Photo: François Fournier · CC BY-SA 3.0Each seat on Beloeil’s council stands for 2,800 residents, more than in 93% of Quebec municipalities
The mayor of Beloeil is Daniel Picard, who sits with 8 councillors. In the National Assembly of Québec, Beloeil belongs to Borduas; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named. Beloeil sends one MP to Ottawa from Beloeil—Chambly, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc Québécois).
What stands out in how Beloeil is governed
Many residents per seat
Beloeil council has more people behind each seat than most of Quebec, where the middle figure is 380 residents a seat. Council size ↓
A safe federal seat
In 2021 the winner in Beloeil—Chambly led the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada) by 29.4 points, a wider gap than in 76% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Beloeil has voted ↓
High federal turnout
In 2021, Beloeil—Chambly voted in greater numbers than 90% of the ridings. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Beloeil, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
beloeil.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.
The regional county municipality of Beloeil is MRC La Vallée-du-Richelieu, inside the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Beloeil, from the most recent elections.
- 1Beloeil councilelected November 2025Daniel Picard
- 2National Assembly of QuébecBorduas
- 3House of CommonsBeloeil—Chambly
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 Beloeil council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Daniel Picard
- Louise Allie
- Jonathan Brisson
- Karim-André Laz
- Vincent Chabot
- Hélène Gosselin
- Claudia Nigrelli
- Youann Blouin
- Alexandra Picard-Dubé
9 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Picard | Mayor | Beloeil, c'est nous! - Équipe Daniel Picard | 4,896 | 52% | No |
| Louise Allie | Councillor | Beloeil, c'est nous! - Équipe Daniel Picard | 618 | 62% | Yes |
| Jonathan Brisson | Councillor | Oser Beloeil - Équipe Nadine Viau | 639 | 58% | No |
| Karim-André Laz | Councillor | Oser Beloeil - Équipe Nadine Viau | 638 | 51% | Yes |
| Vincent Chabot | Councillor | Beloeil, c'est nous! - Équipe Daniel Picard | 738 | 59% | Yes |
| Hélène Gosselin | Councillor | Beloeil, c'est nous! - Équipe Daniel Picard | 570 | 50% | No |
| Claudia Nigrelli | Councillor | Beloeil, c'est nous! - Équipe Daniel Picard | 659 | 53% | No |
| Youann Blouin | Councillor | Beloeil, c'est nous! - Équipe Daniel Picard | 732 | 60% | No |
| Alexandra Picard-Dubé | Councillor | Beloeil, c'est nous! - Équipe Daniel Picard | 655 | 54% | No |
No independent won a seat: the teams split the council, Beloeil, c'est nous! - Équipe Daniel Picard taking the most. Councillors come from districts, one each, and the whole of Beloeil elects the mayor.
Every other candidate (11)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Nadine Viau | Oser Beloeil - Équipe Nadine Viau | 4,248 | 45% |
| Mayor | Olivier Cholette | Independent | 278 | 3% |
| Councillor | Marie-Claude Durette | Oser Beloeil - Équipe Nadine Viau | 375 | 38% |
| Councillor | Pierre-Luc Brodeur | Beloeil, c'est nous! - Équipe Daniel Picard | 463 | 42% |
| Councillor | Xavier Lafleur | Beloeil, c'est nous! - Équipe Daniel Picard | 610 | 49% |
| Councillor | Jérôme Dognin | Oser Beloeil - Équipe Nadine Viau | 508 | 41% |
| Councillor | Julie Lavoie | Oser Beloeil - Équipe Nadine Viau | 520 | 46% |
| Councillor | Jacqueline Mallet | Independent | 46 | 4% |
| Councillor | Stéphane Lepage | Oser Beloeil - Équipe Nadine Viau | 580 | 47% |
| Councillor | Cynthia Mondou | Oser Beloeil - Équipe Nadine Viau | 494 | 40% |
| Councillor | Martin Dubreuil | Oser Beloeil - Équipe Nadine Viau | 560 | 46% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Beloeil
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
50% of electors voted for mayor, below the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races. Daniel Picard came first for mayor on 52% of the votes, 648 more than Nadine Viau. Nadine Viau, the sitting mayor, was beaten by Daniel Picard.
How Beloeil voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Beloeil votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Beloeil 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. The National Assembly of Québec was last elected on 5 October 2026, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. 4 November 2029 is the next council election in Beloeil, 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
Beloeil votes in Borduas 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 ↗For the National Assembly of Québec, Beloeil votes in Borduas, which has one MNA.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Yves-François Blanchet represents Beloeil—Chambly in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Beloeil—Chambly · 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.
In Quebec, Yves-François Blanchet belongs to a minority: the Bloc Québécois has 22 of 78 seats, the Liberal Party of Canada 44.
The MP’s record
Before Ottawa, Yves-François Blanchet was a member of the National Assembly of Québec. Mapped onto today’s Beloeil—Chambly, the 2021 vote gives the Bloc Québécois 54%; in 2025 Yves-François Blanchet kept the seat in the same hands. Yves-François Blanchet has sat in the Commons since 2019, now for the 3rd 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, Beloeil—Chambly re-elected Yves-François Blanchet of the Bloc Québécois
Counts for Beloeil—Chambly within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
The 2019 result had favoured Yves-François Blanchet as well, at 50%. In 2021, Beloeil—Chambly went to Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc Québécois) on 53%; Marie-Chantal Hamel (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 19,176 votes behind.
All 10 candidates in Beloeil—Chambly, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yves-François Blanchet | Bloc Québécois | 34,678 | 53.1% |
| Marie-Chantal Hamel | Liberal Party of Canada | 15,502 | 23.7% |
| Stéphane Robichaud | Conservative Party of Canada | 5,661 | 8.7% |
| Marie-Josée Béliveau | New Democratic Party | 5,524 | 8.5% |
| Danila Ejov | People's Party of Canada | 1,316 | 2.0% |
| Fabrice Gélinas Larrain | Green Party of Canada | 1,294 | 2.0% |
| Mario Grimard | Free Party Canada | 810 | 1.2% |
| Benjamin Vachon | Marijuana Party | 191 | 0.3% |
| Thomas Thibault-Vincent | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 185 | 0.3% |
| Michel Blondin | Parti pour l'Indépendance du Québec | 163 | 0.3% |
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
Beloeil 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 78%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 63% seen across the province. Beloeil council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $64.4M long term, $2,600 a resident where the median is $2,461. In 2024 the median among Québec’s local municipalities was $2,394 a resident; Beloeil council spent $2,230. Pay and benefits made up 42% of spending. More goes to recreation and culture than to anything else: $488 a resident, 22% of all spending.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and culture | $12.1M | $488 | 22% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $11.7M | $471 | 21% |
| Police, fire and protection | $10.6M | $428 | 19% |
| Roads and transit | $9.1M | $369 | 17% |
| General government | $8.1M | $328 | 15% |
| Financing costs | $2.3M | $92 | 4% |
| Planning and development | $1.4M | $56 | 3% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
Beloeil council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
The headline above gives the figure; the bars set Beloeil council beside nearby councils, with the provincial median as the tick.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Beloeil 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.
beloeil.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. Every seat counts, the head of council’s too, against the population of the 2021 Census.
- Council money. Per resident uses MAMH’s population; the 2024 financial report gives charges by service and the financial profile the revenue, debt and reserves.
- Not on this page. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
Questions about how Beloeil is run
Who is the MP for Beloeil?
For Beloeil, it’s Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc Québécois), who holds Beloeil—Chambly.
Which party won Beloeil in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc Québécois), who represents Beloeil—Chambly still.
Who is the MNA for Beloeil?
Look up Borduas on the National Assembly of Québec’s site: that riding, which takes in Beloeil, has one MNA.
Who heads the council in Beloeil?
Beloeil council is led by Daniel Picard, its mayor.
How much does Beloeil council spend?
The 2024 return of Beloeil council shows $55.3M of spending for roughly 24,775 residents, $12.1M of it on recreation and culture.
Which regional body is Beloeil part of?
Its regional county municipality: MRC La Vallée-du-Richelieu, where Beloeil’s mayor sits with the other mayors.
How is Beloeil council elected?
One councillor a district, and a mayor chosen by everyone, on Beloeil 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).