Photo: Franky-Doo-Dy · CC BY-SA 3.0La Minerve spends more per resident than 99% of Québec’s local municipalities
Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Bloc Québécois) is the MP for Laurentides—Labelle, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in La Minerve. For the National Assembly of Québec, La Minerve votes in Labelle; open data doesn’t yet say who its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) is. The mayor of La Minerve is Michel Richard, who sits with 6 councillors.
What stands out in how La Minerve is governed
Few residents per seat
The middle municipality in Quebec has a seat for every 380 residents; La Minerve council has fewer behind each. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Only a minority of Québec’s local municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than La Minerve council: it is ahead of 99%. Council money ↓
A safe federal seat
The 2021 winner in Laurentides—Labelle finished 25.2 points ahead of the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada), a wider lead than in 68% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How La Minerve has voted ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
La Minerve, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
municipalite.laminerve.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.
La Minerve belongs to MRC Les Laurentides, 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 La Minerve, from the most recent elections.
- 1La Minerve councilelected November 2025Michel Richard
- 2National Assembly of QuébecLabelle
- 3House of CommonsLaurentides—Labelle
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 La Minerve council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Michel Richard
- Lynn Manconi
- Mathieu Séguin
- Mathilde Péloquin-Guay
- Mark D. Goldman
- André Laramée
- Darling Tremblay
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Richard | Mayor | Ensemble aujourd'hui pour demain | 394 | 44% | Yes |
| Lynn Manconi | Councillor | Ensemble aujourd'hui pour demain | 566 | 63% | No |
| Mathieu Séguin | Councillor | Ensemble aujourd'hui pour demain | 470 | 53% | Yes |
| Mathilde Péloquin-Guay | Councillor | Independent | 388 | 44% | Yes |
| Mark D. Goldman | Councillor | Independent | 604 | 69% | Yes |
| André Laramée | Councillor | Ensemble aujourd'hui pour demain | – | acclaimed | No |
| Darling Tremblay | Councillor | Ensemble aujourd'hui pour demain | 660 | 74% | Yes |
Ensemble aujourd'hui pour demain is the only team on council; the other members sit as independents. One seat went by acclamation, with a single candidate standing. Every seat on La Minerve council, the mayor’s included, is chosen by the whole municipality.
Every other candidate (8)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | François Tremblay | Independent | 329 | 36% |
| Mayor | Jean Pierre Monette | Independent | 183 | 20% |
| Councillor | Marc Perras | Independent | 329 | 37% |
| Councillor | Benoit Bruneau | Independent | 426 | 48% |
| Councillor | Nadya Lachance | Independent | 265 | 30% |
| Councillor | Samuel Simoneau | Independent | 234 | 26% |
| Councillor | Lothar Durand Pruneau | Independent | 278 | 32% |
| Councillor | Sylviane Morin | Independent | 235 | 26% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of La Minerve
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Michel Richard won the race for mayor with 43% of the votes, 65 ahead of François Tremblay. More electors voted for mayor than in most of Québec: 56%, against a median of 51% where the race was contested. Michel Richard was already mayor and kept the seat.
How La Minerve voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When La Minerve votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| La Minerve council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The last general elections came on 5 October 2026 for the National Assembly of Québec and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Councils are elected on the first Sunday in November every four years, says the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, so La Minerve votes next on 4 November 2029. No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
La Minerve votes in Labelle 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 Minerve is in Labelle, one of the ridings that each elect a MNA to the National Assembly of Québec.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Marie-Hélène Gaudreau represents Laurentides—Labelle in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Laurentides—Labelle · 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 Bloc Québécois, Marie-Hélène Gaudreau’s party, takes 22 of the 78 seats from Quebec; the Liberal Party of Canada takes 44.
The MP’s record
Marie-Hélène Gaudreau has sat in the Commons since 2019, now for the 3rd Parliament. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Laurentides—Labelle puts the Bloc Québécois first at 52%; Marie-Hélène Gaudreau held it for the party 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
In 2021, Laurentides—Labelle re-elected Marie-Hélène Gaudreau of the Bloc Québécois
Laurentides—Labelle as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Laurentides—Labelle turned out at only 62% in 2021; the country managed 63%. 47% had elected Marie-Hélène Gaudreau there in 2019. Laurentides—Labelle elected Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Bloc Québécois) in 2021: 50% of the vote, a lead of 16,167 over Antoine Menassa (Liberal Party of Canada).
All 8 candidates in Laurentides—Labelle, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Hélène Gaudreau | Bloc Québécois | 32,133 | 50.1% |
| Antoine Menassa | Liberal Party of Canada | 15,966 | 24.9% |
| Kathy Laframboise | Conservative Party of Canada | 6,770 | 10.6% |
| Eric-Abel Baland | New Democratic Party | 3,907 | 6.1% |
| Richard Evanko | People's Party of Canada | 2,432 | 3.8% |
| Michel Le Comte | Green Party of Canada | 1,570 | 2.5% |
| Michel Leclerc | Free Party Canada | 1,165 | 1.8% |
| Jean-Noël Sorel | Independent | 180 | 0.3% |
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
La Minerve 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 smaller share than elsewhere: 47% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. Debt La Minerve council owes over the long term came to $5.5M, $3,730 a resident, higher than the median of $2,461. At $7,461 for every resident in 2024, La Minerve council sits above the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Staff pay and benefits account for 22% of spending. The largest line is social services and child care: 32% of the total, $2,366 a resident.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social services and child care | $3.5M | $2,366 | 32% |
| Roads and transit | $2.8M | $1,914 | 26% |
| General government | $1.4M | $967 | 13% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.3M | $868 | 12% |
| Police, fire and protection | $854K | $581 | 8% |
| Recreation and culture | $598K | $406 | 5% |
| Planning and development | $264K | $180 | 2% |
| Financing costs | $264K | $180 | 2% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 210 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Each seat on La Minerve council answers to 210 residents, a lower ratio than 77% of municipalities in Quebec.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how La Minerve 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.
municipalite.laminerve.qc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and what members did once elected: the open record stops at the vote.
- 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.
- Council size. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
Questions about how La Minerve is run
Who is the MP for La Minerve?
Laurentides—Labelle’s MP, Marie-Hélène Gaudreau of the Bloc Québécois, represents La Minerve.
Which party won La Minerve in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Bloc Québécois), who represents Laurentides—Labelle still.
Who is the MNA for La Minerve?
La Minerve votes in Labelle; the National Assembly of Québec’s members page gives its current MNA.
Who heads the council in La Minerve?
The mayor is Michel Richard, who chairs La Minerve council.
How much does La Minerve council spend?
In 2024, La Minerve council spent $11M in all, for some 1,471 residents, of which $3.5M went on social services and child care, the biggest line.
Which regional body is La Minerve part of?
La Minerve belongs to MRC Les Laurentides, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is La Minerve council elected?
Every seat on La Minerve 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).