Photo: Gaétan Veillette · CC BY-SA 4.0More of Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères voted in 2021 than in most ridings: 69%, ahead of 90%
Contrecoeur has 6 councillors and a mayor, Maud Allaire. Contrecoeur sends one MP to Ottawa from Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc Québécois). Contrecoeur sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Verchères, though no open record we can reuse gives the name.
What stands out in how Contrecoeur is governed
Many residents per seat
Across Quebec the median is one seat per 380 residents, well under the ratio on Contrecoeur council. Council size ↓
A safe federal seat
The 2021 winner in Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères finished 28.4 points ahead of the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada), a wider lead than in 75% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Contrecoeur has voted ↓
High federal turnout
Fewer electors stayed home in Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères than in 90% of Canada’s ridings at the 2021 election. 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
Contrecoeur, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
ville.contrecoeur.qc.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.
Contrecoeur belongs to MRC Marguerite-D'Youville, a regional county municipality, and to the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Contrecoeur, from the most recent elections.
- 1Contrecoeur councilelected November 2025Maud Allaire
- 2National Assembly of QuébecVerchères
- 3House of CommonsPierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
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 Contrecoeur council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Maud Allaire
- René Laprade
- Catherine Rondeau
- Manon Handfield
- Maggy Bissonnette
- Stephane Desrosiers
- Claude Dansereau
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maud Allaire | Mayor | Independent | 1,839 | 59% | Yes |
| René Laprade | Councillor | Independent | 312 | 56% | No |
| Catherine Rondeau | Councillor | Independent | 283 | 60% | No |
| Manon Handfield | Councillor | Independent | 234 | 35% | No |
| Maggy Bissonnette | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes, another seat |
| Stephane Desrosiers | Councillor | Independent | 334 | 60% | No |
| Claude Dansereau | Councillor | Independent | 364 | 73% | Yes |
All the seats on Contrecoeur council went to candidates with no team. A single seat was filled without a contest. Contrecoeur is split into districts for council seats, while the mayor faces every voter.
Every other candidate (10)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Claude Bérard | Independent | 1,293 | 41% |
| Councillor | Maixente Colombe Vanié | Independent | 241 | 44% |
| Councillor | François Langlois | Independent | 118 | 25% |
| Councillor | Rosine Amoussan | Independent | 72 | 15% |
| Councillor | Pierre Bélisle | Independent | 150 | 23% |
| Councillor | Robert Bissonnette | Independent | 145 | 22% |
| Councillor | Emma Potvin-Côté | Independent | 135 | 20% |
| Councillor | Marijane Gagné | Independent | 114 | 21% |
| Councillor | Audrey Navarre | Independent | 105 | 19% |
| Councillor | Mario Gervais | Independent | 138 | 28% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Contrecoeur
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Fewer electors voted for mayor than in most of Québec: 42%, where the median contested race drew 51%. Maud Allaire came first for mayor on 59% of the votes, 546 more than Claude Bérard. Maud Allaire was already mayor and kept the seat.
How Contrecoeur voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Contrecoeur votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Contrecoeur council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown. The next council election in Contrecoeur falls on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities. Voters last chose the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Contrecoeur votes in Verchères 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 Verchères: it sends one MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and Contrecoeur votes in it.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Xavier Barsalou-Duval represents Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères · Bloc Québécois · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
From Quebec come 78 MPs: 44 for the Liberal Party of Canada, 22 for the Bloc Québécois, Xavier Barsalou-Duval’s party.
The MP’s record
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères would have gone to the Bloc Québécois with 54%, and Xavier Barsalou-Duval kept it for them in 2025. First elected in 2015, Xavier Barsalou-Duval is serving the 4th term of a Commons career.
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
Xavier Barsalou-Duval kept Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères for the Bloc Québécois in 2021
Counts for Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc Québécois) took Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères in 2021 with 54% of the vote, 15,696 votes ahead of Louis-Gabriel Girard (Liberal Party of Canada). In 2019, Xavier Barsalou-Duval had won the same riding with 51%.
All 6 candidates in Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Barsalou-Duval | Bloc Québécois | 29,978 | 54.3% |
| Louis-Gabriel Girard | Liberal Party of Canada | 14,282 | 25.9% |
| Jérôme Painchaud | Conservative Party of Canada | 4,870 | 8.8% |
| Martin Leprohon | New Democratic Party | 4,261 | 7.7% |
| Alexandre Blais | People's Party of Canada | 1,078 | 2.0% |
| Carole Boisvert | Free Party Canada | 777 | 1.4% |
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
Contrecoeur 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.
Contrecoeur council carried $46.3M of long-term debt, $4,540 per resident against a typical $2,461. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 77% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. At 21% of spending ($481 a resident), water, sewers and waste leads the budget. Spending by Contrecoeur council came to $2,251 a resident in 2024, under the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Of every dollar spent, 40% went on pay and benefits.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $4.9M | $481 | 21% |
| Roads and transit | $4.3M | $422 | 19% |
| Police, fire and protection | $4M | $390 | 17% |
| General government | $4M | $388 | 17% |
| Recreation and culture | $3.3M | $328 | 15% |
| Financing costs | $1.4M | $142 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $832K | $82 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $189K | $19 | 1% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 1,530 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Each seat on Contrecoeur council answers to 1,530 residents, a higher ratio than 84% of municipalities in Quebec.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Contrecoeur 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.
ville.contrecoeur.qc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council money. Spending by service comes from MAMH’s consolidated 2024 financial report, revenue, debt and reserves from its financial profile, all per resident on MAMH’s population.
- Council size. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- 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. 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 Contrecoeur is run
Who is the MP for Contrecoeur?
Contrecoeur is in Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, represented by Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc Québécois).
Which party won Contrecoeur in the 2021 federal election?
The Bloc Québécois: Xavier Barsalou-Duval won Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MNA for Contrecoeur?
The riding for Contrecoeur is Verchères, and the National Assembly of Québec lists the MNA who holds it.
Who heads the council in Contrecoeur?
Maud Allaire chairs Contrecoeur council as mayor.
How much does Contrecoeur council spend?
In 2024, Contrecoeur council spent $23M in all, for some 10,194 residents, of which $4.9M went on water, sewers and waste, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Contrecoeur part of?
The council of MRC Marguerite-D'Youville brings together the mayors of its municipalities, Contrecoeur’s among them.
How is Contrecoeur council elected?
One councillor a district, and a mayor chosen by everyone, on Contrecoeur 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).