, 2021). "Liberal MLA announces intention to run in federal riding of Malpeque". CBC News. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Yarr, Kevin (August 4, 2021). "Heath MacDonald to represent Liberals in Malpeque". CBC News. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  9. ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  10. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  11. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  12. ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  13. ^ Elections Prince Edward Island. "Provincial General Election 2019" (PDF).
  14. ^ Elections Prince Edward Island (May 4, 2015). "Provincial General Election - CEO Report" (PDF). Retrieved October 15, 2021.

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