Photo: Garbanzo972 · CC BY-SA 3.0Saint-Donat spends more per resident than 98% of Québec’s local municipalities
Saint-Donat has 6 councillors and a mayor, Joé Deslauriers. Provincially, Saint-Donat votes in Bertrand; 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-Donat is in Laurentides—Labelle, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Marie-Hélène Gaudreau of the Bloc Québécois.
What stands out in how Saint-Donat is governed
Many residents per seat
Saint-Donat council spreads its seats over a big population; the typical municipality in Quebec has one seat per 380 residents. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Saint-Donat council spent more per resident in 2024 than 98% 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-Donat, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
saint-donat.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.
Saint-Donat belongs to MRC Matawinie, 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 Saint-Donat, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Donat councilelected November 2025Joé Deslauriers
- 2National Assembly of QuébecBertrand
- 3House of CommonsLaurentides—Labelle
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-Donat council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Joé Deslauriers
- Johanne Babin
- Marc Bélanger
- Marianne Dessureault
- Melanie Issa
- Alexis St-Georges
- Norman St-Amour
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joé Deslauriers | Mayor | Équipe Deslauriers | 1,986 | 63% | Yes |
| Johanne Babin | Councillor | Équipe Deslauriers | 313 | 65% | Yes |
| Marc Bélanger | Councillor | Équipe Deslauriers | 264 | 61% | No |
| Marianne Dessureault | Councillor | Équipe Deslauriers | 417 | 63% | Yes |
| Melanie Issa | Councillor | Équipe Deslauriers | 331 | 58% | No |
| Alexis St-Georges | Councillor | Équipe Deslauriers | 359 | 74% | No |
| Norman St-Amour | Councillor | Équipe Deslauriers | 335 | 63% | Yes |
The mayor answers to all of Saint-Donat; every councillor represents a district. Équipe Deslauriers holds every seat on the council.
Every other candidate (8)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Francois Gaudet | Équipe Francois Gaudet | 1,177 | 37% |
| Councillor | Joe Ritchie | Équipe Francois Gaudet | 169 | 35% |
| Councillor | Pierre St-Denis | Équipe Francois Gaudet | 134 | 31% |
| Councillor | Pierre Coulombe | Independent | 36 | 8% |
| Councillor | Carole St-Georges | Équipe Francois Gaudet | 248 | 37% |
| Councillor | Marc Cadieux | Équipe Francois Gaudet | 237 | 42% |
| Councillor | Kassandra Patron | Équipe Francois Gaudet | 128 | 26% |
| Councillor | Suzanne Houle | Équipe Francois Gaudet | 200 | 37% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Saint-Donat
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
More electors voted for mayor than in most of Québec: 62%, against a median of 51% where the race was contested. Joé Deslauriers came first for mayor on 63% of the votes, 809 more than Francois Gaudet. Joé Deslauriers was already mayor and kept the seat.
How Saint-Donat voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Saint-Donat votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Donat council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Saint-Donat votes next on 4 November 2029: the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities sets municipal elections on the first Sunday in November every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026. Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Saint-Donat votes in Bertrand 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 ↗The riding is Bertrand: it sends one MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and Saint-Donat votes in it.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Marie-Hélène Gaudreau represents Laurentides—Labelle in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Laurentides—Labelle · 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.
From Quebec come 78 MPs: 44 for the Liberal Party of Canada, 22 for the Bloc Québécois, Marie-Hélène Gaudreau’s party.
The MP’s record
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Laurentides—Labelle would have gone to the Bloc Québécois with 52%, and Marie-Hélène Gaudreau kept it for them in 2025. The current Parliament is Marie-Hélène Gaudreau’s 3rd, counting from a first win in 2019.
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
Gabriel Ste-Marie kept Joliette for the Bloc Québécois in 2021
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Joliette, Saint-Donat’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Laurentides—Labelle.
At 62%, fewer of Joliette voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). Gabriel Ste-Marie was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 58%. Joliette elected Gabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc Québécois) in 2021: 55% of the vote, a lead of 18,182 over Michel Bourgeois (Liberal Party of Canada).
All 8 candidates in Joliette, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Ste-Marie | Bloc Québécois | 30,913 | 55.0% |
| Michel Bourgeois | Liberal Party of Canada | 12,731 | 22.7% |
| Roger Materne | Conservative Party of Canada | 5,314 | 9.5% |
| Alexis Beaudet | New Democratic Party | 3,100 | 5.5% |
| Maxime Leclerc | People's Party of Canada | 1,771 | 3.2% |
| Érica Poirier | Green Party of Canada | 1,126 | 2.0% |
| Manon Coutu | Free Party Canada | 992 | 1.8% |
| Yanick Théoret | Marijuana Party | 251 | 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
Saint-Donat 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.
Taxes on property make up 78% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 63%. At $7,868 per resident, Saint-Donat council’s $37.2M of long-term debt is more than the $2,461 median. In 2024 the median among Québec’s local municipalities was $2,394 a resident; Saint-Donat council spent $6,045. Of every dollar spent, 31% went on pay and benefits. The largest line is roads and transit: 22% of the total, $1,317 a resident.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $6.2M | $1,317 | 22% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $4.8M | $1,014 | 17% |
| Police, fire and protection | $4M | $854 | 14% |
| General government | $4M | $850 | 14% |
| Social services and child care | $3.5M | $740 | 12% |
| Recreation and culture | $3.4M | $716 | 12% |
| Planning and development | $1.4M | $298 | 5% |
| Financing costs | $1.2M | $256 | 4% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 730 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Saint-Donat has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 10–29 km out. At 730 residents a seat, Saint-Donat council is more thinly spread than 71% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Donat 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-donat.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. Every seat counts, the head of council’s too, against the population of the 2021 Census.
- 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. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- 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.
Questions about how Saint-Donat is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Donat?
Laurentides—Labelle’s MP, Marie-Hélène Gaudreau of the Bloc Québécois, represents Saint-Donat.
Which party won Saint-Donat in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Gabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc Québécois), in Joliette; Laurentides—Labelle has elected Marie-Hélène Gaudreau since.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Donat?
Saint-Donat votes in Bertrand; the National Assembly of Québec’s members page gives its current MNA.
Who heads the council in Saint-Donat?
Joé Deslauriers chairs Saint-Donat council as mayor.
How much does Saint-Donat council spend?
Saint-Donat council spent $28.6M in 2024 for about 4,731 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $6.2M.
Which regional body is Saint-Donat part of?
The council of MRC Matawinie brings together the mayors of its municipalities, Saint-Donat’s among them.
How is Saint-Donat council elected?
Saint-Donat council: the mayor is chosen at large, each councillor by a district.
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).