Isabelle Thériault

Isabelle Thériault is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2018 election.^[1] She represents the electoral district of Caraquet as a member of the Liberal Party. She was re-elected in the 2020 provincial election, and again in the 2024 general election where she was appointed Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture.^[2]

Isabelle Thériault MLA
Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture
Incumbent
Assumed office November 2, 2024
Premier	Susan Holt
Preceded by	Tammy Scott-Wallace
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Caraquet
Incumbent
Assumed office September 24, 2018
Preceded by	Hédard Albert
Personal details
Born	Lamèque, New Brunswick
Political party	Liberal

Before entering politics, Thériault spent nearly 15 years touring across Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa as a professional musician and musical director for the ensembles Ode à l’Acadie, Les Muses, and DRUM. She directed several large-scale events for national television.

Thériault founded the summer bistro La Brôkerie in Caraquet, served as artistic director of the Festival acadien de Caraquet, and has received awards for her contributions to music and culture, including Éloizes, Musique NB Awards, an East Coast Music Award, and Acadian Peninsula Entrepreneur of the Year.

Personal life

She is married to Serge Cormier, Liberal MP for Acadie—Bathurst.

Electoral record

2024 New Brunswick general election: Caraquet (electoral district)
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Isabelle Thériault	6,002
	Progressive Conservative	Jean Paul Lanteigne	719
Total valid votes			6,021	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	Liberal hold		Swing
Source: Elections New Brunswick[3]

2020 New Brunswick general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Isabelle Thériault	5,928	72.27	+8.49
	Green	Marie-Christine Haché	1,290	15.73	+11.84
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin Haché	985	12.01	-9.49
Total valid votes			8,203	100.00
Total rejected ballots			64	0.77	+0.28
Turnout			8,267	75.65	-1.44
Eligible voters			10,928
	Liberal hold		Swing		-1.68
Source: Elections New Brunswick[4]

2018 New Brunswick general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Isabelle Thériault	5,420	63.78	+6.96
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin Haché	1,827	21.50	-0.36
	New Democratic	Katy Casavant	548	6.45	-12.58
	Independent	Guilmond Hébert	373	4.39
	Green	Yvon Durelle	330	3.88	+1.58
Total valid votes			8,498	99.51
Total rejected ballots			42	0.49	-0.06
Turnout			8,540	78.12	+3.18
Eligible voters			10,932
	Liberal hold		Swing		+3.66