Photo: Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0Val-des-Monts has one council seat for every 2,070 residents, more than 88% of municipalities in Quebec
Val-des-Monts is in Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Stéphane Lauzon of the Liberal Party of Canada. Gatineau sends David Logue (Quebec Liberal Party) to the National Assembly of Québec as its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature), and Val-des-Monts is part of it. Joëlle Gauthier is mayor of Val-des-Monts, with 6 councillors on the council.
What stands out in how Val-des-Monts is governed
Many residents per seat
The middle municipality in Quebec has a seat for every 380 residents; Val-des-Monts council has far more people behind each. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Only a minority of Québec’s local municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Val-des-Monts council: it is ahead of 73%. 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
Val-des-Monts, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
val-des-monts.net ↗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, Val-des-Monts forms MRC Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, 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 Val-des-Monts, from the most recent elections.
- 1Val-des-Monts councilelected November 2025Joëlle Gauthier
- 2National Assembly of QuébecGatineau
- 3House of CommonsArgenteuil—La Petite-Nation
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-des-Monts council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Joëlle Gauthier
- André Fournier
- Yana Lukasheh
- Jacques Lemay
- Jean-Sebastien Tessier
- Claude Dubois
- Martine Whelan
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joëlle Gauthier | Mayor | Independent | 1,649 | 57% | Yes, another seat |
| André Fournier | Councillor | Independent | 194 | 33% | No |
| Yana Lukasheh | Councillor | Independent | 254 | 52% | No |
| Jacques Lemay | Councillor | Independent | 198 | 42% | Yes |
| Jean-Sebastien Tessier | Councillor | Independent | 327 | 51% | No |
| Claude Dubois | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Martine Whelan | Councillor | Independent | 186 | 49% | No |
One seat went uncontested. Voters elect a councillor for their own district and a mayor for the whole of Val-des-Monts. Every member of Val-des-Monts council ran without a team or party.
Every other candidate (11)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Chantal Renaud | Independent | 882 | 30% |
| Mayor | Eric Monette | Independent | 383 | 13% |
| Councillor | Daniel Couture | Independent | 180 | 31% |
| Councillor | Albert Potvin | Independent | 152 | 26% |
| Councillor | Del Araujo | Independent | 62 | 11% |
| Councillor | Stéphanne Picard | Independent | 238 | 48% |
| Councillor | André Turcotte | Independent | 178 | 38% |
| Councillor | William Jenneret | Independent | 94 | 20% |
| Councillor | Serge Lessard | Independent | 311 | 49% |
| Councillor | Charles Ethier | Independent | 139 | 37% |
| Councillor | Miranda Baniulis | Independent | 54 | 14% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Val-des-Monts
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Turnout for mayor was 26%, under the 51% typical of a contested race for mayor in Québec. The race for mayor went to Joëlle Gauthier with 57%, a lead of 767 over Chantal Renaud.
How Val-des-Monts voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Val-des-Monts votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Val-des-Monts council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
4 November 2029 is the next council election in Val-des-Monts, fixed by the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities for the first Sunday in November every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
David Logue holds Gatineau in the National Assembly of Québec
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MNA.
David Logue · Quebec Liberal Party
assnat.qc.ca ↗Val-des-Monts is represented in the National Assembly of Québec by David Logue (Quebec Liberal Party), MNA for Gatineau.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Stéphane Lauzon represents Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation · 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.
Stéphane Lauzon is one of 44 Liberal Party of Canada MPs among the 78 from Quebec.
The MP’s record
Stéphane Lauzon sat on Gatineau city council before coming to Ottawa. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 39%; Stéphane Lauzon held it for them in 2025. Stéphane Lauzon has sat in the Commons since 2015, now for the 4th 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
In 2021 Sophie Chatel won Pontiac, as the Liberal Party of Canada had in 2019
Results in Pontiac, the riding Val-des-Monts belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation.
Turnout in Pontiac reached 65% in 2021, against 63% nationally. Pontiac elected Sophie Chatel (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 43% of the vote, a lead of 14,095 over Michel Gauthier (Conservative Party of Canada). 49% had won it for William Amos (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2019.
All 8 candidates in Pontiac, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Chatel | Liberal Party of Canada | 26,899 | 43.4% |
| Michel Gauthier | Conservative Party of Canada | 12,804 | 20.7% |
| Gabrielle Desjardins | Bloc Québécois | 10,424 | 16.8% |
| Denise Giroux | New Democratic Party | 6,824 | 11.0% |
| David Bruce Gottfred | People's Party of Canada | 2,813 | 4.5% |
| Shaughn McArthur | Green Party of Canada | 1,711 | 2.8% |
| Geneviève Labonté-Chartrand | Free Party Canada | 480 | 0.8% |
| James McNair | Canada's Fourth Front | 52 | 0.1% |
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-des-Monts 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-des-Monts council owes over the long term came to $49.6M, $3,533 a resident, higher than the median of $2,461. At 81%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 63% seen across the province. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 27%, or $759 per resident. At $2,804 for every resident in 2024, Val-des-Monts council sits above the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Salaries and benefits took 43% of the total.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $10.7M | $759 | 27% |
| Police, fire and protection | $10.2M | $724 | 26% |
| General government | $6.9M | $490 | 17% |
| Recreation and culture | $5.2M | $367 | 13% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $2.8M | $202 | 7% |
| Financing costs | $1.9M | $138 | 5% |
| Planning and development | $1.6M | $117 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $77K | $5 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
Val-des-Monts council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Beside its neighbours, Val-des-Monts council is the bar in colour; the headline above has the comparison with the province.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Val-des-Monts 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-des-monts.net ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- Not on this page. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- 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 2021 Census population is shared over all council seats, including the head of council’s, for this ratio.
Questions about how Val-des-Monts is run
Who is the MP for Val-des-Monts?
Val-des-Monts is in Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, represented by Stéphane Lauzon (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Val-des-Monts in the 2021 federal election?
Pontiac went to Sophie Chatel (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Stéphane Lauzon has been the MP for Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation.
Who is the MNA for Val-des-Monts?
David Logue sits for Gatineau in the National Assembly of Québec as MNA, and Val-des-Monts is part of that riding.
Who heads the council in Val-des-Monts?
Joëlle Gauthier is mayor, at the head of Val-des-Monts council.
How much does Val-des-Monts council spend?
The 2024 return of Val-des-Monts council shows $39.4M of spending for roughly 14,037 residents, $10.7M of it on roads and transit.
Which regional body is Val-des-Monts part of?
Val-des-Monts belongs to MRC Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Val-des-Monts council elected?
One councillor a district, and a mayor chosen by everyone, on Val-des-Monts council.
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).