Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.092% of Québec’s local municipalities spend more per resident than Les Coteaux
Les Coteaux is in Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Claude DeBellefeuille of the Bloc Québécois. For the National Assembly of Québec, Les Coteaux votes in Soulanges; open data doesn’t yet say who its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) is. Les Coteaux’s council has 6 councillors and is led by Sylvain Brazeau, the mayor.
What stands out in how Les Coteaux is governed
Many residents per seat
Les Coteaux council spreads its seats over a big population; the typical municipality in Quebec has one seat per 380 residents. Council size ↓
Low spending per resident
In 2024, 92% of Québec’s local municipalities spent more per resident than Les Coteaux council. 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
Les Coteaux, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
les-coteaux.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.
Its regional county municipality is MRC Vaudreuil-Soulanges: the mayors of its municipalities, Les Coteaux’s among them, sit on its council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Les Coteaux, from the most recent elections.
- 1Les Coteaux councilelected November 2025Sylvain Brazeau
- 2National Assembly of QuébecSoulanges
- 3House of CommonsBeauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon
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 Les Coteaux council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Sylvain Brazeau
- Carl Dussault
- Claude Lepage
- Sylvie Joly
- Michel Joly
- Gaétan St-Yves
- Angélique L'Écuyer
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvain Brazeau | Mayor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Carl Dussault | Councillor | Independent | 91 | 57% | No |
| Claude Lepage | Councillor | Independent | 45 | 51% | Yes |
| Sylvie Joly | Councillor | Independent | 132 | 61% | No |
| Michel Joly | Councillor | Independent | 127 | 75% | Yes |
| Gaétan St-Yves | Councillor | Independent | 155 | 67% | No |
| Angélique L'Écuyer | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
With no rival, Sylvain Brazeau took the mayor’s chair by acclamation. Voters elect a councillor for their own district and a mayor for the whole of Les Coteaux. No team or party won a seat on Les Coteaux council: every member ran on their own.
Every other candidate (6)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor | Myriam Sauvé | Independent | 70 | 44% |
| Councillor | Alain Proulx | Independent | 44 | 49% |
| Councillor | François Deschamps | Independent | 85 | 39% |
| Councillor | Kristian Solarik | Independent | 42 | 25% |
| Councillor | Jacques Masse | Independent | 70 | 30% |
| Councillor | Guy Charles Ngninghasi | Independent | 6 | 3% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When Les Coteaux votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Les Coteaux 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. Under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, Les Coteaux’s next municipal vote is on 4 November 2029, 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
Les Coteaux votes in Soulanges 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 ↗Soulanges takes in Les Coteaux and elects its MNA to the National Assembly of Québec.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Claude DeBellefeuille represents Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon · Bloc Québécois · first elected 2006
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Claude DeBellefeuille sits with the Bloc Québécois, which has 22 of the 78 seats from Quebec, against 44 for the Liberal Party of Canada.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon, the Bloc Québécois would have led with 48%; Claude DeBellefeuille held it for them in 2025. Claude DeBellefeuille was first elected in 2006, spent time out of the House and returned in 2019.
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
In 2021, Salaberry—Suroît re-elected Claude Debellefeuille of the Bloc Québécois
Results in Salaberry—Suroît, the riding Les Coteaux belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon.
12,543 votes separated Claude Debellefeuille (Bloc Québécois) from Linda Gallant (Liberal Party of Canada) in Salaberry—Suroît in 2021, when the winner took 48%. 48% had elected Claude Debellefeuille there in 2019.
All 7 candidates in Salaberry—Suroît, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Debellefeuille | Bloc Québécois | 29,093 | 47.8% |
| Linda Gallant | Liberal Party of Canada | 16,550 | 27.2% |
| Jean Collette | Conservative Party of Canada | 7,476 | 12.3% |
| Joan Gottman | New Democratic Party | 4,529 | 7.4% |
| Nicolas Thivierge | People's Party of Canada | 2,207 | 3.6% |
| Marcel Goyette | Free Party Canada | 561 | 0.9% |
| Luc Bertrand | Parti pour l'Indépendance du Québec | 449 | 0.7% |
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
Les Coteaux council spends less 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 $1,734 per resident, Les Coteaux council’s $10.3M of long-term debt is less than the $2,461 median. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 73% of revenue, against 63% across the province’s returns. Water, sewers and waste takes the biggest share, 34%, or $584 per resident. Salaries and benefits took 28% of the total. In 2024 the median among Québec’s local municipalities was $2,394 a resident; Les Coteaux council spent $1,716.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $3.5M | $584 | 34% |
| Roads and transit | $1.7M | $290 | 17% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.6M | $269 | 16% |
| General government | $1.5M | $246 | 14% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1.1M | $184 | 11% |
| Planning and development | $410K | $69 | 4% |
| Financing costs | $402K | $68 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $30K | $5 | 0% |
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.
Les Coteaux council has one seat for every 900 residents, more than in 75% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Les Coteaux 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.
les-coteaux.qc.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. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- 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. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
Questions about how Les Coteaux is run
Who is the MP for Les Coteaux?
Les Coteaux is in Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon, represented by Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc Québécois).
Which party won Les Coteaux in the 2021 federal election?
The Bloc Québécois, with Claude Debellefeuille in Salaberry—Suroît; since 2025 Claude DeBellefeuille represents Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon.
Who is the MNA for Les Coteaux?
Look up Soulanges on the National Assembly of Québec’s site: that riding, which takes in Les Coteaux, has one MNA.
Who heads the council in Les Coteaux?
Sylvain Brazeau is mayor, at the head of Les Coteaux council.
How much does Les Coteaux council spend?
The 2024 return of Les Coteaux council shows $10.2M of spending for roughly 5,938 residents, $3.5M of it on water, sewers and waste.
Which regional body is Les Coteaux part of?
The council of MRC Vaudreuil-Soulanges brings together the mayors of its municipalities, Les Coteaux’s among them.
How is Les Coteaux council elected?
Les Coteaux 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).