Photo: abdallahh from Montréal, Canada · CC BY 2.0The council of Pointe-Lebel is led by its mayor, Lise Arsenault
Federally, Pointe-Lebel sits in Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Marilène Gill of the Bloc Québécois. Pointe-Lebel is in René-Lévesque for the National Assembly of Québec, whose current MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) no open source we can use records yet. Across Quebec, 44 of the 78 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada. The village also elects 5 councillors to sit at the council table.
Three governments, and who does what
Pointe-Lebel, a village in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
pointe-lebel.com ↗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, Pointe-Lebel forms MRC Manicouagan, 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 Pointe-Lebel, from the most recent elections.
- 1Pointe-Lebel councilelected November 2025Lise Arsenault
- 2National Assembly of QuébecRené-Lévesque
- 3House of CommonsCôte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan
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 Pointe-Lebel council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Lise Arsenault
- Myriam Beaudin
- Cécile Roussel
- Marie-Josée Maltais
- Josée Gagnon
- Joanie Tremblay
- André Foster
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lise Arsenault | Mayor | Independent | 447 | 71% | No |
| Myriam Beaudin | Langlois district | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Cécile Roussel | Murray district | Independent | 48 | 53% | Yes |
| Marie-Josée Maltais | Gémus district | Independent | 85 | 70% | No |
| Josée Gagnon | Dufour district | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Joanie Tremblay | Chouinard district | Independent | 74 | 71% | No |
| André Foster | Moreau district | Independent | 97 | 80% | No |
All the seats on Pointe-Lebel council went to candidates with no team. The mayor answers to all of Pointe-Lebel; every councillor represents a district.
Every other candidate (7)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Clermond Coll | Independent | 142 | 23% |
| Mayor | René Labrosse | Independent | 38 | 6% |
| Murray district | Josée Richard | Independent | 34 | 37% |
| Murray district | David Dugas | Independent | 9 | 10% |
| Gémus district | Claude Dufour | Independent | 37 | 30% |
| Chouinard district | Gariépy Isabelle | Independent | 30 | 29% |
| Moreau district | Kathy Amélie Harvey | Independent | 24 | 20% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Pointe-Lebel
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Lise Arsenault won the race for mayor with 71% of the votes, 305 ahead of Clermond Coll. Fewer electors voted for mayor than in most of Québec: 43%, where the median contested race drew 51%.
How Pointe-Lebel voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Pointe-Lebel votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Pointe-Lebel council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The next council election in Pointe-Lebel falls on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities. Provincially the last general election was on 5 October 2026, for the National Assembly of Québec; federally, on 28 April 2025. This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Pointe-Lebel votes in René-Lévesque 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 ↗Pointe-Lebel is in René-Lévesque, 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)
Marilène Gill represents Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan · Bloc Québécois · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
First elected in 2015, Marilène Gill is serving the 4th term of a Commons career. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan puts the Bloc Québécois first at 53%; Marilène Gill held it for the party 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
In 2021, Manicouagan re-elected Marilène Gill of the Bloc Québécois
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Pointe-Lebel sat in Manicouagan; the 2025 election put it in Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan.
At 50%, fewer of Manicouagan voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). Manicouagan elected Marilène Gill (Bloc Québécois) in 2021: 53% of the vote, a lead of 10,779 over Rodrigue Vigneault (Conservative Party of Canada). The 2019 result had favoured Marilène Gill as well, at 54%.
All 5 candidates in Manicouagan, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marilène Gill | Bloc Québécois | 18,419 | 52.6% |
| Rodrigue Vigneault | Conservative Party of Canada | 7,640 | 21.8% |
| Thomas Gagné | Liberal Party of Canada | 6,545 | 18.7% |
| Nichola St-Jean | New Democratic Party | 1,509 | 4.3% |
| Bianca Girard | Free Party Canada | 887 | 2.5% |
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
Pointe-Lebel 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.
Pointe-Lebel council carried $2.5M of long-term debt, $1,349 per resident against a typical $2,461. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 69% of revenue, against 63% across the province’s returns. The largest line is water, sewers and waste: 30% of the total, $587 a resident. Staff pay and benefits account for 29% of spending. Spending by Pointe-Lebel council came to $1,989 a resident in 2024, under the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.1M | $587 | 30% |
| General government | $1.1M | $579 | 29% |
| Roads and transit | $754K | $412 | 21% |
| Recreation and culture | $283K | $154 | 8% |
| Police, fire and protection | $278K | $152 | 8% |
| Planning and development | $110K | $60 | 3% |
| Financing costs | $82K | $45 | 2% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 300 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
With 300 residents behind each seat, Pointe-Lebel council sits below 61% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Pointe-Lebel 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.
pointe-lebel.com ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- 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.
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
- 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. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
Questions about how Pointe-Lebel is run
Who is the MP for Pointe-Lebel?
Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan’s MP, Marilène Gill of the Bloc Québécois, represents Pointe-Lebel.
Which party won Pointe-Lebel in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Marilène Gill (Bloc Québécois), in Manicouagan; Marilène Gill represents Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan today.
Who is the MNA for Pointe-Lebel?
The riding for Pointe-Lebel is René-Lévesque, and the National Assembly of Québec lists the MNA who holds it.
Who heads the council in Pointe-Lebel?
The mayor is Lise Arsenault, who chairs Pointe-Lebel council.
How much does Pointe-Lebel council spend?
The 2024 return of Pointe-Lebel council shows $3.6M of spending for roughly 1,831 residents, $1.1M of it on water, sewers and waste.
Which regional body is Pointe-Lebel part of?
The council of MRC Manicouagan brings together the mayors of its municipalities, Pointe-Lebel’s among them.
How is Pointe-Lebel council elected?
Pointe-Lebel 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).