Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0Jean-Pierre Charuest is mayor of Compton
Compton 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, Compton 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. The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec. Voters in the municipality choose 6 councillors as well.
Three governments, and who does what
Compton, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
compton.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.
MRC Coaticook is Compton’s regional county municipality, which sets the land-use plan the municipalities follow.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Compton, from the most recent elections.
- 1Compton councilelected November 2025Jean-Pierre Charuest
- 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 Compton council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Jean-Pierre Charuest
- Johnfort Acuna
- Patricia Sévigny
- Marc Paré
- Jasmin Desmarais
- Marie-Ève Talbot
- Jérémie Dumont-Grant
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Pierre Charuest | Mayor | Independent | 797 | 66% | Yes |
| Johnfort Acuna | Louis-S.-St-Laurent district | Independent | 155 | 71% | No |
| Patricia Sévigny | Rivière Moe district | Independent | 137 | 67% | Yes |
| Marc Paré | Cochrane district | Independent | 104 | 51% | No |
| Jasmin Desmarais | Rivière Coaticook district | Independent | 106 | 58% | No |
| Marie-Ève Talbot | Hatley district | Independent | 152 | 71% | No |
| Jérémie Dumont-Grant | Pomeroy district | Independent | 103 | 51% | No |
No team or party won a seat on Compton council: every member ran on their own. Councillors come from districts, one each, and the whole of Compton elects the mayor.
Every other candidate (8)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Michel Gaudreau | Independent | 420 | 35% |
| Louis-S.-St-Laurent district | Claude Dubé | Independent | 63 | 29% |
| Rivière Moe district | Mario Inkel | Independent | 67 | 33% |
| Cochrane district | Phillip Malboeuf | Independent | 100 | 49% |
| Rivière Coaticook district | Roger Vaillancourt | Independent | 76 | 42% |
| Hatley district | Dominique Pagé | Independent | 42 | 20% |
| Hatley district | Denis Loubier | Independent | 20 | 9% |
| Pomeroy district | Martin Ferland | Independent | 100 | 49% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Compton
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Jean-Pierre Charuest won the race for mayor with 65% of the votes, 377 ahead of Michel Gaudreau. 48% of electors voted for mayor, below the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races. Jean-Pierre Charuest was already mayor and kept the seat.
How Compton voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Compton votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Compton council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result. Voters last chose the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, Compton’s next municipal vote is on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Compton 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 ↗For the National Assembly of Québec, Compton votes in Saint-François, which has one MNA.
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.
The MP’s record
Marianne Dandurand was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 2025. Mapped onto today’s Compton—Stanstead, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 37%; in 2025 Marianne Dandurand kept the seat in the same hands.
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. 3,507 votes separated Marie-Claude Bibeau (Liberal Party of Canada) from Nathalie Bresse (Bloc Québécois) in Compton—Stanstead in 2021, when the winner took 37%. The 2019 result had favoured Marie-Claude Bibeau as well, at 37%.
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
Compton 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.
At $1,422 per resident, Compton council’s $4.7M of long-term debt is less than the $2,461 median. At 65%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 63% seen across the province. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $1,092 per resident and 41% of the total. Pay and benefits made up 26% of spending. At $2,680 for every resident in 2024, Compton council sits above the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $3.6M | $1,092 | 41% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.8M | $534 | 20% |
| General government | $1.3M | $406 | 15% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1M | $312 | 12% |
| Recreation and culture | $531K | $160 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $373K | $112 | 4% |
| Financing costs | $188K | $57 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $24K | $7 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 480 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
At 480 residents a seat, Compton council is more thinly spread than 61% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Compton 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.
compton.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- 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. Band councils, and what members did once elected: the open record stops at the vote.
- 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. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
Questions about how Compton is run
Who is the MP for Compton?
Compton—Stanstead’s MP, Marianne Dandurand of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents Compton.
Which party won Compton in the 2021 federal election?
Marie-Claude Bibeau won Compton—Stanstead for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Compton—Stanstead, held by Marianne Dandurand.
Who is the MNA for Compton?
Look up Saint-François on the National Assembly of Québec’s site: that riding, which takes in Compton, has one MNA.
Who heads the council in Compton?
Compton council is led by Jean-Pierre Charuest, its mayor.
How much does Compton council spend?
The 2024 return of Compton council shows $8.9M of spending for roughly 3,320 residents, $3.6M of it on roads and transit.
Which regional body is Compton part of?
Compton’s mayor takes a seat on the council of MRC Coaticook, the regional county municipality.
How is Compton council elected?
One councillor a district, and a mayor chosen by everyone, on Compton 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).