Photo: Fairchild Aviation Limited (d'après l'inscription dans le coin inférieur droit de la photo) · Public domain4,700 residents per council seat in Shawinigan, a higher ratio than 96% of Quebec municipalities
For federal votes, Shawinigan belongs to Saint-Maurice—Champlain, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it. Provincially, Shawinigan votes in Laviolette--Saint-Maurice; the open record doesn’t name its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) in the National Assembly of Québec, so the legislature’s own list is linked below. The mayor of Shawinigan is Yves Lévesque, who sits with 10 councillors.
What stands out in how Shawinigan is governed
Many residents per seat
Shawinigan council has more people behind each seat than most of Quebec, where the middle figure is 380 residents a seat. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Shawinigan council spent more per resident in 2024 than 75% of Québec’s local municipalities. Council money ↓
A close federal race
In 2021 only 12.4 points separated first and second (Bloc Québécois) in Saint-Maurice—Champlain, tighter than 66% of the 338 ridings. How Shawinigan 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
Shawinigan, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
shawinigan.ca ↗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.
Shawinigan belongs to no regional county municipality: the city holds an MRC’s powers itself.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Shawinigan, from the most recent elections.
- 1Shawinigan councilelected November 2025Yves Lévesque
- 2National Assembly of QuébecLaviolette--Saint-Maurice
- 3House of CommonsSaint-Maurice—Champlain
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 Shawinigan council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Yves Lévesque
- Marc Bélisle
- Louis-Jean Garceau
- Maricka Giguère
- Josette Allard-Gignac
- Jacques St-Louis
- Lynn Gravel
- Anthony Lafrenière-Gélinas
- Marie-Josée Suzor
- Jean-Yves Tremblay
- Caroline Walker
11 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yves Lévesque | Mayor | Independent | 10,816 | 53% | No |
| Marc Bélisle | Des Piles-Du Rocher district | Independent | 880 | 43% | No |
| Louis-Jean Garceau | Saint-Georges district | Independent | 2,023 | 91% | Yes, another seat |
| Maricka Giguère | Almaville-Lac-à-la-Tortue district | Independent | 876 | 45% | No |
| Josette Allard-Gignac | Val-Mauricie district | Independent | 1,376 | 63% | Yes, another seat |
| Jacques St-Louis | Saint-Michel district | Independent | 1,084 | 51% | No |
| Lynn Gravel | Saint-Gérard-Belgoville district | Independent | 1,516 | 61% | No |
| Anthony Lafrenière-Gélinas | Sainte-Flore-Grand-Mère district | Independent | 1,784 | 82% | No |
| Marie-Josée Suzor | Des Hêtres-Frank-Gauthier district | Independent | 1,092 | 63% | No |
| Jean-Yves Tremblay | Trudel-Hubert-Biermans district | Independent | 709 | 38% | Yes, another seat |
| Caroline Walker | Centre-ville-Saint-Marc district | Independent | 510 | 35% | No |
Voters elect a councillor for their own district and a mayor for the whole of Shawinigan. Shawinigan council sits without party lines: none of its members ran for a team.
Every other candidate (21)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Jacinthe Campagna | Independent | 6,244 | 31% |
| Mayor | Luc Trudel | Independent | 3,443 | 17% |
| Des Piles-Du Rocher district | Nancy Déziel | Independent | 833 | 41% |
| Des Piles-Du Rocher district | Jean-François Lampron | Independent | 341 | 17% |
| Saint-Georges district | Gilles Vallerand | Independent | 213 | 10% |
| Almaville-Lac-à-la-Tortue district | Alexandre Houle Adam | Independent | 600 | 31% |
| Almaville-Lac-à-la-Tortue district | Charlot Pagé | Independent | 427 | 22% |
| Almaville-Lac-à-la-Tortue district | Etienne Ntobe | Independent | 56 | 3% |
| Val-Mauricie district | Pierre Bordeleau | Independent | 541 | 25% |
| Val-Mauricie district | Christian Béland | Independent | 266 | 12% |
| Saint-Michel district | Benny Auger | Independent | 732 | 35% |
| Saint-Michel district | Samuel Vallée | Independent | 301 | 14% |
| Saint-Gérard-Belgoville district | Christian Hould | Independent | 952 | 39% |
| Sainte-Flore-Grand-Mère district | Sylvie Paquin | Independent | 388 | 18% |
| Des Hêtres-Frank-Gauthier district | Donald Michaud | Independent | 638 | 37% |
| Trudel-Hubert-Biermans district | Gabriel Sansoucy | Independent | 631 | 34% |
| Trudel-Hubert-Biermans district | Etienne Hamel | Independent | 546 | 29% |
| Centre-ville-Saint-Marc district | Timothée Langlois | Independent | 285 | 20% |
| Centre-ville-Saint-Marc district | Mathieu Richard | Independent | 244 | 17% |
| Centre-ville-Saint-Marc district | Vincent Mercier | Independent | 239 | 17% |
| Centre-ville-Saint-Marc district | Pierre Vanasse | Independent | 169 | 12% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Shawinigan
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Yves Lévesque came first for mayor on 53% of the votes, 4,572 more than Jacinthe Campagna. Only 49% of electors took part in the vote for mayor, against a Québec median of 51% for contested mayoral races.
How Shawinigan voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Shawinigan votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Shawinigan 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 Shawinigan falls on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities. Voters last chose the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026 and the House of Commons on 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.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Shawinigan votes in Laviolette--Saint-Maurice 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 ↗For the National Assembly of Québec, Shawinigan votes in Laviolette--Saint-Maurice, which has one MNA.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
François-Philippe Champagne represents Saint-Maurice—Champlain in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Saint-Maurice—Champlain · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
With François-Philippe Champagne, the Liberal Party of Canada counts 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec.
The MP’s record
First elected in 2015, François-Philippe Champagne is serving the 4th term of a Commons career. Mapped onto today’s Saint-Maurice—Champlain, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 42%; in 2025 François-Philippe Champagne kept the seat in the same hands. François-Philippe Champagne has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada (2019–2021), Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities (2018–2019) and Minister of International Trade (2017–2018).
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, Saint-Maurice—Champlain re-elected François-Philippe Champagne of the Liberal Party of Canada
Counts for Saint-Maurice—Champlain within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
6,973 votes separated François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal Party of Canada) from Jacynthe Bruneau (Bloc Québécois) in Saint-Maurice—Champlain in 2021, when the winner took 42%. In 2019, François-Philippe Champagne had won the same riding with 40%. At 62%, fewer of Saint-Maurice—Champlain voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
All 9 candidates in Saint-Maurice—Champlain, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| François-Philippe Champagne | Liberal Party of Canada | 23,913 | 42.5% |
| Jacynthe Bruneau | Bloc Québécois | 16,940 | 30.1% |
| Jacques Bouchard | Conservative Party of Canada | 10,139 | 18.0% |
| Valérie Bergeron | New Democratic Party | 2,849 | 5.1% |
| Marie Gabrielle Rouleau | Free Party Canada | 932 | 1.7% |
| Marie-Claude Gaudet | Green Party of Canada | 731 | 1.3% |
| Hugo Beaumont Tremblay | Marijuana Party | 307 | 0.5% |
| Dji-Pé Frazer | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 285 | 0.5% |
| Alain Magnan | Independent | 241 | 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
Shawinigan 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.
The largest line is water, sewers and waste: 24% of the total, $686 a resident. Spending by Shawinigan council reached $2,855 a resident in 2024, well over the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Pay and benefits made up 29% of spending. Shawinigan council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $255.2M long term, $4,990 a resident where the median is $2,461. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 67% of revenue, against 63% across the province’s returns.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $35.1M | $686 | 24% |
| Roads and transit | $33.4M | $654 | 23% |
| Recreation and culture | $19.9M | $389 | 14% |
| General government | $19.7M | $385 | 13% |
| Police, fire and protection | $14.3M | $280 | 10% |
| Planning and development | $14.2M | $277 | 10% |
| Financing costs | $9.3M | $181 | 6% |
| Social services and child care | $195K | $4 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
Shawinigan council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
The headline above gives the figure; the bars set Shawinigan council beside nearby councils, with the provincial median as the tick.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Shawinigan 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.
shawinigan.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- 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. For residents per seat, the head of council is counted as a seat, and the population is the 2021 Census figure.
Questions about how Shawinigan is run
Who is the MP for Shawinigan?
François-Philippe Champagne of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for Saint-Maurice—Champlain, which includes Shawinigan.
Which party won Shawinigan in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal Party of Canada), who represents Saint-Maurice—Champlain still.
Who is the MNA for Shawinigan?
Shawinigan votes in Laviolette--Saint-Maurice; the National Assembly of Québec’s members page gives its current MNA.
Who heads the council in Shawinigan?
Shawinigan council is led by Yves Lévesque, its mayor.
How much does Shawinigan council spend?
The 2024 return of Shawinigan council shows $146M of spending for roughly 51,149 residents, $35.1M of it on water, sewers and waste.
How is Shawinigan council elected?
Shawinigan 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).