Photo: Mathieu Côté · CC BY-SA 4.0The council of Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard is led by its mayor, Francis St-Pierre
Of the 78 Commons seats from Quebec, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 44. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard is Rimouski—La Matapédia, and Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc Québécois) represents it in the House of Commons. For the National Assembly of Québec, Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard votes in Rimouski; open data doesn’t yet say who its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) is. The parish municipality also elects 6 councillors to sit at the council table.
Three governments, and who does what
Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard, a parish municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
stanaclet.qc.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.
With its neighbours, Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard forms MRC Rimouski-Neigette, a regional county municipality whose mayors draw up the regional land-use plan.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard councilelected November 2025Francis St-Pierre
- 2National Assembly of QuébecRimouski
- 3House of CommonsRimouski—La Matapédia
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-Anaclet-de-Lessard council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Francis St-Pierre
- Éric Caron
- Jean-Denis Bernier
- Simon Dubé
- Michel Dubé
- Mélanie Desrosiers
- Bertrand Rousseau
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis St-Pierre | Mayor | Independent | 489 | 51% | Yes |
| Éric Caron | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Jean-Denis Bernier | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Simon Dubé | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Michel Dubé | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Mélanie Desrosiers | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Bertrand Rousseau | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
No team or party won a seat on Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard council: every member ran on their own. No seat on Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard council belongs to a ward; the mayor and every councillor face the whole municipality.
Every other candidate (1)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Vanessa Lepage-Leclerc | Vanessa Lepage-Lecrec | 467 | 49% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Francis St-Pierre won the race for mayor with 51% of the votes, 22 ahead of Vanessa Lepage-Leclerc. 38% of electors voted for mayor, below the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races. Francis St-Pierre was already mayor and kept the seat.
How Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard 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, Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard’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. 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-Anaclet-de-Lessard votes in Rimouski 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, Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard votes in Rimouski, which has one MNA.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas represents Rimouski—La Matapédia in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Rimouski—La Matapédia · 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.
The MP’s record
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas was first elected in 2019; the current Parliament is Maxime Blanchette-Joncas’ 3rd. Mapped onto today’s Rimouski—La Matapédia, the 2021 vote gives the Bloc Québécois 54%; in 2025 Maxime Blanchette-Joncas kept the seat in the same hands.
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
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas kept Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques for the Bloc Québécois in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard voted in Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Rimouski—La Matapédia is its riding today.
At 61%, fewer of Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). In 2021, Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques went to Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc Québécois) on 49%; Léonie Lajoie (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 10,175 votes behind. In 2019, Maxime Blanchette-Joncas had won the same riding with 38%.
All 8 candidates in Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Blanchette-Joncas | Bloc Québécois | 20,657 | 49.0% |
| Léonie Lajoie | Liberal Party of Canada | 10,482 | 24.9% |
| France Gagnon | Conservative Party of Canada | 5,569 | 13.2% |
| Sylvain Lajoie | New Democratic Party | 2,641 | 6.3% |
| Noémi Bureau-Civil | Independent | 1,467 | 3.5% |
| Jean Tardy | People's Party of Canada | 700 | 1.7% |
| Michel Raymond | Free Party Canada | 430 | 1.0% |
| Megan Hodges | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 192 | 0.5% |
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
One seat for every 430 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
At 430 residents a seat, Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard council is more thinly spread than 57% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard 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.
stanaclet.qc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Council size. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
- Not on this page. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing 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.
- 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.
Questions about how Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard?
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas of the Bloc Québécois is the MP for Rimouski—La Matapédia, which includes Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard.
Which party won Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard in the 2021 federal election?
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc Québécois) took Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques in 2021, and still holds the seat, now Rimouski—La Matapédia.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard?
Look up Rimouski on the National Assembly of Québec’s site: that riding, which takes in Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard, has one MNA.
Who heads the council in Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard?
Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard council is led by Francis St-Pierre, its mayor.
Which regional body is Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard part of?
Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard’s mayor takes a seat on the council of MRC Rimouski-Neigette, the regional county municipality.
How is Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard 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) · 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).