Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.069% of electors voted in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier in 2021, more than in 89% of Canada’s ridings
Deschambault-Grondines is in Portneuf 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. Deschambault-Grondines is in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Joël Godin of the Conservative Party of Canada. Deschambault-Grondines’ council has 6 councillors and is led by Sylvain Ouimet, the mayor.
What stands out in how Deschambault-Grondines is governed
High spending per resident
In 2024, 86% of Québec’s local municipalities spent less per resident than Deschambault-Grondines council. Council money ↓
A safe federal seat
In 2021, 27.8 points separated first and second (Bloc Québécois) in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, more than in 74% of the 338 ridings. How Deschambault-Grondines has voted ↓
High federal turnout
At the 2021 federal election, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier out-voted 89% of the country’s ridings. 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
Deschambault-Grondines, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
deschambault-grondines.com ↗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, Deschambault-Grondines forms MRC Portneuf, 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 Deschambault-Grondines, from the most recent elections.
- 1Deschambault-Grondines councilelected November 2025Sylvain Ouimet
- 2National Assembly of QuébecPortneuf
- 3House of CommonsPortneuf—Jacques-Cartier
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 Deschambault-Grondines council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Sylvain Ouimet
- Jean-François Provencher
- Guillaume Naud
- Marianne Lavallée
- Isabelle Mainguy
- Jérémy Béland
- François Godin-Bellerive
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvain Ouimet | Mayor | Independent | 830 | 82% | Yes, another seat |
| Jean-François Provencher | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Guillaume Naud | Councillor | Independent | 518 | 52% | No |
| Marianne Lavallée | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Isabelle Mainguy | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Jérémy Béland | Councillor | Independent | 544 | 54% | No |
| François Godin-Bellerive | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
Every member of Deschambault-Grondines council ran without a team or party. All of Deschambault-Grondines council is elected at large, with each voter helping fill every seat, the mayor’s as well.
Every other candidate (4)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Jean Cloutier | Independent | 186 | 18% |
| Councillor | Isabelle Payette | Independent | 382 | 38% |
| Councillor | Jacques Brazeau | Independent | 104 | 10% |
| Councillor | Alice Le Breton | Independent | 464 | 46% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Deschambault-Grondines
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
55% of electors voted for mayor, above the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races. Jean Cloutier finished 644 votes behind Sylvain Ouimet, who took 82% in the race for mayor.
How Deschambault-Grondines voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Deschambault-Grondines votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Deschambault-Grondines council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result. Councils are elected on the first Sunday in November every four years, says the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, so Deschambault-Grondines votes next on 4 November 2029. 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
Deschambault-Grondines votes in Portneuf 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, Deschambault-Grondines votes in Portneuf, which has one MNA.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Joël Godin represents Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2015
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; Joël Godin is among the 11 from the Conservative Party of Canada.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 52%; in 2025 Joël Godin kept the seat in the same hands. The current Parliament is Joël Godin’s 4th, counting from a first win in 2015.
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
Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier returned Joël Godin (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Joël Godin already held it after the 2019 election, won with 43%. In 2021, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier went to Joël Godin (Conservative Party of Canada) on 52%; Christian Hébert (Bloc Québécois) finished 18,132 votes behind.
All 7 candidates in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joël Godin | Conservative Party of Canada | 33,657 | 51.6% |
| Christian Hébert | Bloc Québécois | 15,525 | 23.8% |
| Sani Diallo | Liberal Party of Canada | 10,068 | 15.4% |
| David-Roger Gagnon | New Democratic Party | 3,223 | 4.9% |
| Nash Mathieu | People's Party of Canada | 1,615 | 2.5% |
| Charles Fiset | Free Party Canada | 638 | 1.0% |
| Tommy Pelletier | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 490 | 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
Deschambault-Grondines 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.
Spending by Deschambault-Grondines council reached $3,404 a resident in 2024, well over the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Pay and benefits made up 25% of spending. More goes to water, sewers and waste than to anything else: $930 a resident, 27% of all spending. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 77% of revenue, against 63% across the province’s returns. Debt Deschambault-Grondines council owes over the long term came to $1.1M, $474 a resident, under the median of $2,461.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $2.1M | $930 | 27% |
| Roads and transit | $1.7M | $760 | 22% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.3M | $566 | 17% |
| General government | $1.3M | $560 | 16% |
| Police, fire and protection | $866K | $382 | 11% |
| Planning and development | $406K | $179 | 5% |
| Financing costs | $48K | $21 | 1% |
| Social services and child care | $14K | $6 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 320 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
With 320 residents behind each seat, Deschambault-Grondines council sits below 57% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Deschambault-Grondines 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.
deschambault-grondines.com ↗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. 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. 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.
- 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. 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 Deschambault-Grondines is run
Who is the MP for Deschambault-Grondines?
Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier’s MP, Joël Godin of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Deschambault-Grondines.
Which party won Deschambault-Grondines in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Joël Godin won Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MNA for Deschambault-Grondines?
Portneuf is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Deschambault-Grondines and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Deschambault-Grondines?
Deschambault-Grondines council is led by Sylvain Ouimet, its mayor.
How much does Deschambault-Grondines council spend?
The 2024 return of Deschambault-Grondines council shows $7.7M of spending for roughly 2,269 residents, $2.1M of it on water, sewers and waste.
Which regional body is Deschambault-Grondines part of?
Deschambault-Grondines’s mayor takes a seat on the council of MRC Portneuf, the regional county municipality.
How is Deschambault-Grondines council elected?
Every seat on Deschambault-Grondines council, the mayor’s included, is filled by the whole municipality.
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).