Photo: Nicolas Gagnon · Public domainRivière-Bleue’s council outspends 97% of Québec’s local municipalities, per resident
Rivière-Bleue is in Rivière-du-Loup--Témiscouata 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. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Rivière-Bleue is Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata, and Bernard Généreux (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. Claude H Pelletier is mayor of Rivière-Bleue, with 6 councillors on the council.
What stands out in how Rivière-Bleue is governed
Few residents per seat
Across Quebec the median is one seat per 380 residents, above the ratio on Rivière-Bleue council. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Rivière-Bleue council spent more per resident in 2024 than 97% of Québec’s local municipalities. Council money ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Rivière-Bleue, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
riviere-bleue.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 Témiscouata is Rivière-Bleue’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 Rivière-Bleue, from the most recent elections.
- 1Rivière-Bleue councilelected November 2025Claude H Pelletier
- 2National Assembly of QuébecRivière-du-Loup--Témiscouata
- 3House of CommonsCôte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata
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 Rivière-Bleue council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Claude H Pelletier
- Thérèse Beauregard
- Véronique Bossé
- Christiane Roy
- Gabriel Rafih
- Yves Gagné
- Claudine Marquis
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude H Pelletier | Mayor | Independent | 417 | 65% | Yes |
| Thérèse Beauregard | Councillor | Independent | 359 | 56% | Yes |
| Véronique Bossé | Councillor | Independent | 403 | 62% | Yes |
| Christiane Roy | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Gabriel Rafih | Councillor | Independent | 293 | 46% | No |
| Yves Gagné | Councillor | Independent | 395 | 61% | Yes |
| Claudine Marquis | Councillor | Independent | 403 | 63% | Yes |
All the seats on Rivière-Bleue council went to candidates with no team. No seat on Rivière-Bleue council belongs to a ward; the mayor and every councillor face the whole municipality. One seat needed no vote: it had just one candidate.
Every other candidate (8)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Danny Laplante | L'équipe des Riverain(e)s | 229 | 35% |
| Councillor | Noella Michaud | L'équipe des Riverain(e)s | 287 | 44% |
| Councillor | Daniel Plourde | L'équipe des Riverain(e)s | 246 | 38% |
| Councillor | Sylvie Cormier | L'équipe des Riverain(e)s | 178 | 28% |
| Councillor | Alain Bossé | Independent | 140 | 22% |
| Councillor | Richard Ducas | Independent | 29 | 5% |
| Councillor | Pierre Cloutier | L'équipe des Riverain(e)s | 249 | 39% |
| Councillor | Raymond Boulay | L'équipe des Riverain(e)s | 242 | 38% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Rivière-Bleue
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Claude H Pelletier was already mayor and kept the seat. Claude H Pelletier won the race for mayor with 65% of the votes, 188 ahead of Danny Laplante. With 59% of electors taking part, the vote for mayor beat the Québec median of 51% for contested mayoral races.
How Rivière-Bleue voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Rivière-Bleue votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Rivière-Bleue council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms. The next council election in Rivière-Bleue falls on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Rivière-Bleue votes in Rivière-du-Loup--Témiscouata 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 Rivière-du-Loup--Témiscouata: it sends one MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and Rivière-Bleue votes in it.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Bernard Généreux represents Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2009
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The Conservative Party of Canada, Bernard Généreux’s party, takes 11 of the 78 seats from Quebec; the Liberal Party of Canada takes 44.
The MP’s record
Bernard Généreux first won a seat in 2009 and, after a spell away, came back to the Commons in 2015. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 45%, and Bernard Généreux kept 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
Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques returned Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc Québécois) in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Rivière-Bleue voted in Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata is its riding today.
In 2019, Maxime Blanchette-Joncas had won the same riding with 38%. Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc Québécois) took Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques in 2021 with 49% of the vote, 10,175 votes ahead of Léonie Lajoie (Liberal Party of Canada). At 61%, fewer of Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
All 8 candidates in Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Blanchette-Joncas | Bloc Québécois | 20,657 | 49.0% |
| Léonie Lajoie | Liberal Party of Canada | 10,482 | 24.9% |
| France Gagnon | Conservative Party of Canada | 5,569 | 13.2% |
| Sylvain Lajoie | New Democratic Party | 2,641 | 6.3% |
| Noémi Bureau-Civil | Independent | 1,467 | 3.5% |
| Jean Tardy | People's Party of Canada | 700 | 1.7% |
| Michel Raymond | Free Party Canada | 430 | 1.0% |
| Megan Hodges | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 192 | 0.5% |
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
Rivière-Bleue 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.
Of every dollar spent, 18% went on pay and benefits. Spending by Rivière-Bleue council reached $5,155 a resident in 2024, well over the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. The largest line is planning and development: 47% of the total, $2,417 a resident. Local taxpayers carry a smaller share than elsewhere: 26% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. Rivière-Bleue council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $5.9M long term, $4,511 a resident where the median is $2,461.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planning and development | $3.2M | $2,417 | 47% |
| Roads and transit | $955K | $731 | 14% |
| Recreation and culture | $944K | $723 | 14% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $845K | $647 | 13% |
| General government | $397K | $304 | 6% |
| Police, fire and protection | $228K | $174 | 3% |
| Financing costs | $183K | $140 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $23K | $18 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 190 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Rivière-Bleue has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 18–29 km out. At 190 residents a seat, Rivière-Bleue council is more closely spread than 83% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Rivière-Bleue 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.
riviere-bleue.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- 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.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- Council size. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
- 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.
Questions about how Rivière-Bleue is run
Who is the MP for Rivière-Bleue?
Rivière-Bleue is in Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata, represented by Bernard Généreux (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Rivière-Bleue in the 2021 federal election?
The Bloc Québécois, with Maxime Blanchette-Joncas in Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques; since 2025 Bernard Généreux represents Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata.
Who is the MNA for Rivière-Bleue?
The riding for Rivière-Bleue is Rivière-du-Loup--Témiscouata, and the National Assembly of Québec lists the MNA who holds it.
Who heads the council in Rivière-Bleue?
Claude H Pelletier chairs Rivière-Bleue council as mayor.
How much does Rivière-Bleue council spend?
In 2024, Rivière-Bleue council spent $6.7M in all, for some 1,306 residents, of which $3.2M went on planning and development, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Rivière-Bleue part of?
The council of MRC Témiscouata brings together the mayors of its municipalities, Rivière-Bleue’s among them.
How is Rivière-Bleue council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Rivière-Bleue 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).