Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Palmarolle spends less per resident than 87% of Québec’s local municipalities
Palmarolle is in Abitibi-Ouest for the National Assembly of Québec, whose current MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) no open source we can use records yet. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Palmarolle is Abitibi—Témiscamingue, and Sébastien Lemire (Bloc Québécois) represents it in the House of Commons. Joanie Roy leads Palmarolle as mayor, alongside 6 councillors.
What stands out in how Palmarolle is governed
Few residents per seat
Across Quebec the median is one seat per 380 residents, above the ratio on Palmarolle council. Council size ↓
Low spending per resident
Most of Québec’s local municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Palmarolle council: 87% of them. Council money ↓
A safe federal seat
In 2021, 26.5 points separated first and second (Liberal Party of Canada) in Abitibi—Témiscamingue, more than in 71% of the 338 ridings. How Palmarolle has voted ↓
Low federal turnout
More electors stayed home in Abitibi—Témiscamingue than in 82% of Canada’s ridings at the 2021 election. 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
Palmarolle, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
WWW.palmarolle.ao.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.
Palmarolle belongs to MRC Abitibi-Ouest, 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 Palmarolle, from the most recent elections.
- 1Palmarolle councilelected November 2025Joanie Roy
- 2National Assembly of QuébecAbitibi-Ouest
- 3House of CommonsAbitibi—Témiscamingue
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 Palmarolle council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Joanie Roy
- Josée Aubin
- Philippe Anglehart Caron
- Karine Tremblay
- Maxim Sylvestre
- Éric Matte
- Sabrina Turgeon
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanie Roy | Mayor | Independent | 369 | 71% | No |
| Josée Aubin | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Philippe Anglehart Caron | Councillor | Équipe Horizon et Continuité | – | acclaimed | No |
| Karine Tremblay | Councillor | Équipe Horizon et Continuité | – | acclaimed | No |
| Maxim Sylvestre | Councillor | Équipe Horizon et Continuité | – | acclaimed | No |
| Éric Matte | Councillor | Équipe Horizon et Continuité | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Sabrina Turgeon | Councillor | Independent | 321 | 63% | Yes |
Équipe Horizon et Continuité is the only team on council; the other members sit as independents. No seat on Palmarolle council belongs to a ward; the mayor and every councillor face the whole municipality.
Every other candidate (2)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Véronique Aubin | Équipe Horizon et Continuité | 148 | 29% |
| Councillor | Dominique Aubin | Équipe Horizon et Continuité | 185 | 37% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Palmarolle
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
The outgoing mayor, Véronique Aubin, lost the seat to Joanie Roy. Turnout for mayor was 46%, under the 51% typical of a contested race for mayor in Québec. Véronique Aubin finished 221 votes behind Joanie Roy, who took 71% in the race for mayor.
How Palmarolle voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Palmarolle votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Palmarolle council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, Palmarolle’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. Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Palmarolle votes in Abitibi-Ouest 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 ↗For the National Assembly of Québec, Palmarolle votes in Abitibi-Ouest, which has one MNA.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Sébastien Lemire represents Abitibi—Témiscamingue in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Abitibi—Témiscamingue · Bloc Québécois · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Sébastien Lemire 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
Mapped onto today’s Abitibi—Témiscamingue, the 2021 vote gives the Bloc Québécois 51%; in 2025 Sébastien Lemire kept the seat in the same hands. Sébastien Lemire was first elected in 2019; the current Parliament is Sébastien Lemire’s 3rd.
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
Abitibi—Témiscamingue returned Sébastien Lemire (Bloc Québécois) in 2021
Abitibi—Témiscamingue as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
45% had elected Sébastien Lemire there in 2019. 12,107 votes separated Sébastien Lemire (Bloc Québécois) from William Legault-Lacasse (Liberal Party of Canada) in Abitibi—Témiscamingue in 2021, when the winner took 51%.
All 8 candidates in Abitibi—Témiscamingue, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sébastien Lemire | Bloc Québécois | 23,120 | 50.6% |
| William Legault-Lacasse | Liberal Party of Canada | 11,013 | 24.1% |
| Luis Henry Gonzalez Venegas | Conservative Party of Canada | 5,339 | 11.7% |
| Bethany Stewart | New Democratic Party | 2,794 | 6.1% |
| Eric Lacroix | People's Party of Canada | 1,538 | 3.4% |
| Dany Goulet | Free Party Canada | 858 | 1.9% |
| Martin Chartrand | Green Party of Canada | 748 | 1.6% |
| Joël Lirette | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 275 | 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
Palmarolle 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.
Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 71% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. Debt Palmarolle council owes over the long term came to $1.4M, $944 a resident, under the median of $2,461. Spending by Palmarolle council came to $1,842 a resident in 2024, under the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Pay and benefits made up 33% of spending. Recreation and culture takes the biggest share, 23%, or $426 per resident.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and culture | $609K | $426 | 23% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $522K | $365 | 20% |
| General government | $497K | $348 | 19% |
| Roads and transit | $492K | $344 | 19% |
| Police, fire and protection | $276K | $193 | 10% |
| Planning and development | $158K | $111 | 6% |
| Financing costs | $70K | $49 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $9K | $7 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 200 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
A seat on Palmarolle council covers 200 residents; 80% of Quebec municipalities have more per seat.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Palmarolle 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.
WWW.palmarolle.ao.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Band councils, and what members did once elected: the open record stops at the vote.
- 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.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Council size. For residents per seat, the head of council is counted as a seat, and the population is the 2021 Census figure.
- 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 Palmarolle is run
Who is the MP for Palmarolle?
Abitibi—Témiscamingue’s MP, Sébastien Lemire of the Bloc Québécois, represents Palmarolle.
Which party won Palmarolle in the 2021 federal election?
The Bloc Québécois: Sébastien Lemire won Abitibi—Témiscamingue in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MNA for Palmarolle?
Abitibi-Ouest is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Palmarolle and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Palmarolle?
Palmarolle council is led by Joanie Roy, its mayor.
How much does Palmarolle council spend?
In 2024, Palmarolle council spent $2.6M in all, for some 1,430 residents, of which $609K went on recreation and culture, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Palmarolle part of?
Palmarolle’s mayor takes a seat on the council of MRC Abitibi-Ouest, the regional county municipality.
How is Palmarolle council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Palmarolle council, the mayor too.
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).