Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Liza Poulin heads the council of Blainville as mayor
44 of the 78 MPs from Quebec belong to the Liberal Party of Canada. Blainville sends one MP to Ottawa from Thérèse-De Blainville, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Madeleine Chenette (Liberal Party of Canada). In the National Assembly of Québec, Nadine Le Gal (Parti Québécois) is the MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) for the riding of the same name, which takes in Blainville. The council of the city also counts 12 councillors.
Three governments, and who does what
Blainville, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
blainville.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.
Blainville belongs to MRC Thérèse-De Blainville, a regional county municipality, and to the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Blainville, from the most recent elections.
- 1Blainville councilelected November 2025Liza Poulin
- 2National Assembly of QuébecBlainville
- 3House of CommonsThérèse-De Blainville
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 Blainville council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Liza Poulin
- Marie-Claude Perron
- David Malenfant
- Jade Laporte
- Philippe Magnenat
- Francis Allaire
- Nicole Ruel
- Patrick Marineau
- Stéphane Bertrand
- Michèle Murray
- Marie-Claude Collin
- Nathalie St-Laurent
- Jean-François Pinard
13 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liza Poulin | Mayor | Vrai Blainville - Équipe Liza Poulin | 11,986 | 66% | Yes |
| Marie-Claude Perron | Fontainebleau district | Vrai Blainville - Équipe Liza Poulin | 773 | 45% | Yes |
| David Malenfant | Côte-Saint-Louis district | Vrai Blainville - Équipe Liza Poulin | 1,029 | 78% | Yes |
| Jade Laporte | Saint-Rédempteur district | Vrai Blainville - Équipe Liza Poulin | 683 | 58% | No |
| Philippe Magnenat | Plan-Bouchard district | Vrai Blainville - Équipe Liza Poulin | 1,205 | 68% | Yes |
| Francis Allaire | Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption district | Vrai Blainville - Équipe Liza Poulin | 1,096 | 72% | Yes |
| Nicole Ruel | Chante-Bois district | Vrai Blainville - Équipe Liza Poulin | 1,129 | 74% | Yes |
| Patrick Marineau | Hirondelles district | Vrai Blainville - Équipe Liza Poulin | 1,160 | 78% | Yes |
| Stéphane Bertrand | Alençon district | Vrai Blainville - Équipe Liza Poulin | 1,277 | 76% | Yes |
| Michèle Murray | Renaissance district | Vrai Blainville - Équipe Liza Poulin | 1,148 | 69% | Yes |
| Marie-Claude Collin | Blainvillier district | Vrai Blainville - Équipe Liza Poulin | 1,158 | 59% | Yes |
| Nathalie St-Laurent | Coteau district | Vrai Blainville - Équipe Liza Poulin | 701 | 53% | No |
| Jean-François Pinard | Henri-Dunant district | Vrai Blainville - Équipe Liza Poulin | 788 | 70% | Yes |
Every member of the council ran for Vrai Blainville - Équipe Liza Poulin. Voters elect a councillor for their own district and a mayor for the whole of Blainville.
Every other candidate (14)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Diane Lemelin | Action citoyens Blainville | 6,320 | 35% |
| Fontainebleau district | Guylaine Beaudoin | Action citoyens Blainville | 657 | 38% |
| Fontainebleau district | Robert Gagnon | Independent | 281 | 16% |
| Côte-Saint-Louis district | Sonia Toulouse | Action citoyens Blainville | 298 | 23% |
| Saint-Rédempteur district | Nathalie Ducharme | Action citoyens Blainville | 505 | 43% |
| Plan-Bouchard district | Asmae Benamer | Action citoyens Blainville | 581 | 33% |
| Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption district | Ruth Milius | Action citoyens Blainville | 419 | 28% |
| Chante-Bois district | Ramy El-Kassis | Action citoyens Blainville | 397 | 26% |
| Hirondelles district | Alfredo Munoz | Action citoyens Blainville | 323 | 22% |
| Alençon district | Sylvain Héroux | Action citoyens Blainville | 414 | 25% |
| Renaissance district | Josée Deschesnes | Action citoyens Blainville | 507 | 31% |
| Blainvillier district | Nick Carfagnini | Action citoyens Blainville | 807 | 41% |
| Coteau district | Jérôme Plantevin | Action citoyens Blainville | 623 | 47% |
| Henri-Dunant district | Frédéric Labelle | Action citoyens Blainville | 339 | 30% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Blainville
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Liza Poulin was already mayor and kept the seat. Turnout for mayor was 40%, under the 51% typical of a contested race for mayor in Québec. Diane Lemelin finished 5,666 votes behind Liza Poulin, who took 65% in the race for mayor.
How Blainville voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Blainville votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Blainville council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Provincially the last general election was on 5 October 2026, for the National Assembly of Québec; federally, on 28 April 2025. Under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, Blainville’s next municipal vote is on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Nadine Le Gal holds the riding of the same name in the National Assembly of Québec
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MNA.
Nadine Le Gal · Parti Québécois
assnat.qc.ca ↗Blainville is represented in the National Assembly of Québec by Nadine Le Gal (Parti Québécois), MNA for the riding of the same name.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Madeleine Chenette represents Thérèse-De Blainville in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Thérèse-De Blainville · 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
Mapped onto today’s Thérèse-De Blainville, the 2021 vote favoured the Bloc Québécois with 41%, which makes Madeleine Chenette’s 2025 win a gain. April 2025 was Madeleine Chenette’s first election to the House of Commons.
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
Thérèse-De Blainville returned Louise Chabot (Bloc Québécois) in 2021
Thérèse-De Blainville as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
In 2021, Thérèse-De Blainville went to Louise Chabot (Bloc Québécois) on 41%; Ramez Ayoub (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 3,130 votes behind. 42% had elected Louise Chabot there in 2019. Thérèse-De Blainville turned out at 64% in 2021; the country managed 63%.
All 7 candidates in Thérèse-De Blainville, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Chabot | Bloc Québécois | 21,526 | 41.2% |
| Ramez Ayoub | Liberal Party of Canada | 18,396 | 35.2% |
| Marc Bissonnette | Conservative Party of Canada | 5,773 | 11.0% |
| Julienne Soumaoro | New Democratic Party | 3,827 | 7.3% |
| Vincent Aubé | People's Party of Canada | 1,386 | 2.7% |
| Simon Paré-Poupart | Green Party of Canada | 1,018 | 2.0% |
| Peggy Tassignon | Free Party Canada | 362 | 0.7% |
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
Blainville 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.
The largest line is police, fire and protection: 22% of the total, $539 a resident. Salaries and benefits took 46% of the total. Blainville council spent $2,407 per resident in 2024, against a median of $2,394 among Québec’s local municipalities. At $3,653 per resident, Blainville council’s $223.3M of long-term debt is more than the $2,461 median. At 71%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 63% seen across the province.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Police, fire and protection | $32.9M | $539 | 22% |
| Recreation and culture | $31.1M | $510 | 21% |
| Roads and transit | $28.2M | $462 | 19% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $24.6M | $403 | 17% |
| General government | $17.3M | $283 | 12% |
| Financing costs | $7.7M | $127 | 5% |
| Planning and development | $4.9M | $79 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $268K | $4 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 4,750 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
With 4,750 residents behind each seat, Blainville council sits above 96% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Blainville 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.
blainville.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. The 2021 Census population is shared over all council seats, including the head of council’s, for this ratio.
- 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. 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. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
Questions about how Blainville is run
Who is the MP for Blainville?
Madeleine Chenette of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for Thérèse-De Blainville, which includes Blainville.
Which party won Blainville in the 2021 federal election?
Louise Chabot won Thérèse-De Blainville for the Bloc Québécois in 2021; the riding is now Thérèse-De Blainville, held by Madeleine Chenette.
Who is the MNA for Blainville?
Nadine Le Gal sits for the riding of the same name in the National Assembly of Québec as MNA, and Blainville is part of that riding.
Who heads the council in Blainville?
Liza Poulin is mayor, at the head of Blainville council.
How much does Blainville council spend?
The 2024 return of Blainville council shows $147.1M of spending for roughly 61,114 residents, $32.9M of it on police, fire and protection.
Which regional body is Blainville part of?
Blainville’s mayor takes a seat on the council of MRC Thérèse-De Blainville, the regional county municipality.
How is Blainville council elected?
One councillor a district, and a mayor chosen by everyone, on Blainville 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).