Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0At 69%, 2021 turnout in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier beat 89% of the country’s ridings
Claude Duplain leads Saint-Raymond as mayor, alongside 6 councillors. Portneuf is the riding Saint-Raymond 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. For federal votes, Saint-Raymond belongs to Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Joël Godin (Conservative Party of Canada) holds it.
What stands out in how Saint-Raymond is governed
Many residents per seat
Across Quebec the median is one seat per 380 residents, well under the ratio on Saint-Raymond council. Council size ↓
A safe federal seat
The 2021 winner in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier finished 27.8 points ahead of the runner-up (Bloc Québécois), a wider lead than in 74% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Saint-Raymond has voted ↓
High federal turnout
Federal turnout in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier beat 89% 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-Raymond, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
villesaintraymond.com ↗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.
MRC Portneuf is Saint-Raymond’s regional county municipality, which sets the land-use plan the municipalities follow.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Saint-Raymond, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Raymond councilelected November 2025Claude Duplain
- 2National Assembly of QuébecPortneuf
- 3House of CommonsPortneuf—Jacques-Cartier
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-Raymond council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Claude Duplain
- Louis-Maxime Renaud
- Philippe Gasse
- Kathy Morasse
- Yvan Barrette
- Corinne Moisan
- Mélanie Jobin
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Duplain | Mayor | Independent | 2,830 | 82% | Yes |
| Louis-Maxime Renaud | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Philippe Gasse | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Kathy Morasse | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Yvan Barrette | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Corinne Moisan | Councillor | Independent | 1,871 | 55% | No |
| Mélanie Jobin | Councillor | Independent | 2,560 | 74% | No |
There are no wards on Saint-Raymond council: the whole electorate votes for every seat, the mayor too. All the seats on Saint-Raymond council went to candidates with no team.
Every other candidate (3)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Philippe Brasseur | Independent | 630 | 18% |
| Councillor | Louis Cantin | Independent | 1,565 | 46% |
| Councillor | Serge Allaire | Independent | 881 | 26% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Saint-Raymond
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Fewer electors voted for mayor than in most of Québec: 38%, where the median contested race drew 51%. Claude Duplain won the race for mayor with 82% of the votes, 2,200 ahead of Philippe Brasseur. Claude Duplain held on to the mayor’s seat.
How Saint-Raymond voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Saint-Raymond votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Raymond council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The National Assembly of Québec was last elected on 5 October 2026, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Councils are elected on the first Sunday in November every four years, says the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, so Saint-Raymond votes next on 4 November 2029. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Saint-Raymond votes in Portneuf 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 ↗Portneuf takes in Saint-Raymond and elects its MNA to the National Assembly of Québec.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Joël Godin represents Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Joël Godin is one of 11 Conservative Party of Canada 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 Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 52%; Joël Godin held it for them in 2025. First elected in 2015, Joël Godin is serving the 4th term of a Commons career.
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
Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier returned Joël Godin (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Counts for Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Back in 2019, Joël Godin took the riding on 43%. Joël Godin (Conservative Party of Canada) took Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier in 2021 with 52% of the vote, 18,132 votes ahead of Christian Hébert (Bloc Québécois).
All 7 candidates in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joël Godin | Conservative Party of Canada | 33,657 | 51.6% |
| Christian Hébert | Bloc Québécois | 15,525 | 23.8% |
| Sani Diallo | Liberal Party of Canada | 10,068 | 15.4% |
| David-Roger Gagnon | New Democratic Party | 3,223 | 4.9% |
| Nash Mathieu | People's Party of Canada | 1,615 | 2.5% |
| Charles Fiset | Free Party Canada | 638 | 1.0% |
| Tommy Pelletier | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 490 | 0.8% |
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-Raymond 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.
Each resident’s share of Saint-Raymond council’s 2024 spending came to $2,346, where the middle of Québec’s local municipalities sat at $2,394. Salaries and benefits took 28% of the total. More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $584 a resident, 25% of all spending. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 72% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. Debt Saint-Raymond council owes over the long term came to $30.5M, $2,642 a resident, higher than the median of $2,461.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $6.7M | $584 | 25% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $5.3M | $457 | 19% |
| Recreation and culture | $4.5M | $387 | 16% |
| Police, fire and protection | $3.9M | $339 | 14% |
| General government | $3.5M | $307 | 13% |
| Planning and development | $2M | $174 | 7% |
| Financing costs | $1.1M | $92 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $85K | $7 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 1,710 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
At 1,710 residents a seat, Saint-Raymond council is more thinly spread than 85% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Raymond 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.
villesaintraymond.com ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. The council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
- 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. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
Questions about how Saint-Raymond is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Raymond?
Joël Godin of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, which includes Saint-Raymond.
Which party won Saint-Raymond in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Joël Godin won Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Raymond?
The riding for Saint-Raymond is Portneuf, and the National Assembly of Québec lists the MNA who holds it.
Who heads the council in Saint-Raymond?
Claude Duplain is mayor, at the head of Saint-Raymond council.
How much does Saint-Raymond council spend?
In 2024, Saint-Raymond council spent $27.1M in all, for some 11,547 residents, of which $6.7M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Saint-Raymond part of?
Its regional county municipality: MRC Portneuf, where Saint-Raymond’s mayor sits with the other mayors.
How is Saint-Raymond council elected?
Every seat on Saint-Raymond 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).