Heath MacDonald

Not to be confused with Heather Mac Donald.

The Honourable
Heath MacDonald
PC MP
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 13, 2025
Prime MinisterMark Carney
Preceded byKody Blois
Member of Parliament
for Malpeque
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 20, 2021
Preceded byWayne Easter
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Cornwall-Meadowbank
In office
May 4, 2015 – August 18, 2021
Preceded byRon MacKinley
Succeeded byMark McLane
Personal details
Born (1966-05-09) May 9, 1966
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Cornwall, Prince Edward Island

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.

Electoral record

2025 Canadian federal election: Malpeque
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal 15,485 57.60 +15.58
Conservative Jamie Fox 9,846 36.63 +3.50
Green Anna Keenan 1,049 3.90 −10.12
New Democratic Cassie Mackay 371 1.38 −6.65
People's Hilda Baughan 132 0.49 −2.30
Total valid votes/expense limit 26,883 99.20
Total rejected ballots 216 0.80
Turnout 27,099 82.58
Eligible voters 32,815
Liberal notional hold Swing +6.04
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations.
2021 Canadian federal election: Malpeque
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal 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]
2019 Prince Edward Island general election: Cornwall-Meadowbank
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Heath MacDonald 1,643 47.90 +1.62
Green Ellen Jones 1,137 33.15 +21.07
Progressive Conservative Elaine Barnes 602 17.55 -16.30
New Democratic Craig Nash 48 1.40 -6.39
Total valid votes 3,430 99.80
Total rejected ballots 7 0.20 -0.12
Turnout 3,437 80.28 -1.25
Eligible voters 4,281
Liberal hold Swing -9.72
[13]
2015 Prince Edward Island general election: Cornwall-Meadowbank
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Heath MacDonald 1,444 46.28 -17.17
Progressive Conservative Michael Drake 1,056 33.85 +5.39
Green Rosalyn Abbott 377 12.08 +5.61
New Democratic Jennifer Coughlin 243 7.79
Total valid votes 3,120 99.68
Total rejected ballots 10 0.32 -0.46
Turnout 3,130 81.53 +10.50
Eligible voters 3,839
Liberal hold Swing -11.28
[14]

References

  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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