# Restigouche—Madawaska

Restigouche—Madawaska was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Restigouche and Victoria ridings.
With the 1966 redistribution, Madawaska County was moved to the new Madawaska—Victoria riding, while Restigouche County became the district of Restigouche.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Restigouche—Madawaska Riding created from Restigouche and Victoria |||||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Pius Michaud | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Pius Michaud | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Arthur Culligan | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Stanislas Blanchard | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1933 | Maxime Cormier | Conservative |
| 17th | 1933–1935 | Joseph-Enoil Michaud | Liberal |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Joseph-Enoil Michaud | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Joseph-Enoil Michaud | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Benoît Michaud | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1949 | Benoît Michaud | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Paul Dubé | Independent Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1955 | Joseph Gaspard Boucher | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1955–1957 | Charles Van Horne | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Charles Van Horne | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1961 | Charles Van Horne | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1961–1962 | Edgar Fournier | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Jean-Eudes Dubé | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Jean-Eudes Dubé | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1967 | Jean-Eudes Dubé | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Madawaska—Victoria and Restigouche |||||

## Election results

1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Jean-Eudes Dubé | 15,211 | 55.4 | +6.4 |
| Progressive Conservative | Fernand Dubé | 10,163 | 37.0 | +18.3 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Joseph-Hurgel Dubé | 1,081 | 3.9 | -28.2 |
| New Democratic | Emelia Nugent | 1,017 | 3.7 | * |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Jean-Eudes Dubé | 14,111 | 49.0 | +3.3 |
| Social Credit | Charles-Leopold Dubé | 9,306 | 32.3 | +26.2 |
| Progressive Conservative | Louis Ayles | 5,400 | 18.7 | -25.2 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Jean-Eudes Dubé | 13,525 | 45.7 | -2.5 |
| Progressive Conservative | Edgar Fournier | 12,992 | 43.9 | -7.9 |
| Social Credit | André Boudreau | 1,794 | 6.1 | * |
| New Democratic | Aurèle Ferlatte | 1,256 | 4.2 | * |
By-election on May 29, 1961 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Edgar Fournier | 14,566 | 51.8 | -4.3 |
| | Liberal | Jean-Eudes Dubé | 13,544 | 48.2 | +6.1 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Van Horne | 17,221 | 56.2 | +1.5 |
| Liberal | Ralph Azzie | 12,909 | 42.1 | -3.2 |
| Social Credit | Joseph Senechal | 538 | 1.8 | * |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charles Van Horne | 15,774 | 54.7 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal | Ralph Azzie | 13,037 | 45.3 | +1.2 |
By-election on September 26, 1955 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Van Horne | 12,942 | 52.9 | +23.7 |
| Liberal | John Bugold | 10,770 | 44.1 | -6.1 |
| Independent Social Credit | Frederick Prickett | 737 | 3.0 | * |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Joseph Gaspard Boucher | 13,266 | 50.2 | -15.2 |
| Progressive Conservative | Dillon Arseneault | 7,724 | 29.2 | +3.6 |
| Independent Liberal | Paul Dubé | 4,317 | 16.3 | * |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Oreian Richard Cole | 1,126 | 4.3 | * |
By-election on October 24, 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent Liberal | Paul Dubé | 15,919 | 58.5 |
| | Liberal | Albert Pichette | 7,194 | 41.5 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Benoît Michaud | 15,919 | 65.4 | +10.2 |
| Progressive Conservative | René Hudon | 6,238 | 25.6 | +2.1 |
| Union des électeurs | Armand Grondin | 2,172 | 8.9 | * |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Benoît Michaud | 12,200 | 55.2 | -14.7 |
| Progressive Conservative | Antoine McLaughlin | 5,205 | 23.5 | -6.6 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Harry Marmen | 2,412 | 10.9 | * |
| Independent Liberal | Paul Dubé | 2,300 | 10.4 | * |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Michaud | 12,164 | 69.9 | -7.1 |
| | National Government | Oscar Levasseur | 5,239 | 30.1 | +7.1 |
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Michaud | 13,562 | 77.0 | +15.9 |
| | Conservative | Henry Diotte | 4,045 | 23.0 | -5.1 |
By-election on October 23, 1933 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joseph Michaud | 11,958 | 61.1 | +12.5 |
| Conservative | Paul Dubé | 5,498 | 28.1 | -23.3 |
| Farmer-Labour | John Lewis Gordon Annett | 2,117 | 10.8 | * |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maxime Cormier | 10,037 | 51.4 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal | Thomas McEvoy | 9,489 | 48.6 | -8.3 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stanislas Blanchard | 9,033 | 56.9 | +13.4 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Culligan | 6,850 | 43.1 | -13.4 |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Culligan | 6,374 | 56.5 | +38.0 |
| | Liberal | Pius Michaud | 4,904 | 43.5 | -38.0 |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Pius Michaud | 7,593 | 81.5 | +12.4 |
| | Conservative | William Montgomery | 1,723 | 18.5 | -12.4 |
1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Pius Michaud | 5,077 | 69.1 |
| | Government (Unionist) | David Stewart | 2,271 | 30.9 |