Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.0Per resident, Saint-Ubalde spends more than 94% of Québec’s local municipalities
Saint-Ubalde sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Portneuf, though no open record we can reuse gives the name. Saint-Ubalde sends one MP to Ottawa from Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Joël Godin (Conservative Party of Canada). Saint-Ubalde’s council has 6 councillors and is led by Guy Germain, the mayor.
What stands out in how Saint-Ubalde is governed
Few residents per seat
Saint-Ubalde council spreads its seats over a small population; the typical municipality in Quebec has one seat per 380 residents. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Per resident, Saint-Ubalde council’s 2024 spending tops 94% of Québec’s local municipalities. Council money ↓
A safe federal seat
In 2021 the winner in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier led the runner-up (Bloc Québécois) by 27.8 points, a wider gap than in 74% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Saint-Ubalde has voted ↓
High federal turnout
Fewer electors stayed home in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier than in 89% of Canada’s ridings at the 2021 election. 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-Ubalde, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
stubalde.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-Ubalde’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-Ubalde, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Ubalde councilelected November 2025Guy Germain
- 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-Ubalde council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Guy Germain
- Louise Magnan
- Daniel Paquin
- Shirley Drouin
- Carmen - Adriana Szalontai
- Alexis St-Germain
- Mario Montambault
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Germain | Mayor | Independent | 622 | 74% | Yes |
| Louise Magnan | Councillor | Independent | 505 | 60% | Yes |
| Daniel Paquin | Councillor | Independent | 564 | 67% | No |
| Shirley Drouin | Councillor | Independent | 648 | 77% | Yes |
| Carmen - Adriana Szalontai | Councillor | Independent | 596 | 72% | No |
| Alexis St-Germain | Councillor | Independent | 462 | 55% | No |
| Mario Montambault | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
Every member of Saint-Ubalde council ran without a team or party. One seat went uncontested. Voters across the municipality choose the mayor and every councillor on Saint-Ubalde council alike.
Every other candidate (6)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Louis Ouellet | Citoyens-Ensemble | 222 | 26% |
| Councillor | Jean-Luc Desbiens | Citoyens-Ensemble | 342 | 40% |
| Councillor | Gaétan Michaud | Citoyens-Ensemble | 278 | 33% |
| Councillor | Michel Bédard | Citoyens-Ensemble | 198 | 23% |
| Councillor | Tallanah Delisle Denis | Independent | 235 | 28% |
| Councillor | Jean Julien | Independent | 373 | 45% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Saint-Ubalde
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
The outgoing mayor, Guy Germain, was re-elected. 64% of electors voted for mayor, above the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races. The race for mayor went to Guy Germain with 74%, a lead of 400 over Louis Ouellet.
How Saint-Ubalde voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Saint-Ubalde votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ubalde council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms. Voters last chose the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, Saint-Ubalde’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-Ubalde 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 ↗Saint-Ubalde is in Portneuf, one of the ridings that each elect a 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.
From Quebec come 78 MPs: 44 for the Liberal Party of Canada, 11 for the Conservative Party of Canada, Joël Godin’s party.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 52%; Joël Godin held it for the party in 2025. Joël Godin was first elected in 2015; the current Parliament is Joël Godin’s 4th.
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
Joël Godin kept Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier for the 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%. 18,132 votes separated Joël Godin (Conservative Party of Canada) from Christian Hébert (Bloc Québécois) in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier in 2021, when the winner took 52%.
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-Ubalde 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.
Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 75% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. Debt Saint-Ubalde council owes over the long term came to $3.4M, $2,230 a resident, under the median of $2,461. In 2024 the median among Québec’s local municipalities was $2,394 a resident; Saint-Ubalde council spent $4,055. Staff pay and benefits account for 21% of spending. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $1,112 per resident and 27% of the total.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1.7M | $1,112 | 27% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.2M | $792 | 20% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1.1M | $707 | 17% |
| Recreation and culture | $924K | $601 | 15% |
| General government | $730K | $476 | 12% |
| Financing costs | $353K | $230 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $196K | $127 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $16K | $11 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 220 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
75% of municipalities in Quebec have more residents per seat than Saint-Ubalde council, at 220 each.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Ubalde 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.
stubalde.com ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Band councils, and what members did once elected: the open record stops at the vote.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- Council size. The 2021 Census population is shared over all council seats, including the head of council’s, for this ratio.
- 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.
Questions about how Saint-Ubalde is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Ubalde?
For Saint-Ubalde, it’s Joël Godin (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier.
Which party won Saint-Ubalde in the 2021 federal election?
Joël Godin (Conservative Party of Canada) took Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Ubalde?
Portneuf is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Saint-Ubalde and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Saint-Ubalde?
The mayor is Guy Germain, who chairs Saint-Ubalde council.
How much does Saint-Ubalde council spend?
The 2024 return of Saint-Ubalde council shows $6.2M of spending for roughly 1,536 residents, $1.7M of it on roads and transit.
Which regional body is Saint-Ubalde part of?
Saint-Ubalde belongs to MRC Portneuf, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Saint-Ubalde council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Saint-Ubalde 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).