Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0Sainte-Catherine’s mayor: Sylvain Bouchard
From Quebec come 78 MPs, 44 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada. For the National Assembly of Québec, Sainte-Catherine votes in Sanguinet; open data doesn’t yet say who its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) is. Jacques Ramsay (Liberal Party of Canada) is the MP for La Prairie—Atateken, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Sainte-Catherine. Beside the head of council, 6 councillors sit on the city’s council.
Three governments, and who does what
Sainte-Catherine, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
ville.sainte-catherine.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.
The regional county municipality of Sainte-Catherine is MRC Roussillon, inside the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Sainte-Catherine, from the most recent elections.
- 1Sainte-Catherine councilelected November 2025Sylvain Bouchard
- 2National Assembly of QuébecSanguinet
- 3House of CommonsLa Prairie—Atateken
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 Sainte-Catherine council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Sylvain Bouchard
- Amélie Côté
- Martin Gélinas
- Annick Latour
- Judith Bujold
- Marie Levert
- France Gendron
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvain Bouchard | Mayor | Équipe Sylvain Bouchard - Unis pour Sainte-Catherine | 3,065 | 64% | Yes, another seat |
| Amélie Côté | Councillor | Équipe Sylvain Bouchard - Unis pour Sainte-Catherine | 530 | 63% | No |
| Martin Gélinas | Councillor | Équipe Sylvain Bouchard - Unis pour Sainte-Catherine | 580 | 68% | Yes |
| Annick Latour | Councillor | Équipe Sylvain Bouchard - Unis pour Sainte-Catherine | 575 | 68% | Yes |
| Judith Bujold | Councillor | Équipe Sylvain Bouchard - Unis pour Sainte-Catherine | 578 | 66% | No |
| Marie Levert | Councillor | Équipe Sylvain Bouchard - Unis pour Sainte-Catherine | 467 | 67% | Yes |
| France Gendron | Councillor | Action Sainte-Catherine - Équipe Rock Caron | 312 | 48% | No |
Each electoral district elects one councillor; the mayor is chosen by all of Sainte-Catherine. Every seat went to a team; Équipe Sylvain Bouchard - Unis pour Sainte-Catherine won the most.
Every other candidate (8)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Rock Caron | Action Sainte-Catherine - Équipe Rock Caron | 1,694 | 36% |
| Councillor | Martine Leblanc | Action Sainte-Catherine - Équipe Rock Caron | 315 | 37% |
| Councillor | Michel Gauvreau | Action Sainte-Catherine - Équipe Rock Caron | 269 | 32% |
| Councillor | Chaibia Chadia Hraiba | Action Sainte-Catherine - Équipe Rock Caron | 276 | 32% |
| Councillor | Gilbert Beaudin | Action Sainte-Catherine - Équipe Rock Caron | 293 | 34% |
| Councillor | Stéphane Lévis | Action Sainte-Catherine - Équipe Rock Caron | 228 | 33% |
| Councillor | Guylaine Couture | Équipe Sylvain Bouchard - Unis pour Sainte-Catherine | 290 | 45% |
| Councillor | Denis Huet | Independent | 48 | 7% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Sainte-Catherine
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
A lead of 1,371 votes over Rock Caron gave Sylvain Bouchard the mayor’s seat, with 64% of the votes. Only 37% of electors took part in the vote for mayor, against a Québec median of 51% for contested mayoral races.
How Sainte-Catherine voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Sainte-Catherine votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Catherine council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026. The next council election in Sainte-Catherine falls on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Sainte-Catherine votes in Sanguinet 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 Sanguinet: it sends one MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and Sainte-Catherine votes in it.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Jacques Ramsay represents La Prairie—Atateken in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
La Prairie—Atateken · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Roles held by Jacques Ramsay include Parliamentary Secretary (since 2025). The 2025 general election sent Jacques Ramsay to the Commons for the first time. Mapped onto today’s La Prairie—Atateken, the 2021 vote favoured the Bloc Québécois with 44%, which makes Jacques Ramsay’s 2025 win a gain.
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
Alain Therrien kept La Prairie for the Bloc Québécois in 2021
Results in La Prairie, the riding Sainte-Catherine belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in La Prairie—Atateken.
68% of electors in La Prairie voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada. The 2021 count in La Prairie put Alain Therrien (Bloc Québécois) first at 44%, with Caroline Desrochers (Liberal Party of Canada) 5,392 votes back. 42% had elected Alain Therrien there in 2019.
All 7 candidates in La Prairie, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Therrien | Bloc Québécois | 25,862 | 43.7% |
| Caroline Desrochers | Liberal Party of Canada | 20,470 | 34.6% |
| Lise des Greniers | Conservative Party of Canada | 5,878 | 9.9% |
| Victoria Hernandez | New Democratic Party | 4,317 | 7.3% |
| Ruth Fontaine | People's Party of Canada | 1,532 | 2.6% |
| Barbara Joannette | Green Party of Canada | 983 | 1.7% |
| Normand Chouinard | Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada | 98 | 0.2% |
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
Sainte-Catherine 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.
Sainte-Catherine council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $71.2M long term, $4,049 a resident where the median is $2,461. At 82%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 63% seen across the province. At 21% of spending ($471 a resident), police, fire and protection leads the budget. Of every dollar spent, 44% went on pay and benefits. Sainte-Catherine council spent $2,246 per resident in 2024, against a median of $2,394 among Québec’s local municipalities.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Police, fire and protection | $8.3M | $471 | 21% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $7.5M | $425 | 19% |
| Roads and transit | $7.2M | $408 | 18% |
| Recreation and culture | $6.8M | $386 | 17% |
| General government | $6M | $339 | 15% |
| Financing costs | $2.6M | $149 | 7% |
| Planning and development | $1.2M | $68 | 3% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 2,540 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
With 2,540 residents behind each seat, Sainte-Catherine council sits above 91% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Sainte-Catherine 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.
ville.sainte-catherine.qc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
- 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.
- Not on this page. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- 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.
- 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.
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
Questions about how Sainte-Catherine is run
Who is the MP for Sainte-Catherine?
For Sainte-Catherine, it’s Jacques Ramsay (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds La Prairie—Atateken.
Which party won Sainte-Catherine in the 2021 federal election?
La Prairie went to Alain Therrien (Bloc Québécois) in 2021. Since 2025, Jacques Ramsay has been the MP for La Prairie—Atateken.
Who is the MNA for Sainte-Catherine?
Sainte-Catherine votes in Sanguinet; the National Assembly of Québec’s members page gives its current MNA.
Who heads the council in Sainte-Catherine?
Sylvain Bouchard chairs Sainte-Catherine council as mayor.
How much does Sainte-Catherine council spend?
In 2024, Sainte-Catherine council spent $39.5M in all, for some 17,579 residents, of which $8.3M went on police, fire and protection, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Sainte-Catherine part of?
Sainte-Catherine belongs to MRC Roussillon, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Sainte-Catherine council elected?
One councillor a district, and a mayor chosen by everyone, on Sainte-Catherine council.
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).