Photo: Dr Wilson · CC BY-SA 3.0Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Charlo in Ottawa as MP for Madawaska—Restigouche
Across New Brunswick, 6 of the 10 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada. No provincial riding is named for Charlo, as no open boundary file exists for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick that we could find. In the census’s list of municipalities, Charlo is a village. This page names no head of council for Charlo, as no open list of councils exists in New Brunswick.
Three governments, and who does what
Charlo, a village in New Brunswick, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
legnb.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
New Brunswick groups its local governments into 12 regional service commissions; Charlo is a member of one.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Charlo, from the most recent elections.
- 1Charlo councilVillage
- 2Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick–
- 3House of CommonsMadawaska—Restigouche
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Charlo votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Charlo council | 11 May 2026 | 13 May 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | 21 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
After the 11 May 2026 election, Charlo council next goes to the polls on 13 May 2030. The Municipal Elections Act fixes that date: the second Monday in May every four years. The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick was last elected on 21 October 2024, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
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Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault represents Madawaska—Restigouche in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Madawaska—Restigouche · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada6
- Conservative Party of Canada4
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Madawaska—Restigouche puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 52%; Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault held it for the party in 2025. April 2025 was Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault’s first election to the House of Commons.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
In 2021, Madawaska—Restigouche re-elected René Arseneault of the Liberal Party of Canada
Counts for Madawaska—Restigouche within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
In 2019, René Arseneault had won the same riding with 50%. Madawaska—Restigouche elected René Arseneault (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 55% of the vote, a lead of 8,962 over Shawn Beaulieu (Conservative Party of Canada). In 2021, 62% of electors cast a ballot in Madawaska—Restigouche, under the national 63%.
All 6 candidates in Madawaska—Restigouche, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| René Arseneault | Liberal Party of Canada | 16,854 | 55.2% |
| Shawn Beaulieu | Conservative Party of Canada | 7,892 | 25.8% |
| Nancy Mercier | People's Party of Canada | 1,889 | 6.2% |
| Elizabeth MacDonald | New Democratic Party | 1,848 | 6.1% |
| Louis Berube | Free Party Canada | 1,277 | 4.2% |
| Rebecca Blaevoet | Green Party of Canada | 786 | 2.6% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Charlo is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionsnb.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
Questions about how Charlo is run
Who is the MP for Charlo?
Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for Madawaska—Restigouche, which includes Charlo.
Which party won Charlo in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was René Arseneault (Liberal Party of Canada), in Madawaska—Restigouche; Madawaska—Restigouche has elected Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault since.
Who is the MLA for Charlo?
Charlo’s riding isn’t placed on this page; the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s members page lists every MLA by riding.
Who heads the council in Charlo?
The head of Charlo’s council isn’t named here; as a village, it publishes its council itself.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).