Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.0A 937-vote margin made Berthier—Maskinongé closer in 2021 than 96% of Canada’s ridings
André Villeneuve is mayor of Lanoraie, with 6 councillors on the council. Lanoraie sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Berthier, though no open record we can reuse gives the name. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Lanoraie is Berthier—Maskinongé, and Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) represents it in the House of Commons.
What stands out in how Lanoraie is governed
Many residents per seat
Lanoraie council spreads its seats over a big population; the typical municipality in Quebec has one seat per 380 residents. Council size ↓
Low spending per resident
Lanoraie council spent less per resident in 2024 than 92% of Québec’s local municipalities. Council money ↓
A close federal race
With 1.7 points between the winner and the runner-up (New Democratic Party), Berthier—Maskinongé beat 96% of the 338 ridings for closeness in 2021. How Lanoraie 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
Lanoraie, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
lanoraie.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 D'Autray: the mayors of its municipalities, Lanoraie’s among them, sit on its council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Lanoraie, from the most recent elections.
- 1Lanoraie councilelected November 2025André Villeneuve
- 2National Assembly of QuébecBerthier
- 3House of CommonsBerthier—Maskinongé
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 Lanoraie council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- André Villeneuve
- Lyne Clermont
- Céline Robillard
- Marie-Ève Mondor
- François Boisjoly
- Lucie Ouellet
- Marco Boudreault
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| André Villeneuve | Mayor | Équipe Villeneuve | 1,082 | 52% | Yes |
| Lyne Clermont | Councillor | Équipe Villeneuve | 201 | 63% | Yes |
| Céline Robillard | Councillor | Équipe Villeneuve | 186 | 52% | No |
| Marie-Ève Mondor | Councillor | Équipe Villeneuve | 235 | 53% | Yes |
| François Boisjoly | Councillor | Independent | 215 | 61% | Yes |
| Lucie Ouellet | Councillor | Équipe Villeneuve | 171 | 54% | Yes |
| Marco Boudreault | Councillor | Équipe Villeneuve | 157 | 51% | No |
Councillors come from districts, one each, and the whole of Lanoraie elects the mayor. Apart from Équipe Villeneuve’s members, the council sits without a team.
Every other candidate (7)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Josée Castonguay | Independent | 1,013 | 48% |
| Councillor | Jean-François Gagné | Independent | 118 | 37% |
| Councillor | India Venne | Independent | 170 | 48% |
| Councillor | Benjamin Bellemare | Independent | 206 | 47% |
| Councillor | Martin Lajeunesse | Équipe Villeneuve | 138 | 39% |
| Councillor | Florence Laroche | Independent | 146 | 46% |
| Councillor | Sarah Hoodspith | Independent | 151 | 49% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Lanoraie
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
André Villeneuve held on to the mayor’s seat. Turnout for mayor was 49%, under the 51% typical of a contested race for mayor in Québec. A lead of 69 votes over Josée Castonguay gave André Villeneuve the mayor’s seat, with 52% of the votes.
How Lanoraie voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Lanoraie votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Lanoraie 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. 4 November 2029 is the next council election in Lanoraie, fixed by the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities for the first Sunday in November every four years. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Lanoraie votes in Berthier 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 ↗Lanoraie is in Berthier, 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)
Yves Perron represents Berthier—Maskinongé in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Berthier—Maskinongé · 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.
Yves Perron is one of 22 Bloc Québécois MPs from Quebec, where the Liberal Party of Canada has the most seats: 44 of 78.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Berthier—Maskinongé puts the Bloc Québécois first at 36%; Yves Perron held it for the party in 2025. Yves Perron was first elected in 2019; the current Parliament is Yves Perron’s 3rd.
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, Berthier—Maskinongé re-elected Yves Perron of the Bloc Québécois
Results in Berthier—Maskinongé as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Turnout in Berthier—Maskinongé reached 65% in 2021, against 63% nationally. Back in 2019, Yves Perron took the riding on 38%. The 2021 count in Berthier—Maskinongé put Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) first at 35%, with Ruth Ellen Brosseau (New Democratic Party) 937 votes back.
All 8 candidates in Berthier—Maskinongé, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yves Perron | Bloc Québécois | 19,339 | 35.2% |
| Ruth Ellen Brosseau | New Democratic Party | 18,402 | 33.5% |
| Alexandre Bellemare | Liberal Party of Canada | 8,403 | 15.3% |
| Léo Soulières | Conservative Party of Canada | 6,007 | 10.9% |
| Geneviève Sénécal | People's Party of Canada | 1,496 | 2.7% |
| Denis Brown | Free Party Canada | 551 | 1.0% |
| Laurence Requilé | Green Party of Canada | 548 | 1.0% |
| Steven Lamirande | Marijuana Party | 199 | 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
Lanoraie council spends less 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: 72% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. At $1,076 per resident, Lanoraie council’s $5.8M of long-term debt is less than the $2,461 median. Spending by Lanoraie council came to $1,719 a resident in 2024, under the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Staff pay and benefits account for 25% of spending. More goes to police, fire and protection than to anything else: $349 a resident, 20% of all spending.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Police, fire and protection | $1.9M | $349 | 20% |
| Roads and transit | $1.9M | $345 | 20% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.8M | $327 | 19% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.6M | $290 | 17% |
| General government | $1.5M | $271 | 16% |
| Planning and development | $517K | $96 | 6% |
| Financing costs | $203K | $38 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $19K | $3 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 810 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
With 810 residents behind each seat, Lanoraie council sits above 73% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Lanoraie 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.
lanoraie.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
- 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. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about how Lanoraie is run
Who is the MP for Lanoraie?
For Lanoraie, it’s Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois), who holds Berthier—Maskinongé.
Which party won Lanoraie in the 2021 federal election?
Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) took Berthier—Maskinongé in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MNA for Lanoraie?
Berthier is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Lanoraie and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Lanoraie?
The mayor is André Villeneuve, who chairs Lanoraie council.
How much does Lanoraie council spend?
Lanoraie council spent $9.3M in 2024 for about 5,387 residents; its largest service line was police, fire and protection, at $1.9M.
Which regional body is Lanoraie part of?
Lanoraie belongs to MRC D'Autray, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Lanoraie council elected?
One councillor a district, and a mayor chosen by everyone, on Lanoraie council.
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).