Photo: Dr Wilson · CC BY-SA 3.0Madawaska—Restigouche, which takes in Kedgwick, is held by Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal Party of Canada)
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s ridings aren’t published as open data we could find, so Kedgwick isn’t placed in one. Kedgwick is a rural community by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. No open list of councils exists in New Brunswick, so no mayor of Kedgwick is named here. Of the 10 Commons seats from New Brunswick, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 6.
Three governments, and who does what
Kedgwick, 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: Kedgwick belongs to one of New Brunswick’s 12 regional service commissions.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Kedgwick, from the most recent elections.
- 1Kedgwick 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 Kedgwick votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Kedgwick council | 11 May 2026 | 13 May 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | 21 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The council elected on 11 May 2026 serves until 13 May 2030, when Kedgwick council is chosen again. That date comes from the Municipal Elections Act, which sets the second Monday in May every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick on 21 October 2024. The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use.
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
April 2025 was Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault’s first election to the House of Commons. 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.
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.
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. The 2019 result had favoured René Arseneault as well, at 50%. 62% of electors in Madawaska—Restigouche voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across 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 Kedgwick 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
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- 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.
- Not on this page. Council budgets, band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- 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.
Questions about how Kedgwick is run
Who is the MP for Kedgwick?
For Kedgwick, it’s Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds Madawaska—Restigouche.
Which party won Kedgwick 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 Kedgwick?
Find the riding for Kedgwick on the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Kedgwick?
Kedgwick is a rural community; its own website or the province’s municipal directory names the head of council.
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).