Photo: Visem · CC BY-SA 4.0Kirkland spends more per resident than 93% of Québec’s local municipalities do
The mayor of Kirkland is Michel Gibson, who sits with 8 councillors. Federally, Kirkland sits in Lac-Saint-Louis, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Francis Scarpaleggia of the Liberal Party of Canada. Nelligan is the riding Kirkland 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.
What stands out in how Kirkland is governed
Many residents per seat
Across Quebec the median is one seat per 380 residents, well under the ratio on Kirkland council. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Spending per resident put Kirkland council above 93% of Québec’s local municipalities in 2024. Council money ↓
A safe federal seat
The 2021 winner in Lac-Saint-Louis finished 37.4 points ahead of the runner-up (Conservative Party of Canada), a wider lead than in 88% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Kirkland has voted ↓
High federal turnout
Federal turnout in Lac-Saint-Louis beat 93% of Canada’s ridings in 2021. 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
Kirkland, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
ville.kirkland.qc.ca ↗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.
Kirkland belongs to no regional county municipality, but it is part of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Kirkland, from the most recent elections.
- 1Kirkland councilelected November 2025Michel Gibson
- 2National Assembly of QuébecNelligan
- 3House of CommonsLac-Saint-Louis
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 Kirkland council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Michel Gibson
- Michael Brown
- Luciano Piciacchia
- Nancy Kokinasidis
- Domenico Zito
- Stephen Bouchard
- Michael Gaudin
- David Bisson
- Karen Cliffe
9 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Gibson | Mayor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Michael Brown | Timberlea district | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Luciano Piciacchia | Holleuffer district | Independent | 277 | 42% | Yes |
| Nancy Kokinasidis | Brunswick district | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Domenico Zito | Lacey-Green Ouest district | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Stephen Bouchard | Lacey-Green Est district | Independent | 595 | 78% | Yes |
| Michael Gaudin | Canvin district | Independent | 429 | 76% | No |
| David Bisson | Saint-Charles district | Independent | 428 | 54% | No |
| Karen Cliffe | Summerhill district | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
All the seats on Kirkland council went to candidates with no team. Michel Gibson was acclaimed mayor, with no one on the ballot against them. The mayor answers to all of Kirkland; every councillor represents a district.
Every other candidate (8)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holleuffer district | Carl Baillargeon | Independent | 199 | 30% |
| Holleuffer district | Jean-Marc Roberge | Independent | 186 | 28% |
| Lacey-Green Est district | Fariba Salehi | Independent | 169 | 22% |
| Canvin district | Costa Zergiotis | Independent | 136 | 24% |
| Saint-Charles district | Egidio Perugini | Independent | 129 | 16% |
| Saint-Charles district | Lise Goodine | Independent | 121 | 15% |
| Saint-Charles district | Andréa Katz | Independent | 94 | 12% |
| Saint-Charles district | Nicholas Filipchuk | Independent | 20 | 3% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When Kirkland votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland 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. The last general elections came on 5 October 2026 for the National Assembly of Québec and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. 4 November 2029 is the next council election in Kirkland, fixed by the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities for the first Sunday in November every four years.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Kirkland votes in Nelligan 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 ↗Nelligan takes in Kirkland and elects its MNA to the National Assembly of Québec.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Francis Scarpaleggia represents Lac-Saint-Louis in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Lac-Saint-Louis · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2004
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Francis Scarpaleggia’s party, the Liberal Party of Canada, has 44 of the 78 seats from Quebec.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Lac-Saint-Louis, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 56%; Francis Scarpaleggia held it for them in 2025. The current Parliament is Francis Scarpaleggia’s 8th, counting from a first win in 2004. In Ottawa, Francis Scarpaleggia has been Speaker of the House of Commons (since 2025).
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
Francis Scarpaleggia kept Lac-Saint-Louis for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Lac-Saint-Louis; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
21,566 votes separated Francis Scarpaleggia (Liberal Party of Canada) from Ann Francis (Conservative Party of Canada) in Lac-Saint-Louis in 2021, when the winner took 56%. Francis Scarpaleggia was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 58%.
All 6 candidates in Lac-Saint-Louis, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Scarpaleggia | Liberal Party of Canada | 32,477 | 56.3% |
| Ann Francis | Conservative Party of Canada | 10,911 | 18.9% |
| Jonathan Gray | New Democratic Party | 7,679 | 13.3% |
| Rémi Lebeuf | Bloc Québécois | 3,078 | 5.3% |
| Milan Kona-Mancini | Green Party of Canada | 1,868 | 3.2% |
| Afia Lassy | People's Party of Canada | 1,712 | 3.0% |
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
Kirkland 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.
No service costs more than roads and transit, at $1,201 per resident and 30% of the total. At $4,018 for every resident in 2024, Kirkland council sits above the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Salaries and benefits took 19% of the total. Long-term debt at Kirkland council stood at $17.1M, or $875 a resident, below the $2,461 median. At 84%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 63% seen across the province.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $23.5M | $1,201 | 30% |
| Police, fire and protection | $16.6M | $851 | 21% |
| General government | $14.6M | $747 | 19% |
| Recreation and culture | $12.7M | $648 | 16% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $7.6M | $387 | 10% |
| Planning and development | $2.6M | $132 | 3% |
| Financing costs | $564K | $29 | 1% |
| Social services and child care | $476K | $24 | 1% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 2,190 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Kirkland council has one seat for every 2,190 residents, more than in 89% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Kirkland 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.kirkland.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. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- 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. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Not on this page. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
Questions about how Kirkland is run
Who is the MP for Kirkland?
Lac-Saint-Louis’s MP, Francis Scarpaleggia of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents Kirkland.
Which party won Kirkland in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada: Francis Scarpaleggia won Lac-Saint-Louis in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MNA for Kirkland?
The riding for Kirkland is Nelligan, and the National Assembly of Québec lists the MNA who holds it.
Who heads the council in Kirkland?
Michel Gibson is mayor, at the head of Kirkland council.
How much does Kirkland council spend?
Kirkland council spent $78.6M in 2024 for about 19,564 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $23.5M.
How is Kirkland council elected?
One councillor a district, and a mayor chosen by everyone, on Kirkland 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).