Photo: Nichole Ouellette · CC BY-SA 4.0One councillor per 140 residents: Batiscan is more closely represented than 99% of Quebec municipalities
Batiscan is in Champlain for the National Assembly of Québec, whose current MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) no open source we can use records yet. For federal votes, Batiscan belongs to Saint-Maurice—Champlain, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it. Alain Bouffard is mayor of Batiscan, with 6 councillors on the council.
What stands out in how Batiscan is governed
Few residents per seat
Batiscan council spreads its seats over a small population; the typical municipality in Quebec has one seat per 380 residents. Council size ↓
A close federal race
In 2021 only 12.4 points separated first and second (Bloc Québécois) in Saint-Maurice—Champlain, tighter than 66% of the 338 ridings. How Batiscan has voted ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Batiscan, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
batiscan.ca ↗Land-use, waste and fire-cover plans.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
assnat.qc.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
With its neighbours, Batiscan forms MRC Des Chenaux, a regional county municipality whose mayors draw up the regional land-use plan.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Batiscan, from the most recent elections.
- 1Batiscan councilelected November 2025Alain Bouffard
- 2National Assembly of QuébecChamplain
- 3House of CommonsSaint-Maurice—Champlain
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
Who sits on Batiscan council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Alain Bouffard
- Daniel Paquette
- Marie Bienvenue
- Simon Beaudoin
- Pierre Châteauneuf
- Pierre Veilleux
- Serge Pagé
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Bouffard | Mayor | Independent | 479 | 67% | No |
| Daniel Paquette | Councillor | Independent | 464 | 65% | No |
| Marie Bienvenue | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Simon Beaudoin | Councillor | Independent | 420 | 59% | No |
| Pierre Châteauneuf | Councillor | Independent | 447 | 63% | Yes |
| Pierre Veilleux | Councillor | Independent | 375 | 53% | No |
| Serge Pagé | Councillor | Independent | 455 | 65% | No |
One seat went by acclamation, with a single candidate standing. Voters across the municipality choose the mayor and every councillor on Batiscan council alike. All the seats on Batiscan council went to candidates with no team.
Every other candidate (6)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Lise Tousignant | Independent | 238 | 33% |
| Councillor | Sara Brouillette | Independent | 250 | 35% |
| Councillor | Gaétan Magny | Independent | 288 | 41% |
| Councillor | Nathalie Chagnon | Independent | 261 | 37% |
| Councillor | Céline Bouchard | Independent | 333 | 47% |
| Councillor | Edith Fournier | Independent | 249 | 35% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Batiscan
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
A lead of 241 votes over Lise Tousignant gave Alain Bouffard the mayor’s seat, with 67% of the votes. With 74% of electors taking part, the vote for mayor beat the Québec median of 51% for contested mayoral races.
How Batiscan voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Batiscan votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Batiscan council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. 4 November 2029 is the next council election in Batiscan, fixed by the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities for the first Sunday in November every four years. Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Batiscan votes in Champlain for the National Assembly of Québec
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MNA.
MNA: see the legislature’s list
assnat.qc.ca ↗The riding is Champlain: it sends one MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and Batiscan votes in it.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
François-Philippe Champagne represents Saint-Maurice—Champlain in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Saint-Maurice—Champlain · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
François-Philippe Champagne sits with the Liberal Party of Canada, which holds 44 of the 78 seats from Quebec.
The MP’s record
Wikidata records François-Philippe Champagne as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada (2019–2021), Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities (2018–2019) and Minister of International Trade (2017–2018). François-Philippe Champagne was first elected in 2015; the current Parliament is François-Philippe Champagne’s 4th. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Saint-Maurice—Champlain would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 42%, and François-Philippe Champagne kept it for them in 2025.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Saint-Maurice—Champlain returned François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021
Counts for Saint-Maurice—Champlain within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Turnout in Saint-Maurice—Champlain was 62% in 2021, against 63% nationally. In 2019, François-Philippe Champagne had won the same riding with 40%. In 2021, Saint-Maurice—Champlain went to François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal Party of Canada) on 42%; Jacynthe Bruneau (Bloc Québécois) finished 6,973 votes behind.
All 9 candidates in Saint-Maurice—Champlain, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| François-Philippe Champagne | Liberal Party of Canada | 23,913 | 42.5% |
| Jacynthe Bruneau | Bloc Québécois | 16,940 | 30.1% |
| Jacques Bouchard | Conservative Party of Canada | 10,139 | 18.0% |
| Valérie Bergeron | New Democratic Party | 2,849 | 5.1% |
| Marie Gabrielle Rouleau | Free Party Canada | 932 | 1.7% |
| Marie-Claude Gaudet | Green Party of Canada | 731 | 1.3% |
| Hugo Beaumont Tremblay | Marijuana Party | 307 | 0.5% |
| Dji-Pé Frazer | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 285 | 0.5% |
| Alain Magnan | Independent | 241 | 0.4% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Batiscan council spends more per resident than most
The 2024 financial return: spending by service and revenue by source, per resident, compared only with Québec’s local municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 72% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. Batiscan council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $3M long term, $2,924 a resident where the median is $2,461. Of every dollar spent, 29% went on pay and benefits. At $2,441 for every resident in 2024, Batiscan council sits above the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. At 27% of spending ($657 a resident), water, sewers and waste leads the budget.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $676K | $657 | 27% |
| Roads and transit | $572K | $556 | 23% |
| General government | $552K | $537 | 22% |
| Recreation and culture | $299K | $291 | 12% |
| Police, fire and protection | $214K | $208 | 9% |
| Financing costs | $125K | $121 | 5% |
| Planning and development | $63K | $61 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $9K | $9 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
Batiscan council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Nearby councils are drawn here for scale; the headline already says where Batiscan council stands.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Batiscan is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionsquebec.qc.ca ↗Council meetings, agendas and services.
batiscan.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Council size. For residents per seat, the head of council is counted as a seat, and the population is the 2021 Census figure.
- Council money. Per resident uses MAMH’s population; the 2024 financial report gives charges by service and the financial profile the revenue, debt and reserves.
Questions about how Batiscan is run
Who is the MP for Batiscan?
Batiscan is in Saint-Maurice—Champlain, represented by François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Batiscan in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada: François-Philippe Champagne won Saint-Maurice—Champlain in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MNA for Batiscan?
The riding for Batiscan is Champlain, and the National Assembly of Québec lists the MNA who holds it.
Who heads the council in Batiscan?
Alain Bouffard chairs Batiscan council as mayor.
How much does Batiscan council spend?
Batiscan council spent $2.5M in 2024 for about 1,028 residents; its largest service line was water, sewers and waste, at $676K.
Which regional body is Batiscan part of?
Batiscan belongs to MRC Des Chenaux, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Batiscan council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Batiscan council, the mayor too.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0) · Councils: Répertoire des municipalités du Québec, MAMH (CC BY 4.0) · Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0) · Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0) · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).