# Heath MacDonald

Heath MacDonald MP (born 9 May 1966) 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, representing the electoral district of Cornwall-Meadowbank as a member of the Liberal Party until he resigned on 18 August 2021 in order to run in the 2021 Canadian federal election.
On 20 May 2015, MacDonald was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Economic Development and Tourism. On 10 January 2018, MacDonald was named Minister of Finance in a cabinet shuffle.
A resident of Cornwall, Prince Edward Island, MacDonald has worked as a tourism operator and as executive director of Quality Tourism Services.
On 21 June 2021, MacDonald announced he would seek the nomination to run for the federal Liberal party in Malpeque. He won the nomination later that summer and was elected in the 2021 federal election.

## Electoral record

vte2021 Canadian federal election: Malpeque :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Heath MacDonald | 9,912 | 41.81 | +0.44 | $84,041.53 |
| | Conservative | Jody Sanderson | 7,836 | 33.19 | +7.55 | $84,415.05 |
| | Green | Anna Keenan | 3,381 | 14.32 | -12.17 | $44,768.30 |
| | New Democratic | Michelle Neill | 1,898 | 8.04 | +1.55 | $4,489.55 |
| | People's | Christopher Landry | 680 | 2.88 | – | $1,387.95 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 23,707 | 99.27 | +0.50 | $90,924.86 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 174 | 0.73 | -0.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,881 | 74.49 | -1.80 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 31,691 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -3.56 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,430 | 99.80 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 7 | 0.20 | -0.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,437 | 80.28 | -1.25 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,281 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -9.72 |
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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,120 | 99.68 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 10 | 0.32 | -0.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,130 | 81.53 | +10.50 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,839 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -11.28 |