Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Council seats in Sainte-Julie are spread thin, 3,440 residents each, more than in 94% of Quebec municipalities
The mayor of Sainte-Julie is Mario Lemay, who sits with 8 councillors. For the National Assembly of Québec, Sainte-Julie votes in Verchères; open data doesn’t yet say who its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) is. Sainte-Julie is in Mont-Saint-Bruno—L’Acadie, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba of the Liberal Party of Canada.
What stands out in how Sainte-Julie is governed
Many residents per seat
The middle municipality in Quebec has a seat for every 380 residents; Sainte-Julie council has far more people behind each. Council size ↓
Low spending per resident
Sainte-Julie council spent less per resident in 2024 than 75% of Québec’s local municipalities. 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
Sainte-Julie, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
saintejulie.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.
Two regional bodies take in Sainte-Julie: MRC Marguerite-D'Youville, its regional county municipality, and the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Sainte-Julie, from the most recent elections.
- 1Sainte-Julie councilelected November 2025Mario Lemay
- 2National Assembly of QuébecVerchères
- 3House of CommonsMont-Saint-Bruno—L’Acadie
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-Julie council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Mario Lemay
- Sylvain Dubuc
- Josée Marc-Aurèle
- Alain Bourdages
- Sylvie Beaulieu
- Christian Huard
- Eric Faucher
- Édith Lalanne
- Lucie Bisson
9 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lemay | Mayor | La voix des citoyens - Équipe Mario Lemay | 6,374 | 77% | Yes |
| Sylvain Dubuc | Belle-Rivière-Ringuet district | La voix des citoyens - Équipe Mario Lemay | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Josée Marc-Aurèle | Moulin district | La voix des citoyens - Équipe Mario Lemay | 796 | 75% | Yes |
| Alain Bourdages | Vallée district | La voix des citoyens - Équipe Mario Lemay | 673 | 66% | No |
| Sylvie Beaulieu | Rucher district | La voix des citoyens - Équipe Mario Lemay | 704 | 64% | Yes |
| Christian Huard | Vieux-Village district | La voix des citoyens - Équipe Mario Lemay | 851 | 76% | Yes |
| Eric Faucher | Grand-Coteau district | La voix des citoyens - Équipe Mario Lemay | 710 | 75% | Yes |
| Édith Lalanne | Arc-en-Ciel district | La voix des citoyens - Équipe Mario Lemay | 787 | 80% | No |
| Lucie Bisson | Montagne district | La voix des citoyens - Équipe Mario Lemay | 836 | 86% | Yes |
Councillors come from districts, one each, and the whole of Sainte-Julie elects the mayor. One seat went by acclamation, with a single candidate standing. La voix des citoyens - Équipe Mario Lemay holds every seat on the council.
Every other candidate (9)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Christian Komze | Parti de Sainte-Julie | 1,920 | 23% |
| Moulin district | Mario Dumont | Parti de Sainte-Julie | 261 | 25% |
| Vallée district | Jessica Labbé Pepin | Parti de Sainte-Julie | 354 | 35% |
| Rucher district | Caroline Cadorette | Parti de Sainte-Julie | 400 | 36% |
| Vieux-Village district | Katia Galette | Parti de Sainte-Julie | 273 | 24% |
| Grand-Coteau district | Pascale Guilbault | Parti de Sainte-Julie | 215 | 23% |
| Grand-Coteau district | Mario Laroche | Independent | 27 | 3% |
| Arc-en-Ciel district | Serge Plante | Parti de Sainte-Julie | 195 | 20% |
| Montagne district | Marc-André LeBlanc-Vezina | Parti de Sainte-Julie | 135 | 14% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Sainte-Julie
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
The outgoing mayor, Mario Lemay, was re-elected. 34% of electors voted for mayor, below the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races. Mario Lemay won the race for mayor with 77% of the votes, 4,454 ahead of Christian Komze.
How Sainte-Julie voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Sainte-Julie votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Julie council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The National Assembly of Québec was last elected on 5 October 2026, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Sainte-Julie votes next on 4 November 2029: the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities sets municipal elections on the first Sunday in November every four years. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Sainte-Julie votes in Verchères 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 ↗Sainte-Julie is in Verchères, 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)
Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba represents Mont-Saint-Bruno—L’Acadie in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Mont-Saint-Bruno—L’Acadie · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba’s party, the Liberal Party of Canada, has 44 of the 78 seats from Quebec.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Mont-Saint-Bruno—L’Acadie puts the Bloc Québécois first at 45%: Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba won it away from them in 2025. Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba 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
Stéphane Bergeron kept Montarville for the Bloc Québécois in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Sainte-Julie voted in Montarville; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Mont-Saint-Bruno—L’Acadie is its riding today.
Montarville turned out at 75% in 2021; the country managed 63%. In 2019, Stéphane Bergeron had won the same riding with 43%. Stéphane Bergeron (Bloc Québécois) took Montarville in 2021 with 45% of the vote, 6,037 votes ahead of Marie-Ève Pelchat (Liberal Party of Canada).
All 5 candidates in Montarville, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stéphane Bergeron | Bloc Québécois | 26,011 | 45.3% |
| Marie-Ève Pelchat | Liberal Party of Canada | 19,974 | 34.8% |
| Julie Sauvageau | Conservative Party of Canada | 5,460 | 9.5% |
| Djaouida Sellah | New Democratic Party | 4,809 | 8.4% |
| Natasha Hynes | People's Party of Canada | 1,218 | 2.1% |
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-Julie 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: 77% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. Long-term debt at Sainte-Julie council stood at $57.7M, or $1,899 a resident, below the $2,461 median. Staff pay and benefits account for 44% of spending. Spending by Sainte-Julie council came to $2,026 a resident in 2024, under the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. At 20% of spending ($415 a resident), recreation and culture leads the budget.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and culture | $12.6M | $415 | 20% |
| Police, fire and protection | $11.9M | $392 | 19% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $11.8M | $388 | 19% |
| Roads and transit | $11.5M | $379 | 19% |
| General government | $9.6M | $316 | 16% |
| Financing costs | $2M | $66 | 3% |
| Planning and development | $1.9M | $62 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $257K | $8 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
Sainte-Julie council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
The headline above gives the figure; the bars set Sainte-Julie council beside nearby councils, with the provincial median as the tick.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Sainte-Julie 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.
saintejulie.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. The council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
- 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.
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
- 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. 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. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
Questions about how Sainte-Julie is run
Who is the MP for Sainte-Julie?
Mont-Saint-Bruno—L’Acadie’s MP, Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents Sainte-Julie.
Which party won Sainte-Julie in the 2021 federal election?
Montarville went to Stéphane Bergeron (Bloc Québécois) in 2021. Since 2025, Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba has been the MP for Mont-Saint-Bruno—L’Acadie.
Who is the MNA for Sainte-Julie?
Look up Verchères on the National Assembly of Québec’s site: that riding, which takes in Sainte-Julie, has one MNA.
Who heads the council in Sainte-Julie?
The mayor is Mario Lemay, who chairs Sainte-Julie council.
How much does Sainte-Julie council spend?
Sainte-Julie council spent $61.6M in 2024 for about 30,413 residents; its largest service line was recreation and culture, at $12.6M.
Which regional body is Sainte-Julie part of?
Sainte-Julie belongs to MRC Marguerite-D'Youville, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Sainte-Julie council elected?
Sainte-Julie 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).