Photo: Geai bleu · CC BY 3.0A 17,182-vote win for Luc Thériault made Montcalm safer in 2021 than 82% of ridings
Saint-Jacques’ council has 6 councillors and is led by Josyanne Forest, the mayor. For the National Assembly of Québec, Saint-Jacques votes in Rousseau; open data doesn’t yet say who its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) is. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Saint-Jacques is Montcalm, and Luc Thériault (Bloc Québécois) represents it in the House of Commons.
What stands out in how Saint-Jacques is governed
Many residents per seat
The middle municipality in Quebec has a seat for every 380 residents; Saint-Jacques council has far more people behind each. Council size ↓
Low spending per resident
Per resident, Saint-Jacques council’s 2024 spending sits under 74% of Québec’s local municipalities. Council money ↓
A safe federal seat
In 2021, 33.4 points separated first and second (Liberal Party of Canada) in Montcalm, more than in 82% of the 338 ridings. How Saint-Jacques has voted ↓
Low federal turnout
Federal turnout in Montcalm trailed 79% of Canada’s ridings in 2021. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Saint-Jacques, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
st-jacques.org ↗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 Montcalm: the mayors of its municipalities, Saint-Jacques’s among them, sit on its council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Saint-Jacques, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Jacques councilelected November 2025Josyanne Forest
- 2National Assembly of QuébecRousseau
- 3House of CommonsMontcalm
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-Jacques council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Josyanne Forest
- Denis Forest
- Jean-François Leblanc
- Michel Lachapelle
- Claude Mercier
- Stéphanie Pelletier
- Jonathan Abran
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josyanne Forest | Mayor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Denis Forest | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Jean-François Leblanc | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Michel Lachapelle | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Claude Mercier | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Stéphanie Pelletier | Councillor | Independent | 475 | 62% | No |
| Jonathan Abran | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
No seat on Saint-Jacques council belongs to a ward; the mayor and every councillor face the whole municipality. With no rival, Josyanne Forest took the mayor’s chair by acclamation. No team or party won a seat on Saint-Jacques council: every member ran on their own.
Every other candidate (1)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor | Yves Lafontaine | Independent | 297 | 39% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When Saint-Jacques votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jacques council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The last general elections came on 5 October 2026 for the National Assembly of Québec and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, Saint-Jacques’s next municipal vote is on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years. 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-Jacques votes in Rousseau 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 ↗Rousseau takes in Saint-Jacques and elects its MNA to the National Assembly of Québec.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Luc Thériault represents Montcalm in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Montcalm · Bloc Québécois · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
In Quebec, Luc Thériault belongs to a minority: the Bloc Québécois has 22 of 78 seats, the Liberal Party of Canada 44.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Montcalm, the Bloc Québécois would have led with 53%; Luc Thériault held it for them in 2025. The current Parliament is Luc Thériault’s 4th, counting from a first win in 2015.
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
Montcalm returned Luc Thériault (Bloc Québécois) in 2021
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Montcalm; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
Montcalm elected Luc Thériault (Bloc Québécois) in 2021: 53% of the vote, a lead of 17,182 over Javeria Qureshi (Liberal Party of Canada). Luc Thériault was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 58%.
All 7 candidates in Montcalm, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luc Thériault | Bloc Québécois | 27,378 | 53.2% |
| Javeria Qureshi | Liberal Party of Canada | 10,196 | 19.8% |
| Gisèle Desroches | Conservative Party of Canada | 6,011 | 11.7% |
| Oulai B. Goué | New Democratic Party | 3,218 | 6.3% |
| Bruno Beaudry | People's Party of Canada | 2,258 | 4.4% |
| Mathieu Goyette | Green Party of Canada | 1,317 | 2.6% |
| Robert Bellerose | Free Party Canada | 1,074 | 2.1% |
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-Jacques 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.
Long-term debt at Saint-Jacques council stood at $15.8M, or $3,423 a resident, above the $2,461 median. Taxes on property make up 83% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 63%. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 23%, or $469 per resident. Spending by Saint-Jacques council came to $2,056 a resident in 2024, under the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Salaries and benefits took 21% of the total.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $2.2M | $469 | 23% |
| General government | $1.9M | $418 | 20% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.8M | $400 | 19% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1.4M | $303 | 15% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.2M | $260 | 13% |
| Financing costs | $655K | $142 | 7% |
| Planning and development | $278K | $60 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $17K | $4 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 690 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
690 residents share each seat on Saint-Jacques council, more than in 70% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Jacques 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.
st-jacques.org ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. The 2021 Census population is shared over all council seats, including the head of council’s, for this ratio.
- Council money. MAMH’s 2024 financial report, consolidated: charges by service, with revenue, debt and reserves from the financial profile, per resident with MAMH’s own 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. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- 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.
Questions about how Saint-Jacques is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Jacques?
Luc Thériault of the Bloc Québécois is the MP for Montcalm, which includes Saint-Jacques.
Which party won Saint-Jacques in the 2021 federal election?
The Bloc Québécois: Luc Thériault won Montcalm in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Jacques?
Look up Rousseau on the National Assembly of Québec’s site: that riding, which takes in Saint-Jacques, has one MNA.
Who heads the council in Saint-Jacques?
Josyanne Forest is mayor, at the head of Saint-Jacques council.
How much does Saint-Jacques council spend?
In 2024, Saint-Jacques council spent $9.5M in all, for some 4,618 residents, of which $2.2M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Saint-Jacques part of?
Its regional county municipality: MRC Montcalm, where Saint-Jacques’s mayor sits with the other mayors.
How is Saint-Jacques council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Saint-Jacques 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).