# Madawaska Les Lacs-Edmundston

Madawaska Les Lacs-Edmundston is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.
The district was established in 1973 as Madawaska les Lacs when New Brunswick moved from a system of bloc voting to the first past the post electoral system. It had previously been a part of the Madawaska County electoral district which returned three members.
It the 1994 electoral redistribution, it added parts of the old district of Madawaska Centre and it underwent only very minor boundary changes in 2006.
In 2013, it added more of the city of Edmundston to its boundaries and was renamed.
It was formerly one of the safest francophone seats in New Brunswick for the Progressive Conservatives. It was held by the PCs in every election since it was created except for the 1987 election (in which the Liberals won every seat) and the 1991 election (in which the PCs won only 3 seats and the main opposition was the conservative Confederation of Regions Party which opposed official status for the French language). Recently, it has elected Liberal MLAs. Its current MLA is Francine Landry of the Liberal Party.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Madawaska les Lacs |||||
| Riding created from Madawaska |||||
| 48th | 1974–1978 | Jean-Pierre Ouellet | Progressive Conservative |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | Jean-Pierre Ouellet | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 1982–1987 | Jean-Pierre Ouellet | Progressive Conservative |
| 51st | 1987–1991 | Georges Corriveau | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1991–1995 | Georges Corriveau | Liberal |
| 53rd | 1995–1999 | Jeannot Volpé | Progressive Conservative |
| 54th | 1999–2003 | Jeannot Volpé | Progressive Conservative |
| 55th | 2003–2006 | Jeannot Volpé | Progressive Conservative |
| 56th | 2006–2010 | Jeannot Volpé | Progressive Conservative |
| 57th | 2010–2014 | Yvon Bonenfant | Progressive Conservative |
| Madawaska Les Lacs-Edmundston |||||
| 58th | 2014–2018 | Francine Landry | Liberal |
| 59th | 2018–2020 | Francine Landry | Liberal |
| 60th | 2020–2024 | Francine Landry | Liberal |
| 61st | 2024–Present | Francine Landry | Liberal |

## Election results
### Madawaska Les Lacs-Edmundston

vte2024 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Francine Landry | 4,798 | 67.1% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michel Morin | 1,970 | 27.5% |
| | Green | Alain Martel | 218 | 3.0% |
| | New Democratic | André Martin | 114 | 1.6% |
| | Consensus NB | Richard Barahoga | 53 | 0.7% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,153 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
2020 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Francine Landry | 4,583 | 66.54 | +7.67 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marie-Eve Castonguay | 1,763 | 25.60 | -0.05 |
| | Green | Marie-Soleil Lussier | 542 | 7.87 | -5.40 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,888 | 99.24 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 53 | 0.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,941 | 61.65 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,258 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +3.86 |
2018 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Francine Landry | 4,191 | 58.87 | +2.48 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jeannot Volpé | 1,826 | 25.65 | -10.27 |
| | Green | Denis Boulet | 945 | 13.27 | -- |
| | New Democratic | Cécile Richard-Hébert | 156 | 2.19 | -5.50 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,118 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,190 | 63.20 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,377 |
2014 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Francine Landry | 4,106 | 56.39 | +24.57 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Yvon Bonenfant | 2,616 | 35.92 | -18.25 |
| | New Democratic | Widler Jules | 560 | 7.69 | +4.02 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,282 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 91 | 1.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,373 | 63.14 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,677 |
| | Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +21.41 |

### Madawaska les Lacs

2010 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Yvon Bonenfant | 3,378 | 54.17 | -9.08 |
| | Liberal | Jocelyn Levesque | 1,985 | 31.82 | -2.21 |
| | Independent | Jean-Marc Nadeau | 644 | 10.33 | – |
| | New Democratic | Nicole Therieault | 229 | 3.67 | +0.96 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,236 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 115 | 1.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,351 | 70.88 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 8,960 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -3.43 |
2006 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jeannot Volpé | 4,271 | 63.25 | +2.65 |
| | Liberal | Elaine Albert | 2,299 | 34.04 | -2.50 |
| | New Democratic | Jeff Thibodeau | 183 | 2.71 | -0.15 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,753 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +2.58 |
2003 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jeannot Volpé | 3,965 | 60.60 | -4.57 |
| | Liberal | Louis Labrie | 2,391 | 36.54 | +4.05 |
| | New Democratic | Jason Carney | 187 | 2.86 | +0.52 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,543 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -4.31 |
1999 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jeannot Volpé | 4,289 | 65.17 | +9.15 |
| | Liberal | Georges Corriveau | 2,138 | 32.49 | -10.07 |
| | New Democratic | Marie-Pierre Valay-Nadeau | 154 | 2.34 | +0.92 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,581 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +9.61 |
1995 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jeannot Volpé | 4,060 | 56.02 | +17.35 |
| | Liberal | Georges Corriveau | 3,085 | 42.56 | -8.26 |
| | New Democratic | John Nowlan | 103 | 1.42 | -9.09 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,248 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +12.80 |
1991 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Georges Corriveau | 2,906 | 50.82 | -11.70 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Raoul Cyr | 2,211 | 38.67 | +7.19 |
| | New Democratic | Gérard Caron | 601 | 10.51 | +4.51 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,718 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -9.44 |
1987 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Georges Corriveau | 3,839 | 62.52 | +18.58 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean-Pierre Ouellet | 1,933 | 31.48 | -21.54 |
| | New Democratic | Maurice Clavette | 368 | 6.00 | +2.96 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,140 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +20.06 |
1982 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean-Pierre Ouellet | 3,071 | 53.02 | -4.06 |
| | Liberal | Luc Daigle | 2,545 | 43.94 | +2.82 |
| | New Democratic | Rino Pelletier | 176 | 3.04 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,792 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -3.44 |
1978 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean-Pierre Ouellet | 2,876 | 57.08 | +7.13 |
| | Liberal | Nelson Bellefleur | 2,071 | 41.12 | -6.43 |
| | Parti acadien | Yves C. LeClerc | 90 | 1.79 | -0.71 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,037 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +6.78 |
1974 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean-Pierre Ouellet | 1,976 | 49.95 |
| | Liberal | Laurier Lévesque | 1,881 | 47.55 |
| | Parti acadien | Jean-Marie Nadeau | 99 | 2.50 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,956 | 100.0 |
| The previous multi-member riding of Madawaska district had returned three Liberals in the previous election, with Laurier Lévesque being one of three incumbents. |||||||