Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0Per resident, Beaupré spends more than 88% of Québec’s local municipalities
Provincially, Beaupré votes in Charlevoix--Côte-de-Beaupré; the open record doesn’t name its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) in the National Assembly of Québec, so the legislature’s own list is linked below. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Beaupré is Montmorency—Charlevoix, and Gabriel Hardy (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. Serge Simard is mayor of Beaupré, with 6 councillors on the council.
What stands out in how Beaupré is governed
Many residents per seat
The middle municipality in Quebec has a seat for every 380 residents; Beaupré council has far more people behind each. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Beaupré council spent more per resident in 2024 than 88% of Québec’s local municipalities. 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
Beaupré, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
villedebeaupre.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.
Beaupré belongs to MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré, a regional county municipality, and to the Communauté métropolitaine de Québec.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Beaupré, from the most recent elections.
- 1Beaupré councilelected November 2025Serge Simard
- 2National Assembly of QuébecCharlevoix--Côte-de-Beaupré
- 3House of CommonsMontmorency—Charlevoix
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 Beaupré council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Serge Simard
- Nancy Pelletier
- Christian Blouin
- Michel Auger
- Carol Simard
- Michel Beaumont
- Michèle Abdelnour
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serge Simard | Mayor | ÉQUIPE AVENIR BEAUPRÉ | – | acclaimed | Yes, another seat |
| Nancy Pelletier | Councillor | ÉQUIPE AVENIR BEAUPRÉ | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Christian Blouin | Councillor | ÉQUIPE AVENIR BEAUPRÉ | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Michel Auger | Councillor | ÉQUIPE AVENIR BEAUPRÉ | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Carol Simard | Councillor | Independent | 205 | 35% | No |
| Michel Beaumont | Councillor | ÉQUIPE AVENIR BEAUPRÉ | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Michèle Abdelnour | Councillor | ÉQUIPE AVENIR BEAUPRÉ | – | acclaimed | Yes |
No seat on Beaupré council belongs to a ward; the mayor and every councillor face the whole municipality. The race for mayor was never run: Serge Simard was the only candidate. Apart from ÉQUIPE AVENIR BEAUPRÉ’s members, the council sits without a team.
Every other candidate (3)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor | Sébastien Poulin | Independent | 180 | 30% |
| Councillor | Gwendaline Kervran | Independent | 123 | 21% |
| Councillor | Véronique Lesieur | Independent | 84 | 14% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When Beaupré votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Beaupré 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. The next council election in Beaupré falls on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Beaupré votes in Charlevoix--Côte-de-Beaupré 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 ↗Beaupré is in Charlevoix--Côte-de-Beaupré, 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)
Gabriel Hardy represents Montmorency—Charlevoix in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Montmorency—Charlevoix · Conservative Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Gabriel Hardy is one of 11 Conservative Party of Canada MPs from Quebec, where the Liberal Party of Canada has the most seats: 44 of 78.
The MP’s record
Gabriel Hardy is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Montmorency—Charlevoix puts the Bloc Québécois first at 37%: Gabriel Hardy won it away from them 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, Beauport-Côte-de-Beaupré-Île d'Orléans-Charlevoix re-elected Caroline Desbiens of the Bloc Québécois
Before the 2023 redistribution, Beaupré voted in Beauport-Côte-de-Beaupré-Île d'Orléans-Charlevoix; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Montmorency—Charlevoix is its riding today.
Caroline Desbiens won the 2021 race in Beauport-Côte-de-Beaupré-Île d'Orléans-Charlevoix for the Bloc Québécois, polling 38% and beating Véronique Laprise (Conservative Party of Canada) by 3,301 votes. In 2019, Caroline Desbiens had won the same riding with 36%. Turnout in Beauport-Côte-de-Beaupré-Île d'Orléans-Charlevoix reached 66% in 2021, against 63% nationally.
All 8 candidates in Beauport-Côte-de-Beaupré-Île d'Orléans-Charlevoix, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Desbiens | Bloc Québécois | 19,270 | 38.4% |
| Véronique Laprise | Conservative Party of Canada | 15,969 | 31.9% |
| Alexandra Bernier | Liberal Party of Canada | 10,365 | 20.7% |
| Frédéric Du Verle | New Democratic Party | 2,242 | 4.5% |
| Jenniefer Lefrançois | People's Party of Canada | 881 | 1.8% |
| Frédéric Amyot | Green Party of Canada | 733 | 1.5% |
| Chantal Laplante | Free Party Canada | 449 | 0.9% |
| Vicky Lépine | Independent | 227 | 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
Beaupré 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.
Recreation and culture takes the biggest share, 25%, or $862 per resident. Staff pay and benefits account for 37% of spending. Beaupré council spent $3,494 per resident in 2024, against a median of $2,394 among Québec’s local municipalities. At $9,362 per resident, Beaupré council’s $39.3M of long-term debt is more than the $2,461 median. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 75% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and culture | $3.6M | $862 | 25% |
| Roads and transit | $2.9M | $699 | 20% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $2.2M | $515 | 15% |
| Police, fire and protection | $2M | $466 | 13% |
| General government | $1.9M | $454 | 13% |
| Financing costs | $1.2M | $280 | 8% |
| Planning and development | $924K | $220 | 6% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 620 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
At 620 residents a seat, Beaupré council is more thinly spread than 68% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Beaupré 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.
villedebeaupre.com ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Band councils, and what members did once elected: the open record stops at the vote.
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- 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.
- Council size. The 2021 Census population is shared over all council seats, including the head of council’s, for this ratio.
- 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.
Questions about how Beaupré is run
Who is the MP for Beaupré?
Gabriel Hardy of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Montmorency—Charlevoix, which includes Beaupré.
Which party won Beaupré in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Caroline Desbiens (Bloc Québécois), in Beauport-Côte-de-Beaupré-Île d'Orléans-Charlevoix; Montmorency—Charlevoix has elected Gabriel Hardy since.
Who is the MNA for Beaupré?
Look up Charlevoix--Côte-de-Beaupré on the National Assembly of Québec’s site: that riding, which takes in Beaupré, has one MNA.
Who heads the council in Beaupré?
The mayor is Serge Simard, who chairs Beaupré council.
How much does Beaupré council spend?
The 2024 return of Beaupré council shows $14.7M of spending for roughly 4,194 residents, $3.6M of it on recreation and culture.
Which regional body is Beaupré part of?
Beaupré belongs to MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Beaupré council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Beaupré 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) · 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).