Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 3.0Steeve Boulanger leads Yamachiche as mayor
For the National Assembly of Québec, Yamachiche votes in Maskinongé; open data doesn’t yet say who its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) is. Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) is the MP for Berthier—Maskinongé, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Yamachiche. The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec. Voters in the municipality choose 6 councillors as well.
Three governments, and who does what
Yamachiche, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
yamachiche.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, Yamachiche forms MRC Maskinongé, 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 Yamachiche, from the most recent elections.
- 1Yamachiche councilelected November 2025Steeve Boulanger
- 2National Assembly of QuébecMaskinongé
- 3House of CommonsBerthier—Maskinongé
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 Yamachiche council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Steeve Boulanger
- Dominic Germain
- Mathieu Lévesque
- Frédéric Debrix
- Dany Trahan
- Éric Ferron
- Ève Boudrias-Chapleau
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steeve Boulanger | Mayor | Independent | 707 | 64% | No |
| Dominic Germain | Councillor | Independent | 641 | 59% | Yes |
| Mathieu Lévesque | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Frédéric Debrix | Councillor | Independent | 546 | 50% | No |
| Dany Trahan | Councillor | Independent | 589 | 54% | Yes |
| Éric Ferron | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Ève Boudrias-Chapleau | Councillor | Independent | 586 | 53% | No |
No team or party won a seat on Yamachiche council: every member ran on their own. There are no wards on Yamachiche council: the whole electorate votes for every seat, the mayor too.
Every other candidate (5)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Paul Carbonneau | Independent | 401 | 36% |
| Councillor | Dominic Boisvert | Independent | 444 | 41% |
| Councillor | Éric Drouin Laurendeau | Independent | 539 | 50% |
| Councillor | François Ferron | Independent | 498 | 46% |
| Councillor | Normand Isabelle | Independent | 521 | 47% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Yamachiche
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
The race for mayor went to Steeve Boulanger with 64%, a lead of 306 over Paul Carbonneau. 50% of electors voted for mayor, below the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races. Paul Carbonneau, the sitting mayor, was beaten by Steeve Boulanger.
How Yamachiche voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Yamachiche votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Yamachiche council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
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 Yamachiche, fixed by the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities for the first Sunday in November every four years. Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Yamachiche votes in Maskinongé 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 ↗Yamachiche is in Maskinongé, 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)
Yves Perron represents Berthier—Maskinongé in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Berthier—Maskinongé · 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
First elected in 2019, Yves Perron is serving the 3rd term of a Commons career. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Berthier—Maskinongé puts the Bloc Québécois first at 36%; Yves Perron held it for the party in 2025.
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, Berthier—Maskinongé re-elected Yves Perron of the Bloc Québécois
Counts for Berthier—Maskinongé within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
937 votes separated Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) from Ruth Ellen Brosseau (New Democratic Party) in Berthier—Maskinongé in 2021, when the winner took 35%. Back in 2019, Yves Perron took the riding on 38%. That was among the tightest results in the country: 12 of 338 ridings were closer. Turnout in Berthier—Maskinongé reached 65% in 2021, against 63% nationally.
All 8 candidates in Berthier—Maskinongé, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yves Perron | Bloc Québécois | 19,339 | 35.2% |
| Ruth Ellen Brosseau | New Democratic Party | 18,402 | 33.5% |
| Alexandre Bellemare | Liberal Party of Canada | 8,403 | 15.3% |
| Léo Soulières | Conservative Party of Canada | 6,007 | 10.9% |
| Geneviève Sénécal | People's Party of Canada | 1,496 | 2.7% |
| Denis Brown | Free Party Canada | 551 | 1.0% |
| Laurence Requilé | Green Party of Canada | 548 | 1.0% |
| Steven Lamirande | Marijuana Party | 199 | 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
One seat for every 400 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
With 400 residents behind each seat, Yamachiche council sits above 52% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Yamachiche 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.
yamachiche.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- 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.
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- Council size. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
- 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.
Questions about how Yamachiche is run
Who is the MP for Yamachiche?
For Yamachiche, it’s Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois), who holds Berthier—Maskinongé.
Which party won Yamachiche in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois), who represents Berthier—Maskinongé still.
Who is the MNA for Yamachiche?
Look up Maskinongé on the National Assembly of Québec’s site: that riding, which takes in Yamachiche, has one MNA.
Who heads the council in Yamachiche?
The mayor is Steeve Boulanger, who chairs Yamachiche council.
Which regional body is Yamachiche part of?
Yamachiche belongs to MRC Maskinongé, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Yamachiche council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Yamachiche council, the mayor too.
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) · 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).