Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Piedmont’s mayor: Bernard Bouclin
Piedmont is in Prévost 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. For federal votes, Piedmont belongs to Les Pays-d'en-Haut, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Tim Watchorn (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it. Of the 78 Commons seats from Quebec, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 44. Beside the head of council, 6 councillors sit on the municipality’s council.
Three governments, and who does what
Piedmont, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
piedmont.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.
Piedmont belongs to MRC Les Pays-d'en-Haut, 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 Piedmont, from the most recent elections.
- 1Piedmont councilelected November 2025Bernard Bouclin
- 2National Assembly of QuébecPrévost
- 3House of CommonsLes Pays-d'en-Haut
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 Piedmont council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Bernard Bouclin
- Hélène Barrette
- Pierre Gingras
- Marie-Eve Boivin
- Jade Bigaouette
- Maryse Fontaine
- Marc-Antoine Séguin-de-Sève
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Bouclin | Mayor | Équipe Piedmont, naturellement | 684 | 52% | Yes, another seat |
| Hélène Barrette | Councillor | Équipe Piedmont, naturellement | 687 | 53% | No |
| Pierre Gingras | Councillor | Équipe Piedmont, naturellement | 709 | 54% | Yes, another seat |
| Marie-Eve Boivin | Councillor | Équipe Piedmont, naturellement | 686 | 53% | No |
| Jade Bigaouette | Councillor | Équipe Piedmont, naturellement | 691 | 53% | No |
| Maryse Fontaine | Councillor | Équipe Piedmont, naturellement | 700 | 54% | No |
| Marc-Antoine Séguin-de-Sève | Councillor | Équipe Piedmont, naturellement | 708 | 54% | No |
Every seat on Piedmont council, the mayor’s included, is chosen by the whole municipality. All the seats went to Équipe Piedmont, naturellement, the only team to win.
Every other candidate (7)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Denis Royal | Équipe Denis Royal | 634 | 48% |
| Councillor | Zélia Lefebvre | Équipe Denis Royal | 617 | 47% |
| Councillor | Nathalie Chayer | Équipe Denis Royal | 595 | 46% |
| Councillor | Charles Daneau | Équipe Denis Royal | 619 | 47% |
| Councillor | Sonia Hamer | Équipe Denis Royal | 617 | 47% |
| Councillor | Claude D'Amboise | Équipe Denis Royal | 600 | 46% |
| Councillor | Norman Farrell | Équipe Denis Royal | 593 | 46% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Piedmont
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
A lead of 50 votes over Denis Royal gave Bernard Bouclin the mayor’s seat, with 52% of the votes. Turnout for mayor was 41%, under the 51% typical of a contested race for mayor in Québec.
How Piedmont voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Piedmont votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Piedmont council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Councils are elected on the first Sunday in November every four years, says the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, so Piedmont votes next on 4 November 2029. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Piedmont votes in Prévost 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, Piedmont votes in Prévost, which has one MNA.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Tim Watchorn represents Les Pays-d'en-Haut in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Les Pays-d'en-Haut · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
The 2025 general election sent Tim Watchorn to the Commons for the first time. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Les Pays-d'en-Haut would have gone to the Bloc Québécois (48%), so Tim Watchorn’s 2025 win took it from them.
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
Laurentides—Labelle returned Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Bloc Québécois) in 2021
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Laurentides—Labelle, Piedmont’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Les Pays-d'en-Haut.
47% had elected Marie-Hélène Gaudreau there in 2019. The 2021 count in Laurentides—Labelle put Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Bloc Québécois) first at 50%, with Antoine Menassa (Liberal Party of Canada) 16,167 votes back. In 2021, 62% of electors cast a ballot in Laurentides—Labelle, under the national 63%.
All 8 candidates in Laurentides—Labelle, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Hélène Gaudreau | Bloc Québécois | 32,133 | 50.1% |
| Antoine Menassa | Liberal Party of Canada | 15,966 | 24.9% |
| Kathy Laframboise | Conservative Party of Canada | 6,770 | 10.6% |
| Eric-Abel Baland | New Democratic Party | 3,907 | 6.1% |
| Richard Evanko | People's Party of Canada | 2,432 | 3.8% |
| Michel Le Comte | Green Party of Canada | 1,570 | 2.5% |
| Michel Leclerc | Free Party Canada | 1,165 | 1.8% |
| Jean-Noël Sorel | Independent | 180 | 0.3% |
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
Piedmont 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.
In 2024 the median among Québec’s local municipalities was $2,394 a resident; Piedmont council spent $3,903. Pay and benefits made up 30% of spending. Recreation and culture takes the biggest share, 24%, or $937 per resident. At 75%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 63% seen across the province. Long-term debt at Piedmont council stood at $6.7M, or $1,876 a resident, below the $2,461 median.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and culture | $3.3M | $937 | 24% |
| Roads and transit | $2.9M | $814 | 21% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $2.2M | $624 | 16% |
| General government | $2.2M | $619 | 16% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1.9M | $530 | 14% |
| Planning and development | $1.1M | $322 | 8% |
| Financing costs | $196K | $55 | 1% |
| Social services and child care | $3K | $1 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 520 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Piedmont council has one seat for every 520 residents, more than in 64% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Piedmont 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.
piedmont.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. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- 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.
Questions about how Piedmont is run
Who is the MP for Piedmont?
Piedmont is in Les Pays-d'en-Haut, represented by Tim Watchorn (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Piedmont in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Bloc Québécois), in Laurentides—Labelle; Les Pays-d'en-Haut has elected Tim Watchorn since.
Who is the MNA for Piedmont?
Prévost is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Piedmont and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Piedmont?
Piedmont council is led by Bernard Bouclin, its mayor.
How much does Piedmont council spend?
Piedmont council spent $13.9M in 2024 for about 3,557 residents; its largest service line was recreation and culture, at $3.3M.
Which regional body is Piedmont part of?
The council of MRC Les Pays-d'en-Haut brings together the mayors of its municipalities, Piedmont’s among them.
How is Piedmont council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Piedmont 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).