Joseph Enoil Michaud

Joseph Enoil Michaud enjoyed a remarkably durable parliamentary career spanning nearly two decades in northeastern New Brunswick, maintaining his grip on the Madawaska seat through six consecutive elections despite significant fluctuations in his vote totals. His political fortunes appeared to stabilize considerably after 1935, when boundary redistribution created the Restigouche–Madawaska riding and he formally affiliated with the Liberal Party, doubling his electoral support and establishing a more consistent performance pattern. The dramatic gap between his 1917 victory and 1920 result—from 1,792 to zero recorded votes—suggests either a procedural anomaly in the electoral record or an uncontested return, though his sustained success thereafter indicates genuine and enduring local support.

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Election	Electoral District	Political Party	Votes	Elected
CAN (Oct 1935)	Restigouche--Madawaska	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	13,562	Yes
CAN (Mar 1940)	Restigouche--Madawaska	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	12,164	Yes
NB (Feb 1917)	Madawaska (NB)		1,792	Yes
NB (Oct 1920)	Madawaska (NB)		0	Yes
NB (Aug 1925)	Madawaska (NB)		4,596	Yes
NB (Jun 1930)	Madawaska (NB)		5,055	Yes

Timeline

CAN (Oct 1935)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Restigouche--Madawaska	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	13,562	Yes

CAN (Mar 1940)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Restigouche--Madawaska	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	12,164	Yes

NB (Feb 1917)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Madawaska (NB)		1,792	Yes

NB (Oct 1920)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Madawaska (NB)		0	Yes

NB (Aug 1925)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Madawaska (NB)		4,596	Yes

NB (Jun 1930)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Madawaska (NB)		5,055	Yes

Political Party	Candidacies
liberal party of canada/parti libéral du canada	2