Photo: Marilyne Lesage · CC BY-SA 3.0Desbiens has a council seat for every 150 residents, fewer than 98% of municipalities in Quebec
Lac-Saint-Jean is the riding Desbiens votes in for the National Assembly of Québec, and its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc Québécois) is the MP for Lac-Saint-Jean, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Desbiens. The mayor of Desbiens is Maxim Lavoie, who sits with 6 councillors.
What stands out in how Desbiens is governed
Few residents per seat
The middle municipality in Quebec has a seat for every 380 residents; Desbiens council has fewer behind each. Council size ↓
A safe federal seat
The 2021 winner in Lac-Saint-Jean finished 25 points ahead of the runner-up (Conservative Party of Canada), a wider lead than in 67% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Desbiens has voted ↓
Low federal turnout
At the 2021 federal election, 69% of the country’s ridings out-voted Lac-Saint-Jean. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Desbiens, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
ville.desbiens.qc.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.
Desbiens belongs to MRC Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, the regional county municipality whose council of mayors adopts the land-use plan for its municipalities.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Desbiens, from the most recent elections.
- 1Desbiens councilelected November 2025Maxim Lavoie
- 2National Assembly of QuébecLac-Saint-Jean
- 3House of CommonsLac-Saint-Jean
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 Desbiens council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Maxim Lavoie
- Audrey Lavoie
- Suzie Gervais
- Jean-Rock Deschênes
- Marc Fortin
- Jacob Allard
- Roger St-Gelais
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Lavoie | Mayor | Independent | 398 | 63% | No |
| Audrey Lavoie | Est district | Independent | 116 | 52% | No |
| Suzie Gervais | Est district | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes, another seat |
| Jean-Rock Deschênes | Centre district | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Marc Fortin | Centre district | Independent | 135 | 64% | Yes, another seat |
| Jacob Allard | Ouest district | Independent | 133 | 69% | No |
| Roger St-Gelais | Ouest district | Independent | 93 | 51% | No |
Desbiens is split into districts for council seats, while the mayor faces every voter. Every member of Desbiens council ran without a team or party.
Every other candidate (5)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Ginette Sirois | Independent | 231 | 37% |
| Est district | Jacques Fortin | Independent | 107 | 48% |
| Centre district | Claude Turcotte | Independent | 75 | 36% |
| Ouest district | Daniel Gagné | Independent | 59 | 31% |
| Ouest district | Gilbert Doucet | Independent | 91 | 50% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Desbiens
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Maxim Lavoie unseated the outgoing mayor, Ginette Sirois. 72% of electors voted for mayor, above the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races. The race for mayor went to Maxim Lavoie with 63%, a lead of 167 over Ginette Sirois.
How Desbiens voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Desbiens votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Desbiens council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them. Under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, Desbiens’s next municipal vote is on 4 November 2029, 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
Desbiens votes in Lac-Saint-Jean 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 Lac-Saint-Jean: it sends one MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and Desbiens votes in it.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe represents Lac-Saint-Jean in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Lac-Saint-Jean · Bloc Québécois · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The Liberal Party of Canada leads Quebec with 44 of 78 seats; Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe is among the 22 from the Bloc Québécois.
The MP’s record
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Lac-Saint-Jean would have gone to the Bloc Québécois with 51%, and Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe kept it for them in 2025. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe has sat in the Commons since 2019, now for the 3rd Parliament.
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
Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe kept Lac-Saint-Jean for the Bloc Québécois in 2021
Lac-Saint-Jean as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Lac-Saint-Jean elected Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc Québécois) in 2021: 51% of the vote, a lead of 12,567 over Serge Bergeron (Conservative Party of Canada). Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 44%.
All 5 candidates in Lac-Saint-Jean, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe | Bloc Québécois | 25,466 | 50.7% |
| Serge Bergeron | Conservative Party of Canada | 12,899 | 25.7% |
| Marjolaine Étienne | Liberal Party of Canada | 9,371 | 18.7% |
| Mathieu Chambers | New Democratic Party | 1,637 | 3.3% |
| Annie Thibault | Green Party of Canada | 824 | 1.6% |
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
Desbiens 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.
No service costs more than general government, at $587 per resident and 24% of the total. Each resident’s share of Desbiens council’s 2024 spending came to $2,458, where the middle of Québec’s local municipalities sat at $2,394. Of every dollar spent, 37% went on pay and benefits. At $1,095 per resident, Desbiens council’s $1.1M of long-term debt is less than the $2,461 median. At 74%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 63% seen across the province.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| General government | $592K | $587 | 24% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $509K | $505 | 21% |
| Roads and transit | $456K | $452 | 18% |
| Recreation and culture | $402K | $399 | 16% |
| Planning and development | $201K | $199 | 8% |
| Financing costs | $161K | $160 | 7% |
| Police, fire and protection | $146K | $145 | 6% |
| Social services and child care | $11K | $11 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
Desbiens council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
How Desbiens council compares is at the top of the page; here it stands beside its neighbours.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Desbiens 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.
ville.desbiens.qc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- 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. 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.
Questions about how Desbiens is run
Who is the MP for Desbiens?
Desbiens is in Lac-Saint-Jean, represented by Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc Québécois).
Which party won Desbiens in the 2021 federal election?
The Bloc Québécois: Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe won Lac-Saint-Jean in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MNA for Desbiens?
Lac-Saint-Jean is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Desbiens and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Desbiens?
Maxim Lavoie chairs Desbiens council as mayor.
How much does Desbiens council spend?
In 2024, Desbiens council spent $2.5M in all, for some 1,008 residents, of which $592K went on general government, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Desbiens part of?
Desbiens belongs to MRC Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Desbiens council elected?
One councillor a district, and a mayor chosen by everyone, on Desbiens council.
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).