Photo: Harfang · CC BY-SA 3.0The council of Bonaventure is led by its mayor, Pierre Gagnon
In the National Assembly of Québec, Bonaventure belongs to the riding of the same name; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named. Bonaventure is in Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Alexis Deschênes of the Bloc Québécois. From Quebec come 78 MPs, 44 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada. Beside the head of council, 6 councillors sit on the city’s council.
Three governments, and who does what
Bonaventure, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
villebonaventure.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.
Its regional county municipality is MRC Bonaventure: the mayors of its municipalities, Bonaventure’s among them, sit on its council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Bonaventure, from the most recent elections.
- 1Bonaventure councilelected November 2025Pierre Gagnon
- 2National Assembly of QuébecBonaventure
- 3House of CommonsGaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj
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 Bonaventure council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Pierre Gagnon
- Richard Desbiens
- Liette Poirier
- Gaston Arsenault
- Jean-Charles Arsenault
- Manon Bourdages
- Lucie Cayouette
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Gagnon | Mayor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Richard Desbiens | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Liette Poirier | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Gaston Arsenault | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Jean-Charles Arsenault | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Manon Bourdages | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Lucie Cayouette | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
No team or party won a seat on Bonaventure council: every member ran on their own. All of Bonaventure council is elected at large, with each voter helping fill every seat, the mayor’s as well. With no rival, Pierre Gagnon took the mayor’s chair by acclamation.
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When Bonaventure votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Bonaventure council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use. Bonaventure 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. The National Assembly of Québec was last elected on 5 October 2026, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Bonaventure votes in the riding of the same name 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 ↗Bonaventure is in the riding of the same name, one of the ridings that each elect a MNA to the National Assembly of Québec.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Alexis Deschênes represents Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj · Bloc Québécois
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj puts the Bloc Québécois first at 44%; Alexis Deschênes held it for the party in 2025. The 2025 general election sent Alexis Deschênes 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
Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine returned Diane Lebouthillier (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Bonaventure sat in Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine; the 2025 election put it in Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj.
The 2019 result had favoured Diane Lebouthillier as well, at 42%. Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine elected Diane Lebouthillier (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 46% of the vote, a lead of 2,618 over Guy Bernatchez (Bloc Québécois). Turnout in Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine was 57% in 2021, against 63% nationally.
All 6 candidates in Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Lebouthillier | Liberal Party of Canada | 17,099 | 46.4% |
| Guy Bernatchez | Bloc Québécois | 14,481 | 39.3% |
| Jean-Pierre Pigeon | Conservative Party of Canada | 3,010 | 8.2% |
| Lisa Phung | New Democratic Party | 1,358 | 3.7% |
| Christian Rioux | People's Party of Canada | 621 | 1.7% |
| Monique Leduc | Free Party Canada | 289 | 0.8% |
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
Bonaventure 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.
Bonaventure council spent $3,063 per resident in 2024, against a median of $2,394 among Québec’s local municipalities. Staff pay and benefits account for 33% of spending. Recreation and culture takes the biggest share, 28%, or $848 per resident. Taxes on property make up 63% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 63%. Bonaventure council carried $24.2M of long-term debt, $8,823 per resident against a typical $2,461.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and culture | $2.3M | $848 | 28% |
| Roads and transit | $1.5M | $559 | 18% |
| General government | $1.5M | $548 | 18% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.3M | $489 | 16% |
| Financing costs | $773K | $281 | 9% |
| Police, fire and protection | $511K | $186 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $394K | $144 | 5% |
| Social services and child care | $23K | $9 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 390 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Bonaventure council has one seat for every 390 residents, more than in 51% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Bonaventure 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.
villebonaventure.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Council size. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
- 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 Bonaventure is run
Who is the MP for Bonaventure?
For Bonaventure, it’s Alexis Deschênes (Bloc Québécois), who holds Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj.
Which party won Bonaventure in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Diane Lebouthillier (Liberal Party of Canada), in Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine; Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj has elected Alexis Deschênes since.
Who is the MNA for Bonaventure?
Look up the riding of the same name on the National Assembly of Québec’s site: that riding, which takes in Bonaventure, has one MNA.
Who heads the council in Bonaventure?
The mayor is Pierre Gagnon, who chairs Bonaventure council.
How much does Bonaventure council spend?
In 2024, Bonaventure council spent $8.4M in all, for some 2,746 residents, of which $2.3M went on recreation and culture, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Bonaventure part of?
Its regional county municipality: MRC Bonaventure, where Bonaventure’s mayor sits with the other mayors.
How is Bonaventure council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Bonaventure 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).