Photo: carte postale par Bernard J. Bogue, oblitérée en 1948 · Public domainOne councillor per 1,730 residents: Saint-Sauveur is more thinly represented than 85% of Quebec municipalities
Saint-Sauveur’s council has 6 councillors and is led by Luc Martel, the mayor. For federal votes, Saint-Sauveur belongs to Les Pays-d'en-Haut, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Tim Watchorn (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it. Provincially, Saint-Sauveur votes in Prévost; 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.
What stands out in how Saint-Sauveur is governed
Many residents per seat
Across Quebec the median is one seat per 380 residents, well under the ratio on Saint-Sauveur council. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Only a minority of Québec’s local municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Saint-Sauveur council: it is ahead of 84%. 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-Sauveur, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
vss.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-Sauveur forms MRC Les Pays-d'en-Haut, 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-Sauveur, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Sauveur councilelected November 2025Luc Martel
- 2National Assembly of QuébecPrévost
- 3House of CommonsLes Pays-d'en-Haut
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-Sauveur council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Luc Martel
- Nathalie Desjardins
- Luc Leblanc
- Carole Viau
- Stephanie Carriere
- Sophie Coulombe
- Carole Gagnon
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luc Martel | Mayor | Parti sauverois | 2,192 | 50% | Yes, another seat |
| Nathalie Desjardins | Councillor | Parti sauverois | 2,288 | 53% | No |
| Luc Leblanc | Councillor | Parti sauverois | 2,396 | 55% | Yes, another seat |
| Carole Viau | Councillor | Parti sauverois | 2,323 | 54% | Yes, another seat |
| Stephanie Carriere | Councillor | Parti sauverois | 2,420 | 56% | No |
| Sophie Coulombe | Councillor | Parti sauverois | 2,332 | 54% | No |
| Carole Gagnon | Councillor | Parti sauverois | 2,372 | 55% | No |
No seat on Saint-Sauveur council belongs to a ward; the mayor and every councillor face the whole municipality. All the seats went to Parti sauverois, the only team to win.
Every other candidate (7)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Robert Gravel | Independent | 2,156 | 50% |
| Councillor | Dominique Boyer | Independent | 2,035 | 47% |
| Councillor | Eliane Gagnon | Independent | 1,940 | 45% |
| Councillor | Gerald Plante | Independent | 1,998 | 46% |
| Councillor | Brigitte Poitras | Independent | 1,889 | 44% |
| Councillor | Catherine Sevigny | Independent | 1,984 | 46% |
| Councillor | Pierre Vezina | Independent | 1,939 | 45% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Saint-Sauveur
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. Robert Gravel finished 36 votes behind Luc Martel, who took 50% in the race for mayor.
How Saint-Sauveur voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Saint-Sauveur votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sauveur council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use. Councils are elected on the first Sunday in November every four years, says the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, so Saint-Sauveur votes next on 4 November 2029. 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-Sauveur votes in Prévost 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 Prévost: it sends one MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and Saint-Sauveur votes in it.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Tim Watchorn represents Les Pays-d'en-Haut in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Les Pays-d'en-Haut · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Tim Watchorn’s party, the Liberal Party of Canada, has 44 of the 78 seats from Quebec.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Les Pays-d'en-Haut, the Bloc Québécois would have led with 48%; in 2025 Tim Watchorn took it from them. Tim Watchorn is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote.
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
Laurentides—Labelle returned Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Bloc Québécois) in 2021
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Saint-Sauveur sat in Laurentides—Labelle; the 2025 election put it in Les Pays-d'en-Haut.
Laurentides—Labelle turned out at only 62% in 2021; the country managed 63%. Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Bloc Québécois) took Laurentides—Labelle in 2021 with 50% of the vote, 16,167 votes ahead of Antoine Menassa (Liberal Party of Canada). Back in 2019, Marie-Hélène Gaudreau took the riding on 47%.
All 8 candidates in Laurentides—Labelle, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Hélène Gaudreau | Bloc Québécois | 32,133 | 50.1% |
| Antoine Menassa | Liberal Party of Canada | 15,966 | 24.9% |
| Kathy Laframboise | Conservative Party of Canada | 6,770 | 10.6% |
| Eric-Abel Baland | New Democratic Party | 3,907 | 6.1% |
| Richard Evanko | People's Party of Canada | 2,432 | 3.8% |
| Michel Le Comte | Green Party of Canada | 1,570 | 2.5% |
| Michel Leclerc | Free Party Canada | 1,165 | 1.8% |
| Jean-Noël Sorel | Independent | 180 | 0.3% |
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-Sauveur 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.
Saint-Sauveur council carried $41.8M of long-term debt, $3,499 per resident against a typical $2,461. Taxes on property make up 74% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 63%. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $956 per resident and 29% of the total. In 2024 the median among Québec’s local municipalities was $2,394 a resident; Saint-Sauveur council spent $3,289. Of every dollar spent, 36% went on pay and benefits.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $11.4M | $956 | 29% |
| Police, fire and protection | $6.8M | $573 | 17% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $6.8M | $569 | 17% |
| General government | $5.5M | $459 | 14% |
| Recreation and culture | $5.3M | $441 | 13% |
| Planning and development | $2.1M | $178 | 5% |
| Financing costs | $1.4M | $113 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $1K | $0 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
Saint-Sauveur council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Nearby councils are drawn here for scale; the headline already says where Saint-Sauveur council stands.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Sauveur 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.
vss.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. For residents per seat, the head of council is counted as a seat, and the population is the 2021 Census figure.
- 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. 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.
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
- 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.
Questions about how Saint-Sauveur is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Sauveur?
Saint-Sauveur is in Les Pays-d'en-Haut, represented by Tim Watchorn (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Saint-Sauveur in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Bloc Québécois), in Laurentides—Labelle; Les Pays-d'en-Haut has elected Tim Watchorn since.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Sauveur?
Saint-Sauveur votes in Prévost; the National Assembly of Québec’s members page gives its current MNA.
Who heads the council in Saint-Sauveur?
Luc Martel chairs Saint-Sauveur council as mayor.
How much does Saint-Sauveur council spend?
Saint-Sauveur council spent $39.3M in 2024 for about 11,939 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $11.4M.
Which regional body is Saint-Sauveur part of?
The council of MRC Les Pays-d'en-Haut brings together the mayors of its municipalities, Saint-Sauveur’s among them.
How is Saint-Sauveur council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Saint-Sauveur council, the mayor too.
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).