Photo: Gilbertus · CC BY 3.0Benoit Bouchard is mayor of Boischatel
Boischatel sends one MP to Ottawa from Montmorency—Charlevoix, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Gabriel Hardy (Conservative Party of Canada). Provincially, Boischatel votes in Charlevoix--Côte-de-Beaupré; the open record doesn’t name its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) in the National Assembly of Québec, so the legislature’s own list is linked below. Across Quebec, 44 of the 78 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada. The municipality also elects 6 councillors to sit at the council table.
Three governments, and who does what
Boischatel, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
boischatel.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.
The regional county municipality of Boischatel is MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré, inside the Communauté métropolitaine de Québec.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Boischatel, from the most recent elections.
- 1Boischatel councilelected November 2025Benoit Bouchard
- 2National Assembly of QuébecCharlevoix--Côte-de-Beaupré
- 3House of CommonsMontmorency—Charlevoix
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 Boischatel council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Benoit Bouchard
- Marie-France Couture
- Marie Julie Paradis
- Vincent Guillot
- Jean-François Paradis
- Marie-Pierre Labelle
- Daniel Morin
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benoit Bouchard | Mayor | Option Boischatel | 2,452 | 74% | Yes |
| Marie-France Couture | Falaises district | Option Boischatel | 260 | 72% | No |
| Marie Julie Paradis | Chemin du Roy district | Option Boischatel | 259 | 55% | No |
| Vincent Guillot | Golf district | Option Boischatel | 416 | 69% | Yes |
| Jean-François Paradis | Dolines district | Option Boischatel | 423 | 72% | Yes |
| Marie-Pierre Labelle | Montmorency district | Option Boischatel | 488 | 70% | Yes |
| Daniel Morin | Saphirs district | Option Boischatel | 469 | 78% | Yes, another seat |
Councillors come from districts, one each, and the whole of Boischatel elects the mayor. Every member of the council ran for Option Boischatel.
Every other candidate (7)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Christian Beaubien | Voix citoyenne | 852 | 26% |
| Falaises district | Olivier Duff-Murdoch | Voix citoyenne | 101 | 28% |
| Chemin du Roy district | Julien Perreault | Voix citoyenne | 209 | 45% |
| Golf district | Aurélien Stique | Voix citoyenne | 188 | 31% |
| Dolines district | Paméla Cossette-Voyer | Voix citoyenne | 165 | 28% |
| Montmorency district | Mathieu Déry-Vigneault | Voix citoyenne | 208 | 30% |
| Saphirs district | Marie-Pier Tremblay | Voix citoyenne | 134 | 22% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Boischatel
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
48% of electors voted for mayor, below the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races. Benoit Bouchard won the race for mayor with 74% of the votes, 1,600 ahead of Christian Beaubien. Benoit Bouchard held on to the mayor’s seat.
How Boischatel voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Boischatel votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Boischatel council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use. Boischatel votes next on 4 November 2029: the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities sets municipal elections on the first Sunday in November every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Boischatel votes in Charlevoix--Côte-de-Beaupré 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 Charlevoix--Côte-de-Beaupré: it sends one MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and Boischatel votes in it.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Gabriel Hardy represents Montmorency—Charlevoix in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Montmorency—Charlevoix · Conservative Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Montmorency—Charlevoix, the Bloc Québécois would have led with 37%; in 2025 Gabriel Hardy took it from them. The 2025 general election sent Gabriel Hardy to the Commons for the first time.
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
Beauport-Côte-de-Beaupré-Île d'Orléans-Charlevoix returned Caroline Desbiens (Bloc Québécois) in 2021
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Boischatel sat in Beauport-Côte-de-Beaupré-Île d'Orléans-Charlevoix; the 2025 election put it in Montmorency—Charlevoix.
Beauport-Côte-de-Beaupré-Île d'Orléans-Charlevoix elected Caroline Desbiens (Bloc Québécois) in 2021: 38% of the vote, a lead of 3,301 over Véronique Laprise (Conservative Party of Canada). In 2019, Caroline Desbiens had won the same riding with 36%. Beauport-Côte-de-Beaupré-Île d'Orléans-Charlevoix turned out at 66% in 2021; the country managed 63%.
All 8 candidates in Beauport-Côte-de-Beaupré-Île d'Orléans-Charlevoix, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Desbiens | Bloc Québécois | 19,270 | 38.4% |
| Véronique Laprise | Conservative Party of Canada | 15,969 | 31.9% |
| Alexandra Bernier | Liberal Party of Canada | 10,365 | 20.7% |
| Frédéric Du Verle | New Democratic Party | 2,242 | 4.5% |
| Jenniefer Lefrançois | People's Party of Canada | 881 | 1.8% |
| Frédéric Amyot | Green Party of Canada | 733 | 1.5% |
| Chantal Laplante | Free Party Canada | 449 | 0.9% |
| Vicky Lépine | Independent | 227 | 0.5% |
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
Boischatel 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.
The largest line is roads and transit: 24% of the total, $617 a resident. Each resident’s share of Boischatel council’s 2024 spending came to $2,527, where the middle of Québec’s local municipalities sat at $2,394. Of every dollar spent, 29% went on pay and benefits. Boischatel council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $38.7M long term, $4,374 a resident where the median is $2,461. Taxes on property make up 68% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 63%.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $5.5M | $617 | 24% |
| Recreation and culture | $4.8M | $539 | 21% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $4.5M | $512 | 20% |
| Police, fire and protection | $3.1M | $351 | 14% |
| General government | $2.2M | $244 | 10% |
| Financing costs | $1.3M | $149 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $1M | $113 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $14K | $2 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 1,320 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Each seat on Boischatel council answers to 1,320 residents, a higher ratio than 82% of municipalities in Quebec.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Boischatel 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.
boischatel.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
- Council money. MAMH’s 2024 financial report, consolidated: charges by service, with revenue, debt and reserves from the financial profile, per resident with MAMH’s own population.
- Council size. For residents per seat, the head of council is counted as a seat, and the population is the 2021 Census figure.
Questions about how Boischatel is run
Who is the MP for Boischatel?
For Boischatel, it’s Gabriel Hardy (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Montmorency—Charlevoix.
Which party won Boischatel in the 2021 federal election?
Caroline Desbiens won Beauport-Côte-de-Beaupré-Île d'Orléans-Charlevoix for the Bloc Québécois in 2021; the riding is now Montmorency—Charlevoix, held by Gabriel Hardy.
Who is the MNA for Boischatel?
Look up Charlevoix--Côte-de-Beaupré on the National Assembly of Québec’s site: that riding, which takes in Boischatel, has one MNA.
Who heads the council in Boischatel?
Benoit Bouchard chairs Boischatel council as mayor.
How much does Boischatel council spend?
In 2024, Boischatel council spent $22.4M in all, for some 8,854 residents, of which $5.5M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Boischatel part of?
Its regional county municipality: MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré, where Boischatel’s mayor sits with the other mayors.
How is Boischatel council elected?
Boischatel council: the mayor is chosen at large, each councillor by a district.
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).