Photo: Erj1211 · CC BY-SA 3.0Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Madawaska—Restigouche, the riding that includes Eel River Crossing
Of the 10 Commons seats from New Brunswick, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 6. Statistics Canada lists Eel River Crossing as a village. In New Brunswick, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Eel River Crossing’s mayor isn’t named. The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s ridings aren’t published as open data we could find, so Eel River Crossing isn’t placed in one.
Three governments, and who does what
Eel River Crossing, 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.
Like every local government in New Brunswick, Eel River Crossing 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 Eel River Crossing, from the most recent elections.
- 1Eel River Crossing 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 Eel River Crossing votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Eel River Crossing council | 11 May 2026 | 13 May 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | 21 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021. Elected on 11 May 2026, Eel River Crossing council is up again on 13 May 2030. 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
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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
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Madawaska—Restigouche would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 52%, and Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault kept it for them in 2025. The 2025 general election sent Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault to the Commons for the first time.
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.
Madawaska—Restigouche turned out at only 62% in 2021; the country managed 63%. 50% had elected René Arseneault there in 2019. 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).
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 Eel River Crossing is run
Check or update the federal list.
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electionsnb.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate 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.
- 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 Eel River Crossing is run
Who is the MP for Eel River Crossing?
For Eel River Crossing, it’s Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds Madawaska—Restigouche.
Which party won Eel River Crossing in the 2021 federal election?
Madawaska—Restigouche went to René Arseneault (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault has been the MP for Madawaska—Restigouche.
Who is the MLA for Eel River Crossing?
Eel River Crossing’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 Eel River Crossing?
Ask the municipality itself: Eel River Crossing, a village, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
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).