Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainSaint-Joseph’s MP is Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal Party of Canada), for Madawaska—Restigouche
Statistics Canada lists Saint-Joseph as a parish. Who leads Saint-Joseph’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in New Brunswick. Saint-Joseph’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found. Across New Brunswick, 6 of the 10 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Saint-Joseph, 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.
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ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Saint-Joseph also works through a regional service commission, one of 12 that cover New Brunswick.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Saint-Joseph, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Joseph 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 Saint-Joseph votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Joseph council | 11 May 2026 | 13 May 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | 21 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms. Saint-Joseph 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 last general elections came on 21 October 2024 for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament.
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.
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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
René Arseneault kept Madawaska—Restigouche for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Madawaska—Restigouche; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
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). Madawaska—Restigouche turned out at only 62% in 2021; the country managed 63%.
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 Saint-Joseph is run
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electionsnb.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- 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.
Questions about how Saint-Joseph is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Joseph?
For Saint-Joseph, it’s Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds Madawaska—Restigouche.
Which party won Saint-Joseph 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 Saint-Joseph?
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick lists each MLA with the riding they hold; this page can’t place Saint-Joseph in one.
Who heads the council in Saint-Joseph?
Saint-Joseph is a parish; 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).