Photo: Judicieux · CC BY-SA 4.0One councillor per 26,940 residents: Québec is more thinly represented than 99% of Quebec municipalities
Local government for Plateau is Québec’s, with Bruno Marchand as mayor. For federal votes, Plateau belongs to Louis-Hébert, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Joël Lightbound (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it. Plateau is part of a city split between ridings for the National Assembly of Québec; with no open riding map, its own isn’t named.
What stands out in how Plateau is governed
Many residents per seat
Québec council has more people behind each seat than most of Quebec, where the middle figure is 380 residents a seat. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Only a minority of Québec’s local municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Québec council: it is ahead of 89%. Council money ↓
A close federal race
With 11.2 points between the winner and the runner-up (Bloc Québécois), Louis-Hébert beat 71% of the 338 ridings for closeness in 2021. How Plateau has voted ↓
High federal turnout
Fewer electors stayed home in Louis-Hébert than in 98% 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
Plateau is governed by Québec, with Quebec and Ottawa.
The city council decides local matters.
ville.quebec.qc.ca ↗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.
No MRC sits above Québec; the Communauté métropolitaine de Québec takes in the city.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Plateau, from the most recent elections.
- 1Québec councilelected November 2025Bruno Marchand
- 2National Assembly of Québec–
- 3House of CommonsLouis-Hébert
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 Québec council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Bruno Marchand
- Mélissa Coulombe-Leduc
- Catherine Vallières-Roland
- Elainie Lepage
- Raymond Poirier
- Marylou Boulianne
- Clément Bourdeau
- Maxime Elmaleh
- Catherine Deschamps
- Marianne White
- Gabriel Dusablon
- Jean-Luc Lavoie
- Yannick Fauteux
- Claude Lavoie
- Marie-Pierre Boucher
- Raphaël Lebailly
- Mélanie Sauvé
- Elisa Verreault
- Éric Courtemanche Baril
- Marc Roussin
- Marie-Josée Asselin
- Pascal Morneau
22 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Marchand | Mayor | Québec forte et fière | 104,989 | 49% | Yes |
| Mélissa Coulombe-Leduc | Cap-aux-Diamants district | Québec forte et fière | 4,561 | 58% | Yes |
| Catherine Vallières-Roland | Montcalm-Saint-Sacrement district | Québec forte et fière | 7,005 | 72% | Yes |
| Elainie Lepage | Saint-Roch-Saint-Sauveur district | Québec forte et fière | 3,688 | 44% | No |
| Raymond Poirier | Limoilou district | Québec forte et fière | 3,107 | 43% | No |
| Marylou Boulianne | Maizerets-Lairet district | Québec forte et fière | 2,472 | 40% | No |
| Clément Bourdeau | Vanier-Duberger district | Québec forte et fière | 4,064 | 42% | No |
| Maxime Elmaleh | Neufchâtel-Lebourgneuf district | Québec forte et fière | 5,106 | 45% | No |
| Catherine Deschamps | Les Saules-Les Méandres district | Québec forte et fière | 4,371 | 44% | No |
| Marianne White | Saint-Louis-Sillery district | Québec forte et fière | 8,208 | 68% | No |
| Gabriel Dusablon | Le Plateau district | Québec forte et fière | 4,990 | 61% | No |
| Jean-Luc Lavoie | La Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy district | Québec forte et fière | 6,766 | 67% | No |
| Yannick Fauteux | Cap-Rouge-Laurentien district | Québec forte et fière | 6,635 | 53% | No |
| Claude Lavoie | Saint-Rodrigue district | Québec forte et fière | 3,862 | 43% | Yes |
| Marie-Pierre Boucher | Louis-XIV district | Québec forte et fière | 5,965 | 48% | Yes |
| Raphaël Lebailly | Les Monts district | Québec forte et fière | 4,270 | 36% | No |
| Mélanie Sauvé | Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux district | Respect citoyens | 4,079 | 39% | No |
| Elisa Verreault | La Chute-Montmorency-Seigneurial district | Québec forte et fière | 3,665 | 33% | No |
| Éric Courtemanche Baril | Robert-Giffard district | Québec forte et fière | 3,975 | 39% | No |
| Marc Roussin | Lac-Saint-Charles-Saint-Émile district | Respect citoyens | 4,376 | 39% | No |
| Marie-Josée Asselin | Loretteville-Les Châtels district | Québec forte et fière | 5,280 | 48% | Yes |
| Pascal Morneau | Val-Bélair district | Respect citoyens | 4,427 | 45% | No |
Each electoral district elects one councillor; the mayor is chosen by all of Québec. No independent won a seat: the teams split the council, Québec forte et fière taking the most.
Every other candidate (100)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Stéphane Lachance | Respect citoyens | 48,949 | 23% |
| Mayor | Sam Hamad | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 29,224 | 14% |
| Mayor | Claude Villeneuve | Québec d'abord | 15,885 | 8% |
| Mayor | Jackie Smith | Transition Québec | 8,759 | 4% |
| Mayor | Anne Guérette | Parti du monde - Équipe Anne Guérette | 3,570 | 2% |
| Mayor | Claudine Martineau | Independent | 545 | 0% |
| Mayor | Yves Laberge | Independent | 512 | 0% |
| Cap-aux-Diamants district | Micha Horswill | Transition Québec | 1,744 | 22% |
| Cap-aux-Diamants district | Vicky Lépine | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 626 | 8% |
| Cap-aux-Diamants district | Arnaud Larue | Respect citoyens | 564 | 7% |
| Cap-aux-Diamants district | Guy Boivin | Québec d'abord | 381 | 5% |
| Montcalm-Saint-Sacrement district | Sandrine Hélie | Transition Québec | 911 | 9% |
| Montcalm-Saint-Sacrement district | Gabriel Richard-Brunet | Respect citoyens | 897 | 9% |
| Montcalm-Saint-Sacrement district | Félix Bouffard | Québec d'abord | 707 | 7% |
| Montcalm-Saint-Sacrement district | Jean-François Arcand | Independent | 216 | 2% |
| Saint-Roch-Saint-Sauveur district | Marjorie Champagne | Transition Québec | 2,173 | 26% |
| Saint-Roch-Saint-Sauveur district | Mélanie Leroux | Respect citoyens | 1,109 | 13% |
| Saint-Roch-Saint-Sauveur district | Pascale Houle | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 572 | 7% |
| Saint-Roch-Saint-Sauveur district | Quentin Maridat | Québec d'abord | 530 | 6% |
| Saint-Roch-Saint-Sauveur district | Napoleon Woo | Independent | 254 | 3% |
| Saint-Roch-Saint-Sauveur district | Patrick Kerr | Independent | 105 | 1% |
| Limoilou district | Esperance Mfisimana (Colistière de Jackie Smith) | Transition Québec | 2,068 | 29% |
| Limoilou district | Doua Goué Hippolyte | Respect citoyens | 754 | 11% |
| Limoilou district | Véronique Thiboutot | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 506 | 7% |
| Limoilou district | Sébastien Morier | Québec d'abord | 409 | 6% |
| Limoilou district | Julien Cardinal | Independent | 356 | 5% |
| Maizerets-Lairet district | Hélène Guillemette (Colistère de Claude Villeneuve) | Québec d'abord | 1,062 | 17% |
| Maizerets-Lairet district | Kevin Caron | Respect citoyens | 1,044 | 17% |
| Maizerets-Lairet district | Martial Van Neste | Transition Québec | 925 | 15% |
| Maizerets-Lairet district | Eric Duguay | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 584 | 10% |
| Maizerets-Lairet district | Simon Tardif | Independent | 83 | 1% |
| Vanier-Duberger district | Hugo Langlois | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 2,144 | 22% |
| Vanier-Duberger district | Eric Thiboutot | Respect citoyens | 2,116 | 22% |
| Vanier-Duberger district | Rosie-Anne Roussel Vallières | Québec d'abord | 1,065 | 11% |
| Vanier-Duberger district | Francis Fontaine | Transition Québec | 351 | 4% |
| Neufchâtel-Lebourgneuf district | Anik Lalancette | Respect citoyens | 2,750 | 24% |
| Neufchâtel-Lebourgneuf district | Emilie Robitaille | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 1,962 | 17% |
| Neufchâtel-Lebourgneuf district | Alexandre Laforge | Québec d'abord | 1,326 | 12% |
| Neufchâtel-Lebourgneuf district | Lény Painchaud | Transition Québec | 217 | 2% |
| Les Saules-Les Méandres district | Isabelle Dufour | Respect citoyens | 2,375 | 24% |
| Les Saules-Les Méandres district | Patrick Paquet | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 1,567 | 16% |
| Les Saules-Les Méandres district | Véronique Dallaire | Québec d'abord | 1,445 | 14% |
| Les Saules-Les Méandres district | Pierre-Luc Faucher | Transition Québec | 285 | 3% |
| Saint-Louis-Sillery district | Jean-Stéphane Bernard | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 1,539 | 13% |
| Saint-Louis-Sillery district | François Labrecque | Respect citoyens | 1,066 | 9% |
| Saint-Louis-Sillery district | André-Pier Bérubé | Québec d'abord | 723 | 6% |
| Saint-Louis-Sillery district | Raffaël Gilbert | Transition Québec | 514 | 4% |
| Le Plateau district | Catherine Gagné | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 1,208 | 15% |
| Le Plateau district | Eugenie Laure Tossea Epse Labonte | Respect citoyens | 940 | 12% |
| Le Plateau district | Félix L'Heureux-Bilodeau | Transition Québec | 549 | 7% |
| Le Plateau district | Moustapha Faye | Québec d'abord | 470 | 6% |
| La Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy district | Éric Guay | Respect citoyens | 1,321 | 13% |
| La Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy district | Robert Fournier | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 1,114 | 11% |
| La Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy district | Marie-Ève Martel | Transition Québec | 524 | 5% |
| La Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy district | Fabio Tétu | Québec d'abord | 433 | 4% |
| Cap-Rouge-Laurentien district | Louis Martin | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 2,418 | 19% |
| Cap-Rouge-Laurentien district | Philippe Moussette | Respect citoyens | 2,100 | 17% |
| Cap-Rouge-Laurentien district | Ana-Rose Paradis | Québec d'abord | 635 | 5% |
| Cap-Rouge-Laurentien district | Frédéric Imbeault | Parti du monde - Équipe Anne Guérette | 403 | 3% |
| Cap-Rouge-Laurentien district | Andrée-Anne Tremblay | Transition Québec | 372 | 3% |
| Saint-Rodrigue district | Manès Webster | Respect citoyens | 2,143 | 24% |
| Saint-Rodrigue district | François Beaulé | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 1,474 | 17% |
| Saint-Rodrigue district | David Audet | Québec d'abord | 1,009 | 11% |
| Saint-Rodrigue district | Olivia Lavoie | Transition Québec | 456 | 5% |
| Louis-XIV district | Marie-Jo Bégin-Létourneau | Respect citoyens | 3,245 | 26% |
| Louis-XIV district | Donald Gagnon | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 1,837 | 15% |
| Louis-XIV district | Pier-Luc St-Pierre Fortin | Québec d'abord | 1,116 | 9% |
| Louis-XIV district | Charles Lamont | Transition Québec | 374 | 3% |
| Les Monts district | Eric Ralph Mercier | Respect citoyens | 4,102 | 34% |
| Les Monts district | Valérie Savard | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 1,992 | 17% |
| Les Monts district | Vincent Tremblay | Québec d'abord | 1,192 | 10% |
| Les Monts district | Samuel Moisan-Domm | Transition Québec | 488 | 4% |
| Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux district | Manouchka Blanchet | Québec forte et fière | 3,441 | 33% |
| Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux district | Justine Savard | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 1,827 | 17% |
| Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux district | Doni Berberi | Québec d'abord | 781 | 7% |
| Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux district | Pier-Yves Champagne | Transition Québec | 287 | 3% |
| Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux district | Patrice Fortin | Independent | 108 | 1% |
| La Chute-Montmorency-Seigneurial district | Stevens Mélançon | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 3,488 | 32% |
| La Chute-Montmorency-Seigneurial district | Joey Aubé | Respect citoyens | 2,427 | 22% |
| La Chute-Montmorency-Seigneurial district | Marie-Eve Leblond | Québec d'abord | 991 | 9% |
| La Chute-Montmorency-Seigneurial district | Pedro-Natanaël Bordon-Richard | Transition Québec | 262 | 2% |
| La Chute-Montmorency-Seigneurial district | Mario Desjardins Pelchat | Independent | 83 | 1% |
| La Chute-Montmorency-Seigneurial district | Dominic Tremblay | Independent | 67 | 1% |
| Robert-Giffard district | Benoit Bourdeau | Respect citoyens | 2,530 | 25% |
| Robert-Giffard district | Isabelle Roy | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 2,210 | 22% |
| Robert-Giffard district | Sébastien Bouchard-Théberge | Québec d'abord | 899 | 9% |
| Robert-Giffard district | Camille Lambert-Deubelbeiss | Transition Québec | 501 | 5% |
| Lac-Saint-Charles-Saint-Émile district | Konan Emma Amehoum | Québec forte et fière | 2,621 | 23% |
| Lac-Saint-Charles-Saint-Émile district | Jean Gagnon | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 1,996 | 18% |
| Lac-Saint-Charles-Saint-Émile district | Sophie Gosselin | Québec d'abord | 1,532 | 14% |
| Lac-Saint-Charles-Saint-Émile district | Sophie Verret | Independent | 423 | 4% |
| Lac-Saint-Charles-Saint-Émile district | Carl Gignac | Transition Québec | 256 | 2% |
| Loretteville-Les Châtels district | Anne-Laurence Harvey | Respect citoyens | 2,982 | 27% |
| Loretteville-Les Châtels district | Jean Côté | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 1,778 | 16% |
| Loretteville-Les Châtels district | Sylvie Lefrançois | Québec d'abord | 729 | 7% |
| Loretteville-Les Châtels district | Catherine Proulx | Transition Québec | 332 | 3% |
| Val-Bélair district | Bianca Dussault | Québec forte et fière | 3,054 | 31% |
| Val-Bélair district | Mégy Gagné | Leadership Québec - Équipe Sam Hamad | 1,566 | 16% |
| Val-Bélair district | Kim Boyd | Québec d'abord | 576 | 6% |
| Val-Bélair district | Sarah Lesage | Transition Québec | 217 | 2% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Plateau
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
51% of electors voted for mayor, above the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races. Stéphane Lachance finished 56,040 votes behind Bruno Marchand, who took 49% in the race for mayor. The outgoing mayor, Bruno Marchand, was re-elected.
How Plateau voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Plateau votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Québec council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use. Voters last chose the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. The next council election in Québec falls on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The National Assembly of Québec: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MNA.
Find your MNA on the legislature’s site
assnat.qc.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Joël Lightbound represents Louis-Hébert in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Louis-Hébert · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Joël Lightbound is one of 44 Liberal Party of Canada MPs among the 78 from Quebec.
The MP’s record
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Louis-Hébert would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 38%, and Joël Lightbound kept it for them in 2025. First elected in 2015, Joël Lightbound is serving the 4th term of a Commons career.
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, Louis-Hébert re-elected Joël Lightbound of the Liberal Party of Canada
Results in Louis-Hébert as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
The 2019 result had favoured Joël Lightbound as well, at 41%. 6,686 votes separated Joël Lightbound (Liberal Party of Canada) from Marc Dean (Bloc Québécois) in Louis-Hébert in 2021, when the winner took 38%.
All 6 candidates in Louis-Hébert, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joël Lightbound | Liberal Party of Canada | 22,933 | 38.4% |
| Marc Dean | Bloc Québécois | 16,247 | 27.2% |
| Gilles Lépine | Conservative Party of Canada | 14,332 | 24.0% |
| Hamid Nadji | New Democratic Party | 4,337 | 7.3% |
| Denis Blanchette | Green Party of Canada | 1,573 | 2.6% |
| Ali Dahan | Independent | 378 | 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
Québec 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.
Of every dollar spent, 40% went on pay and benefits. Québec council spent $3,668 per resident in 2024, against a median of $2,394 among Québec’s local municipalities. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $1,141 per resident and 31% of the total. Taxes on property make up 65% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 63%. Long-term debt at Québec council stood at $2.4 billion, or $4,190 a resident, above the $2,461 median.
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $655.3M | $1,141 | 31% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $387M | $674 | 18% |
| Police, fire and protection | $298M | $519 | 14% |
| Recreation and culture | $251M | $437 | 12% |
| Planning and development | $186.9M | $325 | 9% |
| General government | $154.6M | $269 | 7% |
| Financing costs | $91.5M | $159 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $83.1M | $145 | 4% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
Québec council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Nearby councils are drawn here for scale; the headline already says where Québec council stands.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Plateau 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.
ville.quebec.qc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council money. Spending by service comes from MAMH’s consolidated 2024 financial report, revenue, debt and reserves from its financial profile, all per resident on MAMH’s population.
- Council size. Every seat counts, the head of council’s too, against the population of the 2021 Census.
- 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. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Not on this page. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
Questions about how Plateau is run
Who is the MP for Plateau?
Joël Lightbound (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Louis-Hébert, the riding Plateau is in.
Which party won Plateau in the 2021 federal election?
Joël Lightbound (Liberal Party of Canada) took Louis-Hébert in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MNA for Plateau?
This page can’t say which riding Plateau is in; the National Assembly of Québec lists every MNA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Québec?
Bruno Marchand chairs Québec council as mayor.
How much does Québec council spend?
In 2024, Québec council spent $2.1 billion in all, for some 574,482 residents, of which $655.3M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
How is Québec council elected?
One councillor a district, and a mayor chosen by everyone, on Québec council.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · 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).