Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint-Philippe’s mayor: Christian Marin
The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec. Provincially, Saint-Philippe votes in La Prairie; 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. For federal votes, Saint-Philippe belongs to La Prairie—Atateken, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Jacques Ramsay (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it. Voters in the city choose 6 councillors as well.
Three governments, and who does what
Saint-Philippe, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
ville.saintphilippe.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.
Two regional bodies take in Saint-Philippe: MRC Roussillon, its regional county municipality, and the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Saint-Philippe, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Philippe councilelected November 2025Christian Marin
- 2National Assembly of QuébecLa Prairie
- 3House of CommonsLa Prairie—Atateken
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-Philippe council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Christian Marin
- Nancy Pouliot
- Alain Fontaine
- Clément Boyer
- Gabrielle Garand
- Émilie St-Onge
- Messier Sylvie
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Marin | Mayor | Alliance avenir Saint-Philippe - Équipe Christian Marin | 1,288 | 52% | Yes |
| Nancy Pouliot | Councillor | Alliance avenir Saint-Philippe - Équipe Christian Marin | 230 | 58% | Yes |
| Alain Fontaine | Councillor | Alliance avenir Saint-Philippe - Équipe Christian Marin | 271 | 54% | Yes |
| Clément Boyer | Councillor | Alliance avenir Saint-Philippe - Équipe Christian Marin | 242 | 54% | No |
| Gabrielle Garand | Councillor | Independent | 176 | 50% | Yes |
| Émilie St-Onge | Councillor | Independent | 265 | 69% | Yes |
| Messier Sylvie | Councillor | Independent | 227 | 58% | Yes |
Alongside independents, Alliance avenir Saint-Philippe - Équipe Christian Marin is the council’s one team. The mayor answers to all of Saint-Philippe; every councillor represents a district.
Every other candidate (8)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Jonathan Hamel | Independent | 1,210 | 48% |
| Councillor | Jocelyn Rousseau | Independent | 169 | 42% |
| Councillor | Pierre-Adrien Gauthier-Marcil | Independent | 233 | 46% |
| Councillor | Philippe Croisier | Independent | 210 | 47% |
| Councillor | Carole Cousineau | Alliance avenir Saint-Philippe - Équipe Christian Marin | 125 | 35% |
| Councillor | Benjamin Gosselin | Independent | 52 | 15% |
| Councillor | Etienne Soucy | Alliance avenir Saint-Philippe - Équipe Christian Marin | 122 | 32% |
| Councillor | Alexandra Gagné | Alliance avenir Saint-Philippe - Équipe Christian Marin | 164 | 42% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Saint-Philippe
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Only 42% of electors took part in the vote for mayor, against a Québec median of 51% for contested mayoral races. Christian Marin won the race for mayor with 52% of the votes, 78 ahead of Jonathan Hamel. Christian Marin was already mayor and kept the seat.
How Saint-Philippe voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Saint-Philippe votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Philippe council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Saint-Philippe votes next on 4 November 2029: the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities sets municipal elections on 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. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Saint-Philippe votes in La Prairie 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 La Prairie: it sends one MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and Saint-Philippe votes in it.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Jacques Ramsay represents La Prairie—Atateken in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
La Prairie—Atateken · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Jacques Ramsay has served as Parliamentary Secretary (since 2025). On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in La Prairie—Atateken would have gone to the Bloc Québécois (44%), so Jacques Ramsay’s 2025 win took it from them. Jacques Ramsay was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 2025.
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
La Prairie returned Alain Therrien (Bloc Québécois) in 2021
The 2019 and 2021 counts in La Prairie, Saint-Philippe’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in La Prairie—Atateken.
Turnout in La Prairie reached 68% in 2021, against 63% nationally. Alain Therrien (Bloc Québécois) took La Prairie in 2021 with 44% of the vote, 5,392 votes ahead of Caroline Desrochers (Liberal Party of Canada). Alain Therrien was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 42%.
All 7 candidates in La Prairie, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Therrien | Bloc Québécois | 25,862 | 43.7% |
| Caroline Desrochers | Liberal Party of Canada | 20,470 | 34.6% |
| Lise des Greniers | Conservative Party of Canada | 5,878 | 9.9% |
| Victoria Hernandez | New Democratic Party | 4,317 | 7.3% |
| Ruth Fontaine | People's Party of Canada | 1,532 | 2.6% |
| Barbara Joannette | Green Party of Canada | 983 | 1.7% |
| Normand Chouinard | Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada | 98 | 0.2% |
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-Philippe 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.
Debt Saint-Philippe council owes over the long term came to $67.4M, $8,129 a resident, higher than the median of $2,461. At 60%, property taxes count for less of the revenue than the 63% seen across the province. At 21% of spending ($527 a resident), police, fire and protection leads the budget. In 2024 the median among Québec’s local municipalities was $2,394 a resident; Saint-Philippe council spent $2,460. Of every dollar spent, 45% went on pay and benefits.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Police, fire and protection | $4.4M | $527 | 21% |
| Roads and transit | $4.2M | $507 | 21% |
| General government | $4.1M | $499 | 20% |
| Recreation and culture | $2.5M | $305 | 12% |
| Financing costs | $2.3M | $280 | 11% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $2.2M | $261 | 11% |
| Planning and development | $610K | $74 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $69K | $8 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 1,240 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
1,240 residents share each seat on Saint-Philippe council, more than in 81% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Philippe 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.
ville.saintphilippe.quebec ↗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. Per resident uses MAMH’s population; the 2024 financial report gives charges by service and the financial profile the revenue, debt and reserves.
- 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. 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.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
Questions about how Saint-Philippe is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Philippe?
La Prairie—Atateken’s MP, Jacques Ramsay of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents Saint-Philippe.
Which party won Saint-Philippe in the 2021 federal election?
The Bloc Québécois, with Alain Therrien in La Prairie; since 2025 Jacques Ramsay represents La Prairie—Atateken.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Philippe?
Saint-Philippe votes in La Prairie; the National Assembly of Québec’s members page gives its current MNA.
Who heads the council in Saint-Philippe?
Christian Marin chairs Saint-Philippe council as mayor.
How much does Saint-Philippe council spend?
In 2024, Saint-Philippe council spent $20.4M in all, for some 8,290 residents, of which $4.4M went on police, fire and protection, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Saint-Philippe part of?
The council of MRC Roussillon brings together the mayors of its municipalities, Saint-Philippe’s among them.
How is Saint-Philippe council elected?
Saint-Philippe council: the mayor is chosen at large, each councillor by a district.
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).