Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainEach seat on Saint-Hugues’ council speaks for just 200 residents, fewer than in 80% of Quebec municipalities
Saint-Hugues has 6 councillors and a mayor, Richard Veilleux. Provincially, Saint-Hugues votes in Saint-Hyacinthe; 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-Hugues sends one MP to Ottawa from Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc Québécois).
What stands out in how Saint-Hugues is governed
Few residents per seat
The middle municipality in Quebec has a seat for every 380 residents; Saint-Hugues council has fewer behind each. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Per resident, Saint-Hugues council’s 2024 spending tops 76% 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-Hugues, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
saint-hugues.com ↗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-Hugues forms MRC Les Maskoutains, 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-Hugues, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Hugues councilelected November 2025Richard Veilleux
- 2National Assembly of QuébecSaint-Hyacinthe
- 3House of CommonsSaint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton
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-Hugues council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Richard Veilleux
- Audrey Lussier
- Alexandre St-Martin
- Simon Valcourt
- François Landry
- Marjolaine Berthiaume
- Richard Turcotte
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Veilleux | Mayor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Audrey Lussier | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Alexandre St-Martin | Councillor | Independent | 240 | 66% | No |
| Simon Valcourt | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| François Landry | Councillor | Independent | 234 | 65% | No |
| Marjolaine Berthiaume | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Richard Turcotte | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
Saint-Hugues council sits without party lines: none of its members ran for a team. All of Saint-Hugues council is elected at large, with each voter helping fill every seat, the mayor’s as well. Richard Veilleux was acclaimed mayor, with no one on the ballot against them.
Every other candidate (2)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor | René Martin | Independent | 124 | 34% |
| Councillor | François-Xavier Bilodeau | Independent | 126 | 35% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When Saint-Hugues votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hugues council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Provincially the last general election was on 5 October 2026, for the National Assembly of Québec; federally, on 28 April 2025. The next council election in Saint-Hugues falls on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities. The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Saint-Hugues votes in Saint-Hyacinthe 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 Saint-Hyacinthe: it sends one MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and Saint-Hugues votes in it.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay represents Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton · 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 Bloc Québécois, Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay’s party, takes 22 of the 78 seats from Quebec; the Liberal Party of Canada takes 44.
The MP’s record
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton would have gone to the Bloc Québécois with 47%, and Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay kept it for them in 2025. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay 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, Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot re-elected Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay of the Bloc Québécois
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, Saint-Hugues’ riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton.
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay already held it after the 2019 election, won with 41%. In 2021, Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot went to Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc Québécois) on 47%; Caroline-Joan Boucher (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 13,135 votes behind. At 65%, more of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
All 6 candidates in Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay | Bloc Québécois | 25,165 | 47.5% |
| Caroline-Joan Boucher | Liberal Party of Canada | 12,030 | 22.7% |
| André Lepage | Conservative Party of Canada | 7,166 | 13.5% |
| Brigitte Sansoucy | New Democratic Party | 6,170 | 11.6% |
| Sylvain Pariseau | People's Party of Canada | 1,445 | 2.7% |
| Sébastien Desautels | Free Party Canada | 1,055 | 2.0% |
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-Hugues 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.
Of every dollar spent, 21% went on pay and benefits. Saint-Hugues council spent $2,878 per resident in 2024, against a median of $2,394 among Québec’s local municipalities. More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $898 a resident, 31% of all spending. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 80% of revenue, against 63% across the province’s returns. At $1,613 per resident, Saint-Hugues council’s $2.2M 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 | $1.2M | $898 | 31% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $763K | $558 | 19% |
| General government | $670K | $490 | 17% |
| Police, fire and protection | $661K | $483 | 17% |
| Recreation and culture | $483K | $354 | 12% |
| Financing costs | $74K | $54 | 2% |
| Planning and development | $56K | $41 | 1% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
Saint-Hugues 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-Hugues 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-Hugues 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-hugues.com ↗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. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- 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. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
Questions about how Saint-Hugues is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Hugues?
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay of the Bloc Québécois is the MP for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton, which includes Saint-Hugues.
Which party won Saint-Hugues in the 2021 federal election?
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc Québécois) took Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot in 2021, and still holds the seat, now Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Hugues?
Saint-Hugues votes in Saint-Hyacinthe; the National Assembly of Québec’s members page gives its current MNA.
Who heads the council in Saint-Hugues?
Richard Veilleux chairs Saint-Hugues council as mayor.
How much does Saint-Hugues council spend?
In 2024, Saint-Hugues council spent $3.9M in all, for some 1,367 residents, of which $1.2M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Saint-Hugues part of?
Saint-Hugues belongs to MRC Les Maskoutains, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Saint-Hugues council elected?
Every seat on Saint-Hugues 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).