Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint-Bonaventure has a council seat for every 160 residents, fewer than 94% of municipalities in Quebec
The mayor of Saint-Bonaventure is Guy Lavoie, who sits with 6 councillors. Provincially, Saint-Bonaventure votes in Nicolet-Bécancour; 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-Bonaventure sends one MP to Ottawa from Drummond, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Martin Champoux (Bloc Québécois).
What stands out in how Saint-Bonaventure is governed
Few residents per seat
Saint-Bonaventure council spreads its seats over a small population; the typical municipality in Quebec has one seat per 380 residents. Council size ↓
Low spending per resident
In 2024, 79% of Québec’s local municipalities spent more per resident than Saint-Bonaventure council. Council money ↓
A safe federal seat
In 2021 the winner in Drummond led the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada) by 27.8 points, a wider gap than in 75% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Saint-Bonaventure has voted ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Saint-Bonaventure, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
saint-bonaventure.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.
Its regional county municipality is MRC Drummond: the mayors of its municipalities, Saint-Bonaventure’s among them, sit on its council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Saint-Bonaventure, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Bonaventure councilelected November 2025Guy Lavoie
- 2National Assembly of QuébecNicolet-Bécancour
- 3House of CommonsDrummond
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-Bonaventure council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Guy Lavoie
- Cécile Pinard
- Raymond Paulhus
- Yanick Desmarais
- Sylvie Jean
- Manon Reed
- William Labrecque
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lavoie | Mayor | Independent | 266 | 47% | Yes |
| Cécile Pinard | Councillor | Independent | 340 | 61% | No |
| Raymond Paulhus | Councillor | Independent | 314 | 57% | Yes |
| Yanick Desmarais | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Sylvie Jean | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Manon Reed | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| William Labrecque | Councillor | Independent | 268 | 48% | No |
Every seat on Saint-Bonaventure council, the mayor’s included, is chosen by the whole municipality. Saint-Bonaventure council sits without party lines: none of its members ran for a team.
Every other candidate (6)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Gisèle Denoncourt | Independent | 240 | 43% |
| Mayor | Sébastien Goulet | Independent | 59 | 10% |
| Councillor | Claire Raymond | Independent | 214 | 39% |
| Councillor | Richard E. Langelier | Independent | 241 | 43% |
| Councillor | Sylvain Boulianne | Independent | 147 | 26% |
| Councillor | Pierre Forcier | Independent | 147 | 26% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Saint-Bonaventure
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Guy Lavoie held on to the mayor’s seat. Guy Lavoie won the race for mayor with 47% of the votes, 26 ahead of Gisèle Denoncourt. More electors voted for mayor than in most of Québec: 66%, against a median of 51% where the race was contested.
How Saint-Bonaventure voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Saint-Bonaventure votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bonaventure council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The next council election in Saint-Bonaventure falls on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities. The last general elections came on 5 October 2026 for the National Assembly of Québec and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Saint-Bonaventure votes in Nicolet-Bécancour 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-Bonaventure votes in Nicolet-Bécancour, which has one MNA.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Martin Champoux represents Drummond in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Drummond · 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 Liberal Party of Canada leads Quebec with 44 of 78 seats; Martin Champoux is among the 22 from the Bloc Québécois.
The MP’s record
First elected in 2019, Martin Champoux is serving the 3rd term of a Commons career. Mapped onto today’s Drummond, the 2021 vote gives the Bloc Québécois 47%; in 2025 Martin Champoux 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
Martin Champoux kept Drummond for the Bloc Québécois in 2021
Drummond as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
45% had elected Martin Champoux there in 2019. 14,252 votes separated Martin Champoux (Bloc Québécois) from Mustapha Berri (Liberal Party of Canada) in Drummond in 2021, when the winner took 47%. In 2021, 61% of electors cast a ballot in Drummond, under the national 63%.
All 7 candidates in Drummond, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Champoux | Bloc Québécois | 23,866 | 46.6% |
| Mustapha Berri | Liberal Party of Canada | 9,614 | 18.8% |
| Nathalie Clermont | Conservative Party of Canada | 9,179 | 17.9% |
| François Choquette | New Democratic Party | 5,709 | 11.2% |
| Josée Joyal | Free Party Canada | 1,728 | 3.4% |
| Lucas Munger | Animal Protection Party of Canada | 674 | 1.3% |
| Sylvain Marcoux | Independent | 419 | 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-Bonaventure 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.
Spending by Saint-Bonaventure council came to $1,974 a resident in 2024, under the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Pay and benefits made up 19% of spending. More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $552 a resident, 28% of all spending. At 81%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 63% seen across the province. At $1,098 per resident, Saint-Bonaventure council’s $1.2M of long-term debt is less than the $2,461 median.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $586K | $552 | 28% |
| General government | $479K | $451 | 23% |
| Police, fire and protection | $316K | $298 | 15% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $300K | $283 | 14% |
| Recreation and culture | $289K | $273 | 14% |
| Planning and development | $49K | $46 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $44K | $42 | 2% |
| Financing costs | $31K | $29 | 1% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
Saint-Bonaventure council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
How Saint-Bonaventure council compares is at the top of the page; here it stands beside its neighbours.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Bonaventure 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.
saint-bonaventure.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
- Council money. Per resident uses MAMH’s population; the 2024 financial report gives charges by service and the financial profile the revenue, debt and reserves.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Not on this page. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- 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.
Questions about how Saint-Bonaventure is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Bonaventure?
Martin Champoux (Bloc Québécois) sits for Drummond, the riding Saint-Bonaventure is in.
Which party won Saint-Bonaventure in the 2021 federal election?
The Bloc Québécois: Martin Champoux won Drummond in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Bonaventure?
Saint-Bonaventure votes in Nicolet-Bécancour; the National Assembly of Québec’s members page gives its current MNA.
Who heads the council in Saint-Bonaventure?
Saint-Bonaventure council is led by Guy Lavoie, its mayor.
How much does Saint-Bonaventure council spend?
Saint-Bonaventure council spent $2.1M in 2024 for about 1,061 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $586K.
Which regional body is Saint-Bonaventure part of?
Saint-Bonaventure’s mayor takes a seat on the council of MRC Drummond, the regional county municipality.
How is Saint-Bonaventure council elected?
Every seat on Saint-Bonaventure council, the mayor’s included, is filled by the whole municipality.
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).