Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0A 17,787-vote win for Dominic LeBlanc made Beauséjour safer in 2021 than 85% of ridings
For federal votes, Shediac belongs to Beauséjour, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it. Shediac’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found. For local government, Shediac is a town. In New Brunswick, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Shediac’s mayor isn’t named.
What stands out in how Shediac 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 Shediac 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
Shediac, a town 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: Shediac belongs to one of New Brunswick’s 12 regional service commissions.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Shediac, from the most recent elections.
- 1Shediac councilTown
- 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 Shediac votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Shediac 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, Shediac 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. Provincially the last general election was on 21 October 2024, for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick; federally, 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’s party, the Liberal Party of Canada, has 6 of the 10 seats from New Brunswick.
The MP’s record
First elected in 2000, Dominic LeBlanc is serving the 9th term of a Commons career. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Beauséjour, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 56%; Dominic LeBlanc held it for them in 2025. 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).
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.
The 2019 result had favoured Dominic LeBlanc as well, at 46%. In 2021, Beauséjour went to Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal Party of Canada) on 56%; Shelly Mitchell (Conservative Party of Canada) finished 17,787 votes behind.
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 Shediac 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. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- 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.
Questions about how Shediac is run
Who is the MP for Shediac?
Beauséjour’s MP, Dominic LeBlanc of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents Shediac.
Which party won Shediac 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 Shediac?
This page can’t say which riding Shediac is in; the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick lists every MLA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Shediac?
The head of Shediac’s council isn’t named here; as a town, 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).