Photo: Élie Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0Patrick Lacerte is mayor of Fermont
The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec. In the National Assembly of Québec, Fermont belongs to Duplessis; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named. Marilène Gill (Bloc Québécois) is the MP for Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Fermont. 6 councillors complete the city’s council.
Three governments, and who does what
Fermont, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
villedefermont.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.
Its regional county municipality is MRC Caniapiscau: the mayors of its municipalities, Fermont’s among them, sit on its council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Fermont, from the most recent elections.
- 1Fermont councilelected November 2025Patrick Lacerte
- 2National Assembly of QuébecDuplessis
- 3House of CommonsCôte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan
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 Fermont council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Patrick Lacerte
- Caroline Charest
- Mélissa Gauthier
- Kevin Golding
- Frédéric Durand
- Kevin Morissette
- Shannon Power
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Lacerte | Mayor | Independent | 633 | 80% | No |
| Caroline Charest | Councillor | Independent | 467 | 59% | No |
| Mélissa Gauthier | Councillor | Independent | 511 | 67% | No |
| Kevin Golding | Councillor | Independent | 472 | 59% | No |
| Frédéric Durand | Councillor | Independent | 446 | 56% | No |
| Kevin Morissette | Councillor | Independent | 591 | 75% | No |
| Shannon Power | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
No team or party won a seat on Fermont council: every member ran on their own. There are no wards on Fermont council: the whole electorate votes for every seat, the mayor too. One seat needed no vote: it had just one candidate.
Every other candidate (7)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Daniel Bergeron | Independent | 160 | 20% |
| Councillor | Dominic Barriault | Independent | 325 | 41% |
| Councillor | Jennifer Bowman | Independent | 256 | 33% |
| Councillor | Stéphanie Gagnon | Independent | 254 | 32% |
| Councillor | Eve Lajoie | Independent | 72 | 9% |
| Councillor | Caroll-Ann Després-Dubé | Independent | 352 | 44% |
| Councillor | Christine Boudreau | Independent | 202 | 26% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Fermont
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
The race for mayor went to Patrick Lacerte with 80%, a lead of 473 over Daniel Bergeron. Turnout for mayor reached 52%, more than the 51% typical of a contested race for mayor in Québec.
How Fermont voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Fermont votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Fermont council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The next council election in Fermont falls on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026. The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Fermont votes in Duplessis 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 Duplessis: it sends one MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and Fermont votes in it.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Marilène Gill represents Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan · Bloc Québécois · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Marilène Gill was first elected in 2015; the current Parliament is Marilène Gill’s 4th. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan would have gone to the Bloc Québécois with 53%, and Marilène Gill kept it for them in 2025.
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
Marilène Gill kept Manicouagan for the Bloc Québécois in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Fermont voted in Manicouagan; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan is its riding today.
50% of electors in Manicouagan voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada. In 2019, Marilène Gill had won the same riding with 54%. Manicouagan elected Marilène Gill (Bloc Québécois) in 2021: 53% of the vote, a lead of 10,779 over Rodrigue Vigneault (Conservative Party of Canada).
All 5 candidates in Manicouagan, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marilène Gill | Bloc Québécois | 18,419 | 52.6% |
| Rodrigue Vigneault | Conservative Party of Canada | 7,640 | 21.8% |
| Thomas Gagné | Liberal Party of Canada | 6,545 | 18.7% |
| Nichola St-Jean | New Democratic Party | 1,509 | 4.3% |
| Bianca Girard | Free Party Canada | 887 | 2.5% |
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
Fermont 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.
Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 80% of revenue, against 63% across the province’s returns. Long-term debt at Fermont council stood at $20.8M, or $9,528 a resident, above the $2,461 median. In 2024 the median among Québec’s local municipalities was $2,394 a resident; Fermont council spent $12,179. Of every dollar spent, 47% went on pay and benefits. More goes to recreation and culture than to anything else: $2,853 a resident, 23% of all spending.
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and culture | $6.2M | $2,853 | 23% |
| Roads and transit | $5.4M | $2,486 | 20% |
| General government | $3.7M | $1,686 | 14% |
| Police, fire and protection | $3.6M | $1,661 | 14% |
| Planning and development | $3.3M | $1,533 | 13% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $3.3M | $1,502 | 12% |
| Financing costs | $899K | $412 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $99K | $45 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 300 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
With 300 residents behind each seat, Fermont council sits below 60% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Fermont 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.
villedefermont.qc.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. Per resident uses MAMH’s population; the 2024 financial report gives charges by service and the financial profile the revenue, debt and reserves.
- 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. 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.
Questions about how Fermont is run
Who is the MP for Fermont?
Marilène Gill of the Bloc Québécois is the MP for Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan, which includes Fermont.
Which party won Fermont in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Marilène Gill (Bloc Québécois), in Manicouagan; Marilène Gill represents Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan today.
Who is the MNA for Fermont?
Look up Duplessis on the National Assembly of Québec’s site: that riding, which takes in Fermont, has one MNA.
Who heads the council in Fermont?
Patrick Lacerte chairs Fermont council as mayor.
How much does Fermont council spend?
The 2024 return of Fermont council shows $26.6M of spending for roughly 2,181 residents, $6.2M of it on recreation and culture.
Which regional body is Fermont part of?
Fermont belongs to MRC Caniapiscau, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Fermont council elected?
Every seat on Fermont 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).