Photo: Gaétan Veillette · CC BY-SA 4.0One councillor per 150 residents: Saint-Stanislas is more closely represented than 97% of Quebec municipalities
For the National Assembly of Québec, Saint-Stanislas votes in Champlain; open data doesn’t yet say who its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) is. Federally, Saint-Stanislas sits in Saint-Maurice—Champlain, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by François-Philippe Champagne of the Liberal Party of Canada. Saint-Stanislas has 6 councillors and a mayor, Jean-Pierre Bordeleau.
What stands out in how Saint-Stanislas is governed
Few residents per seat
Saint-Stanislas council has fewer people behind each seat than most of Quebec, where the middle figure is 380 residents a seat. Council size ↓
A close federal race
The 2021 winner in Saint-Maurice—Champlain finished 12.4 points ahead of the runner-up (Bloc Québécois), a closer race than 66% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Saint-Stanislas has voted ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Saint-Stanislas, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
saint-stanislas.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-Stanislas forms MRC Des Chenaux, 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-Stanislas, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Stanislas councilelected November 2025Jean-Pierre Bordeleau
- 2National Assembly of QuébecChamplain
- 3House of CommonsSaint-Maurice—Champlain
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-Stanislas council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Jean-Pierre Bordeleau
- Michel Sanscartier
- Grégory Jacob
- Lise Déry
- Lorraine Boisvert
- Dany Giroux
- Dominique Cossette
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Pierre Bordeleau | Mayor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Michel Sanscartier | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Grégory Jacob | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Lise Déry | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Lorraine Boisvert | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Dany Giroux | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Dominique Cossette | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
Saint-Stanislas council sits without party lines: none of its members ran for a team. Jean-Pierre Bordeleau was acclaimed mayor, with no one on the ballot against them. All of Saint-Stanislas council is elected at large, with each voter helping fill every seat, the mayor’s as well.
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When Saint-Stanislas votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Stanislas council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election. The last general elections came on 5 October 2026 for the National Assembly of Québec and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, Saint-Stanislas’s next municipal vote is on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Saint-Stanislas votes in Champlain 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 Champlain: it sends one MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and Saint-Stanislas votes in it.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
François-Philippe Champagne represents Saint-Maurice—Champlain in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Saint-Maurice—Champlain · Liberal 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.
François-Philippe Champagne’s party, the Liberal Party of Canada, has 44 of the 78 seats from Quebec.
The MP’s record
First elected in 2015, François-Philippe Champagne is serving the 4th term of a Commons career. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Saint-Maurice—Champlain would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 42%, and François-Philippe Champagne kept it for them in 2025. François-Philippe Champagne has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada (2019–2021), Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities (2018–2019) and Minister of International Trade (2017–2018).
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
Saint-Maurice—Champlain returned François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021
Saint-Maurice—Champlain as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
40% had elected François-Philippe Champagne there in 2019. In 2021, Saint-Maurice—Champlain went to François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal Party of Canada) on 42%; Jacynthe Bruneau (Bloc Québécois) finished 6,973 votes behind. In 2021, 62% of electors cast a ballot in Saint-Maurice—Champlain, under the national 63%.
All 9 candidates in Saint-Maurice—Champlain, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| François-Philippe Champagne | Liberal Party of Canada | 23,913 | 42.5% |
| Jacynthe Bruneau | Bloc Québécois | 16,940 | 30.1% |
| Jacques Bouchard | Conservative Party of Canada | 10,139 | 18.0% |
| Valérie Bergeron | New Democratic Party | 2,849 | 5.1% |
| Marie Gabrielle Rouleau | Free Party Canada | 932 | 1.7% |
| Marie-Claude Gaudet | Green Party of Canada | 731 | 1.3% |
| Hugo Beaumont Tremblay | Marijuana Party | 307 | 0.5% |
| Dji-Pé Frazer | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 285 | 0.5% |
| Alain Magnan | Independent | 241 | 0.4% |
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-Stanislas 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.
Spending by Saint-Stanislas council reached $2,608 a resident in 2024, well over the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Of every dollar spent, 20% went on pay and benefits. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $777 per resident and 30% of the total. At 76%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 63% seen across the province. Saint-Stanislas council carried $5.6M of long-term debt, $5,462 per resident against a typical $2,461.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $798K | $777 | 30% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $691K | $672 | 26% |
| General government | $522K | $508 | 19% |
| Recreation and culture | $278K | $271 | 10% |
| Police, fire and protection | $196K | $191 | 7% |
| Financing costs | $148K | $144 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $38K | $37 | 1% |
| Social services and child care | $7K | $7 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
Saint-Stanislas council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
How Saint-Stanislas council compares is at the top of the page; here it stands beside its neighbours.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Stanislas 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.
saint-stanislas.ca ↗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. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about how Saint-Stanislas is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Stanislas?
François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Saint-Maurice—Champlain, the riding Saint-Stanislas is in.
Which party won Saint-Stanislas in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada: François-Philippe Champagne won Saint-Maurice—Champlain in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Stanislas?
Saint-Stanislas votes in Champlain; the National Assembly of Québec’s members page gives its current MNA.
Who heads the council in Saint-Stanislas?
Jean-Pierre Bordeleau chairs Saint-Stanislas council as mayor.
How much does Saint-Stanislas council spend?
The 2024 return of Saint-Stanislas council shows $2.7M of spending for roughly 1,027 residents, $798K of it on roads and transit.
Which regional body is Saint-Stanislas part of?
The council of MRC Des Chenaux brings together the mayors of its municipalities, Saint-Stanislas’s among them.
How is Saint-Stanislas council elected?
Every seat on Saint-Stanislas 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).