Madawaska—Restigouche, which takes in Dalhousie, is held by Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal Party of Canada)
From New Brunswick come 10 MPs, 6 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada. Locally, Dalhousie is run as a parish. No open list of councils exists in New Brunswick, so no mayor of Dalhousie is named here. The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s ridings aren’t published as open data we could find, so Dalhousie isn’t placed in one.
Three governments, and who does what
Dalhousie, a parish 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.
Like every local government in New Brunswick, Dalhousie sits on one of the province’s 12 regional service commissions, which plan services such as waste and emergency measures.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Dalhousie, from the most recent elections.
- 1Dalhousie councilParish
- 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 Dalhousie votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Dalhousie council | 11 May 2026 | 13 May 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | 21 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms. The council elected on 11 May 2026 serves until 13 May 2030, when Dalhousie council is chosen again. It is the second Monday in May every four years, as the Municipal Elections Act provides. The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick was last elected on 21 October 2024, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
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
Madawaska—Restigouche as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
62% of electors in Madawaska—Restigouche voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada. In 2021, Madawaska—Restigouche went to René Arseneault (Liberal Party of Canada) on 55%; Shawn Beaulieu (Conservative Party of Canada) finished 8,962 votes behind. René Arseneault was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 50%.
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 Dalhousie is run
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electionsnb.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
- Not on this page. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
Questions about how Dalhousie is run
Who is the MP for Dalhousie?
Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for Madawaska—Restigouche, which includes Dalhousie.
Which party won Dalhousie in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada, with René Arseneault in Madawaska—Restigouche; since 2025 Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault represents Madawaska—Restigouche.
Who is the MLA for Dalhousie?
This page can’t say which riding Dalhousie is in; the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick lists every MLA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Dalhousie?
The head of Dalhousie’s council isn’t named here; as a parish, 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).