Photo: Benoit Rochon · CC BY-SA 3.0Per resident, Napierville spends less than 88% of Québec’s local municipalities
Napierville sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Huntingdon, though no open record we can reuse gives the name. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Napierville is Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville, and Nathalie Provost (Liberal Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. Chantale Pelletier leads Napierville as mayor, alongside 6 councillors.
What stands out in how Napierville is governed
Many residents per seat
Napierville council has more people behind each seat than most of Quebec, where the middle figure is 380 residents a seat. Council size ↓
Low spending per resident
Spending per resident left Napierville council below 88% of Québec’s local municipalities in 2024. 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
Napierville, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
napierville.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.
MRC Les Jardins-de-Napierville is Napierville’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 Napierville, from the most recent elections.
- 1Napierville councilelected November 2025Chantale Pelletier
- 2National Assembly of QuébecHuntingdon
- 3House of CommonsChâteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville
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 Napierville council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Chantale Pelletier
- Ghislain Perreault
- Christine Bleau
- Nathalie Lavoie
- Mathylde Gagnon
- Serge Brault
- David Dumont
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantale Pelletier | Mayor | Ensemble pour Napierville | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Ghislain Perreault | Councillor | Ensemble pour Napierville | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Christine Bleau | Councillor | Ensemble pour Napierville | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Nathalie Lavoie | Councillor | Ensemble pour Napierville | – | acclaimed | No |
| Mathylde Gagnon | Councillor | Ensemble pour Napierville | – | acclaimed | No |
| Serge Brault | Councillor | Ensemble pour Napierville | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| David Dumont | Councillor | Ensemble pour Napierville | – | acclaimed | Yes |
Every member of the council ran for Ensemble pour Napierville. The race for mayor was never run: Chantale Pelletier was the only candidate. Voters across the municipality choose the mayor and every councillor on Napierville council alike.
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When Napierville votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Napierville council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
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 Napierville, fixed by the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities for the first Sunday in November every four years. This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Napierville votes in Huntingdon 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 ↗Huntingdon takes in Napierville and elects its MNA to the National Assembly of Québec.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Nathalie Provost represents Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Of the 78 MPs from Quebec, 44 are with the Liberal Party of Canada, Nathalie Provost among them.
The MP’s record
Nathalie Provost was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 2025. Mapped onto today’s Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville, the 2021 vote favoured the Bloc Québécois with 37%, which makes Nathalie Provost’s 2025 win a gain.
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
Châteauguay—Lacolle returned Brenda Shanahan (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021
Results in Châteauguay—Lacolle, the riding Napierville belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville.
62% of electors in Châteauguay—Lacolle voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada. No riding in Canada was closer that year, out of 338. Brenda Shanahan was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 38%. Brenda Shanahan (Liberal Party of Canada) took Châteauguay—Lacolle in 2021 with 37% of the vote, 12 votes ahead of Patrick O'Hara (Bloc Québécois).
All 8 candidates in Châteauguay—Lacolle, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brenda Shanahan | Liberal Party of Canada | 18,029 | 37.0% |
| Patrick O'Hara | Bloc Québécois | 18,017 | 37.0% |
| Pierre Bournaki | Conservative Party of Canada | 5,538 | 11.4% |
| Hannah Wolker | New Democratic Party | 3,752 | 7.7% |
| Jeff Benoit | People's Party of Canada | 1,821 | 3.7% |
| Frédéric Olivier | Green Party of Canada | 801 | 1.7% |
| André Lafrance | Free Party Canada | 448 | 0.9% |
| Marc Gagnon | Parti pour l'Indépendance du Québec | 277 | 0.6% |
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
Napierville 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.
Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 68% of revenue, against 63% across the province’s returns. Debt Napierville council owes over the long term came to $5.1M, $1,231 a resident, under the median of $2,461. Salaries and benefits took 32% of the total. Each resident’s share of Napierville council’s 2024 spending came to $1,809, where the middle of Québec’s local municipalities sat at $2,394. At 27% of spending ($493 a resident), water, sewers and waste leads the budget.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $2.1M | $493 | 27% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.4M | $324 | 18% |
| General government | $1.3M | $317 | 18% |
| Roads and transit | $1.3M | $300 | 17% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1.2M | $283 | 16% |
| Planning and development | $198K | $47 | 3% |
| Financing costs | $176K | $42 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $13K | $3 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 600 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
With 600 residents behind each seat, Napierville council sits above 67% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Napierville 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.
napierville.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- 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.
- Council size. The council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
- 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.
Questions about how Napierville is run
Who is the MP for Napierville?
Napierville is in Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville, represented by Nathalie Provost (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Napierville in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Brenda Shanahan (Liberal Party of Canada), in Châteauguay—Lacolle; Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville has elected Nathalie Provost since.
Who is the MNA for Napierville?
Huntingdon is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Napierville and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Napierville?
Chantale Pelletier is mayor, at the head of Napierville council.
How much does Napierville council spend?
In 2024, Napierville council spent $7.6M in all, for some 4,179 residents, of which $2.1M went on water, sewers and waste, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Napierville part of?
Napierville belongs to MRC Les Jardins-de-Napierville, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Napierville council elected?
Every seat on Napierville 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).