Gander: who represents it, and who is running
Town of Gander — Municipal General Election votes on 2025-10-02. It elects one Mayor, 6 Councillors at large.
Holding office9
the sitting council
On the ballot0
0 sitting members running again
· What Gander is like — the /local page
Federal riding: Central Newfoundland — Clifford Small (Conservative)
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Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Farwell ✉️ Elected | Mayor | Independent | Town of Gander |
2
Councillor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Lidstone ✉️ Elected | Councillor | Independent | at large | Town of Gander |
| Krystle West ✉️ Elected | Councillor | Independent | at large | Town of Gander |
| Patrick Woodford ✉️ Elected | Councillor | Independent | at large | Town of Gander |
| Samantha Abbott ✉️ Elected | Councillor | Independent | at large | Town of Gander |
| Sheldon Handcock ✉️ Elected | Councillor | Independent | at large | Town of Gander |
3
Deputy Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tara Pollett ✉️ Elected | Deputy Mayor | Independent | at large | Town of Gander |
4
Member of the House of Assembly
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bettina Ford ✉️ Elected | Member of the House of Assembly | Liberal | Gander | House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador |
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Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Small ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | Conservative | Central Newfoundland | House of Commons |
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Notes on this record
How the lists were read, and what could not be.
- Federal and provincial representatives only, from a Represent point lookup at the city centre. The municipal council and any candidates are not yet captured.
- Municipal council added 2026-10-09 from https://www.gandercanada.com/municipal-government/connect-with-council/ (no wards printed; seats 'at large'). Emails are the @gander.ca addresses linked from each 'Send an E-mail' button.
- Election date 2025-10-02 = the province-wide NL municipal general election day per the Province's 2025 circulars (https://www.gov.nl.ca/mpa/municipal-elections/); Gander's page does not print it.
- Provincial member added 2026-10-09 from the House of Assembly (51st General Assembly, elected 2025-10-14) member list: the riding containing the /local centre point is Gander (point-in-boundary via Represent's current boundary set; the person is sourced from the legislature).
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Sources
Prepared 2026-10-09. Nomination papers are never opened: they carry home addresses. After voting day a candidate list becomes a result; these rows are reconciled, not deleted.