Photo: MTLskyline · CC BY-SA 3.0Fewer than 86% of Québec’s local municipalities spend as much per resident as Lac-Brome
Lee Patterson is mayor of Lac-Brome, with 6 councillors on the council. Lac-Brome sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Brome-Missisquoi, though no open record we can reuse gives the name. Lac-Brome sends one MP to Ottawa from Brome—Missisquoi, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Louis Villeneuve (Liberal Party of Canada).
What stands out in how Lac-Brome is governed
Many residents per seat
Lac-Brome council has more people behind each seat than most of Quebec, where the middle figure is 380 residents a seat. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Lac-Brome council spent more per resident in 2024 than 86% 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
Lac-Brome, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
lacbrome.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.
Lac-Brome belongs to MRC Brome-Missisquoi, 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 Lac-Brome, from the most recent elections.
- 1Lac-Brome councilelected November 2025Lee Patterson
- 2National Assembly of QuébecBrome-Missisquoi
- 3House of CommonsBrome—Missisquoi
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 Lac-Brome council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Lee Patterson
- Claude Rajotte
- Steven Beerwort
- Pierre Laplante
- Lisa Payne
- Patrick Ouvrard
- Robert Laflamme
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Patterson | Mayor | Independent | 1,086 | 36% | Yes, another seat |
| Claude Rajotte | Bondville-Fulford district | Independent | 316 | 52% | No |
| Steven Beerwort | West-Brome—Iron-Hill district | Independent | 274 | 61% | No |
| Pierre Laplante | East-Hill district | Independent | 230 | 51% | Yes |
| Lisa Payne | Knowlton-Victoria district | Independent | 318 | 65% | No |
| Patrick Ouvrard | Knowlton-Lakeside district | Independent | 199 | 40% | Yes, another seat |
| Robert Laflamme | Foster district | Independent | 231 | 53% | No |
All the seats on Lac-Brome council went to candidates with no team. Voters elect a councillor for their own district and a mayor for the whole of Lac-Brome.
Every other candidate (11)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Benoît G. Bourgon | Independent | 914 | 31% |
| Mayor | Shelley Judge | Independent | 754 | 25% |
| Mayor | Alan R. Gauthier | Independent | 239 | 8% |
| Bondville-Fulford district | Chantal Brodeur | Independent | 297 | 49% |
| West-Brome—Iron-Hill district | Pierre-P. Lambert | Independent | 174 | 39% |
| East-Hill district | Gisèle Dallaire | Independent | 224 | 49% |
| Knowlton-Victoria district | Marco Cantini | Independent | 174 | 35% |
| Knowlton-Lakeside district | Danielle Viau | Independent | 140 | 28% |
| Knowlton-Lakeside district | Kiara Lanoue | Independent | 129 | 26% |
| Knowlton-Lakeside district | Edouard J. Desautels | Independent | 31 | 6% |
| Foster district | Adèle Hébert | Independent | 205 | 47% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Lac-Brome
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
With 53% of electors taking part, the vote for mayor beat the Québec median of 51% for contested mayoral races. Lee Patterson came first for mayor on 36% of the votes, 172 more than Benoît G. Bourgon.
How Lac-Brome voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Lac-Brome votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Lac-Brome council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election. Lac-Brome 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. The last general elections came on 5 October 2026 for the National Assembly of Québec and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Lac-Brome votes in Brome-Missisquoi 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 Brome-Missisquoi: it sends one MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and Lac-Brome votes in it.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Louis Villeneuve represents Brome—Missisquoi in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Brome—Missisquoi · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Louis Villeneuve 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 Brome—Missisquoi would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 35%, and Louis Villeneuve kept it for them in 2025. April 2025 was Louis Villeneuve’s first election to the House of Commons.
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
The Liberal Party of Canada kept Brome—Missisquoi in 2021 with Pascale St-Onge
Results in Brome—Missisquoi as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Brome—Missisquoi elected Pascale St-Onge (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 35% of the vote, a lead of 197 over Marilou Alarie (Bloc Québécois). The 2019 vote had elected Lyne Bessette of the Liberal Party of Canada, with 38%. That was among the tightest results in the country: 3 of 338 ridings were closer. At 66%, more of Brome—Missisquoi voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
All 10 candidates in Brome—Missisquoi, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pascale St-Onge | Liberal Party of Canada | 21,488 | 35.0% |
| Marilou Alarie | Bloc Québécois | 21,291 | 34.6% |
| Vincent Duhamel | Conservative Party of Canada | 9,961 | 16.2% |
| Andrew Panton | New Democratic Party | 3,828 | 6.2% |
| Alexis Stogowski | People's Party of Canada | 1,982 | 3.2% |
| Michelle Corcos | Green Party of Canada | 1,466 | 2.4% |
| Maryse Richard | Free Party Canada | 961 | 1.6% |
| Lawrence Cotton | Veterans Coalition Party of Canada | 216 | 0.4% |
| Dany Desjardins | Independent | 145 | 0.2% |
| Susanne Lefebvre | Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 133 | 0.2% |
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
Lac-Brome 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.
The largest line is roads and transit: 28% of the total, $944 a resident. Of every dollar spent, 29% went on pay and benefits. Each resident’s share of Lac-Brome council’s 2024 spending came to $3,399, where the middle of Québec’s local municipalities sat at $2,394. Lac-Brome council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $21.4M long term, $3,428 a resident where the median is $2,461. At 74%, 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 | $5.9M | $944 | 28% |
| Police, fire and protection | $4M | $639 | 19% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $3.6M | $583 | 17% |
| General government | $2.7M | $428 | 13% |
| Recreation and culture | $2.6M | $410 | 12% |
| Planning and development | $1.4M | $224 | 7% |
| Financing costs | $863K | $138 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $199K | $32 | 1% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 900 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Only 75% of municipalities in Quebec have fewer seats for their size than Lac-Brome council, at 900 residents each.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Lac-Brome 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.
lacbrome.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
- 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.
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- 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.
Questions about how Lac-Brome is run
Who is the MP for Lac-Brome?
Louis Villeneuve (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Brome—Missisquoi, the riding Lac-Brome is in.
Which party won Lac-Brome in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada, with Pascale St-Onge in Brome—Missisquoi; since 2025 Louis Villeneuve represents Brome—Missisquoi.
Who is the MNA for Lac-Brome?
The riding for Lac-Brome is Brome-Missisquoi, and the National Assembly of Québec lists the MNA who holds it.
Who heads the council in Lac-Brome?
Lee Patterson chairs Lac-Brome council as mayor.
How much does Lac-Brome council spend?
Lac-Brome council spent $21.2M in 2024 for about 6,252 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $5.9M.
Which regional body is Lac-Brome part of?
Lac-Brome’s mayor takes a seat on the council of MRC Brome-Missisquoi, the regional county municipality.
How is Lac-Brome council elected?
Lac-Brome council: the mayor is chosen at large, each councillor by a district.
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).