Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0Fossambault-sur-le-Lac spends more per resident than 91% of Québec’s local municipalities do
Fossambault-sur-le-Lac has 6 councillors and a mayor, Jacques Poulin. Federally, Fossambault-sur-le-Lac sits in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Joël Godin of the Conservative Party of Canada. Fossambault-sur-le-Lac sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from La Peltrie, though no open record we can reuse gives the name.
What stands out in how Fossambault-sur-le-Lac is governed
High spending per resident
Spending per resident put Fossambault-sur-le-Lac council above 91% of Québec’s local municipalities in 2024. Council money ↓
A safe federal seat
With 27.8 points between the winner and the runner-up (Bloc Québécois), Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier was safer in 2021 than 74% of the 338 ridings. How Fossambault-sur-le-Lac has voted ↓
High federal turnout
In 2021, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier voted in greater numbers than 89% of the 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
Fossambault-sur-le-Lac, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
fossambault-sur-le-lac.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.
Two regional bodies take in Fossambault-sur-le-Lac: MRC La Jacques-Cartier, its regional county municipality, and the Communauté métropolitaine de Québec.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Fossambault-sur-le-Lac, from the most recent elections.
- 1Fossambault-sur-le-Lac councilelected November 2025Jacques Poulin
- 2National Assembly of QuébecLa Peltrie
- 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 Fossambault-sur-le-Lac council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Jacques Poulin
- François Bégin
- Manon Huard
- Louis Cloutier
- Myriam Deroy
- Emmanuelle Roy
- Robert Genest
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Poulin | Mayor | Équipe Jacques Poulin | 714 | 61% | Yes |
| François Bégin | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Manon Huard | Councillor | Équipe Jacques Poulin | 186 | 86% | Yes |
| Louis Cloutier | Councillor | Équipe Jacques Poulin | – | acclaimed | No |
| Myriam Deroy | Councillor | Équipe Jacques Poulin | 157 | 74% | Yes |
| Emmanuelle Roy | Councillor | Équipe Jacques Poulin | 94 | 58% | Yes |
| Robert Genest | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
Voters elect a councillor for their own district and a mayor for the whole of Fossambault-sur-le-Lac. One team won seats, Équipe Jacques Poulin; everyone else on council ran alone.
Every other candidate (5)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Yanick Lehoux | Équipe Yanick Lehoux | 394 | 34% |
| Mayor | Stéphane Robitaille | Independent | 59 | 5% |
| Councillor | Charles-Éric Giguère | Équipe Yanick Lehoux | 31 | 14% |
| Councillor | Éric Bouchard | Équipe Yanick Lehoux | 54 | 26% |
| Councillor | Roxane Boutet | Équipe Yanick Lehoux | 68 | 42% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Fossambault-sur-le-Lac
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
With 57% of electors taking part, the vote for mayor beat the Québec median of 51% for contested mayoral races. Yanick Lehoux finished 320 votes behind Jacques Poulin, who took 61% in the race for mayor. Jacques Poulin was already mayor and kept the seat.
How Fossambault-sur-le-Lac voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Fossambault-sur-le-Lac votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Councils are elected on the first Sunday in November every four years, says the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, so Fossambault-sur-le-Lac votes next on 4 November 2029. Voters last chose the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Fossambault-sur-le-Lac votes in La Peltrie 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 ↗La Peltrie takes in Fossambault-sur-le-Lac and elects its MNA to the National Assembly of Québec.
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.
Joël Godin sits with the Conservative Party of Canada, which has 11 of the 78 seats from Quebec, against 44 for the Liberal Party of Canada.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 52%; Joël Godin held it for them in 2025. First elected in 2015, Joël Godin is serving the 4th term of a Commons career.
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
Joël Godin kept Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Counts for Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
The 2019 result had favoured Joël Godin as well, at 43%. Joël Godin (Conservative Party of Canada) took Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier in 2021 with 52% of the vote, 18,132 votes ahead of Christian Hébert (Bloc Québécois).
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
Fossambault-sur-le-Lac 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.
Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 84% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. Fossambault-sur-le-Lac council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $19.5M long term, $8,071 a resident where the median is $2,461. At $3,825 for every resident in 2024, Fossambault-sur-le-Lac council sits above the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Salaries and benefits took 28% of the total. More goes to water, sewers and waste than to anything else: $909 a resident, 24% of all spending.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $2.2M | $909 | 24% |
| Roads and transit | $1.9M | $790 | 21% |
| General government | $1.4M | $594 | 16% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.4M | $588 | 15% |
| Police, fire and protection | $996K | $411 | 11% |
| Financing costs | $677K | $280 | 7% |
| Planning and development | $615K | $254 | 7% |
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.
Only 360 residents share each seat on Fossambault-sur-le-Lac council, fewer than in 53% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Fossambault-sur-le-Lac 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.
fossambault-sur-le-lac.com ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Council size. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
- 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.
- 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.
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
Questions about how Fossambault-sur-le-Lac is run
Who is the MP for Fossambault-sur-le-Lac?
Joël Godin (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, the riding Fossambault-sur-le-Lac is in.
Which party won Fossambault-sur-le-Lac in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Joël Godin (Conservative Party of Canada), who represents Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier still.
Who is the MNA for Fossambault-sur-le-Lac?
The riding for Fossambault-sur-le-Lac is La Peltrie, and the National Assembly of Québec lists the MNA who holds it.
Who heads the council in Fossambault-sur-le-Lac?
Jacques Poulin is mayor, at the head of Fossambault-sur-le-Lac council.
How much does Fossambault-sur-le-Lac council spend?
Fossambault-sur-le-Lac council spent $9.3M in 2024 for about 2,421 residents; its largest service line was water, sewers and waste, at $2.2M.
Which regional body is Fossambault-sur-le-Lac part of?
Fossambault-sur-le-Lac’s mayor takes a seat on the council of MRC La Jacques-Cartier, the regional county municipality.
How is Fossambault-sur-le-Lac council elected?
Fossambault-sur-le-Lac council: the mayor is chosen at large, each councillor by a district.
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).