Photo: Mario Hains · CC BY-SA 3.0Marie-Eve Godbout is mayor of Cap-Chat
The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec. Cap-Chat is in Gaspé 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. Cap-Chat sends one MP to Ottawa from Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Alexis Deschênes (Bloc Québécois). The council of the city also counts 6 councillors.
Three governments, and who does what
Cap-Chat, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
cap-chat.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, Cap-Chat forms MRC La Haute-Gaspésie, 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 Cap-Chat, from the most recent elections.
- 1Cap-Chat councilelected November 2025Marie-Eve Godbout
- 2National Assembly of QuébecGaspé
- 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 Cap-Chat council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Marie-Eve Godbout
- Jacinthe Girard
- Ian Bruneau
- Guy Brisebois
- Jean-Philippe Soucy
- Jacinthe Côté
- Allen Cormier
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Eve Godbout | Mayor | Independent | 928 | 80% | Yes, another seat |
| Jacinthe Girard | Councillor | Independent | 490 | 43% | No |
| Ian Bruneau | Councillor | Independent | 526 | 46% | No |
| Guy Brisebois | Councillor | Independent | 641 | 56% | No |
| Jean-Philippe Soucy | Councillor | Independent | 698 | 61% | No |
| Jacinthe Côté | Councillor | Independent | 624 | 55% | Yes |
| Allen Cormier | Councillor | Independent | 416 | 36% | No |
All the seats on Cap-Chat council went to candidates with no team. All of Cap-Chat council is elected at large, with each voter helping fill every seat, the mayor’s as well.
Every other candidate (11)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Pierre Huot | Independent | 230 | 20% |
| Councillor | Michel Vallée | Independent | 366 | 32% |
| Councillor | Michel Parent | Independent | 296 | 26% |
| Councillor | Renald Roy | Independent | 432 | 38% |
| Councillor | Joanne Harper | Independent | 190 | 17% |
| Councillor | Monica Dallaserra | Independent | 495 | 44% |
| Councillor | Simon Landry | Independent | 445 | 39% |
| Councillor | Gilles Bouchard | Independent | 521 | 46% |
| Councillor | Mathieu-Olivier St-Louis | Independent | 363 | 32% |
| Councillor | Sébastien Landry | Independent | 287 | 25% |
| Councillor | Denise Bourbeau | Independent | 80 | 7% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Cap-Chat
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
A lead of 698 votes over Pierre Huot gave Marie-Eve Godbout the mayor’s seat, with 80% of the votes. With 54% of electors taking part, the vote for mayor beat the Québec median of 51% for contested mayoral races.
How Cap-Chat voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Cap-Chat votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Cap-Chat council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026. 4 November 2029 is the next council election in Cap-Chat, fixed by the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities for the first Sunday in November every four years. Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Cap-Chat votes in Gaspé 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 ↗For the National Assembly of Québec, Cap-Chat votes in Gaspé, which has one MNA.
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
The 2025 general election sent Alexis Deschênes to the Commons for the first time. Mapped onto today’s Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj, the 2021 vote gives the Bloc Québécois 44%; in 2025 Alexis Deschênes kept the seat in the same hands.
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
Diane Lebouthillier kept Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Cap-Chat’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj.
Turnout in Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine was 57% in 2021, against 63% nationally. 42% had elected Diane Lebouthillier there in 2019. In 2021, Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine went to Diane Lebouthillier (Liberal Party of Canada) on 46%; Guy Bernatchez (Bloc Québécois) finished 2,618 votes behind.
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
Cap-Chat council spends less 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.
Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 75% of revenue, against 63% across the province’s returns. Long-term debt at Cap-Chat council stood at $2M, or $759 a resident, below the $2,461 median. Pay and benefits made up 36% of spending. At $1,972 for every resident in 2024, Cap-Chat council sits below the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $562 per resident and 29% of the total.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1.4M | $562 | 29% |
| General government | $1.2M | $447 | 23% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $957K | $372 | 19% |
| Police, fire and protection | $664K | $258 | 13% |
| Recreation and culture | $444K | $172 | 9% |
| Planning and development | $231K | $90 | 5% |
| Financing costs | $99K | $39 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $81K | $31 | 2% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 360 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
No closer places have figures: these lie 17–77 km from Cap-Chat. Each seat on Cap-Chat council answers to 360 residents, a lower ratio than 52% of municipalities in Quebec.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Cap-Chat 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.
cap-chat.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. Every seat counts, the head of council’s too, against the population of the 2021 Census.
- Council money. Spending by service comes from MAMH’s consolidated 2024 financial report, revenue, debt and reserves from its financial profile, all per resident on MAMH’s population.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and what members did once elected: the open record stops at the vote.
- 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. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- 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.
Questions about how Cap-Chat is run
Who is the MP for Cap-Chat?
Cap-Chat is in Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj, represented by Alexis Deschênes (Bloc Québécois).
Which party won Cap-Chat in the 2021 federal election?
Diane Lebouthillier won Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj, held by Alexis Deschênes.
Who is the MNA for Cap-Chat?
The riding for Cap-Chat is Gaspé, and the National Assembly of Québec lists the MNA who holds it.
Who heads the council in Cap-Chat?
Cap-Chat council is led by Marie-Eve Godbout, its mayor.
How much does Cap-Chat council spend?
The 2024 return of Cap-Chat council shows $5.1M of spending for roughly 2,573 residents, $1.4M of it on roads and transit.
Which regional body is Cap-Chat part of?
Its regional county municipality: MRC La Haute-Gaspésie, where Cap-Chat’s mayor sits with the other mayors.
How is Cap-Chat council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Cap-Chat 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).