Photo: Mario Hains · CC BY-SA 3.0Dudswell’s council outspends 70% of Québec’s local municipalities, per resident
For federal votes, Dudswell belongs to Compton—Stanstead, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Marianne Dandurand (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it. For the National Assembly of Québec, Dudswell votes in Mégantic; open data doesn’t yet say who its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) is. The mayor of Dudswell is Mariane Paré, who sits with 6 councillors.
What stands out in how Dudswell is governed
Few residents per seat
Dudswell council spreads its seats over a small population; the typical municipality in Quebec has one seat per 380 residents. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Per resident, Dudswell council’s 2024 spending tops 70% 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
Dudswell, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
municipalitededudswell.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, Dudswell forms MRC Le Haut-Saint-François, 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 Dudswell, from the most recent elections.
- 1Dudswell councilelected November 2025Mariane Paré
- 2National Assembly of QuébecMégantic
- 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 Dudswell council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Mariane Paré
- Louise St-Cyr
- Hélène Petit
- Claude Lortie
- Jean-Yves Blaquière
- Chantal Fortier
- Matthew Dubé
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariane Paré | Mayor | Independent | 316 | 54% | Yes |
| Louise St-Cyr | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Hélène Petit | Councillor | Independent | 362 | 63% | No |
| Claude Lortie | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Jean-Yves Blaquière | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Chantal Fortier | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Matthew Dubé | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
All of Dudswell council is elected at large, with each voter helping fill every seat, the mayor’s as well. No team or party won a seat on Dudswell council: every member ran on their own.
Every other candidate (2)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Briand | Independent | 271 | 46% |
| Councillor | Mario Fontaine | Independent | 216 | 37% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Dudswell
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
37% of electors voted for mayor, below the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races. Jean-Pierre Briand finished 45 votes behind Mariane Paré, who took 54% in the race for mayor. The outgoing mayor, Mariane Paré, was re-elected.
How Dudswell voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Dudswell votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Dudswell council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026. Under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, Dudswell’s next municipal vote is on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years. The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Dudswell votes in Mégantic 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 Mégantic: it sends one MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and Dudswell votes in it.
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.
Marianne Dandurand is one of 44 Liberal Party of Canada MPs among the 78 from Quebec.
The MP’s record
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Compton—Stanstead would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 37%, and Marianne Dandurand kept it for them in 2025. The 2025 general election sent Marianne Dandurand to the Commons for the first time.
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
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Compton—Stanstead; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
Compton—Stanstead turned out at 67% in 2021; the country managed 63%. In 2021, Compton—Stanstead went to Marie-Claude Bibeau (Liberal Party of Canada) on 37%; Nathalie Bresse (Bloc Québécois) finished 3,507 votes behind. Marie-Claude Bibeau was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 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
Dudswell 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.
Long-term debt at Dudswell council stood at $1.2M, or $697 a resident, below the $2,461 median. At 69%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 63% seen across the province. More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $804 a resident, 29% of all spending. Dudswell council spent $2,756 per resident in 2024, against a median of $2,394 among Québec’s local municipalities. Of every dollar spent, 31% went on pay and benefits.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1.4M | $804 | 29% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $974K | $548 | 20% |
| General government | $904K | $509 | 18% |
| Police, fire and protection | $813K | $458 | 17% |
| Recreation and culture | $377K | $212 | 8% |
| Planning and development | $287K | $161 | 6% |
| Financing costs | $113K | $64 | 2% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 260 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Each seat on Dudswell council answers to 260 residents, a lower ratio than 66% of municipalities in Quebec.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Dudswell 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.
municipalitededudswell.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- 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. For residents per seat, the head of council is counted as a seat, and the population is the 2021 Census figure.
Questions about how Dudswell is run
Who is the MP for Dudswell?
Compton—Stanstead’s MP, Marianne Dandurand of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents Dudswell.
Which party won Dudswell in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada, with Marie-Claude Bibeau in Compton—Stanstead; since 2025 Marianne Dandurand represents Compton—Stanstead.
Who is the MNA for Dudswell?
Look up Mégantic on the National Assembly of Québec’s site: that riding, which takes in Dudswell, has one MNA.
Who heads the council in Dudswell?
Mariane Paré chairs Dudswell council as mayor.
How much does Dudswell council spend?
The 2024 return of Dudswell council shows $4.9M of spending for roughly 1,777 residents, $1.4M of it on roads and transit.
Which regional body is Dudswell part of?
Dudswell belongs to MRC Le Haut-Saint-François, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Dudswell council elected?
Every seat on Dudswell 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).