Photo: Hayden Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Val-d'Or’s mayor: Serge Allard
Across Quebec, 44 of the 78 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Val-d'Or is Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, and Mandy Gull-Masty (Liberal Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. Val-d'Or sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Abitibi-Est, though no open record we can reuse gives the name. Voters in the city choose 8 councillors as well.
Three governments, and who does what
Val-d'Or, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
ville.valdor.qc.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.
Val-d'Or belongs to MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or, the regional county municipality whose council of mayors adopts the land-use plan for its municipalities.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Val-d'Or, from the most recent elections.
- 1Val-d'Or councilelected November 2025Serge Allard
- 2National Assembly of QuébecAbitibi-Est
- 3House of CommonsAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
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-d'Or council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Serge Allard
- Dave Tremblay
- Valérie Dufour
- Maryse Ouellet
- Frédéric Vincent
- Jean St-Jules
- Sylvie Hébert
- Cathy Elliott Morneau
- Marc Boulianne
9 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serge Allard | Mayor | Independent | 4,065 | 44% | No |
| Dave Tremblay | Lac-Blouin/Centre-ville district | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Valérie Dufour | Paquinville-Fatima district | Independent | 500 | 60% | Yes |
| Maryse Ouellet | Belvédère district | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Frédéric Vincent | Sullivan district | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Jean St-Jules | Val-Senneville-Vassan district | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Sylvie Hébert | Bourlamaque-Louvicourt district | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Cathy Elliott Morneau | Lemoine-Baie-Carrière district | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Marc Boulianne | Dubuisson district | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
Every member of Val-d'Or council ran without a team or party. Voters elect a councillor for their own district and a mayor for the whole of Val-d'Or.
Every other candidate (3)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Benjamin Turcotte | Independent | 4,007 | 44% |
| Mayor | Richard Boutin | Independent | 1,147 | 12% |
| Paquinville-Fatima district | Audrey-Anne Beaudry | Independent | 329 | 40% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Val-d'Or
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Serge Allard won the race for mayor with 44% of the votes, 58 ahead of Benjamin Turcotte. Turnout for mayor was 36%, under the 51% typical of a contested race for mayor in Québec.
How Val-d'Or voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Val-d'Or votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Or council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election. 4 November 2029 is the next council election in Val-d'Or, 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.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Val-d'Or votes in Abitibi-Est 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-d'Or is in Abitibi-Est, 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)
Mandy Gull-Masty represents Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
April 2025 was Mandy Gull-Masty’s first election to the House of Commons. Mapped onto today’s Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, the 2021 vote favoured the Bloc Québécois with 38%, which makes Mandy Gull-Masty’s 2025 win a gain.
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
Sylvie Bérubé kept Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou for the Bloc Québécois in 2021
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
At 45%, fewer of Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). Sylvie Bérubé was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 36%. The 2021 count in Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou put Sylvie Bérubé (Bloc Québécois) first at 38%, with Lise Kistabish (Liberal Party of Canada) 3,400 votes back.
All 8 candidates in Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvie Bérubé | Bloc Québécois | 10,784 | 37.9% |
| Lise Kistabish | Liberal Party of Canada | 7,384 | 26.0% |
| Steve Corriveau | Conservative Party of Canada | 4,508 | 15.9% |
| Pauline Lameboy | New Democratic Party | 3,323 | 11.7% |
| Michaël Cloutier | People's Party of Canada | 1,072 | 3.8% |
| Cédric Brazeau | Free Party Canada | 594 | 2.1% |
| Didier Pilon | Green Party of Canada | 442 | 1.6% |
| Jimmy Levesque | Marijuana Party | 329 | 1.2% |
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-d'Or council spends less 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.
At 81%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 63% seen across the province. Val-d'Or council carried $98.6M of long-term debt, $2,991 per resident against a typical $2,461. Staff pay and benefits account for 31% of spending. In 2024 the median among Québec’s local municipalities was $2,394 a resident; Val-d'Or council spent $2,363. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $587 per resident and 25% of the total.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $19.3M | $587 | 25% |
| Recreation and culture | $15.4M | $466 | 20% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $12.3M | $372 | 16% |
| General government | $12.1M | $366 | 16% |
| Police, fire and protection | $10.7M | $324 | 14% |
| Planning and development | $4.3M | $129 | 5% |
| Financing costs | $3.5M | $106 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $409K | $12 | 1% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 3,710 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Val-d'Or council has one seat for every 3,710 residents, more than in 95% of Quebec municipalities. No closer places have figures: these lie 25–39 km from Val-d'Or.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Val-d'Or 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.valdor.qc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- 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.
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
- 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.
Questions about how Val-d'Or is run
Who is the MP for Val-d'Or?
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou’s MP, Mandy Gull-Masty of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents Val-d'Or.
Which party won Val-d'Or in the 2021 federal election?
The Bloc Québécois, with Sylvie Bérubé in Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou; since 2025 Mandy Gull-Masty represents Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou.
Who is the MNA for Val-d'Or?
Abitibi-Est is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Val-d'Or and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Val-d'Or?
The mayor is Serge Allard, who chairs Val-d'Or council.
How much does Val-d'Or council spend?
The 2024 return of Val-d'Or council shows $77.9M of spending for roughly 32,978 residents, $19.3M of it on roads and transit.
Which regional body is Val-d'Or part of?
Val-d'Or’s mayor takes a seat on the council of MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or, the regional county municipality.
How is Val-d'Or council elected?
One councillor a district, and a mayor chosen by everyone, on Val-d'Or 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).