Photo: Vintotal · CC BY-SA 3.0Per resident, Chapais spends more than 93% of Québec’s local municipalities
Jacques Fortin leads Chapais as mayor, alongside 6 councillors. Chapais sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Ungava, though no open record we can reuse gives the name. Chapais is in Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Mandy Gull-Masty of the Liberal Party of Canada.
What stands out in how Chapais is governed
Few residents per seat
The middle municipality in Quebec has a seat for every 380 residents; Chapais council has fewer behind each. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Per resident, Chapais council’s 2024 spending tops 93% of Québec’s local municipalities. Council money ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Chapais, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
villedechapais.com ↗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.
Chapais belongs to no regional county municipality: the city holds an MRC’s powers itself.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Chapais, from the most recent elections.
- 1Chapais councilelected November 2025Jacques Fortin
- 2National Assembly of QuébecUngava
- 3House of CommonsAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
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 Chapais council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Jacques Fortin
- Mario Gravel
- Caroline Belleau Poirier
- Morgane Gauvin
- Jocelyn Bouchard
- Nancy Toulza
- Daniel Forgues
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Fortin | Mayor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Mario Gravel | Councillor | Independent | 128 | 75% | No |
| Caroline Belleau Poirier | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Morgane Gauvin | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Jocelyn Bouchard | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Nancy Toulza | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Daniel Forgues | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
All of Chapais council is elected at large, with each voter helping fill every seat, the mayor’s as well. With no rival, Jacques Fortin took the mayor’s chair by acclamation. All the seats on Chapais council went to candidates with no team.
Every other candidate (1)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor | Daniel Harvey | Independent | 43 | 25% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When Chapais votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Chapais council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election. Councils are elected on the first Sunday in November every four years, says the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, so Chapais votes next on 4 November 2029. The last general elections came on 5 October 2026 for the National Assembly of Québec and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Chapais votes in Ungava 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 ↗Ungava takes in Chapais and elects its MNA to the National Assembly of Québec.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Mandy Gull-Masty represents Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
In Quebec, 44 of 78 ridings are held by the Liberal Party of Canada, the party Mandy Gull-Masty sits with.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, the Bloc Québécois would have led with 38%; in 2025 Mandy Gull-Masty took it from them. April 2025 was Mandy Gull-Masty’s first election to the House of Commons.
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
Sylvie Bérubé kept Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou for the Bloc Québécois in 2021
Counts for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
45% of electors in Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada. Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou elected Sylvie Bérubé (Bloc Québécois) in 2021: 38% of the vote, a lead of 3,400 over Lise Kistabish (Liberal Party of Canada). Back in 2019, Sylvie Bérubé took the riding on 36%.
All 8 candidates in Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvie Bérubé | Bloc Québécois | 10,784 | 37.9% |
| Lise Kistabish | Liberal Party of Canada | 7,384 | 26.0% |
| Steve Corriveau | Conservative Party of Canada | 4,508 | 15.9% |
| Pauline Lameboy | New Democratic Party | 3,323 | 11.7% |
| Michaël Cloutier | People's Party of Canada | 1,072 | 3.8% |
| Cédric Brazeau | Free Party Canada | 594 | 2.1% |
| Didier Pilon | Green Party of Canada | 442 | 1.6% |
| Jimmy Levesque | Marijuana Party | 329 | 1.2% |
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
Chapais 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.
Debt Chapais council owes over the long term came to $2M, $1,410 a resident, under the median of $2,461. At 57%, property taxes count for less of the revenue than the 63% seen across the province. More goes to water, sewers and waste than to anything else: $1,155 a resident, 29% of all spending. Salaries and benefits took 31% of the total. Chapais council spent $3,992 per resident in 2024, against a median of $2,394 among Québec’s local municipalities.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.7M | $1,155 | 29% |
| General government | $1.1M | $761 | 19% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.1M | $754 | 19% |
| Roads and transit | $902K | $628 | 16% |
| Planning and development | $495K | $345 | 9% |
| Police, fire and protection | $426K | $297 | 7% |
| Financing costs | $64K | $44 | 1% |
| Social services and child care | $11K | $7 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 200 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Chapais has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 38–57 km out. Each seat on Chapais council answers to 200 residents, a lower ratio than 81% of municipalities in Quebec.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Chapais 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.
villedechapais.com ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. The 2021 Census population is shared over all council seats, including the head of council’s, for this ratio.
- 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.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and what members did once elected: the open record stops at the vote.
- 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.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
Questions about how Chapais is run
Who is the MP for Chapais?
Mandy Gull-Masty (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, the riding Chapais is in.
Which party won Chapais in the 2021 federal election?
Sylvie Bérubé won Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou for the Bloc Québécois in 2021; the riding is now Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, held by Mandy Gull-Masty.
Who is the MNA for Chapais?
The riding for Chapais is Ungava, and the National Assembly of Québec lists the MNA who holds it.
Who heads the council in Chapais?
Jacques Fortin is mayor, at the head of Chapais council.
How much does Chapais council spend?
In 2024, Chapais council spent $5.7M in all, for some 1,436 residents, of which $1.7M went on water, sewers and waste, the biggest line.
How is Chapais council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Chapais 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).