Photo: Jacques Dupont · CC BY-SA 3.0A small constituency per seat: 190 residents in Bolton-Est, fewer than in 83% of Quebec municipalities
Bolton-Est has 6 councillors and a mayor, Elaine Thivierge. Federally, Bolton-Est sits in Brome—Missisquoi, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Louis Villeneuve of the Liberal Party of Canada. In the National Assembly of Québec, Bolton-Est belongs to Orford; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.
What stands out in how Bolton-Est is governed
Few residents per seat
The middle municipality in Quebec has a seat for every 380 residents; Bolton-Est council has fewer behind each. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Bolton-Est council spent more per resident in 2024 than 82% 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
Bolton-Est, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
boltonest.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.
Its regional county municipality is MRC Memphrémagog: the mayors of its municipalities, Bolton-Est’s among them, sit on its council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Bolton-Est, from the most recent elections.
- 1Bolton-Est councilelected November 2025Elaine Thivierge
- 2National Assembly of QuébecOrford
- 3House of CommonsBrome—Missisquoi
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 Bolton-Est council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Elaine Thivierge
- Stéphanie Bilodeau
- Pierre Piché
- Richard Guévin
- Pierre Lemay
- Anita Jobin
- Daniel Martin
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elaine Thivierge | Mayor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes, another seat |
| Stéphanie Bilodeau | Councillor | Independent | 214 | 64% | No |
| Pierre Piché | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Richard Guévin | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Pierre Lemay | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Anita Jobin | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Daniel Martin | Councillor | Independent | 154 | 47% | No |
Every seat on Bolton-Est council, the mayor’s included, is chosen by the whole municipality. With no rival, Elaine Thivierge took the mayor’s chair by acclamation. No team or party won a seat on Bolton-Est council: every member ran on their own.
Every other candidate (3)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor | Vincent Jacques | Independent | 120 | 36% |
| Councillor | Marco Legault | Independent | 143 | 44% |
| Councillor | Terry Martel | Independent | 29 | 9% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When Bolton-Est votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton-Est 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, Bolton-Est’s next municipal vote is on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years. Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Bolton-Est votes in Orford 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 ↗The riding is Orford: it sends one MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and Bolton-Est votes in it.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Louis Villeneuve represents Brome—Missisquoi in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Brome—Missisquoi · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Of the 78 MPs from Quebec, 44 are with the Liberal Party of Canada, Louis Villeneuve among them.
The MP’s record
The 2025 general election sent Louis Villeneuve to the Commons for the first time. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Brome—Missisquoi would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 35%, and Louis Villeneuve kept it for 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
Brome—Missisquoi stayed with the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021, electing Pascale St-Onge
Brome—Missisquoi as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Back in 2019 the seat went to Lyne Bessette (Liberal Party of Canada), on 38%. In 2021, Brome—Missisquoi went to Pascale St-Onge (Liberal Party of Canada) on 35%; Marilou Alarie (Bloc Québécois) finished 197 votes behind. At 66%, more of Brome—Missisquoi voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). Only 3 of Canada’s 338 ridings had a narrower result.
All 10 candidates in Brome—Missisquoi, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pascale St-Onge | Liberal Party of Canada | 21,488 | 35.0% |
| Marilou Alarie | Bloc Québécois | 21,291 | 34.6% |
| Vincent Duhamel | Conservative Party of Canada | 9,961 | 16.2% |
| Andrew Panton | New Democratic Party | 3,828 | 6.2% |
| Alexis Stogowski | People's Party of Canada | 1,982 | 3.2% |
| Michelle Corcos | Green Party of Canada | 1,466 | 2.4% |
| Maryse Richard | Free Party Canada | 961 | 1.6% |
| Lawrence Cotton | Veterans Coalition Party of Canada | 216 | 0.4% |
| Dany Desjardins | Independent | 145 | 0.2% |
| Susanne Lefebvre | Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 133 | 0.2% |
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
Bolton-Est 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.
Of every dollar spent, 23% went on pay and benefits. In 2024 the median among Québec’s local municipalities was $2,394 a resident; Bolton-Est council spent $3,170. More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $967 a resident, 30% of all spending. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 74% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. Bolton-Est council carried $461K of long-term debt, $382 per resident against a typical $2,461.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1.2M | $967 | 30% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $829K | $686 | 22% |
| General government | $818K | $677 | 21% |
| Police, fire and protection | $499K | $413 | 13% |
| Recreation and culture | $347K | $288 | 9% |
| Planning and development | $133K | $110 | 3% |
| Financing costs | $35K | $29 | 1% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
Bolton-Est council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
How Bolton-Est council compares is at the top of the page; here it stands beside its neighbours.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Bolton-Est 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.
boltonest.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Council size. For residents per seat, the head of council is counted as a seat, and the population is the 2021 Census figure.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- 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.
- Not on this page. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- 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 Bolton-Est is run
Who is the MP for Bolton-Est?
Louis Villeneuve of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for Brome—Missisquoi, which includes Bolton-Est.
Which party won Bolton-Est in the 2021 federal election?
Brome—Missisquoi went to Pascale St-Onge (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Louis Villeneuve has been the MP for Brome—Missisquoi.
Who is the MNA for Bolton-Est?
Look up Orford on the National Assembly of Québec’s site: that riding, which takes in Bolton-Est, has one MNA.
Who heads the council in Bolton-Est?
Elaine Thivierge chairs Bolton-Est council as mayor.
How much does Bolton-Est council spend?
Bolton-Est council spent $3.8M in 2024 for about 1,208 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $1.2M.
Which regional body is Bolton-Est part of?
Bolton-Est’s mayor takes a seat on the council of MRC Memphrémagog, the regional county municipality.
How is Bolton-Est council elected?
Every seat on Bolton-Est council, the mayor’s included, is filled by the whole municipality.
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).