Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Less is spent per resident in Ormstown than in 77% of Québec’s local municipalities
Ormstown’s council has 6 councillors and is led by Philippe Besombes, the mayor. Ormstown 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. Huntingdon is the riding Ormstown 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 Ormstown is governed
Many residents per seat
The middle municipality in Quebec has a seat for every 380 residents; Ormstown council has far more people behind each. Council size ↓
Low spending per resident
Most of Québec’s local municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Ormstown council: 77% of them. 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
Ormstown, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
ormstown.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 Le Haut-Saint-Laurent: the mayors of its municipalities, Ormstown’s among them, sit on its council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Ormstown, from the most recent elections.
- 1Ormstown councilelected November 2025Philippe Besombes
- 2National Assembly of QuébecHuntingdon
- 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 Ormstown council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Philippe Besombes
- René Gauthier
- Jacques Guilbault
- Jane Fairhurst
- Michel André Emond
- Valérie Taillefer
- Robert Greig
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Besombes | Mayor | Unis pour notre communauté - United for our community | 1,046 | 86% | No |
| René Gauthier | Councillor | Unis pour notre communauté - United for our community | – | acclaimed | No |
| Jacques Guilbault | Councillor | Unis pour notre communauté - United for our community | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Jane Fairhurst | Councillor | Unis pour notre communauté - United for our community | – | acclaimed | No |
| Michel André Emond | Councillor | Unis pour notre communauté - United for our community | 908 | 76% | Yes |
| Valérie Taillefer | Councillor | Unis pour notre communauté - United for our community | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Robert Greig | Councillor | Unis pour notre communauté - United for our community | 941 | 79% | No |
Every seat on Ormstown council, the mayor’s included, is chosen by the whole municipality. Unis pour notre communauté - United for our community holds every seat on the council.
Every other candidate (3)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Christine McAleer | Independent | 164 | 14% |
| Councillor | Thomas Vandor | Independent | 294 | 25% |
| Councillor | Jonathan Allen | Independent | 252 | 21% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Ormstown
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Christine McAleer finished 882 votes behind Philippe Besombes, who took 86% in the race for mayor. Turnout for mayor was 37%, under the 51% typical of a contested race for mayor in Québec. Philippe Besombes unseated the outgoing mayor, Christine McAleer.
How Ormstown voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Ormstown votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Ormstown council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result. The next council election in Ormstown falls on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities. Voters last chose the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Ormstown 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 ↗Ormstown is in Huntingdon, 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)
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.
The Liberal Party of Canada leads Quebec with 44 of 78 seats; Claude DeBellefeuille is among the 22 from the Bloc Québécois.
The MP’s record
Claude DeBellefeuille first won a seat in 2006 and, after a spell away, came back to the Commons in 2019. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon puts the Bloc Québécois first at 48%; Claude DeBellefeuille held it for the party in 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
Salaberry—Suroît returned Claude Debellefeuille (Bloc Québécois) in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Ormstown voted in Salaberry—Suroît; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon is its riding today.
In 2021, Salaberry—Suroît went to Claude Debellefeuille (Bloc Québécois) on 48%; Linda Gallant (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 12,543 votes behind. In 2019, Claude Debellefeuille had won the same riding with 48%.
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
Ormstown 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.
The largest line is water, sewers and waste: 25% of the total, $496 a resident. Each resident’s share of Ormstown council’s 2024 spending came to $2,010, where the middle of Québec’s local municipalities sat at $2,394. Staff pay and benefits account for 28% of spending. Debt Ormstown council owes over the long term came to $8M, $1,931 a resident, under the median of $2,461. Taxes on property make up 83% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 63%.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $2M | $496 | 25% |
| Roads and transit | $2M | $494 | 25% |
| General government | $1.9M | $465 | 23% |
| Police, fire and protection | $877K | $213 | 11% |
| Recreation and culture | $857K | $208 | 10% |
| Financing costs | $254K | $62 | 3% |
| Planning and development | $247K | $60 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $48K | $12 | 1% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 610 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Only 68% of municipalities in Quebec have fewer seats for their size than Ormstown council, at 610 residents each.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Ormstown 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.
ormstown.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council money. Per resident uses MAMH’s population; the 2024 financial report gives charges by service and the financial profile the revenue, debt and reserves.
- Council size. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about how Ormstown is run
Who is the MP for Ormstown?
Claude DeBellefeuille of the Bloc Québécois is the MP for Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon, which includes Ormstown.
Which party won Ormstown in the 2021 federal election?
Claude Debellefeuille won Salaberry—Suroît for the Bloc Québécois in 2021; the riding is now Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon, held by Claude DeBellefeuille.
Who is the MNA for Ormstown?
Huntingdon is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Ormstown and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Ormstown?
The mayor is Philippe Besombes, who chairs Ormstown council.
How much does Ormstown council spend?
Ormstown council spent $8.3M in 2024 for about 4,121 residents; its largest service line was water, sewers and waste, at $2M.
Which regional body is Ormstown part of?
Ormstown belongs to MRC Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Ormstown council elected?
Every seat on Ormstown 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).