The district includes all of the County of Madawaska (except Saint-André) and all of the County of Restigouche except the extreme eastern part.

In 2008, Liberal support was focused in the eastern and central parts of the riding, particularly in Edmundston, Campbellton, and Dalhousie.

Support for the Conservatives was centered in the western part of the riding, in a strip of land bordering both Maine and Quebec.

This riding gained a small amount of territory from Miramichi as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.

This riding gained some territory from Miramichi for the 42nd Canadian federal election.