Photo: Bouchecl · CC BY-SA 3.0La Tuque spends more per resident than 92% of Québec’s local municipalities do
The mayor of La Tuque is Pierre Pacarar, who sits with 6 councillors. Provincially, La Tuque votes in Laviolette--Saint-Maurice; the open record doesn’t name its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) in the National Assembly of Québec, so the legislature’s own list is linked below. Federally, La Tuque sits in Saint-Maurice—Champlain, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by François-Philippe Champagne of the Liberal Party of Canada.
What stands out in how La Tuque is governed
Many residents per seat
La Tuque council has more people behind each seat than most of Quebec, where the middle figure is 380 residents a seat. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Spending per resident put La Tuque council above 92% of Québec’s local municipalities in 2024. Council money ↓
A close federal race
The 2021 winner in Saint-Maurice—Champlain finished 12.4 points ahead of the runner-up (Bloc Québécois), a closer race than 66% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How La Tuque 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 Tuque, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
ville.latuque.qc.ca ↗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 Tuque belongs to no regional county municipality: the city holds an MRC’s powers itself.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for La Tuque, from the most recent elections.
- 1La Tuque councilelected November 2025Pierre Pacarar
- 2National Assembly of QuébecLaviolette--Saint-Maurice
- 3House of CommonsSaint-Maurice—Champlain
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 Tuque council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Pierre Pacarar
- Christian Lequin
- Clément Dubé
- Claude Gaudreault
- André Mercier
- Chantal Fortin
- Dorys Duchesne
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Pacarar | Mayor | Independent | 3,109 | 77% | No |
| Christian Lequin | Parent district | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Clément Dubé | La Croche / Couronne rurale district | Independent | 389 | 52% | Yes |
| Claude Gaudreault | Jacques-Buteux / Terrasse St-Maurice / Domaine Morency district | Independent | 531 | 68% | Yes |
| André Mercier | Polyvalente district | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Chantal Fortin | Bel-Air / Centre-ville / Lac St-Louis district | Independent | 745 | 89% | No |
| Dorys Duchesne | Aéroport district | Independent | 469 | 55% | Yes |
La Tuque is split into districts for council seats, while the mayor faces every voter. No team or party won a seat on La Tuque council: every member ran on their own.
Every other candidate (5)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Normand Beaudoin | Independent | 957 | 24% |
| La Croche / Couronne rurale district | Claude Boudreau | Independent | 354 | 48% |
| Jacques-Buteux / Terrasse St-Maurice / Domaine Morency district | Harry Debrosse | Independent | 247 | 32% |
| Bel-Air / Centre-ville / Lac St-Louis district | Romuald Bezard | Independent | 92 | 11% |
| Aéroport district | Chantal Martel | Independent | 380 | 45% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of La Tuque
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
37% of electors voted for mayor, below the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races. The race for mayor went to Pierre Pacarar with 76%, a lead of 2,152 over Normand Beaudoin.
How La Tuque voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When La Tuque votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| La Tuque council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Provincially the last general election was on 5 October 2026, for the National Assembly of Québec; federally, on 28 April 2025. 4 November 2029 is the next council election in La Tuque, fixed by the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities for the first Sunday in November every four years. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
La Tuque votes in Laviolette--Saint-Maurice 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 Laviolette--Saint-Maurice: it sends one MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and La Tuque votes in it.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
François-Philippe Champagne represents Saint-Maurice—Champlain in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Saint-Maurice—Champlain · Liberal 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.
In Quebec, 44 of 78 ridings are held by the Liberal Party of Canada, the party François-Philippe Champagne sits with.
The MP’s record
Wikidata records François-Philippe Champagne as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada (2019–2021), Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities (2018–2019) and Minister of International Trade (2017–2018). On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Saint-Maurice—Champlain would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 42%, and François-Philippe Champagne kept it for them in 2025. François-Philippe Champagne was first elected in 2015; the current Parliament is François-Philippe Champagne’s 4th.
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, Saint-Maurice—Champlain re-elected François-Philippe Champagne of the Liberal Party of Canada
Saint-Maurice—Champlain as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
In 2021, 62% of electors cast a ballot in Saint-Maurice—Champlain, under the national 63%. 40% had elected François-Philippe Champagne there in 2019. Saint-Maurice—Champlain elected François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 42% of the vote, a lead of 6,973 over Jacynthe Bruneau (Bloc Québécois).
All 9 candidates in Saint-Maurice—Champlain, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| François-Philippe Champagne | Liberal Party of Canada | 23,913 | 42.5% |
| Jacynthe Bruneau | Bloc Québécois | 16,940 | 30.1% |
| Jacques Bouchard | Conservative Party of Canada | 10,139 | 18.0% |
| Valérie Bergeron | New Democratic Party | 2,849 | 5.1% |
| Marie Gabrielle Rouleau | Free Party Canada | 932 | 1.7% |
| Marie-Claude Gaudet | Green Party of Canada | 731 | 1.3% |
| Hugo Beaumont Tremblay | Marijuana Party | 307 | 0.5% |
| Dji-Pé Frazer | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 285 | 0.5% |
| Alain Magnan | Independent | 241 | 0.4% |
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 Tuque 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 67% of revenue, against 63% across the province’s returns. Debt La Tuque council owes over the long term came to $56.6M, $5,008 a resident, higher than the median of $2,461. Of every dollar spent, 33% went on pay and benefits. La Tuque council spent $3,856 per resident in 2024, against a median of $2,394 among Québec’s local municipalities. At 22% of spending ($853 a resident), roads and transit leads the budget.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $9.6M | $853 | 22% |
| Recreation and culture | $7.8M | $692 | 18% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $7M | $623 | 16% |
| Planning and development | $6.1M | $539 | 14% |
| General government | $6.1M | $536 | 14% |
| Police, fire and protection | $4.2M | $367 | 10% |
| Financing costs | $2.3M | $203 | 5% |
| Social services and child care | $490K | $43 | 1% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 1,620 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Distances here run 68–80 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from La Tuque. Each seat on La Tuque council answers to 1,620 residents, a higher ratio than 84% of municipalities in Quebec.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how La Tuque 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.latuque.qc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
- 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.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Not on this page. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
Questions about how La Tuque is run
Who is the MP for La Tuque?
Saint-Maurice—Champlain’s MP, François-Philippe Champagne of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents La Tuque.
Which party won La Tuque in the 2021 federal election?
François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal Party of Canada) took Saint-Maurice—Champlain in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MNA for La Tuque?
Look up Laviolette--Saint-Maurice on the National Assembly of Québec’s site: that riding, which takes in La Tuque, has one MNA.
Who heads the council in La Tuque?
Pierre Pacarar chairs La Tuque council as mayor.
How much does La Tuque council spend?
In 2024, La Tuque council spent $43.6M in all, for some 11,307 residents, of which $9.6M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
How is La Tuque council elected?
La Tuque 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).