Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 3.0Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Madawaska—Restigouche, the riding that includes Haut-Madawaska
From New Brunswick come 10 MPs, 6 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada. For local government, Haut-Madawaska is a rural community. In New Brunswick, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Haut-Madawaska’s mayor isn’t named. Haut-Madawaska’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found.
Three governments, and who does what
Haut-Madawaska, a rural community 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: Haut-Madawaska belongs to one of New Brunswick’s 12 regional service commissions.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Haut-Madawaska, from the most recent elections.
- 1Haut-Madawaska councilRural community
- 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 Haut-Madawaska votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Haut-Madawaska 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. Haut-Madawaska council was elected on 11 May 2026, and the next vote is 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.
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
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
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Madawaska—Restigouche, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 52%; Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault held 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
Results in Madawaska—Restigouche as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Turnout in Madawaska—Restigouche was 62% in 2021, against 63% nationally. The 2021 count in Madawaska—Restigouche put René Arseneault (Liberal Party of Canada) first at 55%, with Shawn Beaulieu (Conservative Party of Canada) 8,962 votes back. The 2019 result had favoured René Arseneault as well, at 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 Haut-Madawaska 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
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
Questions about how Haut-Madawaska is run
Who is the MP for Haut-Madawaska?
Madawaska—Restigouche’s MP, Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents Haut-Madawaska.
Which party won Haut-Madawaska 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 Haut-Madawaska?
This page can’t say which riding Haut-Madawaska is in; the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick lists every MLA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Haut-Madawaska?
The head of Haut-Madawaska’s council isn’t named here; as a rural community, 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).