Photo: François Lambert · CC BY-SA 3.0Each seat on L'Avenir’s council speaks for just 210 residents, fewer than in 78% of Quebec municipalities
Federally, L'Avenir sits in Drummond, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Martin Champoux of the Bloc Québécois. Provincially, L'Avenir votes in Johnson; 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. L'Avenir’s council has 6 councillors and is led by Alcide Boisvert, the mayor.
What stands out in how L'Avenir is governed
Few residents per seat
L'Avenir council has fewer people behind each seat than most of Quebec, where the middle figure is 380 residents a seat. Council size ↓
Low spending per resident
L'Avenir council spent less per resident in 2024 than 78% of Québec’s local municipalities. Council money ↓
A safe federal seat
With 27.8 points between the winner and the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada), Drummond was safer in 2021 than 75% of the 338 ridings. How L'Avenir 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
L'Avenir, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
municipalitelavenir.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.
MRC Drummond is L'Avenir’s regional county municipality, which sets the land-use plan the municipalities follow.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for L'Avenir, from the most recent elections.
- 1L'Avenir councilelected November 2025Alcide Boisvert
- 2National Assembly of QuébecJohnson
- 3House of CommonsDrummond
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 L'Avenir council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Alcide Boisvert
- Michel Lalonde
- Marielle Fafard
- Cynthia Lee Charland
- Andrée Charpentier
- Jacques Charpentier
- Christian Bazinet
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcide Boisvert | Mayor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes, another seat |
| Michel Lalonde | Councillor | Independent | 292 | 55% | Yes, another seat |
| Marielle Fafard | Councillor | Independent | 277 | 53% | No |
| Cynthia Lee Charland | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Andrée Charpentier | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Jacques Charpentier | Councillor | Independent | 345 | 65% | No |
| Christian Bazinet | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
L'Avenir council sits without party lines: none of its members ran for a team. There are no wards on L'Avenir council: the whole electorate votes for every seat, the mayor too. The race for mayor was never run: Alcide Boisvert was the only candidate.
Every other candidate (3)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor | Michel Pensivy | Independent | 237 | 45% |
| Councillor | Richard Dumoulin | Independent | 250 | 47% |
| Councillor | André Gemme | Independent | 190 | 36% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When L'Avenir votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| L'Avenir council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
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. 4 November 2029 is the next council election in L'Avenir, fixed by the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities for the first Sunday in November every four years. Provincially the last general election was on 5 October 2026, for the National Assembly of Québec; federally, on 28 April 2025.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
L'Avenir votes in Johnson 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 ↗For the National Assembly of Québec, L'Avenir votes in Johnson, which has one MNA.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Martin Champoux represents Drummond in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Drummond · 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 Liberal Party of Canada leads Quebec with 44 of 78 seats; Martin Champoux is among the 22 from the Bloc Québécois.
The MP’s record
First elected in 2019, Martin Champoux is serving the 3rd term of a Commons career. Mapped onto today’s Drummond, the 2021 vote gives the Bloc Québécois 47%; in 2025 Martin Champoux kept the seat in the same hands.
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, Drummond re-elected Martin Champoux of the Bloc Québécois
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Drummond; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
In 2021, 61% of electors cast a ballot in Drummond, under the national 63%. In 2021, Drummond went to Martin Champoux (Bloc Québécois) on 47%; Mustapha Berri (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 14,252 votes behind. 45% had elected Martin Champoux there in 2019.
All 7 candidates in Drummond, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Champoux | Bloc Québécois | 23,866 | 46.6% |
| Mustapha Berri | Liberal Party of Canada | 9,614 | 18.8% |
| Nathalie Clermont | Conservative Party of Canada | 9,179 | 17.9% |
| François Choquette | New Democratic Party | 5,709 | 11.2% |
| Josée Joyal | Free Party Canada | 1,728 | 3.4% |
| Lucas Munger | Animal Protection Party of Canada | 674 | 1.3% |
| Sylvain Marcoux | Independent | 419 | 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
L'Avenir 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.
Debt L'Avenir council owes over the long term came to $456K, $325 a resident, under the median of $2,461. Taxes on property make up 58% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 63%. The largest line is roads and transit: 38% of the total, $750 a resident. In 2024 the median among Québec’s local municipalities was $2,394 a resident; L'Avenir council spent $1,993. Pay and benefits made up 23% of spending.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1.1M | $750 | 38% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $555K | $395 | 20% |
| General government | $484K | $345 | 17% |
| Recreation and culture | $324K | $231 | 12% |
| Police, fire and protection | $291K | $207 | 10% |
| Planning and development | $74K | $53 | 3% |
| Financing costs | $14K | $10 | 1% |
| Social services and child care | $4K | $3 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
L'Avenir council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Beside its neighbours, L'Avenir council is the bar in colour; the headline above has the comparison with the province.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how L'Avenir 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.
municipalitelavenir.qc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- 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.
- Not on this page. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- 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. For residents per seat, the head of council is counted as a seat, and the population is the 2021 Census figure.
Questions about how L'Avenir is run
Who is the MP for L'Avenir?
For L'Avenir, it’s Martin Champoux (Bloc Québécois), who holds Drummond.
Which party won L'Avenir in the 2021 federal election?
The Bloc Québécois: Martin Champoux won Drummond in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MNA for L'Avenir?
L'Avenir votes in Johnson; the National Assembly of Québec’s members page gives its current MNA.
Who heads the council in L'Avenir?
L'Avenir council is led by Alcide Boisvert, its mayor.
How much does L'Avenir council spend?
L'Avenir council spent $2.8M in 2024 for about 1,405 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $1.1M.
Which regional body is L'Avenir part of?
Its regional county municipality: MRC Drummond, where L'Avenir’s mayor sits with the other mayors.
How is L'Avenir council elected?
Every seat on L'Avenir 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).