Photo: Yanik Crépeau · CC BY-SA 3.0Ferme-Neuve spends more per resident than 78% of Québec’s local municipalities
Diane Sirard is mayor of Ferme-Neuve, with 6 councillors on the council. Federally, Ferme-Neuve sits in Laurentides—Labelle, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Marie-Hélène Gaudreau of the Bloc Québécois. Ferme-Neuve sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Labelle, though no open record we can reuse gives the name.
What stands out in how Ferme-Neuve is governed
High spending per resident
Per resident, Ferme-Neuve council’s 2024 spending tops 78% of Québec’s local municipalities. Council money ↓
A safe federal seat
With 25.2 points between the winner and the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada), Laurentides—Labelle was safer in 2021 than 68% of the 338 ridings. How Ferme-Neuve has voted ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Ferme-Neuve, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
municipalite.ferme-neuve.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.
Ferme-Neuve belongs to MRC Antoine-Labelle, the regional county municipality whose council of mayors adopts the land-use plan for its municipalities.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Ferme-Neuve, from the most recent elections.
- 1Ferme-Neuve councilelected November 2025Diane Sirard
- 2National Assembly of QuébecLabelle
- 3House of CommonsLaurentides—Labelle
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 Ferme-Neuve council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Diane Sirard
- Denis Fortin
- Sonia Lachaine
- Sébastien Lavoie
- Richard Levesque
- Michel Venne
- Léanne Sanche
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Sirard | Mayor | Independent | 601 | 62% | Yes |
| Denis Fortin | Councillor | Independent | 537 | 56% | No |
| Sonia Lachaine | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Sébastien Lavoie | Councillor | Independent | 485 | 51% | Yes, another seat |
| Richard Levesque | Councillor | Independent | 499 | 52% | Yes |
| Michel Venne | Councillor | Independent | 613 | 64% | Yes |
| Léanne Sanche | Councillor | Independent | 762 | 79% | No |
All the seats on Ferme-Neuve council went to candidates with no team. There are no wards on Ferme-Neuve council: the whole electorate votes for every seat, the mayor too. One seat needed no vote: it had just one candidate.
Every other candidate (6)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | David Meilleur | Independent | 374 | 38% |
| Councillor | Sylvain Leduc | Independent | 426 | 44% |
| Councillor | Kambiz Ebadi Farshchi | Independent | 472 | 49% |
| Councillor | Mario Leduc | Independent | 456 | 48% |
| Councillor | Ashley Denis | Independent | 343 | 36% |
| Councillor | Yvon Forget | Independent | 203 | 21% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Ferme-Neuve
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Fewer electors voted for mayor than in most of Québec: 41%, where the median contested race drew 51%. The race for mayor went to Diane Sirard with 62%, a lead of 227 over David Meilleur. Diane Sirard held on to the mayor’s seat.
How Ferme-Neuve voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Ferme-Neuve votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Ferme-Neuve council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms. Provincially the last general election was on 5 October 2026, for the National Assembly of Québec; federally, on 28 April 2025. Ferme-Neuve votes next on 4 November 2029: the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities sets municipal elections on the first Sunday in November every four years.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Ferme-Neuve votes in Labelle 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 ↗Ferme-Neuve is in Labelle, 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)
Marie-Hélène Gaudreau represents Laurentides—Labelle in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Laurentides—Labelle · Bloc Québécois · first elected 2019
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, Marie-Hélène Gaudreau’s party.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Laurentides—Labelle puts the Bloc Québécois first at 52%; Marie-Hélène Gaudreau held it for the party in 2025. Marie-Hélène Gaudreau has sat in the Commons since 2019, now for the 3rd Parliament.
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
Marie-Hélène Gaudreau kept Laurentides—Labelle for the Bloc Québécois in 2021
Results in Laurentides—Labelle as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
62% of electors in Laurentides—Labelle voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada. The 2019 result had favoured Marie-Hélène Gaudreau as well, at 47%. 16,167 votes separated Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Bloc Québécois) from Antoine Menassa (Liberal Party of Canada) in Laurentides—Labelle in 2021, when the winner took 50%.
All 8 candidates in Laurentides—Labelle, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Hélène Gaudreau | Bloc Québécois | 32,133 | 50.1% |
| Antoine Menassa | Liberal Party of Canada | 15,966 | 24.9% |
| Kathy Laframboise | Conservative Party of Canada | 6,770 | 10.6% |
| Eric-Abel Baland | New Democratic Party | 3,907 | 6.1% |
| Richard Evanko | People's Party of Canada | 2,432 | 3.8% |
| Michel Le Comte | Green Party of Canada | 1,570 | 2.5% |
| Michel Leclerc | Free Party Canada | 1,165 | 1.8% |
| Jean-Noël Sorel | Independent | 180 | 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
Ferme-Neuve 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.
Taxes on property make up 58% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 63%. Ferme-Neuve council’s borrowing is light: $6M long term, $2,146 a resident where the median is $2,461. At $2,940 for every resident in 2024, Ferme-Neuve council sits above the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Staff pay and benefits account for 29% of spending. The largest line is roads and transit: 34% of the total, $1,000 a resident.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $2.8M | $1,000 | 34% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.7M | $593 | 20% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.1M | $393 | 13% |
| General government | $1.1M | $388 | 13% |
| Planning and development | $681K | $244 | 8% |
| Police, fire and protection | $641K | $230 | 8% |
| Financing costs | $200K | $72 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $57K | $20 | 1% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 400 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Ferme-Neuve council has one seat for every 400 residents, more than in 53% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Ferme-Neuve 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.
municipalite.ferme-neuve.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. The council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
Questions about how Ferme-Neuve is run
Who is the MP for Ferme-Neuve?
Laurentides—Labelle’s MP, Marie-Hélène Gaudreau of the Bloc Québécois, represents Ferme-Neuve.
Which party won Ferme-Neuve in the 2021 federal election?
Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Bloc Québécois) took Laurentides—Labelle in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MNA for Ferme-Neuve?
The riding for Ferme-Neuve is Labelle, and the National Assembly of Québec lists the MNA who holds it.
Who heads the council in Ferme-Neuve?
The mayor is Diane Sirard, who chairs Ferme-Neuve council.
How much does Ferme-Neuve council spend?
In 2024, Ferme-Neuve council spent $8.2M in all, for some 2,785 residents, of which $2.8M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Ferme-Neuve part of?
Its regional county municipality: MRC Antoine-Labelle, where Ferme-Neuve’s mayor sits with the other mayors.
How is Ferme-Neuve council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Ferme-Neuve 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).