Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Coaticook’s council outspends 95% of Québec’s local municipalities, per resident
Coaticook’s council has 6 councillors and is led by Simon Madore, the mayor. Coaticook sends one MP to Ottawa from Compton—Stanstead, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Marianne Dandurand (Liberal Party of Canada). In the National Assembly of Québec, Coaticook belongs to Saint-François; 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 Coaticook is governed
Many residents per seat
Coaticook council spreads its seats over a big population; the typical municipality in Quebec has one seat per 380 residents. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Only a minority of Québec’s local municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Coaticook council: it is ahead of 95%. 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
Coaticook, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
coaticook.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, Coaticook forms MRC Coaticook, 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 Coaticook, from the most recent elections.
- 1Coaticook councilelected November 2025Simon Madore
- 2National Assembly of QuébecSaint-François
- 3House of CommonsCompton—Stanstead
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 Coaticook council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Simon Madore
- Vincent Brochu
- Sylviane Ferland
- Guylaine Blouin
- Denis Hébert
- Sylvie Masse
- Serge Riendeau
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Madore | Mayor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Vincent Brochu | Councillor | Independent | 1,279 | 68% | Yes |
| Sylviane Ferland | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Guylaine Blouin | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Denis Hébert | Councillor | Independent | 1,434 | 78% | Yes |
| Sylvie Masse | Councillor | Independent | 1,352 | 74% | No |
| Serge Riendeau | Councillor | Independent | 1,463 | 79% | No |
Simon Madore was acclaimed mayor, with no one on the ballot against them. No seat on Coaticook council belongs to a ward; the mayor and every councillor face the whole municipality. Coaticook council sits without party lines: none of its members ran for a team.
Every other candidate (4)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor | Guy Jubinville | Independent | 595 | 32% |
| Councillor | Jean-Maurice Plafter | Independent | 411 | 22% |
| Councillor | Raphaël Vaillancourt | Independent | 479 | 26% |
| Councillor | Karl Bourassa | Independent | 390 | 21% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When Coaticook votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Coaticook council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
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 Coaticook, fixed by the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities for the first Sunday in November every four years. The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Coaticook votes in Saint-François 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 ↗Coaticook is in Saint-François, 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)
Marianne Dandurand represents Compton—Stanstead in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Compton—Stanstead · 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, Marianne Dandurand among them.
The MP’s record
Marianne Dandurand was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 2025. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Compton—Stanstead puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 37%; Marianne Dandurand 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
Compton—Stanstead returned Marie-Claude Bibeau (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021
Counts for Compton—Stanstead within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
67% of electors in Compton—Stanstead voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada. In 2019, Marie-Claude Bibeau had won the same riding with 37%. Marie-Claude Bibeau won the 2021 race in Compton—Stanstead for the Liberal Party of Canada, polling 37% and beating Nathalie Bresse (Bloc Québécois) by 3,507 votes.
All 8 candidates in Compton—Stanstead, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Claude Bibeau | Liberal Party of Canada | 21,188 | 36.7% |
| Nathalie Bresse | Bloc Québécois | 17,681 | 30.6% |
| Pierre Tremblay | Conservative Party of Canada | 10,087 | 17.5% |
| Geneva Allen | New Democratic Party | 4,288 | 7.4% |
| Yves Bourassa | People's Party of Canada | 2,167 | 3.8% |
| Sylvain Dodier | Green Party of Canada | 1,623 | 2.8% |
| Déitane Gendron | Free Party Canada | 576 | 1.0% |
| Sylvain Longpré | Independent | 186 | 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
Coaticook 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.
Local taxpayers carry a smaller share than elsewhere: 37% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. Coaticook council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $29.4M long term, $3,305 a resident where the median is $2,461. Staff pay and benefits account for 18% of spending. Each resident’s share of Coaticook council’s 2024 spending came to $4,451, where the middle of Québec’s local municipalities sat at $2,394. More goes to electricity and gas than to anything else: $1,495 a resident, 34% of all spending.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity and gas | $13.3M | $1,495 | 34% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $5.7M | $640 | 14% |
| Roads and transit | $5.5M | $623 | 14% |
| Planning and development | $4.8M | $538 | 12% |
| Recreation and culture | $4.1M | $457 | 10% |
| General government | $2.9M | $323 | 7% |
| Police, fire and protection | $2.1M | $237 | 5% |
| Financing costs | $1.1M | $121 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $144K | $16 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 1,290 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
1,290 residents share each seat on Coaticook council, more than in 81% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Coaticook 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.
coaticook.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. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
- 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.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
Questions about how Coaticook is run
Who is the MP for Coaticook?
For Coaticook, it’s Marianne Dandurand (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds Compton—Stanstead.
Which party won Coaticook in the 2021 federal election?
Compton—Stanstead went to Marie-Claude Bibeau (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Marianne Dandurand has been the MP for Compton—Stanstead.
Who is the MNA for Coaticook?
Coaticook votes in Saint-François; the National Assembly of Québec’s members page gives its current MNA.
Who heads the council in Coaticook?
The mayor is Simon Madore, who chairs Coaticook council.
How much does Coaticook council spend?
In 2024, Coaticook council spent $39.6M in all, for some 8,893 residents, of which $13.3M went on electricity and gas, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Coaticook part of?
Coaticook belongs to MRC Coaticook, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Coaticook council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Coaticook 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).