Municipal
Councillor
- French: conseiller
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected one per ward
- Exact method
- Elected by ward for a four-year term; only the voters of a ward vote for its councillors (Local Governance Act, s. 44). Seats per ward for the 2026-2030 council: Ward 1: 4, Ward 2: 1, Ward 3: 1, Ward 4: 1, Ward 5: 2. Multi-member wards use block voting (each voter may vote for as many candidates as there are seats). The council elects a deputy mayor from among the councillors (s. 48(3)). Next general election 13 May 2030 (s. 54).
- Seats
- 9
Who holds these seats now
9 seats, each with its own constituency.
| Seat | Held by |
|---|---|
| Ward 1 (1) | Louise Blanchard since May 2026 Report |
| Ward 1 (2) | Terry K.W. Ing since May 2026 Report |
| Ward 1 (3) | Guillaume Légère since May 2026 Report |
| Ward 1 (4) | Kim Légère since May 2026 Report |
| Ward 2 | Pierre R. Boudreau since May 2026 Report |
| Ward 3 | Jacques Boucher since May 2026 Report |
| Ward 4 | Jocelyne Mallet since May 2026 Report |
| Ward 5 (1) | Marie-Soleil Landry since May 2026 Report |
| Ward 5 (2) | Denis LeBouthillier since May 2026 Report |
Next vote
Sources
- laws.gnb.ca · checked councils: Seats: Ward 1 4 (Reg. 2022-50); Ward 2 1 (Reg. 2022-50); Ward 3 1 (Reg. 2022-50); Ward 4 1 (Reg. 2022-50); Ward 5 2 (Reg. 2022-50). Sources: municipal council page, Elections NB 2026 results (https://www.electionsnb.ca/content/dam/enb/xls/mun2026/2026-05-11-MUN-Results-Resultats.zip), Regulation 2022-50. For: Councillor
- laws.gnb.ca · checked french: French form of the title / descriptive name. For: Councillor in French
- caraquet.ca · checked councils: Councillor ward 5, Caraquet: listed on the municipal council page, read 2026-10-11; contested seats cross-checked against the Elections NB 2026 results. For: Denis LeBouthillier, current term, Marie-Soleil Landry, current term
- caraquet.ca · checked councils: Councillor ward 1, Caraquet: listed on the municipal council page, read 2026-10-11; contested seats cross-checked against the Elections NB 2026 results. For: Guillaume Légère, current term, Kim Légère, current term, Louise Blanchard, current term, Terry K.W. Ing, current term
- caraquet.ca · checked councils: Councillor ward 3, Caraquet: listed on the municipal council page, read 2026-10-11; contested seats cross-checked against the Elections NB 2026 results. For: Jacques Boucher, current term
- caraquet.ca · checked councils: Councillor ward 4, Caraquet: listed on the municipal council page, read 2026-10-11; contested seats cross-checked against the Elections NB 2026 results. For: Jocelyne Mallet, current term
- caraquet.ca · checked councils: Councillor ward 2, Caraquet: listed on the municipal council page, read 2026-10-11; contested seats cross-checked against the Elections NB 2026 results. For: Pierre R. Boudreau, current term
- laws.gnb.ca · checked councils: Local Governance Act s. 54(1): general elections on the second Monday in May for 2026 and every fourth year after (13 May 2030). For: General election, May 13, 2030