Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint-Paul’s council spends less per resident than 96% of Québec’s local municipalities
For the National Assembly of Québec, Saint-Paul belongs to Joliette, held by Véronique Venne (Parti Québécois) as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature). Federally, Saint-Paul sits in Joliette—Manawan, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Gabriel Ste-Marie of the Bloc Québécois. The mayor of Saint-Paul is Marc Pelletier, who sits with 6 councillors.
What stands out in how Saint-Paul is governed
Many residents per seat
The middle municipality in Quebec has a seat for every 380 residents; Saint-Paul council has far more people behind each. Council size ↓
Low spending per resident
Saint-Paul council spent less per resident in 2024 than 96% 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-Paul, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
saintpaul.quebec ↗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-Paul forms MRC Joliette, 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-Paul, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Paul councilelected November 2025Marc Pelletier
- 2National Assembly of QuébecJoliette
- 3House of CommonsJoliette—Manawan
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-Paul council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Marc Pelletier
- Xavier Lafortune
- Fanny Derouin
- Dominic Riopel
- Mélanie Grenier
- Dominique Mondor
- Mannix Marion
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Pelletier | Mayor | Independent | 660 | 46% | Yes, another seat |
| Xavier Lafortune | Councillor | Independent | 880 | 63% | No |
| Fanny Derouin | Councillor | Independent | 856 | 61% | No |
| Dominic Riopel | Councillor | Independent | 494 | 35% | No |
| Mélanie Grenier | Councillor | Independent | 884 | 63% | No |
| Dominique Mondor | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Mannix Marion | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
All of Saint-Paul council is elected at large, with each voter helping fill every seat, the mayor’s as well. All the seats on Saint-Paul council went to candidates with no team.
Every other candidate (9)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Mélanie Robichaud | Independent | 488 | 34% |
| Mayor | Gabriel Caron Landry | Independent | 304 | 21% |
| Councillor | Benjamin Girouard | Independent | 509 | 37% |
| Councillor | André-Philippe Beaupré | Independent | 538 | 39% |
| Councillor | Guillaume Gaboriault | Independent | 371 | 26% |
| Councillor | Joël Desrosiers | Independent | 329 | 23% |
| Councillor | Serge Ménard | Independent | 239 | 17% |
| Councillor | Maxime Lepage | Independent | 285 | 20% |
| Councillor | Robert Tellier | Independent | 234 | 17% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Saint-Paul
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Fewer electors voted for mayor than in most of Québec: 28%, where the median contested race drew 51%. Mélanie Robichaud finished 172 votes behind Marc Pelletier, who took 45% in the race for mayor.
How Saint-Paul voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Saint-Paul votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Paul council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use. 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-Paul votes next on 4 November 2029.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Véronique Venne holds Joliette in the National Assembly of Québec
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MNA.
Véronique Venne · Parti Québécois
assnat.qc.ca ↗Saint-Paul is represented in the National Assembly of Québec by Véronique Venne (Parti Québécois), MNA for Joliette.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Gabriel Ste-Marie represents Joliette—Manawan in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Joliette—Manawan · 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.
Gabriel Ste-Marie is one of 22 Bloc Québécois MPs from Quebec, where the Liberal Party of Canada has the most seats: 44 of 78.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Joliette—Manawan, the Bloc Québécois would have led with 55%; Gabriel Ste-Marie held it for them in 2025. Gabriel Ste-Marie was first elected in 2015; the current Parliament is Gabriel Ste-Marie’s 4th.
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, Joliette re-elected Gabriel Ste-Marie of the Bloc Québécois
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Saint-Paul sat in Joliette; the 2025 election put it in Joliette—Manawan.
At 62%, fewer of Joliette voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). The 2019 result had favoured Gabriel Ste-Marie as well, at 58%. Gabriel Ste-Marie won the 2021 race in Joliette for the Bloc Québécois, polling 55% and beating Michel Bourgeois (Liberal Party of Canada) by 18,182 votes.
All 8 candidates in Joliette, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Ste-Marie | Bloc Québécois | 30,913 | 55.0% |
| Michel Bourgeois | Liberal Party of Canada | 12,731 | 22.7% |
| Roger Materne | Conservative Party of Canada | 5,314 | 9.5% |
| Alexis Beaudet | New Democratic Party | 3,100 | 5.5% |
| Maxime Leclerc | People's Party of Canada | 1,771 | 3.2% |
| Érica Poirier | Green Party of Canada | 1,126 | 2.0% |
| Manon Coutu | Free Party Canada | 992 | 1.8% |
| Yanick Théoret | Marijuana Party | 251 | 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-Paul 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.
Taxes on property make up 84% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 63%. Saint-Paul council carried $23.7M of long-term debt, $3,404 per resident against a typical $2,461. Spending by Saint-Paul council came to $1,593 a resident in 2024, under the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Salaries and benefits took 27% of the total. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 26%, or $416 per resident.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $2.9M | $416 | 26% |
| Recreation and culture | $2.1M | $297 | 19% |
| General government | $1.8M | $253 | 16% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1.6M | $229 | 14% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.6M | $223 | 14% |
| Financing costs | $745K | $107 | 7% |
| Planning and development | $461K | $66 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $8K | $1 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 1,030 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
With 1,030 residents behind each seat, Saint-Paul council sits above 77% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Paul 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.
saintpaul.quebec ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- 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.
Questions about how Saint-Paul is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Paul?
Gabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc Québécois) sits for Joliette—Manawan, the riding Saint-Paul is in.
Which party won Saint-Paul in the 2021 federal election?
The Bloc Québécois: Gabriel Ste-Marie won Joliette in 2021 and is the MP for today’s Joliette—Manawan.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Paul?
Saint-Paul is in Joliette, whose MNA in the National Assembly of Québec is Véronique Venne.
Who heads the council in Saint-Paul?
Marc Pelletier is mayor, at the head of Saint-Paul council.
How much does Saint-Paul council spend?
In 2024, Saint-Paul council spent $11.1M in all, for some 6,956 residents, of which $2.9M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Saint-Paul part of?
Saint-Paul’s mayor takes a seat on the council of MRC Joliette, the regional county municipality.
How is Saint-Paul council elected?
Every seat on Saint-Paul 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).