Photo: Roncanada · CC BY-SA 4.0In 2021, Berthier—Maskinongé went by only 937 votes, narrower than in 96% of ridings
Maskinongé’s council has 6 councillors and is led by Roger Michaud, the mayor. Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) is the MP for Berthier—Maskinongé, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Maskinongé. Maskinongé sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from the riding of the same name, though no open record we can reuse gives the name.
What stands out in how Maskinongé is governed
Low spending per resident
Most of Québec’s local municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Maskinongé council: 83% of them. Council money ↓
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 Maskinongé 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
Maskinongé, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
mun-maskinonge.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, Maskinongé forms MRC Maskinongé, 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 Maskinongé, from the most recent elections.
- 1Maskinongé councilelected November 2025Roger Michaud
- 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 Maskinongé council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Roger Michaud
- Éric Rinfret
- Jean Giguère
- Jonathan Lacourse
- Marc-Olivier Lacasse
- Carole Dumontier
- Pierre Lincourt
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Michaud | Mayor | Independent | 747 | 64% | Yes |
| Éric Rinfret | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Jean Giguère | Councillor | Independent | 580 | 51% | No |
| Jonathan Lacourse | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Marc-Olivier Lacasse | Councillor | Independent | 586 | 51% | Yes, another seat |
| Carole Dumontier | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Pierre Lincourt | Councillor | Independent | 551 | 49% | No |
There are no wards on Maskinongé council: the whole electorate votes for every seat, the mayor too. Every member of Maskinongé council ran without a team or party.
Every other candidate (6)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Robert Dupuis | Independent | 414 | 36% |
| Councillor | Raphaël Grenier-Damphousse | Independent | 475 | 42% |
| Councillor | Alain Bélanger | Independent | 83 | 7% |
| Councillor | René Rinfret | Independent | 554 | 49% |
| Councillor | Josée Bourassa | Independent | 394 | 35% |
| Councillor | Gérard Gélinas | Independent | 185 | 16% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Maskinongé
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
59% of electors voted for mayor, above the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races. The race for mayor went to Roger Michaud with 64%, a lead of 333 over Robert Dupuis. Roger Michaud held on to the mayor’s seat.
How Maskinongé voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Maskinongé votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Maskinongé council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them. Provincially the last general election was on 5 October 2026, for the National Assembly of Québec; federally, on 28 April 2025. The next council election in Maskinongé falls on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Maskinongé votes in the riding of the same name 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 ↗Maskinongé is in the riding of the same name, 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.
The Liberal Party of Canada leads Quebec with 44 of 78 seats; Yves Perron is among the 22 from the Bloc Québécois.
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. First elected in 2019, Yves Perron is serving the 3rd term of a Commons career.
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
Yves Perron kept Berthier—Maskinongé for the 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%). Yves Perron won the 2021 race in Berthier—Maskinongé for the Bloc Québécois, polling 35% and beating Ruth Ellen Brosseau (New Democratic Party) by 937 votes. Yves Perron already held it after the 2019 election, won 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
Maskinongé 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.
At $1,628 per resident, Maskinongé council’s $3.9M of long-term debt is less than the $2,461 median. Taxes on property make up 75% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 63%. Recreation and culture takes the biggest share, 28%, or $532 per resident. Staff pay and benefits account for 18% of spending. At $1,909 for every resident in 2024, Maskinongé council sits below the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and culture | $1.3M | $532 | 28% |
| Roads and transit | $1.1M | $450 | 24% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $931K | $387 | 20% |
| General government | $600K | $249 | 13% |
| Police, fire and protection | $473K | $197 | 10% |
| Financing costs | $165K | $68 | 4% |
| Planning and development | $63K | $26 | 1% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 350 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Only 350 residents share each seat on Maskinongé council, fewer than in 53% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Maskinongé 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.
mun-maskinonge.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. The council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- 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.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
Questions about how Maskinongé is run
Who is the MP for Maskinongé?
Yves Perron of the Bloc Québécois is the MP for Berthier—Maskinongé, which includes Maskinongé.
Which party won Maskinongé in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois), who represents Berthier—Maskinongé still.
Who is the MNA for Maskinongé?
The riding of the same name is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Maskinongé and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Maskinongé?
The mayor is Roger Michaud, who chairs Maskinongé council.
How much does Maskinongé council spend?
Maskinongé council spent $4.6M in 2024 for about 2,408 residents; its largest service line was recreation and culture, at $1.3M.
Which regional body is Maskinongé part of?
Maskinongé’s mayor takes a seat on the council of MRC Maskinongé, the regional county municipality.
How is Maskinongé council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Maskinongé 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).