Kent MacDonald

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Kent MacDonald
MP
MacDonald in 2025
Member of Parliament for Cardigan
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 28, 2025
Preceded byLawrence MacAulay
Personal details
Political partyLiberal

Kent MacDonald MP is a Canadian politician from the Liberal Party of Canada. He was elected Member of Parliament for Cardigan in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[1]

MacDonald spent 38 years running a dairy farm in Little Pond, Prince Edward Island before entering politics. When longtime Cardigan MP Lawrence MacAulay announced his retirement in early March 2025, MacDonald decided to seek the Liberal nomination.[2]

On election night he defeated Conservative Party of Canada candidate James Aylward by a margin of 57 per cent to 37.4 per cent.[3]

Electoral record

2025 Canadian federal election: Cardigan
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalKent MacDonald14,40457.02+6.45
ConservativeJames Aylward9,44237.38+6.47
New DemocraticLynne Thiele5052.00−7.77
IndependentWayne Phelan4041.60
GreenMaria Rodriguez3261.29−3.52
People'sAdam Harding1800.71−2.57
Total valid votes/expense limit 25,26199.09
Total rejected ballots 2330.91
Turnout 25,49479.55
Eligible voters 32,048
Liberal notional hold Swing −0.01
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations.

References

  1. ↑ "Cardigan live federal election results". Toronto Star. April 28, 2025.
  2. ↑ Lewis, Josh (April 2, 2025). "MacDonald brings 'common sense and fiscal responsibility'". Eastern Graphic.
  3. ↑ Lewis, Josh (April 30, 2025). "MacDonald defeats Aylward in Cardigan". Eastern Graphic.
  4. ↑ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2025.