Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Council seats in Saint-Jérôme are spread thin, 6,550 residents each, more than in 98% of Quebec municipalities
Rhéal Fortin (Bloc Québécois) is the MP for Rivière-du-Nord, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Saint-Jérôme. The riding of the same name is the riding Saint-Jérôme votes in for the National Assembly of Québec, and its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members. Saint-Jérôme’s council has 12 councillors and is led by Rémi Barbeau, the mayor.
What stands out in how Saint-Jérôme is governed
Many residents per seat
Across Quebec the median is one seat per 380 residents, well under the ratio on Saint-Jérôme council. Council size ↓
A safe federal seat
The 2021 winner in Rivière-du-Nord finished 30 points ahead of the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada), a wider lead than in 77% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Saint-Jérôme has voted ↓
Low federal turnout
Federal turnout in Rivière-du-Nord trailed 75% 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-Jérôme, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
vsj.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-Jérôme belongs to MRC La Rivière-du-Nord, 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-Jérôme, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Jérôme councilelected November 2025Rémi Barbeau
- 2National Assembly of QuébecSaint-Jérôme
- 3House of CommonsRivière-du-Nord
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-Jérôme council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Rémi Barbeau
- Eric Monette
- Pascal St-Onge
- Jacques Bouchard
- Joanie Mathieu
- Jessica Desroches Lauzon
- Isabelle L'Heureux-Leblanc
- Sonia Goulet
- Marc-Antoine Lachance
- Paula Gonzalves
- Frédérik Clément
- Simon Marcil
- Marie-Claude Poitras
13 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rémi Barbeau | Mayor | Mouvement jérômien - Équipe Rémi Barbeau | 11,677 | 60% | No |
| Eric Monette | Councillor | Mouvement jérômien - Équipe Rémi Barbeau | 997 | 69% | No |
| Pascal St-Onge | Councillor | Mouvement jérômien - Équipe Rémi Barbeau | 855 | 58% | No |
| Jacques Bouchard | Councillor | Mouvement jérômien - Équipe Rémi Barbeau | 869 | 55% | Yes |
| Joanie Mathieu | Councillor | Mouvement jérômien - Équipe Rémi Barbeau | 1,011 | 64% | No |
| Jessica Desroches Lauzon | Councillor | Mouvement jérômien - Équipe Rémi Barbeau | 514 | 48% | No |
| Isabelle L'Heureux-Leblanc | Councillor | Mouvement jérômien - Équipe Rémi Barbeau | 837 | 58% | No |
| Sonia Goulet | Councillor | Mouvement jérômien - Équipe Rémi Barbeau | 1,058 | 63% | No |
| Marc-Antoine Lachance | Councillor | Mouvement jérômien - Équipe Rémi Barbeau | 970 | 58% | Yes |
| Paula Gonzalves | Councillor | Mouvement jérômien - Équipe Rémi Barbeau | 940 | 67% | No |
| Frédérik Clément | Councillor | Mouvement jérômien - Équipe Rémi Barbeau | 1,179 | 70% | No |
| Simon Marcil | Councillor | Mouvement jérômien - Équipe Rémi Barbeau | 1,087 | 50% | No |
| Marie-Claude Poitras | Councillor | Mouvement jérômien - Équipe Rémi Barbeau | 1,300 | 62% | No |
The mayor answers to all of Saint-Jérôme; every councillor represents a district. Mouvement jérômien - Équipe Rémi Barbeau holds every seat on the council.
Every other candidate (15)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Martin Pigeon | Avenir Saint-Jérôme - Équipe Martin Pigeon | 7,804 | 40% |
| Councillor | Ronald Raymond | Avenir Saint-Jérôme - Équipe Martin Pigeon | 442 | 31% |
| Councillor | Stéphane Joyal | Avenir Saint-Jérôme - Équipe Martin Pigeon | 622 | 42% |
| Councillor | Philip Lapalme | Avenir Saint-Jérôme - Équipe Martin Pigeon | 709 | 45% |
| Councillor | Dominic Boyer | Avenir Saint-Jérôme - Équipe Martin Pigeon | 575 | 36% |
| Councillor | Isabelle Danis-Marineau | Avenir Saint-Jérôme - Équipe Martin Pigeon | 422 | 39% |
| Councillor | Carla Pierre-Paul | Independent | 143 | 13% |
| Councillor | Jean Junior Désormeaux | Avenir Saint-Jérôme - Équipe Martin Pigeon | 602 | 42% |
| Councillor | Michel Gagnon | Avenir Saint-Jérôme - Équipe Martin Pigeon | 615 | 37% |
| Councillor | Francis Labelle | Avenir Saint-Jérôme - Équipe Martin Pigeon | 700 | 42% |
| Councillor | Gaëtan Lapointe | Avenir Saint-Jérôme - Équipe Martin Pigeon | 469 | 33% |
| Councillor | Carole Savoie | Avenir Saint-Jérôme - Équipe Martin Pigeon | 517 | 31% |
| Councillor | Kim Nunès | Avenir Saint-Jérôme - Équipe Martin Pigeon | 1,073 | 49% |
| Councillor | Nicolas David Herrera | Independent | 34 | 2% |
| Councillor | Nathalie Lasalle | Avenir Saint-Jérôme - Équipe Martin Pigeon | 785 | 38% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Saint-Jérôme
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Fewer electors voted for mayor than in most of Québec: 31%, where the median contested race drew 51%. A lead of 3,873 votes over Martin Pigeon gave Rémi Barbeau the mayor’s seat, with 60% of the votes.
How Saint-Jérôme voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Saint-Jérôme votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jérôme council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, Saint-Jérôme’s next municipal vote is on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Saint-Jérôme votes in the riding of the same name 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 of the same name takes in Saint-Jérôme and elects its MNA to the National Assembly of Québec.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Rhéal Fortin represents Rivière-du-Nord in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Rivière-du-Nord · 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.
Of the 78 seats from Quebec, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 44, and Rhéal Fortin’s Bloc Québécois has 22.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Rivière-du-Nord, the Bloc Québécois would have led with 52%; Rhéal Fortin held it for them in 2025. The current Parliament is Rhéal Fortin’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
In 2021, Rivière-du-Nord re-elected Rhéal Fortin of the Bloc Québécois
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Rivière-du-Nord; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
Rhéal Fortin was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 52%. Rhéal Fortin won the 2021 race in Rivière-du-Nord for the Bloc Québécois, polling 52% and beating Theodora Bajkin (Liberal Party of Canada) by 17,176 votes.
All 8 candidates in Rivière-du-Nord, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhéal Fortin | Bloc Québécois | 29,943 | 52.2% |
| Theodora Bajkin | Liberal Party of Canada | 12,767 | 22.3% |
| Patricia Morrissette | Conservative Party of Canada | 6,803 | 11.9% |
| Mary-Helen Paspaliaris | New Democratic Party | 3,958 | 6.9% |
| Keeyan Ravanshid | People's Party of Canada | 2,164 | 3.8% |
| Marie-Eve Damour | Free Party Canada | 1,036 | 1.8% |
| Jean-François René | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 373 | 0.7% |
| Nicolas Riqueur-Lainé | Parti pour l'Indépendance du Québec | 285 | 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-Jérôme 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 72% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 63%. Saint-Jérôme council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $290.7M long term, $3,534 a resident where the median is $2,461. Salaries and benefits took 49% of the total. Each resident’s share of Saint-Jérôme council’s 2024 spending came to $2,504, where the middle of Québec’s local municipalities sat at $2,394. Police, fire and protection takes the biggest share, 24%, or $592 per resident.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Police, fire and protection | $48.7M | $592 | 24% |
| Roads and transit | $47.7M | $580 | 23% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $34.6M | $421 | 17% |
| Recreation and culture | $29.3M | $356 | 14% |
| General government | $25M | $304 | 12% |
| Planning and development | $9.7M | $118 | 5% |
| Financing costs | $9.6M | $116 | 5% |
| Social services and child care | $1.3M | $15 | 1% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
Saint-Jérôme 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-Jérôme 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-Jérôme 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.
vsj.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and what members did once elected: the open record stops at the vote.
- 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.
- Council size. The council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
Questions about how Saint-Jérôme is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Jérôme?
Saint-Jérôme is in Rivière-du-Nord, represented by Rhéal Fortin (Bloc Québécois).
Which party won Saint-Jérôme in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Rhéal Fortin (Bloc Québécois), who represents Rivière-du-Nord still.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Jérôme?
The riding for Saint-Jérôme is the riding of the same name, and the National Assembly of Québec lists the MNA who holds it.
Who heads the council in Saint-Jérôme?
Rémi Barbeau is mayor, at the head of Saint-Jérôme council.
How much does Saint-Jérôme council spend?
In 2024, Saint-Jérôme council spent $206M in all, for some 82,274 residents, of which $48.7M went on police, fire and protection, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Saint-Jérôme part of?
Saint-Jérôme belongs to MRC La Rivière-du-Nord, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Saint-Jérôme council elected?
One councillor a district, and a mayor chosen by everyone, on Saint-Jérôme council.
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).