Photo: Roncanada · CC BY-SA 4.0Berthier—Maskinongé came down to 937 votes in 2021, closer than 96% of the country’s ridings
Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) is the MP for Berthier—Maskinongé, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Louiseville. Louiseville sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Maskinongé, though no open record we can reuse gives the name. Yvon Deshaies is mayor of Louiseville, with 6 councillors on the council.
What stands out in how Louiseville is governed
Many residents per seat
Across Quebec the median is one seat per 380 residents, well under the ratio on Louiseville council. Council size ↓
A close federal race
In 2021 the winner in Berthier—Maskinongé led the runner-up (New Democratic Party) by 1.7 points, a closer finish than in 96% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Louiseville 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
Louiseville, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
louiseville.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 Maskinongé: the mayors of its municipalities, Louiseville’s among them, sit on its council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Louiseville, from the most recent elections.
- 1Louiseville councilelected November 2025Yvon Deshaies
- 2National Assembly of QuébecMaskinongé
- 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 Louiseville council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Yvon Deshaies
- Jean Noël
- Luc Richard
- Marc Bellemare
- André Lamy
- Alain Pichette
- Gérald Allard
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvon Deshaies | Mayor | Independent | 1,903 | 65% | Yes |
| Jean Noël | Councillor | Independent | 339 | 74% | No |
| Luc Richard | Councillor | Independent | 191 | 46% | No |
| Marc Bellemare | Councillor | Independent | 248 | 44% | No |
| André Lamy | Councillor | Independent | 187 | 35% | No |
| Alain Pichette | Councillor | Independent | 286 | 59% | Yes |
| Gérald Allard | Councillor | Independent | 172 | 39% | Yes |
Every member of Louiseville council ran without a team or party. The mayor answers to all of Louiseville; every councillor represents a district.
Every other candidate (15)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Michel Lachance | Independent | 1,008 | 34% |
| Mayor | Daniel Ringuette | Independent | 32 | 1% |
| Councillor | Gilles Pagé | Independent | 121 | 26% |
| Councillor | Isabelle Delorme | Independent | 156 | 38% |
| Councillor | Gaëtan Livernoche | Independent | 67 | 16% |
| Councillor | Mike Touzin | Independent | 201 | 36% |
| Councillor | Richard Brown | Independent | 109 | 20% |
| Councillor | Sylvie Noël | Independent | 184 | 34% |
| Councillor | Steve Leblanc | Independent | 91 | 17% |
| Councillor | Stéphane Pratte | Independent | 50 | 9% |
| Councillor | France Lapointe | Independent | 25 | 5% |
| Councillor | Patrick Ferron | Independent | 123 | 26% |
| Councillor | Simon Rioux | Independent | 73 | 15% |
| Councillor | Michel Thibeault | Independent | 148 | 33% |
| Councillor | Sylvie Gélinas | Independent | 125 | 28% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Louiseville
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Turnout for mayor was 50%, under the 51% typical of a contested race for mayor in Québec. Yvon Deshaies won the race for mayor with 65% of the votes, 895 ahead of Michel Lachance. Yvon Deshaies was already mayor and kept the seat.
How Louiseville voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Louiseville votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Louiseville council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Councils are elected on the first Sunday in November every four years, says the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, so Louiseville votes next on 4 November 2029. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026. 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
Louiseville votes in Maskinongé 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 Maskinongé: it sends one MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and Louiseville votes in it.
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
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Berthier—Maskinongé would have gone to the Bloc Québécois with 36%, and Yves Perron kept it for them in 2025. The current Parliament is Yves Perron’s 3rd, counting from a first win in 2019.
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
Berthier—Maskinongé returned Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) in 2021
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Berthier—Maskinongé; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
At 65%, more of Berthier—Maskinongé voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). The 2021 count in Berthier—Maskinongé put Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) first at 35%, with Ruth Ellen Brosseau (New Democratic Party) 937 votes back. Yves Perron was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 38%.
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
Louiseville 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.
Louiseville council carried $15.3M of long-term debt, $2,029 per resident against a typical $2,461. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 78% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. More goes to water, sewers and waste than to anything else: $768 a resident, 34% of all spending. Louiseville council spent $2,263 per resident in 2024, against a median of $2,394 among Québec’s local municipalities. Of every dollar spent, 22% went on pay and benefits.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $5.8M | $768 | 34% |
| Police, fire and protection | $2.7M | $352 | 16% |
| General government | $2.5M | $335 | 15% |
| Roads and transit | $2.5M | $330 | 15% |
| Recreation and culture | $2.2M | $296 | 13% |
| Planning and development | $798K | $105 | 5% |
| Financing costs | $540K | $71 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $38K | $5 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 1,080 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Each seat on Louiseville council answers to 1,080 residents, a higher ratio than 79% of municipalities in Quebec.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Louiseville 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.
louiseville.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and what members did once elected: the open record stops at the vote.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- 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. Every seat counts, the head of council’s too, against the population of the 2021 Census.
Questions about how Louiseville is run
Who is the MP for Louiseville?
Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) sits for Berthier—Maskinongé, the riding Louiseville is in.
Which party won Louiseville in the 2021 federal election?
Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) took Berthier—Maskinongé in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MNA for Louiseville?
Maskinongé is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Louiseville and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Louiseville?
Yvon Deshaies chairs Louiseville council as mayor.
How much does Louiseville council spend?
The 2024 return of Louiseville council shows $17.1M of spending for roughly 7,565 residents, $5.8M of it on water, sewers and waste.
Which regional body is Louiseville part of?
Louiseville’s mayor takes a seat on the council of MRC Maskinongé, the regional county municipality.
How is Louiseville council elected?
One councillor a district, and a mayor chosen by everyone, on Louiseville 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).