Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Louis-André Hubert leads Maniwaki as mayor
From Quebec come 78 MPs, 44 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Maniwaki is Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi, and Sophie Chatel (Liberal Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. David Logue (Quebec Liberal Party) sits in the National Assembly of Québec as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) for Gatineau, the riding Maniwaki is in. The city also elects 6 councillors to sit at the council table.
Three governments, and who does what
Maniwaki, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
ville.maniwaki.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.
With its neighbours, Maniwaki forms MRC La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, a regional county municipality whose mayors draw up the regional land-use plan.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Maniwaki, from the most recent elections.
- 1Maniwaki councilelected November 2025Louis-André Hubert
- 2National Assembly of QuébecGatineau
- 3House of CommonsPontiac—Kitigan Zibi
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 Maniwaki council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Louis-André Hubert
- Marc Gaudreau
- Sonny Constantineau
- Alexandra Paul
- Mélanie Marchand
- Denis Nault
- Philippe Laramée
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis-André Hubert | Mayor | Independent | 452 | 35% | No |
| Marc Gaudreau | Councillor | Independent | 240 | 73% | Yes |
| Sonny Constantineau | Councillor | Independent | 74 | 60% | Yes |
| Alexandra Paul | Councillor | Independent | 94 | 53% | No |
| Mélanie Marchand | Councillor | Independent | 179 | 62% | No |
| Denis Nault | Councillor | Independent | 120 | 55% | Yes |
| Philippe Laramée | Councillor | Independent | 128 | 52% | No |
Each electoral district elects one councillor; the mayor is chosen by all of Maniwaki. Maniwaki council sits without party lines: none of its members ran for a team.
Every other candidate (9)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Francine Fortin | Independent | 406 | 32% |
| Mayor | Marcel Fournier | Independent | 366 | 28% |
| Mayor | John-David McFaul | Independent | 65 | 5% |
| Councillor | Maurice Richard | Independent | 89 | 27% |
| Councillor | Jean Lauriault | Independent | 49 | 40% |
| Councillor | Estelle Labelle | Independent | 85 | 48% |
| Councillor | André Gravelle | Independent | 109 | 38% |
| Councillor | Ian Fournier | Independent | 100 | 46% |
| Councillor | Patrick Dupont | Independent | 118 | 48% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Maniwaki
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
The outgoing mayor, Francine Fortin, lost the seat to Louis-André Hubert. A lead of 46 votes over Francine Fortin gave Louis-André Hubert the mayor’s seat, with 35% of the votes. Only 32% of electors took part in the vote for mayor, against a Québec median of 51% for contested mayoral races.
How Maniwaki voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Maniwaki votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Maniwaki 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. Provincially the last general election was on 5 October 2026, for the National Assembly of Québec; federally, on 28 April 2025. Maniwaki votes next on 4 November 2029: the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities sets municipal elections on the first Sunday in November every four years.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
David Logue holds Gatineau in the National Assembly of Québec
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MNA.
David Logue · Quebec Liberal Party
assnat.qc.ca ↗Maniwaki is represented in the National Assembly of Québec by David Logue (Quebec Liberal Party), MNA for Gatineau.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Sophie Chatel represents Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2021
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Sophie Chatel was first elected in 2021; the current Parliament is Sophie Chatel’s 2nd. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 44%; Sophie Chatel held it for them in 2025.
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
The Liberal Party of Canada kept Pontiac in 2021 with Sophie Chatel
Results in Pontiac, the riding Maniwaki belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi.
In 2021, 65% of electors cast a ballot in Pontiac, more than the national 63%. William Amos (Liberal Party of Canada) had taken it in 2019 with 49%. 14,095 votes separated Sophie Chatel (Liberal Party of Canada) from Michel Gauthier (Conservative Party of Canada) in Pontiac in 2021, when the winner took 43%.
All 8 candidates in Pontiac, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Chatel | Liberal Party of Canada | 26,899 | 43.4% |
| Michel Gauthier | Conservative Party of Canada | 12,804 | 20.7% |
| Gabrielle Desjardins | Bloc Québécois | 10,424 | 16.8% |
| Denise Giroux | New Democratic Party | 6,824 | 11.0% |
| David Bruce Gottfred | People's Party of Canada | 2,813 | 4.5% |
| Shaughn McArthur | Green Party of Canada | 1,711 | 2.8% |
| Geneviève Labonté-Chartrand | Free Party Canada | 480 | 0.8% |
| James McNair | Canada's Fourth Front | 52 | 0.1% |
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
Maniwaki 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 66% of revenue, against 63% across the province’s returns. Debt Maniwaki council owes over the long term came to $14.9M, $3,942 a resident, higher than the median of $2,461. Spending by Maniwaki council reached $3,234 a resident in 2024, well over the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Salaries and benefits took 36% of the total. The largest line is water, sewers and waste: 31% of the total, $993 a resident.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $3.8M | $993 | 31% |
| General government | $2.1M | $568 | 18% |
| Roads and transit | $2M | $540 | 17% |
| Recreation and culture | $2M | $520 | 16% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1.7M | $437 | 14% |
| Financing costs | $507K | $134 | 4% |
| Planning and development | $103K | $27 | 1% |
| Social services and child care | $52K | $14 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 540 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
A seat on Maniwaki council covers 540 residents; 65% of Quebec municipalities have fewer per seat.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Maniwaki 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.maniwaki.qc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Council size. The council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- 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. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- 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.
Questions about how Maniwaki is run
Who is the MP for Maniwaki?
For Maniwaki, it’s Sophie Chatel (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi.
Which party won Maniwaki in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Sophie Chatel (Liberal Party of Canada), in Pontiac; Sophie Chatel represents Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi today.
Who is the MNA for Maniwaki?
David Logue, the MNA for Gatineau, which includes Maniwaki, in the National Assembly of Québec.
Who heads the council in Maniwaki?
Louis-André Hubert is mayor, at the head of Maniwaki council.
How much does Maniwaki council spend?
Maniwaki council spent $12.2M in 2024 for about 3,784 residents; its largest service line was water, sewers and waste, at $3.8M.
Which regional body is Maniwaki part of?
Maniwaki’s mayor takes a seat on the council of MRC La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, the regional county municipality.
How is Maniwaki council elected?
Maniwaki 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).