Photo: Ymblanter · CC BY-SA 4.0The council of Trois-Pistoles is led by its mayor, Maurice Vaney
Trois-Pistoles is in Rimouski—La Matapédia, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Maxime Blanchette-Joncas of the Bloc Québécois. Trois-Pistoles sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Rivière-du-Loup--Témiscouata, though no open record we can reuse gives the name. From Quebec come 78 MPs, 44 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada. The council of the city also counts 6 councillors.
Three governments, and who does what
Trois-Pistoles, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
ville-trois-pistoles.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, Trois-Pistoles forms MRC Les Basques, 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 Trois-Pistoles, from the most recent elections.
- 1Trois-Pistoles councilelected November 2025Maurice Vaney
- 2National Assembly of QuébecRivière-du-Loup--Témiscouata
- 3House of CommonsRimouski—La Matapédia
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 Trois-Pistoles council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Maurice Vaney
- Johanne Beaulieu
- Yannick Ouellet
- Yvanho Rioux
- Yves Lauzier
- Jean-Philippe Denis-Rioux
- Claudia Lagacé
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Vaney | Mayor | Independent | 925 | 66% | Yes, another seat |
| Johanne Beaulieu | Est district | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Yannick Ouellet | Est district | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Yvanho Rioux | Ouest district | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Yves Lauzier | Ouest district | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Jean-Philippe Denis-Rioux | Nord district | Independent | 261 | 58% | No |
| Claudia Lagacé | Nord district | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
Trois-Pistoles is split into districts for council seats, while the mayor faces every voter. All the seats on Trois-Pistoles council went to candidates with no team.
Every other candidate (2)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Philippe Guilbert | Independent | 482 | 34% |
| Nord district | Mario Bérubé | Independent | 189 | 42% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Trois-Pistoles
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
The outgoing mayor, Philippe Guilbert, lost the seat to Maurice Vaney. With 54% of electors taking part, the vote for mayor beat the Québec median of 51% for contested mayoral races. A lead of 443 votes over Philippe Guilbert gave Maurice Vaney the mayor’s seat, with 66% of the votes.
How Trois-Pistoles voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Trois-Pistoles votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Trois-Pistoles council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021. Voters last chose the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, Trois-Pistoles’s next municipal vote is on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Trois-Pistoles 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 ↗For the National Assembly of Québec, Trois-Pistoles votes in Rivière-du-Loup--Témiscouata, which has one MNA.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas represents Rimouski—La Matapédia in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Rimouski—La Matapédia · 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 MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Rimouski—La Matapédia, the 2021 vote gives the Bloc Québécois 54%; in 2025 Maxime Blanchette-Joncas kept the seat in the same hands. Maxime Blanchette-Joncas has sat in the Commons since 2019, now for the 3rd Parliament.
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
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas kept Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques for the Bloc Québécois in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Trois-Pistoles voted in Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Rimouski—La Matapédia is its riding today.
Turnout in Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques was 61% in 2021, against 63% nationally. The 2019 result had favoured Maxime Blanchette-Joncas as well, at 38%. 10,175 votes separated Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc Québécois) from Léonie Lajoie (Liberal Party of Canada) in Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques in 2021, when the winner took 49%.
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
Trois-Pistoles 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.
Taxes on property make up 65% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 63%. Trois-Pistoles council carried $7.3M of long-term debt, $2,317 per resident against a typical $2,461. Pay and benefits made up 32% of spending. Each resident’s share of Trois-Pistoles council’s 2024 spending came to $2,784, where the middle of Québec’s local municipalities sat at $2,394. The largest line is recreation and culture: 24% of the total, $680 a resident.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and culture | $2.1M | $680 | 24% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $2M | $646 | 23% |
| Roads and transit | $1.5M | $466 | 17% |
| General government | $1.3M | $402 | 14% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1.1M | $348 | 12% |
| Planning and development | $551K | $176 | 6% |
| Financing costs | $154K | $49 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $53K | $17 | 1% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 450 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
450 residents share each seat on Trois-Pistoles council, more than in 58% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Trois-Pistoles 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-trois-pistoles.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- 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.
- Council size. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
Questions about how Trois-Pistoles is run
Who is the MP for Trois-Pistoles?
Trois-Pistoles is in Rimouski—La Matapédia, represented by Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc Québécois).
Which party won Trois-Pistoles in the 2021 federal election?
The Bloc Québécois: Maxime Blanchette-Joncas won Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques in 2021 and is the MP for today’s Rimouski—La Matapédia.
Who is the MNA for Trois-Pistoles?
The riding for Trois-Pistoles is Rivière-du-Loup--Témiscouata, and the National Assembly of Québec lists the MNA who holds it.
Who heads the council in Trois-Pistoles?
Trois-Pistoles council is led by Maurice Vaney, its mayor.
How much does Trois-Pistoles council spend?
The 2024 return of Trois-Pistoles council shows $8.7M of spending for roughly 3,139 residents, $2.1M of it on recreation and culture.
Which regional body is Trois-Pistoles part of?
Trois-Pistoles belongs to MRC Les Basques, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Trois-Pistoles council elected?
Trois-Pistoles 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).