Photo: Bertrand Latour - Groupe Facebook : Je viens de Saint-Joseph · Public domainFewer than 92% of Québec’s local municipalities spend as much per resident as Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel
Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel is in Richelieu for the National Assembly of Québec, whose current MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) no open source we can use records yet. For federal votes, Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel belongs to Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Louis Plamondon (Bloc Québécois) holds it. The mayor of Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel is Vincent Deguise, who sits with 6 councillors.
What stands out in how Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel is governed
Few residents per seat
The middle municipality in Quebec has a seat for every 380 residents; Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel council has fewer behind each. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Only a minority of Québec’s local municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel council: it is ahead of 92%. 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-Joseph-de-Sorel, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
vsjs.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.
With its neighbours, Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel forms MRC Pierre-De Saurel, 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-Joseph-de-Sorel, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel councilelected November 2025Vincent Deguise
- 2National Assembly of QuébecRichelieu
- 3House of CommonsBécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak
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-Joseph-de-Sorel council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Vincent Deguise
- Jean-Guy (Gus) Cournoyer
- Pierre St-Louis
- Serge Baron
- Mélanie Gladu
- Sophie Dufresne
- Michel Latour
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Deguise | Mayor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Jean-Guy (Gus) Cournoyer | Quartier #1 district | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Pierre St-Louis | Quartier #1 district | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Serge Baron | Quartier #2 district | Independent | 31 | 60% | No |
| Mélanie Gladu | Quartier #2 district | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Sophie Dufresne | Quartier #3 district | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Michel Latour | Quartier #3 district | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
Every member of Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel council ran without a team or party. Voters elect a councillor for their own district and a mayor for the whole of Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel. Vincent Deguise was acclaimed mayor, with no one on the ballot against them.
Every other candidate (1)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartier #2 district | Yvon Tourigny | Independent | 21 | 40% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel 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. Under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel’s next municipal vote is on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years. The last general elections came on 5 October 2026 for the National Assembly of Québec and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel votes in Richelieu 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-Joseph-de-Sorel votes in Richelieu, which has one MNA.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Louis Plamondon represents Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak · Bloc Québécois · first elected 1984
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The Bloc Québécois, Louis Plamondon’s party, takes 22 of the 78 seats from Quebec; the Liberal Party of Canada takes 44.
The MP’s record
Louis Plamondon has been a member of the Bloc Québécois and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. In Ottawa, Louis Plamondon has been Speaker of the House of Commons (2023). Mapped onto today’s Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak, the 2021 vote gives the Bloc Québécois 55%; in 2025 Louis Plamondon kept the seat in the same hands. The current Parliament is Louis Plamondon’s 13th, counting from a first win in 1984.
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, Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel re-elected Louis Plamondon of the Bloc Québécois
Results in Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel, the riding Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak.
Louis Plamondon won the 2021 race in Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel for the Bloc Québécois, polling 55% and beating Nathalie Rochefort (Liberal Party of Canada) by 18,952 votes. Louis Plamondon already held it after the 2019 election, won with 57%.
All 7 candidates in Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Plamondon | Bloc Québécois | 27,403 | 54.8% |
| Nathalie Rochefort | Liberal Party of Canada | 8,451 | 16.9% |
| Yanick Caisse | Conservative Party of Canada | 8,404 | 16.8% |
| Catherine Gauvin | New Democratic Party | 2,550 | 5.1% |
| André Blanchette | Free Party Canada | 1,215 | 2.4% |
| Eric Pettersen | People's Party of Canada | 1,214 | 2.4% |
| David Turcotte | Green Party of Canada | 770 | 1.5% |
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-Joseph-de-Sorel 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.
At 28% of spending ($1,061 a resident), recreation and culture leads the budget. Pay and benefits made up 31% of spending. Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel council spent $3,833 per resident in 2024, against a median of $2,394 among Québec’s local municipalities. Debt Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel council owes over the long term came to $8.5M, $5,414 a resident, higher than the median of $2,461. Taxes on property make up 82% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 63%.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and culture | $1.7M | $1,061 | 28% |
| General government | $1.5M | $959 | 25% |
| Roads and transit | $1M | $644 | 17% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $993K | $630 | 16% |
| Police, fire and protection | $528K | $335 | 9% |
| Financing costs | $248K | $157 | 4% |
| Planning and development | $66K | $42 | 1% |
| Social services and child care | $6K | $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 230 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Only 230 residents share each seat on Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel council, fewer than in 74% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel 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.
vsjs.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Not on this page. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- 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.
- Council size. Every seat counts, the head of council’s too, against the population of the 2021 Census.
- 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.
Questions about how Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel?
For Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, it’s Louis Plamondon (Bloc Québécois), who holds Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak.
Which party won Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel in the 2021 federal election?
Louis Plamondon (Bloc Québécois) took Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel in 2021, and still holds the seat, now Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel?
Richelieu is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel?
Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel council is led by Vincent Deguise, its mayor.
How much does Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel council spend?
The 2024 return of Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel council shows $6M of spending for roughly 1,577 residents, $1.7M of it on recreation and culture.
Which regional body is Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel part of?
Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel’s mayor takes a seat on the council of MRC Pierre-De Saurel, the regional county municipality.
How is Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel council elected?
One councillor a district, and a mayor chosen by everyone, on Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel 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).