Photo: R. L'Heureux · CC BY-SA 4.0Daniel Turcotte is mayor of Val-Alain
The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec. For federal votes, Val-Alain belongs to Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Luc Berthold (Conservative Party of Canada) holds it. Lotbinière-Frontenac is the riding Val-Alain votes in for the National Assembly of Québec, and its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members. 6 councillors complete the municipality’s council.
Three governments, and who does what
Val-Alain, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
val-alain.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.
Its regional county municipality is MRC Lotbinière: the mayors of its municipalities, Val-Alain’s among them, sit on its council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Val-Alain, from the most recent elections.
- 1Val-Alain councilelected November 2025Daniel Turcotte
- 2National Assembly of QuébecLotbinière-Frontenac
- 3House of CommonsMégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière
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 Val-Alain council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Daniel Turcotte
- Guillaume Boissonneault
- Sébastien Gauthier
- Julie Duhaime
- Ève Laquerre
- Isabelle Laroche
- Martin Boilard
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Turcotte | Mayor | Independent | 325 | 59% | Yes |
| Guillaume Boissonneault | Councillor | Independent | 277 | 50% | No |
| Sébastien Gauthier | Councillor | Independent | 284 | 52% | No |
| Julie Duhaime | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Ève Laquerre | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Isabelle Laroche | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Martin Boilard | Councillor | Independent | 334 | 61% | No |
There are no wards on Val-Alain council: the whole electorate votes for every seat, the mayor too. Every member of Val-Alain council ran without a team or party.
Every other candidate (4)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Guy Labonté | Independent | 224 | 41% |
| Councillor | Nancy Mercier | Independent | 273 | 50% |
| Councillor | François Lambert | Independent | 262 | 48% |
| Councillor | Nicolas Parent | Independent | 217 | 39% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Val-Alain
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Daniel Turcotte was already mayor and kept the seat. 64% of electors voted for mayor, above the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races. Daniel Turcotte won the race for mayor with 59% of the votes, 101 ahead of Guy Labonté.
How Val-Alain voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Val-Alain votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Val-Alain 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. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026. 4 November 2029 is the next council election in Val-Alain, fixed by the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities for the first Sunday in November every four years.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Val-Alain votes in Lotbinière-Frontenac 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 ↗Val-Alain is in Lotbinière-Frontenac, 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)
Luc Berthold represents Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière · Conservative 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.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 57%; Luc Berthold held it for the party in 2025. The current Parliament is Luc Berthold’s 4th, counting from a first win in 2015.
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
Jacques Gourde kept Lévis—Lotbinière for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Lévis—Lotbinière, Val-Alain’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière.
70% of electors in Lévis—Lotbinière voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada. Jacques Gourde (Conservative Party of Canada) took Lévis—Lotbinière in 2021 with 52% of the vote, 18,991 votes ahead of Samuel Lamarche (Bloc Québécois). 45% had elected Jacques Gourde there in 2019.
All 8 candidates in Lévis—Lotbinière, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Gourde | Conservative Party of Canada | 32,731 | 51.6% |
| Samuel Lamarche | Bloc Québécois | 13,740 | 21.7% |
| Ghislain Daigle | Liberal Party of Canada | 9,286 | 14.7% |
| Guylaine Dumont | New Democratic Party | 4,497 | 7.1% |
| Benoit Simard | People's Party of Canada | 1,661 | 2.6% |
| Charles-Eugène Bergeron | Green Party of Canada | 856 | 1.4% |
| Mariève Lemay | Free Party Canada | 541 | 0.9% |
| Carl Brochu | Parti Patriote | 95 | 0.2% |
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
Val-Alain 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.
Debt Val-Alain council owes over the long term came to $3.9M, $3,739 a resident, higher than the median of $2,461. Local taxpayers carry a smaller share than elsewhere: 61% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 25%, or $621 per resident. In 2024 the median among Québec’s local municipalities was $2,394 a resident; Val-Alain council spent $2,452. Staff pay and benefits account for 29% of spending.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $645K | $621 | 25% |
| General government | $505K | $486 | 20% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $502K | $483 | 20% |
| Police, fire and protection | $347K | $334 | 14% |
| Recreation and culture | $211K | $203 | 8% |
| Planning and development | $189K | $182 | 7% |
| Financing costs | $104K | $100 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $45K | $44 | 2% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 150 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
With 150 residents behind each seat, Val-Alain council sits below 94% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Val-Alain 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.
val-alain.com ↗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. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
Questions about how Val-Alain is run
Who is the MP for Val-Alain?
Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière’s MP, Luc Berthold of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Val-Alain.
Which party won Val-Alain in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Jacques Gourde (Conservative Party of Canada), in Lévis—Lotbinière; Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière has elected Luc Berthold since.
Who is the MNA for Val-Alain?
Lotbinière-Frontenac is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Val-Alain and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Val-Alain?
The mayor is Daniel Turcotte, who chairs Val-Alain council.
How much does Val-Alain council spend?
Val-Alain council spent $2.5M in 2024 for about 1,039 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $645K.
Which regional body is Val-Alain part of?
Val-Alain’s mayor takes a seat on the council of MRC Lotbinière, the regional county municipality.
How is Val-Alain council elected?
Every seat on Val-Alain council, the mayor’s included, is filled by the whole municipality.
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).