Madawaska—Restigouche
Federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada
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Madawaska—Restigouche is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, which has been represented in the House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2021 was 60,184.
 New Brunswick electoral district | |||
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Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election | |||
| Coordinates: | 47.655°N 67.413°W | ||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1996 | ||
| First contested | 1997 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021)[1] | 60,184 | ||
| Electors (2025)[2] | 59,056 | ||
| Area (km²)[3] | 11,701 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 5.1 | ||
| Census division(s) | Madawaska, Restigouche | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Edmundston, Campbellton, Grand Falls (part), Heron Bay, Haut-Madawaska, Vallée-des-Rivières, Bois-Joli, Saint-Quentin, Kedgwick, St. Basile | ||
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Since 2025 its member of Parliament (MP) has been Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault of the Liberal Party.
Political geography
The district includes all of the County of Madawaska (except Saint-André) and all of the County of Restigouche except the extreme eastern part.
The neighbouring ridings are Miramichi, Tobique—Mactaquac, Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, and Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
In 2008, Liberal support was focused in the eastern and central parts of the riding, particularly in Edmundston, Campbellton, and Dalhousie. Support for the Conservatives was centered in the western part of the riding, in a strip of land bordering both Maine and Quebec. There was also a pocket of Tory support outside Saint-Leonard. The NDP won six polls in the riding, all in the Dalhousie area, a community they won.[4]
The electoral district was created in 1996 from Madawaska—Victoria and from Restigouche—Chaleur ridings. This riding gained a small amount of territory from Miramichi as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding gained the parishes of Drummond and the northern half of Grand Falls and the municipalities of Saint-André, Grand Falls and Drummond from Tobique—Mactaquac, while the boundary with Miramichi—Grand Lake was rerouted around Mount Carleton Provincial Park and the Nepisiguit Protected Natural Area. These changes came into effect upon the calling of the 2025 Canadian federal election.
Riding associations
Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:
| Party | Association name | CEO | HQ city | |
| Conservative Party of Canada | Association du Parti conservateur Madawaska-Restigouche | Marcel Michaud | Grand Falls | |
| Liberal Party of Canada | Madawaska--Restigouche Federal Liberal Association | Gilberte Martin | Edmundston | |
| New Democratic Party | Madawaska--Restigouche Federal NDP Riding Association | Jessica Annette Pointon | Ottawa, Ontario | |
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Madawaska—Restigouche Riding created from Madawaska—Victoria and Restigouche—Chaleur |
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| 36th | 1997–2000 | Jean F. Dubé | Progressive Conservative | |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Jeannot Castonguay | Liberal | |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Jean-Claude D'Amours | ||
| 39th | 2006–2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Bernard Valcourt | Conservative | |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | René Arseneault | Liberal | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–2025 | |||
| 45th | 2025–present | Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault | Liberal | |
Election results
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault | 22,720 | 55.18 | +3.19 | ||||
| Conservative | Michel Morin | 16,320 | 39.63 | +11.86 | ||||
| New Democratic | Daisy Petersen | 1,251 | 3.04 | −3.12 | ||||
| People's | Nancy Mercier | 887 | 2.15 | −5.39 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,178 | 99.04 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 398 | 0.96 | ||||||
| Turnout | 41,576 | 70.29 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 59,149 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | −4.34 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations. | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[7] | |||
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| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 18,784 | 51.99 | |
| Conservative | 10,032 | 27.77 | |
| People's | 2,724 | 7.54 | |
| New Democratic | 2,227 | 6.16 | |
| Green | 981 | 2.72 | |
| Others | 1,382 | 3.83 | |
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | René Arseneault | 16,854 | 55.22 | +4.94 | $38,339.96 | |||
| Conservative | Shawn Beaulieu | 7,857 | 25.74 | -2.69 | $33,053.20 | |||
| People's | Nancy Mercier | 1,889 | 6.19 | – | $0.00 | |||
| New Democratic | Elizabeth MacDonald | 1,859 | 6.09 | -0.33 | $0.00 | |||
| Free | Louis Berube | 1,277 | 4.18 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Green | Rebecca Blaevoet | 786 | 2.58 | -12.29 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 30,522 | 100.0 | – | $104,119.82 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 30,522 | 60.74 | -8.37 | |||||
| Registered voters | 50,252 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.82 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | René Arseneault | 17,331 | 50.28 | -5.42 | $69,640.81 | |||
| Conservative | Nelson Fox | 9,801 | 28.43 | +11.95 | $41,501.75 | |||
| Green | Louis Bérubé | 5,125 | 14.87 | +12.97 | $11,518.03 | |||
| New Democratic | Chad Betteridge | 2,212 | 6.42 | -19.50 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 34.469 | 98.13 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 657 | 1.87 | +0.95 | |||||
| Turnout | 35,126 | 69.11 | -4.86 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 50,828 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -8.68 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
This riding gained some territory from Miramichi for the 42nd Canadian federal election.
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | René Arseneault | 20,778 | 55.70 | +20.91 | $66,315.47 | |||
| New Democratic | Rosaire L'Italien | 9,670 | 25.92 | +6.58 | $92,730.82 | |||
| Conservative | Bernard Valcourt | 6,151 | 16.49 | -23.99 | $101,364.85 | |||
| Green | Françoise Aubin | 707 | 1.90 | +0.10 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 37,306 | 99.08 | $199,271.58 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 348 | 0.92 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 37,654 | 74.02 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 50,871 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +22.45 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[13] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 14,541 | 40.48 | |
| Liberal | 12,497 | 34.79 | |
| New Democratic | 6,948 | 19.34 | |
| Others | 1,290 | 3.59 | |
| Green | 646 | 1.80 | |
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Bernard Valcourt | 14,224 | 40.64 | +7.41 | $52,308.15 | |||
| Liberal | Jean-Claude D'Amours | 12,309 | 35.17 | -12.23 | $60,570.18 | |||
| New Democratic | Wilder Jules | 6,562 | 18.75 | +3.13 | $6,934.01 | |||
| Independent | Louis Bérubé | 1,290 | 3.69 | – | $113.00 | |||
| Green | Lynn Morrison | 612 | 1.75 | -2.00 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,997 | 100.0 | $81,731.56 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 577 | 1.62 | +0.04 | |||||
| Turnout | 35,574 | 69.80 | +3.03 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 50,966 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.82 | ||||||
| Sources:[14][15] | ||||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jean-Claude D'Amours | 16,266 | 47.40 | +9.06 | $77,108.64 | |||
| Conservative | Jean-Pierre Ouellet | 11,402 | 33.23 | -2.18 | $75,285.92 | |||
| New Democratic | Thérèse Tremblay-Philippe | 5,361 | 15.62 | -7.29 | $16,027.58 | |||
| Green | André Arpin | 1,287 | 3.75 | +0.40 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,316 | 100.0 | $79,516 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 551 | 1.58 | -0.74 | |||||
| Turnout | 34,867 | 66.77 | -2.70 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 52,222 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.62 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jean-Claude D'Amours | 13,734 | 38.02 | -6.64 | $65,465.20 | |||
| Conservative | Jean-Pierre Ouellet | 12,849 | 35.57 | +11.56 | $65,196.27 | |||
| New Democratic | Rodolphe Martin | 8,322 | 23.04 | -4.55 | $45,462.27 | |||
| Green | Irka Laplante | 1,220 | 3.38 | -0.36 | $99.17 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 36,125 | 100.0 | $74,283 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 857 | 2.32 | ||||||
| Turnout | 36,982 | 69.47 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 53,233 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -9.10 | ||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jean-Claude D'Amours | 14,144 | 44.66 | -7.75 | $62,057.16 | |||
| New Democratic | Rodolphe Martin | 8,737 | 27.59 | +23.18 | $16,654.06 | |||
| Conservative | Benoît Violette | 7,605 | 24.01 | -19.61 | $39,459.04 | |||
| Green | Jovette Cyr | 1,185 | 3.74 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 31,671 | 100.0 | $72,739 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 1,268 | 3.85 | ||||||
| Turnout | 32,939 | 60.58 | -5.24 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 54,369 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | -15.46 | ||||||
| Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals. | ||||||||
| 2000 federal election redistributed results | |||
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| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 18,311 | 52.41 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 13,519 | 38.70 | |
| Alliance | 1,639 | 4.92 | |
| New Democratic | 1,467 | 4.41 | |
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jeannot Castonguay | 19,913 | 52.27 | +15.29 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jean F. Dubé | 14,417 | 37.84 | -12.46 | ||||
| Alliance | Scott Chedore | 1,958 | 5.14 | |||||
| New Democratic | Claude Albert | 1,811 | 4.75 | -5.66 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 38,099 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jean F. Dubé | 20,343 | 50.30 | |||||
| Liberal | Guy Arseneault | 14,957 | 36.98 | |||||
| New Democratic | André Carrier | 4,211 | 10.41 | |||||
| Natural Law | Laurent Maltais | 933 | 2.31 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 40,444 | 100.00 | ||||||