Photo: SamuelFreli · CC BY-SA 3.0Marie-Hélène Demers leads Sainte-Madeleine as mayor
Borduas is the riding Sainte-Madeleine votes in for the National Assembly of Québec, and its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members. For federal votes, Sainte-Madeleine belongs to Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc Québécois) holds it. Across Quebec, 44 of the 78 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada. The council of the village also counts 6 councillors.
Three governments, and who does what
Sainte-Madeleine, a village in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
stemadeleine.quebec ↗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 Les Maskoutains is Sainte-Madeleine’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 Sainte-Madeleine, from the most recent elections.
- 1Sainte-Madeleine councilelected November 2025Marie-Hélène Demers
- 2National Assembly of QuébecBorduas
- 3House of CommonsSaint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton
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-Madeleine council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Marie-Hélène Demers
- Michel Guay
- Solange Loiselle
- Patrick Girouard
- Emmanuel Ménard
- André Filion
- Émile Malo Bonin
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Hélène Demers | Mayor | Independent | 537 | 80% | Yes |
| Michel Guay | Councillor | Independent | 329 | 53% | No |
| Solange Loiselle | Councillor | Independent | 352 | 57% | No |
| Patrick Girouard | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Emmanuel Ménard | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes, another seat |
| André Filion | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Émile Malo Bonin | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
Every member of Sainte-Madeleine council ran without a team or party. There are no wards on Sainte-Madeleine council: the whole electorate votes for every seat, the mayor too.
Every other candidate (4)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Daniel Simard | Independent | 75 | 11% |
| Mayor | Diane Beauregard | Independent | 63 | 9% |
| Councillor | André Lefebvre | Independent | 293 | 47% |
| Councillor | Parise Godbout | Independent | 267 | 43% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Sainte-Madeleine
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
The outgoing mayor, Marie-Hélène Demers, was re-elected. Turnout for mayor was 39%, under the 51% typical of a contested race for mayor in Québec. Marie-Hélène Demers won the race for mayor with 80% of the votes, 462 ahead of Daniel Simard.
How Sainte-Madeleine voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Sainte-Madeleine votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Madeleine council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The next council election in Sainte-Madeleine falls on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities. The last general elections came on 5 October 2026 for the National Assembly of Québec and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Sainte-Madeleine votes in Borduas 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-Madeleine is in Borduas, 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)
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay represents Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton · 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 Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton puts the Bloc Québécois first at 47%; Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay held it for the party in 2025. First elected in 2019, Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay is serving the 3rd term of a Commons career.
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
In 2021, Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot re-elected Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay of the Bloc Québécois
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, Sainte-Madeleine’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton.
Turnout in Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot reached 65% in 2021, against 63% nationally. 41% had elected Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay there in 2019. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay won the 2021 race in Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot for the Bloc Québécois, polling 47% and beating Caroline-Joan Boucher (Liberal Party of Canada) by 13,135 votes.
All 6 candidates in Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay | Bloc Québécois | 25,165 | 47.5% |
| Caroline-Joan Boucher | Liberal Party of Canada | 12,030 | 22.7% |
| André Lepage | Conservative Party of Canada | 7,166 | 13.5% |
| Brigitte Sansoucy | New Democratic Party | 6,170 | 11.6% |
| Sylvain Pariseau | People's Party of Canada | 1,445 | 2.7% |
| Sébastien Desautels | Free Party Canada | 1,055 | 2.0% |
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-Madeleine 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.
At 72%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 63% seen across the province. Debt Sainte-Madeleine council owes over the long term came to $1.3M, $570 a resident, under the median of $2,461. Sainte-Madeleine council spent $1,743 per resident in 2024, against a median of $2,394 among Québec’s local municipalities. Staff pay and benefits account for 23% of spending. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $452 per resident and 26% of the total.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1M | $452 | 26% |
| General government | $801K | $352 | 20% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $736K | $324 | 19% |
| Police, fire and protection | $525K | $231 | 13% |
| Recreation and culture | $508K | $223 | 13% |
| Financing costs | $258K | $113 | 7% |
| Planning and development | $99K | $43 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $9K | $4 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 340 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Only 340 residents share each seat on Sainte-Madeleine council, fewer than in 54% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Sainte-Madeleine 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.
stemadeleine.quebec ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- 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.
- 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. 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.
Questions about how Sainte-Madeleine is run
Who is the MP for Sainte-Madeleine?
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton’s MP, Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay of the Bloc Québécois, represents Sainte-Madeleine.
Which party won Sainte-Madeleine in the 2021 federal election?
The Bloc Québécois: Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay won Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot in 2021 and is the MP for today’s Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton.
Who is the MNA for Sainte-Madeleine?
Borduas is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Sainte-Madeleine and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Sainte-Madeleine?
The mayor is Marie-Hélène Demers, who chairs Sainte-Madeleine council.
How much does Sainte-Madeleine council spend?
The 2024 return of Sainte-Madeleine council shows $4M of spending for roughly 2,274 residents, $1M of it on roads and transit.
Which regional body is Sainte-Madeleine part of?
Sainte-Madeleine belongs to MRC Les Maskoutains, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Sainte-Madeleine council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Sainte-Madeleine 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).