Photo: Iramuse · CC BY-SA 3.0Entrelacs’s council outspends 95% of Québec’s local municipalities, per resident
Bertrand is the riding Entrelacs votes in for the National Assembly of Québec, and its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members. Tim Watchorn (Liberal Party of Canada) is the MP for Les Pays-d'en-Haut, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Entrelacs. Sophie Galarneau leads Entrelacs as mayor, alongside 6 councillors.
What stands out in how Entrelacs is governed
Few residents per seat
Entrelacs council has fewer people behind each seat than most of Quebec, where the middle figure is 380 residents a seat. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Only a minority of Québec’s local municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Entrelacs 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
Entrelacs, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
entrelacs.com ↗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 Matawinie is Entrelacs’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 Entrelacs, from the most recent elections.
- 1Entrelacs councilelected November 2025Sophie Galarneau
- 2National Assembly of QuébecBertrand
- 3House of CommonsLes Pays-d'en-Haut
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 Entrelacs council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Sophie Galarneau
- Carole Monette Riopel
- Sylvain Gagnon
- Gilbert Provost
- Denis Lamothe
- Réjean Larochelle
- Sylvain Riopel
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Galarneau | Mayor | Équipe Sophie Galarneau | 295 | 47% | Yes |
| Carole Monette Riopel | Councillor | Équipe Sophie Galarneau | 286 | 47% | Yes |
| Sylvain Gagnon | Councillor | Équipe Sophie Galarneau | 354 | 63% | No |
| Gilbert Provost | Councillor | Équipe Sophie Galarneau | 283 | 46% | No |
| Denis Lamothe | Councillor | Équipe Sophie Galarneau | 284 | 47% | No |
| Réjean Larochelle | Councillor | Équipe Sophie Galarneau | 415 | 74% | Yes |
| Sylvain Riopel | Councillor | Relance | 303 | 50% | Yes |
Every seat went to a team; Équipe Sophie Galarneau won the most. All of Entrelacs council is elected at large, with each voter helping fill every seat, the mayor’s as well.
Every other candidate (12)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Denis Poudrier | Relance | 251 | 40% |
| Mayor | Richard Primeau | Tous Ensemble | 49 | 8% |
| Mayor | Marie-Josée LaPerriere | Independent | 30 | 5% |
| Councillor | Nathalie Pomerleau | Relance | 263 | 43% |
| Councillor | Luc Fleury | Tous Ensemble | 61 | 10% |
| Councillor | Vincent Brunet | Tous Ensemble | 207 | 37% |
| Councillor | Jean-Charles Belleau | Relance | 274 | 45% |
| Councillor | Victor Hamelin | Tous Ensemble | 58 | 9% |
| Councillor | Louis Riendeau | Relance | 257 | 42% |
| Councillor | Geneviève Mantha | Tous Ensemble | 68 | 11% |
| Councillor | Philippe Meloni | Tous Ensemble | 149 | 26% |
| Councillor | Bertrand Lévesque | Équipe Sophie Galarneau | 299 | 50% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Entrelacs
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Sophie Galarneau won the race for mayor with 47% of the votes, 44 ahead of Denis Poudrier. 55% of electors voted for mayor, above the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races. Sophie Galarneau held on to the mayor’s seat.
How Entrelacs voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Entrelacs votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Entrelacs council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms. 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, Entrelacs’s next municipal vote is on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Entrelacs votes in Bertrand 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 ↗Bertrand takes in Entrelacs and elects its MNA to the National Assembly of Québec.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Tim Watchorn represents Les Pays-d'en-Haut in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Les Pays-d'en-Haut · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Tim Watchorn’s party, the Liberal Party of Canada, has 44 of the 78 seats from Quebec.
The MP’s record
Tim Watchorn was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 2025. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Les Pays-d'en-Haut, the Bloc Québécois would have led with 48%; in 2025 Tim Watchorn took it from them.
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
Gabriel Ste-Marie kept Joliette for the Bloc Québécois in 2021
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Entrelacs sat in Joliette; the 2025 election put it in Les Pays-d'en-Haut.
Gabriel Ste-Marie won the 2021 race in Joliette for the Bloc Québécois, polling 55% and beating Michel Bourgeois (Liberal Party of Canada) by 18,182 votes. Back in 2019, Gabriel Ste-Marie took the riding on 58%. At 62%, fewer of Joliette voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
All 8 candidates in Joliette, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Ste-Marie | Bloc Québécois | 30,913 | 55.0% |
| Michel Bourgeois | Liberal Party of Canada | 12,731 | 22.7% |
| Roger Materne | Conservative Party of Canada | 5,314 | 9.5% |
| Alexis Beaudet | New Democratic Party | 3,100 | 5.5% |
| Maxime Leclerc | People's Party of Canada | 1,771 | 3.2% |
| Érica Poirier | Green Party of Canada | 1,126 | 2.0% |
| Manon Coutu | Free Party Canada | 992 | 1.8% |
| Yanick Théoret | Marijuana Party | 251 | 0.5% |
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
Entrelacs 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 29% of spending ($1,299 a resident), roads and transit leads the budget. Spending by Entrelacs council reached $4,465 a resident in 2024, well over the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Salaries and benefits took 27% of the total. Entrelacs council’s borrowing is light: $2M long term, $1,950 a resident where the median is $2,461. Taxes on property make up 79% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 63%.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1.4M | $1,299 | 29% |
| Police, fire and protection | $945K | $905 | 20% |
| General government | $890K | $851 | 19% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $580K | $555 | 12% |
| Recreation and culture | $454K | $435 | 10% |
| Planning and development | $339K | $324 | 7% |
| Financing costs | $93K | $89 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $8K | $8 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 160 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Only 160 residents share each seat on Entrelacs council, fewer than in 93% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Entrelacs 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.
entrelacs.com ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- 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. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Council size. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
- 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.
Questions about how Entrelacs is run
Who is the MP for Entrelacs?
Tim Watchorn of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for Les Pays-d'en-Haut, which includes Entrelacs.
Which party won Entrelacs in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Gabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc Québécois), in Joliette; Les Pays-d'en-Haut has elected Tim Watchorn since.
Who is the MNA for Entrelacs?
Bertrand is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Entrelacs and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Entrelacs?
Sophie Galarneau is mayor, at the head of Entrelacs council.
How much does Entrelacs council spend?
In 2024, Entrelacs council spent $4.7M in all, for some 1,045 residents, of which $1.4M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Entrelacs part of?
Its regional county municipality: MRC Matawinie, where Entrelacs’s mayor sits with the other mayors.
How is Entrelacs council elected?
Every seat on Entrelacs 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).