Photo: Vintotal · CC BY-SA 4.0180 residents per council seat in Lorrainville, a lower ratio than 85% of Quebec municipalities
For the National Assembly of Québec, Lorrainville votes in Rouyn-Noranda--Témiscamingue; open data doesn’t yet say who its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) is. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Lorrainville is Abitibi—Témiscamingue, and Sébastien Lemire (Bloc Québécois) represents it in the House of Commons. The mayor of Lorrainville is Jean Martineau, who sits with 6 councillors.
What stands out in how Lorrainville is governed
Few residents per seat
The middle municipality in Quebec has a seat for every 380 residents; Lorrainville council has fewer behind each. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Lorrainville council spent more per resident in 2024 than 69% of Québec’s local municipalities. Council money ↓
A safe federal seat
The 2021 winner in Abitibi—Témiscamingue finished 26.5 points ahead of the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada), a wider lead than in 71% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Lorrainville has voted ↓
Low federal turnout
In 2021, Abitibi—Témiscamingue voted in smaller numbers than 82% 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
Lorrainville, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
lorrainville.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 Témiscamingue is Lorrainville’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 Lorrainville, from the most recent elections.
- 1Lorrainville councilelected November 2025Jean Martineau
- 2National Assembly of QuébecRouyn-Noranda--Témiscamingue
- 3House of CommonsAbitibi—Témiscamingue
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 Lorrainville council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Jean Martineau
- Kim Charron
- Nathalie Goulet
- Martin Champagne
- Danaève Bellehumeur
- Cindy Paquin
- Gabriel Girard
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Martineau | Mayor | Independent | 244 | 52% | Yes |
| Kim Charron | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Nathalie Goulet | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Martin Champagne | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Danaève Bellehumeur | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Cindy Paquin | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Gabriel Girard | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
Lorrainville council sits without party lines: none of its members ran for a team. Every seat on Lorrainville council, the mayor’s included, is chosen by the whole municipality.
Every other candidate (1)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Simon Mayer | Independent | 228 | 48% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Lorrainville
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Only 47% of electors took part in the vote for mayor, against a Québec median of 51% for contested mayoral races. Jean Martineau came first for mayor on 52% of the votes, 16 more than Simon Mayer. Jean Martineau was already mayor and kept the seat.
How Lorrainville voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Lorrainville votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Lorrainville council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026. Councils are elected on the first Sunday in November every four years, says the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, so Lorrainville votes next on 4 November 2029. The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Lorrainville votes in Rouyn-Noranda--Témiscamingue 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, Lorrainville votes in Rouyn-Noranda--Témiscamingue, which has one MNA.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Sébastien Lemire represents Abitibi—Témiscamingue in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Abitibi—Témiscamingue · 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; Sébastien Lemire is among the 22 from the Bloc Québécois.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Abitibi—Témiscamingue, the 2021 vote gives the Bloc Québécois 51%; in 2025 Sébastien Lemire kept the seat in the same hands. Sébastien Lemire has sat in the Commons since 2019, now for the 3rd Parliament.
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
Abitibi—Témiscamingue returned Sébastien Lemire (Bloc Québécois) in 2021
Results in Abitibi—Témiscamingue as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Back in 2019, Sébastien Lemire took the riding on 45%. Sébastien Lemire (Bloc Québécois) took Abitibi—Témiscamingue in 2021 with 51% of the vote, 12,107 votes ahead of William Legault-Lacasse (Liberal Party of Canada).
All 8 candidates in Abitibi—Témiscamingue, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sébastien Lemire | Bloc Québécois | 23,120 | 50.6% |
| William Legault-Lacasse | Liberal Party of Canada | 11,013 | 24.1% |
| Luis Henry Gonzalez Venegas | Conservative Party of Canada | 5,339 | 11.7% |
| Bethany Stewart | New Democratic Party | 2,794 | 6.1% |
| Eric Lacroix | People's Party of Canada | 1,538 | 3.4% |
| Dany Goulet | Free Party Canada | 858 | 1.9% |
| Martin Chartrand | Green Party of Canada | 748 | 1.6% |
| Joël Lirette | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 275 | 0.6% |
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
Lorrainville 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: 66% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. Lorrainville council’s borrowing is light: $1.7M long term, $1,359 a resident where the median is $2,461. Pay and benefits made up 25% of spending. In 2024 the median among Québec’s local municipalities was $2,394 a resident; Lorrainville council spent $2,726. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 28%, or $767 per resident.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $978K | $767 | 28% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $747K | $586 | 21% |
| General government | $656K | $514 | 19% |
| Recreation and culture | $543K | $426 | 16% |
| Police, fire and protection | $423K | $331 | 12% |
| Financing costs | $69K | $54 | 2% |
| Planning and development | $56K | $44 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $5K | $4 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
Lorrainville council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
The headline above gives the figure; the bars set Lorrainville council beside nearby councils, with the provincial median as the tick.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Lorrainville 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.
lorrainville.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. Band councils, and what members did once elected: the open record stops at the vote.
- 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.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- 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.
- Council size. For residents per seat, the head of council is counted as a seat, and the population is the 2021 Census figure.
- Council money. MAMH’s 2024 financial report, consolidated: charges by service, with revenue, debt and reserves from the financial profile, per resident with MAMH’s own population.
Questions about how Lorrainville is run
Who is the MP for Lorrainville?
Sébastien Lemire of the Bloc Québécois is the MP for Abitibi—Témiscamingue, which includes Lorrainville.
Which party won Lorrainville in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Sébastien Lemire (Bloc Québécois), who represents Abitibi—Témiscamingue still.
Who is the MNA for Lorrainville?
Lorrainville votes in Rouyn-Noranda--Témiscamingue; the National Assembly of Québec’s members page gives its current MNA.
Who heads the council in Lorrainville?
Lorrainville council is led by Jean Martineau, its mayor.
How much does Lorrainville council spend?
Lorrainville council spent $3.5M in 2024 for about 1,276 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $978K.
Which regional body is Lorrainville part of?
The council of MRC Témiscamingue brings together the mayors of its municipalities, Lorrainville’s among them.
How is Lorrainville council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Lorrainville council, the mayor too.
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).