Photo: Roncanada · CC BY 4.0Mario Rondeau is mayor of Saint-Thomas
Gabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc Québécois) is the MP for Joliette—Manawan, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Saint-Thomas. Véronique Venne (Parti Québécois) sits in the National Assembly of Québec as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) for Joliette, the riding Saint-Thomas is in. Of the 78 Commons seats from Quebec, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 44. The council of the municipality also counts 6 councillors.
Three governments, and who does what
Saint-Thomas, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
saintthomas.qc.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.
Saint-Thomas belongs to MRC Joliette, the regional county municipality whose council of mayors adopts the land-use plan for its municipalities.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Saint-Thomas, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Thomas councilelected November 2025Mario Rondeau
- 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-Thomas council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Mario Rondeau
- Patricia Coutu
- Marilyn Farly
- Yannick Frenière
- Jonathan Trudel
- Jean Brisebois
- Claudia Rioux
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Rondeau | Mayor | L'Équipe Rondeau | 866 | 63% | No |
| Patricia Coutu | Councillor | L'Équipe Rondeau | 171 | 86% | No |
| Marilyn Farly | Councillor | L'Équipe Rondeau | – | acclaimed | No |
| Yannick Frenière | Councillor | L'Équipe Rondeau | 89 | 46% | No |
| Jonathan Trudel | Councillor | L'Équipe Rondeau | 99 | 41% | No |
| Jean Brisebois | Councillor | L'Équipe Rondeau | 114 | 57% | No |
| Claudia Rioux | Councillor | Independent | 219 | 64% | Yes, another seat |
Voters elect a councillor for their own district and a mayor for the whole of Saint-Thomas. One seat needed no vote: it had just one candidate. Apart from L'Équipe Rondeau’s members, the council sits without a team.
Every other candidate (9)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | André Champagne | Independent | 514 | 37% |
| Councillor | Maurice Marchand | Independent | 29 | 15% |
| Councillor | Marie Ouellette | Independent | 55 | 28% |
| Councillor | Michel De Grandpré | Independent | 51 | 26% |
| Councillor | Agnès Derouin | Independent | 95 | 39% |
| Councillor | Mathieu Lacoursière | Independent | 49 | 20% |
| Councillor | Jacques Robitaille | Independent | 86 | 43% |
| Councillor | Michaël Théroux | Independent | 75 | 22% |
| Councillor | Sylvain Gravel | Independent | 47 | 14% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Saint-Thomas
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
André Champagne, the sitting mayor, was beaten by Mario Rondeau. Mario Rondeau won the race for mayor with 63% of the votes, 352 ahead of André Champagne. 52% of electors voted for mayor, above the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races.
How Saint-Thomas voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Saint-Thomas votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Thomas council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The last general elections came on 5 October 2026 for the National Assembly of Québec and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. The next council election in Saint-Thomas falls on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities. 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
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 ↗Véronique Venne (Parti Québécois) has held Joliette for the National Assembly of Québec since its last election, as Saint-Thomas’ MNA.
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.
The MP’s record
Gabriel Ste-Marie was first elected in 2015; the current Parliament is Gabriel Ste-Marie’s 4th. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Joliette—Manawan puts the Bloc Québécois first at 55%; Gabriel Ste-Marie held it for the party in 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
Gabriel Ste-Marie kept Joliette for the Bloc Québécois in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Saint-Thomas voted in Joliette; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Joliette—Manawan is its riding today.
62% of electors in Joliette voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada. In 2019, Gabriel Ste-Marie had won the same riding with 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-Thomas 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.
Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 66% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. Long-term debt at Saint-Thomas council stood at $898K, or $247 a resident, below the $2,461 median. Saint-Thomas council spent $1,502 per resident in 2024, against a median of $2,394 among Québec’s local municipalities. Staff pay and benefits account for 26% of spending. More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $376 a resident, 25% of all spending.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1.4M | $376 | 25% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.3M | $344 | 23% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $948K | $261 | 17% |
| Police, fire and protection | $835K | $230 | 15% |
| General government | $791K | $218 | 14% |
| Planning and development | $153K | $42 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $69K | $19 | 1% |
| Financing costs | $47K | $13 | 1% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 500 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Saint-Thomas council has one seat for every 500 residents, more than in 62% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Thomas 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.
saintthomas.qc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- 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.
- Council money. Spending by service comes from MAMH’s consolidated 2024 financial report, revenue, debt and reserves from its financial profile, all per resident on MAMH’s population.
- Council size. The council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
Questions about how Saint-Thomas is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Thomas?
Saint-Thomas is in Joliette—Manawan, represented by Gabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc Québécois).
Which party won Saint-Thomas 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-Thomas?
Véronique Venne sits for Joliette in the National Assembly of Québec as MNA, and Saint-Thomas is part of that riding.
Who heads the council in Saint-Thomas?
The mayor is Mario Rondeau, who chairs Saint-Thomas council.
How much does Saint-Thomas council spend?
Saint-Thomas council spent $5.5M in 2024 for about 3,634 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $1.4M.
Which regional body is Saint-Thomas part of?
The council of MRC Joliette brings together the mayors of its municipalities, Saint-Thomas’s among them.
How is Saint-Thomas council elected?
Saint-Thomas 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).