Photo: Veillg1 · CC089% of Québec’s local municipalities spend more per resident than Saint-Albert
The mayor of Saint-Albert is Jean Boissonneault, who sits with 6 councillors. Provincially, Saint-Albert votes in Drummond--Bois-Francs; the open record doesn’t name its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) in the National Assembly of Québec, so the legislature’s own list is linked below. Saint-Albert is in Richmond—Arthabaska, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Eric Lefebvre of the Conservative Party of Canada.
What stands out in how Saint-Albert is governed
Few residents per seat
Saint-Albert council has fewer people behind each seat than most of Quebec, where the middle figure is 380 residents a seat. Council size ↓
Low spending per resident
Saint-Albert council spent less per resident in 2024 than 89% of Québec’s local municipalities. 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
Saint-Albert, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
munstalbert.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 Arthabaska is Saint-Albert’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 Saint-Albert, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Albert councilelected November 2025Jean Boissonneault
- 2National Assembly of QuébecDrummond--Bois-Francs
- 3House of CommonsRichmond—Arthabaska
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 Saint-Albert council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Jean Boissonneault
- Sophie Pelletier
- Jean-François Côté
- Jean-Philippe Bibeau
- Nicolas Labbé
- Mélanie Vogt
- Justin Chabot
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Boissonneault | Mayor | Independent | 351 | 56% | No |
| Sophie Pelletier | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Jean-François Côté | Councillor | Independent | 243 | 41% | No |
| Jean-Philippe Bibeau | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Nicolas Labbé | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Mélanie Vogt | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Justin Chabot | Councillor | Independent | 339 | 56% | No |
No team or party won a seat on Saint-Albert council: every member ran on their own. Voters across the municipality choose the mayor and every councillor on Saint-Albert council alike.
Every other candidate (4)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Cédric Ouellet | Independent | 282 | 45% |
| Councillor | Michael Isabel | Independent | 194 | 33% |
| Councillor | Monia Pouzet | Independent | 150 | 26% |
| Councillor | DIANE KIROUAC | Independent | 272 | 45% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Saint-Albert
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Jean Boissonneault came first for mayor on 55% of the votes, 69 more than Cédric Ouellet. 46% of electors voted for mayor, below the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races.
How Saint-Albert voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Saint-Albert votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Albert 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 Saint-Albert votes next on 4 November 2029. This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Saint-Albert votes in Drummond--Bois-Francs 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 ↗Saint-Albert is in Drummond--Bois-Francs, 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)
Eric Lefebvre represents Richmond—Arthabaska in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Richmond—Arthabaska · Conservative 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 seats from Quebec, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 44, and Eric Lefebvre’s Conservative Party of Canada has 11.
The MP’s record
April 2025 was Eric Lefebvre’s first election to the House of Commons. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Richmond—Arthabaska puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 50%; Eric Lefebvre 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
Richmond—Arthabaska returned Alain Rayes (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Richmond—Arthabaska; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
Richmond—Arthabaska turned out at 66% in 2021; the country managed 63%. Alain Rayes was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 45%. Richmond—Arthabaska elected Alain Rayes (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 50% of the vote, a lead of 14,363 over Diego Scalzo (Bloc Québécois).
All 7 candidates in Richmond—Arthabaska, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Rayes | Conservative Party of Canada | 28,513 | 49.9% |
| Diego Scalzo | Bloc Québécois | 14,150 | 24.8% |
| Alexandre Desmarais | Liberal Party of Canada | 8,543 | 15.0% |
| Nataël Bureau | New Democratic Party | 2,550 | 4.5% |
| Nadine Fougeron | People's Party of Canada | 2,058 | 3.6% |
| Louis Richard | Free Party Canada | 897 | 1.6% |
| Marjolaine Delisle | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 448 | 0.8% |
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
Saint-Albert 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: 77% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. Long-term debt at Saint-Albert council stood at $2.8M, or $1,637 a resident, below the $2,461 median. Each resident’s share of Saint-Albert council’s 2024 spending came to $1,765, where the middle of Québec’s local municipalities sat at $2,394. Staff pay and benefits account for 13% of spending. The largest line is roads and transit: 31% of the total, $539 a resident.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $926K | $539 | 31% |
| General government | $562K | $327 | 19% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $509K | $296 | 17% |
| Police, fire and protection | $450K | $262 | 15% |
| Recreation and culture | $325K | $189 | 11% |
| Financing costs | $175K | $102 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $75K | $44 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $10K | $6 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 250 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Only 250 residents share each seat on Saint-Albert council, fewer than in 70% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Albert 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.
munstalbert.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. The 2021 Census population is shared over all council seats, including the head of council’s, for this ratio.
- 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.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and what members did once elected: the open record stops at the vote.
- 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.
- 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. 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.
Questions about how Saint-Albert is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Albert?
Saint-Albert is in Richmond—Arthabaska, represented by Eric Lefebvre (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Saint-Albert in the 2021 federal election?
Alain Rayes won Richmond—Arthabaska for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Richmond—Arthabaska, held by Eric Lefebvre.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Albert?
Look up Drummond--Bois-Francs on the National Assembly of Québec’s site: that riding, which takes in Saint-Albert, has one MNA.
Who heads the council in Saint-Albert?
The mayor is Jean Boissonneault, who chairs Saint-Albert council.
How much does Saint-Albert council spend?
In 2024, Saint-Albert council spent $3M in all, for some 1,718 residents, of which $926K went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Saint-Albert part of?
The council of MRC Arthabaska brings together the mayors of its municipalities, Saint-Albert’s among them.
How is Saint-Albert council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Saint-Albert 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).