Photo: Richard Mc Neil · CC BY 3.0Saint-Eugène spends less per resident than 91% of Québec’s local municipalities
Gilles Beauregard leads Saint-Eugène as mayor, alongside 6 councillors. In the National Assembly of Québec, Saint-Eugène belongs to Johnson; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named. For federal votes, Saint-Eugène belongs to Drummond, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Martin Champoux (Bloc Québécois) holds it.
What stands out in how Saint-Eugène is governed
Few residents per seat
Saint-Eugène 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
Spending per resident left Saint-Eugène council below 91% of Québec’s local municipalities in 2024. 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-Eugène 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-Eugène, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
saint-eugene.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 Drummond is Saint-Eugène’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-Eugène, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Eugène councilelected November 2025Gilles Beauregard
- 2National Assembly of QuébecJohnson
- 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-Eugène council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Gilles Beauregard
- Bruno Simard
- Catherine Daudelin
- Marie-Josée Déry
- Albert Lacroix
- Louiselle Trottier
- Norman Heppell
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Beauregard | Mayor | Independent | 381 | 81% | Yes |
| Bruno Simard | Councillor | Independent | 342 | 74% | No |
| Catherine Daudelin | Councillor | Independent | 383 | 83% | Yes |
| Marie-Josée Déry | Councillor | Independent | 381 | 82% | Yes |
| Albert Lacroix | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Louiselle Trottier | Councillor | Independent | 380 | 81% | Yes |
| Norman Heppell | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
Saint-Eugène council sits without party lines: none of its members ran for a team. Every seat on Saint-Eugène council, the mayor’s included, is chosen by the whole municipality.
Every other candidate (5)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Martin Lefebvre | Independent | 92 | 20% |
| Councillor | Lefebvre Alex | Independent | 119 | 26% |
| Councillor | Jonathan Latour | Independent | 79 | 17% |
| Councillor | Eric Desnoyers | Independent | 82 | 18% |
| Councillor | Steve Benjamin | Independent | 87 | 19% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Saint-Eugène
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Gilles Beauregard held on to the mayor’s seat. Only 48% of electors took part in the vote for mayor, against a Québec median of 51% for contested mayoral races. Gilles Beauregard won the race for mayor with 81% of the votes, 289 ahead of Martin Lefebvre.
How Saint-Eugène voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Saint-Eugène votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Eugène council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021. The last general elections came on 5 October 2026 for the National Assembly of Québec and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Councils are elected on the first Sunday in November every four years, says the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, so Saint-Eugène votes next on 4 November 2029.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Saint-Eugène votes in Johnson 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-Eugène votes in Johnson, 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.
From Quebec come 78 MPs: 44 for the Liberal Party of Canada, 22 for the Bloc Québécois, Martin Champoux’s party.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Drummond, the 2021 vote gives the Bloc Québécois 47%; in 2025 Martin Champoux kept the seat in the same hands. Martin Champoux has sat in the Commons since 2019, now for the 3rd Parliament.
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, Drummond re-elected Martin Champoux of the Bloc Québécois
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Drummond; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
Martin Champoux already held it after the 2019 election, won with 45%. The 2021 count in Drummond put Martin Champoux (Bloc Québécois) first at 47%, with Mustapha Berri (Liberal Party of Canada) 14,252 votes back. 61% of electors in Drummond voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada.
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-Eugène 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.
Pay and benefits made up 18% of spending. Saint-Eugène council spent $1,729 per resident in 2024, against a median of $2,394 among Québec’s local municipalities. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $429 per resident and 25% of the total. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 70% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. Debt Saint-Eugène council owes over the long term came to $4.4M, $3,668 a resident, higher than the median of $2,461.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $511K | $429 | 25% |
| General government | $433K | $363 | 21% |
| Police, fire and protection | $383K | $322 | 19% |
| Financing costs | $233K | $195 | 11% |
| Recreation and culture | $229K | $192 | 11% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $204K | $171 | 10% |
| Planning and development | $55K | $46 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $11K | $9 | 1% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 170 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
With 170 residents behind each seat, Saint-Eugène council sits below 89% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Eugène 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-eugene.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. Per resident uses MAMH’s population; the 2024 financial report gives charges by service and the financial profile the revenue, debt and reserves.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and what members did once elected: the open record stops at the vote.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
Questions about how Saint-Eugène is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Eugène?
Martin Champoux (Bloc Québécois) sits for Drummond, the riding Saint-Eugène is in.
Which party won Saint-Eugène in the 2021 federal election?
The Bloc Québécois: Martin Champoux won Drummond in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Eugène?
Saint-Eugène votes in Johnson; the National Assembly of Québec’s members page gives its current MNA.
Who heads the council in Saint-Eugène?
Saint-Eugène council is led by Gilles Beauregard, its mayor.
How much does Saint-Eugène council spend?
The 2024 return of Saint-Eugène council shows $2.1M of spending for roughly 1,191 residents, $511K of it on roads and transit.
Which regional body is Saint-Eugène part of?
Its regional county municipality: MRC Drummond, where Saint-Eugène’s mayor sits with the other mayors.
How is Saint-Eugène council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Saint-Eugène 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).