The Political Record · Federal electoral districts
Madawaska—Restigouche
Federal riding · NB · No. 13005 · 2023 representation order
- Member
- Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault Liberal
- 2025 result
- Liberal hold by 6,400 votes
- Turnout
- 70.1% of 59,312 electors
- Population
- 70,560 2021 census
- Area
- 13,722 km²
- Figures as of
- 2026-09-25
Distinctions · ranked against all 343 ridings
- Lowest turnout in New Brunswick70.1% of 59,312 electors voted · 2nd of 10 in New Brunswick · 187th of 343 in Canada
- Largest by area in New Brunswick13,722 km² · 3rd of 10 in New Brunswick · 61st of 343 in Canada
- Least populous in New Brunswick70,560 people, 2021 census · 3rd of 10 in New Brunswick · 13th of 343 in Canada
In brief
Illustration after: © House of Commons
Member of Parliament
Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault
- Member: Official Languages
- Member: Science and Research
- Member: Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure
IDid this riding change?
Yes. 10% of today's Madawaska—Restigouche came from ridings other than the old Madawaska—Restigouche.
Share of today's areaFormer riding
90.1%Madawaska—Restigouche
9.2%Tobique—Mactaquac 9% of it kept
0.7%Miramichi—Grand Lake 1% of it kept
How this is measured. Share of the current riding's area that came from each former riding, by intersecting the 2013 and 2023 boundary files. It is area, not population. Elections Canada counts 48 of 343 ridings as entirely unchanged.
IIThe 2025 result
Liberal hold
Elected
Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault
Liberal
22,720
55.2% of valid votes
Margin
6,400
votes · +15.6 pts
Runner-up
Michel Morin
Conservative
16,320
39.6% of valid votes
Liberal 55.2% · Conservative 39.6% · New Democratic 3.0% · People's 2.2%
Turnout70.1% of 59,312 electors
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2021 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault | Liberal | 22,720 | 55.2% | 51.3% | +3.9 |
| Michel Morin | Conservative | 16,320 | 39.6% | 27.4% | +12.2 |
| Daisy Petersen | New Democratic | 1,251 | 3.0% | 6.1% | −3.1 |
| Nancy Mercier | People's | 887 | 2.2% | 7.4% | −5.2 |
The 2021 column is Elections Canada's official transposition of the 2021 result onto these 2023 boundaries. ± is the change in each party's share. It is not "swing": with four or more competitive parties there is no single pair to swing between.
IIIHow close was it, really
Swing needed to flip
7.8 pts
Half the margin: the share that would have had to move from first to second.
Third place vs. the margin
1,251 votes
New Democratic took fewer than the 6,400-vote margin.
Election-day polls won by others
62 of 149
1 poll ended in an exact tie.
Flip the seatHypothetical
It would have taken 3,201 voters switching from Liberal to Conservative — 7.8% of the 41,178 valid votes, 7.8 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.
Liberal22,720
Conservative16,320
Still Liberal by 6,400 votes. Actual margin: 6,400.
IVElection day versus advance
Only 50.7% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.
Election dayAdvance & specialGap
Liberal49.1%61.4%+12.3
Conservative45.1%34.1%−11.0
New Democratic3.2%2.8%−0.4
People's2.6%1.7%−0.9
An association, not a cause. Voters who cast ballots before election day differed from those who turned out on the day. It does not say why. There is no poll-level turnout figure on this page: the elector count on a polling division includes people who voted in advance and were counted elsewhere.
VWhat kind of place this is
- Median total household income is $60,800 — about 72 percent of the median riding's $84,000.highestlowest18th lowest of 343
- Median age is 52.4 — about 1.3 times the median riding's 41.6.highestlowest12th highest of 343
- Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.8% — about 56 percent of the median riding's 28.2%.highestlowest43rd lowest of 343
- Share who are immigrants is 2.8% — about 16 percent of the median riding's 17.3%.highestlowest26th lowest of 343
- Share of households that own their home is 74.0% — a little higher than the median riding's 71.4%.highestlowest136th highest of 343
- Share with French as a mother tongue is 78.3% — about 48.9 times the median riding's 1.6%.highestlowest48th highest of 343
2021 Census, keyed to the 2023 representation order. Comparisons are against the median riding, not Canada as a whole. Each rule places this riding among all 343.
VIWhere it is
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The card
No. 13005NB · 2025
Madawaska—Restigouche
Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault
- Result
- Liberal hold by 6,400
- Turnout
- 70.1%
- Population
- 70,560
- Area
- 13,722 km²
Lowest turnout in New BrunswickLargest by area in New BrunswickLeast populous in New Brunswick
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