Photo: Denis Lavoie · CC BY 3.0Yolande Hould leads Sainte-Luce as mayor
The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec. Sainte-Luce sends one MP to Ottawa from Rimouski—La Matapédia, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc Québécois). Sainte-Luce is in Matane-Matapédia for the National Assembly of Québec, whose current MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) no open source we can use records yet. The council of the municipality also counts 6 councillors.
Three governments, and who does what
Sainte-Luce, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
sainteluce.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.
Its regional county municipality is MRC La Mitis: the mayors of its municipalities, Sainte-Luce’s among them, sit on its council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Sainte-Luce, from the most recent elections.
- 1Sainte-Luce councilelected November 2025Yolande Hould
- 2National Assembly of QuébecMatane-Matapédia
- 3House of CommonsRimouski—La Matapédia
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-Luce council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Yolande Hould
- Carl De Champlain
- France Lalonde
- Vicky Proulx
- François Gagnon-Lévesque
- Alexandre Dionne
- Michaël Ouellet
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yolande Hould | Mayor | L'Alliance citoyenne | 796 | 65% | No |
| Carl De Champlain | Councillor | Independent | 80 | 51% | No |
| France Lalonde | Councillor | Independent | 119 | 56% | No |
| Vicky Proulx | Councillor | L'Alliance citoyenne | 115 | 57% | No |
| François Gagnon-Lévesque | Councillor | L'Alliance citoyenne | 112 | 54% | No |
| Alexandre Dionne | Councillor | L'Alliance citoyenne | 191 | 82% | No |
| Michaël Ouellet | Councillor | L'Alliance citoyenne | 169 | 81% | No |
One team won seats, L'Alliance citoyenne; everyone else on council ran alone. None of the members elected had sat on the outgoing council. Sainte-Luce is split into districts for council seats, while the mayor faces every voter.
Every other candidate (7)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Micheline Barriault | Independent | 428 | 35% |
| Councillor | Keven Gagnon | L'Alliance citoyenne | 77 | 49% |
| Councillor | Annie-Claude Bujold | L'Alliance citoyenne | 94 | 44% |
| Councillor | Marie-Claude Normand | Independent | 88 | 43% |
| Councillor | Victor Carrier | Independent | 96 | 46% |
| Councillor | Rodrigue St-Laurent | Independent | 41 | 18% |
| Councillor | Anne A. Racine | Independent | 39 | 19% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Sainte-Luce
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Micheline Barriault, the sitting mayor, was beaten by Yolande Hould. With 52% of electors taking part, the vote for mayor beat the Québec median of 51% for contested mayoral races. Yolande Hould came first for mayor on 65% of the votes, 368 more than Micheline Barriault.
How Sainte-Luce voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Sainte-Luce votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Luce council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026. The next council election in Sainte-Luce 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-Luce votes in Matane-Matapédia 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-Luce is in Matane-Matapédia, 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)
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas represents Rimouski—La Matapédia in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Rimouski—La Matapédia · Bloc Québécois · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Rimouski—La Matapédia puts the Bloc Québécois first at 54%; Maxime Blanchette-Joncas held it for the party in 2025. Maxime Blanchette-Joncas was first elected in 2019; the current Parliament is Maxime Blanchette-Joncas’ 3rd.
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
Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia returned Kristina Michaud (Bloc Québécois) in 2021
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Sainte-Luce sat in Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia; the 2025 election put it in Rimouski—La Matapédia.
In 2021, 57% of electors cast a ballot in Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, under the national 63%. The 2019 result had favoured Kristina Michaud as well, at 51%. Kristina Michaud (Bloc Québécois) took Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia in 2021 with 60% of the vote, 12,681 votes ahead of Louis-Éric Savoie (Liberal Party of Canada).
All 6 candidates in Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristina Michaud | Bloc Québécois | 19,776 | 59.8% |
| Louis-Éric Savoie | Liberal Party of Canada | 7,095 | 21.5% |
| Germain Dumas | Conservative Party of Canada | 2,912 | 8.8% |
| Christel Marchand | New Democratic Party | 1,501 | 4.5% |
| Eric Barnabé | People's Party of Canada | 965 | 2.9% |
| Mélanie Gendron | Free Party Canada | 826 | 2.5% |
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
Sainte-Luce 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%. Sainte-Luce council carried $13.8M of long-term debt, $4,798 per resident against a typical $2,461. Staff pay and benefits account for 33% of spending. Each resident’s share of Sainte-Luce council’s 2024 spending came to $2,252, where the middle of Québec’s local municipalities sat at $2,394. More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $560 a resident, 25% of all spending.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1.6M | $560 | 25% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.4M | $504 | 22% |
| General government | $1.2M | $403 | 18% |
| Recreation and culture | $747K | $260 | 12% |
| Police, fire and protection | $708K | $247 | 11% |
| Planning and development | $398K | $139 | 6% |
| Financing costs | $381K | $133 | 6% |
| Social services and child care | $19K | $7 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 400 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Sainte-Luce council has one seat for every 400 residents, more than in 53% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Sainte-Luce 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.
sainteluce.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
- 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. 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.
- Not on this page. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
Questions about how Sainte-Luce is run
Who is the MP for Sainte-Luce?
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas of the Bloc Québécois is the MP for Rimouski—La Matapédia, which includes Sainte-Luce.
Which party won Sainte-Luce in the 2021 federal election?
Kristina Michaud won Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia for the Bloc Québécois in 2021; the riding is now Rimouski—La Matapédia, held by Maxime Blanchette-Joncas.
Who is the MNA for Sainte-Luce?
The riding for Sainte-Luce is Matane-Matapédia, and the National Assembly of Québec lists the MNA who holds it.
Who heads the council in Sainte-Luce?
The mayor is Yolande Hould, who chairs Sainte-Luce council.
How much does Sainte-Luce council spend?
Sainte-Luce council spent $6.5M in 2024 for about 2,870 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $1.6M.
Which regional body is Sainte-Luce part of?
Its regional county municipality: MRC La Mitis, where Sainte-Luce’s mayor sits with the other mayors.
How is Sainte-Luce council elected?
One councillor a district, and a mayor chosen by everyone, on Sainte-Luce 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).