Photo: Verne Equinox · CC BY-SA 3.0Dominic LeBlanc won Beauséjour by 17,787 votes in 2021, a wider lead than in 85% of Canada’s ridings
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s ridings aren’t published as open data we could find, so Dorchester isn’t placed in one. Dorchester is in Beauséjour, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Dominic LeBlanc of the Liberal Party of Canada. For local government, Dorchester is a village. This page names no head of council for Dorchester, as no open list of councils exists in New Brunswick.
What stands out in how Dorchester is governed
A safe federal seat
In 2021 the winner in Beauséjour led the runner-up (Conservative Party of Canada) by 36.2 points, a wider gap than in 85% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Dorchester has voted ↓
High federal turnout
In 2021, Beauséjour voted in greater numbers than 84% of the ridings. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Dorchester, 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.
Some services are planned regionally: Dorchester belongs to one of New Brunswick’s 12 regional service commissions.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Dorchester, from the most recent elections.
- 1Dorchester councilVillage
- 2Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick–
- 3House of CommonsBeauséjour
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 Dorchester votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Dorchester 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 Dorchester council is chosen again. That date comes from the Municipal Elections Act, which sets 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.
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
legnb.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Dominic LeBlanc represents Beauséjour in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Beauséjour · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2000
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada6
- Conservative Party of Canada4
As Wikidata records them.
Dominic LeBlanc is one of 6 Liberal Party of Canada MPs among the 10 from New Brunswick.
The MP’s record
Dominic LeBlanc has served as Minister of Public Safety (2023–2024), Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs (2020–2023) and President of the King's Privy Council for Canada (2019–2021). First elected in 2000, Dominic LeBlanc is serving the 9th term of a Commons career. Mapped onto today’s Beauséjour, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 56%; in 2025 Dominic LeBlanc kept the seat in the same hands.
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, Beauséjour re-elected Dominic LeBlanc of the Liberal Party of Canada
Results in Beauséjour as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
In 2019, Dominic LeBlanc had won the same riding with 46%. Beauséjour elected Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 56% of the vote, a lead of 17,787 over Shelly Mitchell (Conservative Party of Canada).
All 6 candidates in Beauséjour, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic LeBlanc | Liberal Party of Canada | 27,313 | 55.6% |
| Shelly Mitchell | Conservative Party of Canada | 9,526 | 19.4% |
| Evelyne Godfrey | New Democratic Party | 5,394 | 11.0% |
| Jack Minor | People's Party of Canada | 3,723 | 7.6% |
| Stella Anna Girouard | Green Party of Canada | 2,798 | 5.7% |
| Isabelle Sauriol Chiasson | Free Party Canada | 391 | 0.8% |
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 Dorchester 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
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- 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. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
Questions about how Dorchester is run
Who is the MP for Dorchester?
Beauséjour’s MP, Dominic LeBlanc of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents Dorchester.
Which party won Dorchester in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada: Dominic LeBlanc won Beauséjour in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MLA for Dorchester?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Dorchester.
Who heads the council in Dorchester?
Dorchester, a village, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
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).