Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainDominic LeBlanc took Beauséjour in 2021 by 17,787 votes, more than the margin in 85% of ridings
Westmorland is a parish by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. No open list of councils exists in New Brunswick, so no mayor of Westmorland is named here. The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s ridings aren’t published as open data we could find, so Westmorland isn’t placed in one. Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal Party of Canada) is the MP for Beauséjour, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Westmorland.
What stands out in how Westmorland 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 Westmorland 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
Westmorland, 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.
legnb.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Westmorland 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 Westmorland, from the most recent elections.
- 1Westmorland councilParish
- 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 Westmorland votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Westmorland 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. Westmorland council was elected on 11 May 2026, and the next vote is 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 is one of 6 Liberal Party of Canada MPs among the 10 from New Brunswick.
The MP’s record
Roles held by Dominic LeBlanc include Minister of Public Safety (2023–2024), Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs (2020–2023) and President of the King's Privy Council for Canada (2019–2021). Dominic LeBlanc has sat in the Commons since 2000, now for the 9th Parliament. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Beauséjour puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 56%; Dominic LeBlanc 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
Dominic LeBlanc kept Beauséjour for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Beauséjour; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
Beauséjour elected Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 56% of the vote, a lead of 17,787 over Shelly Mitchell (Conservative Party of Canada). Dominic LeBlanc was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 46%.
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 Westmorland 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. 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. 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. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
Questions about how Westmorland is run
Who is the MP for Westmorland?
Beauséjour’s MP, Dominic LeBlanc of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents Westmorland.
Which party won Westmorland in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal Party of Canada), who represents Beauséjour still.
Who is the MLA for Westmorland?
Westmorland’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 Westmorland?
Ask the municipality itself: Westmorland, a parish, 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).