Photo: Michael Santschi · Public domain160 residents per council seat in Sainte-Sabine, a lower ratio than 93% of Quebec municipalities
Brome-Missisquoi is the riding Sainte-Sabine 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. Sainte-Sabine is in Brome—Missisquoi, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Louis Villeneuve of the Liberal Party of Canada. Vicky Poulin leads Sainte-Sabine as mayor, alongside 6 councillors.
What stands out in how Sainte-Sabine is governed
Few residents per seat
Sainte-Sabine council has fewer people behind each seat than most of Quebec, where the middle figure is 380 residents a seat. Council size ↓
Low spending per resident
In 2024, 69% of Québec’s local municipalities spent more per resident than Sainte-Sabine council. 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-Sabine, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
stesabine.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 Brome-Missisquoi: the mayors of its municipalities, Sainte-Sabine’s among them, sit on its council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Sainte-Sabine, from the most recent elections.
- 1Sainte-Sabine councilelected November 2025Vicky Poulin
- 2National Assembly of QuébecBrome-Missisquoi
- 3House of CommonsBrome—Missisquoi
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-Sabine council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Vicky Poulin
- Sylvain Thibodeau
- Patrick Gaudreau
- Thérèse Ménard Monty
- Florian Ruckstuhl
- François Mailloux
- Lydia Maheux
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicky Poulin | Mayor | Independent | 333 | 82% | Yes |
| Sylvain Thibodeau | Councillor | Independent | 160 | 41% | Yes |
| Patrick Gaudreau | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Thérèse Ménard Monty | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Florian Ruckstuhl | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| François Mailloux | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Lydia Maheux | Councillor | Independent | 233 | 59% | No |
No seat on Sainte-Sabine council belongs to a ward; the mayor and every councillor face the whole municipality. Every member of Sainte-Sabine council ran without a team or party.
Every other candidate (4)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Olivier Perret | Independent | 72 | 18% |
| Councillor | David Laguë | Independent | 149 | 38% |
| Councillor | Michèle Charlebois Fradette | Independent | 81 | 21% |
| Councillor | Jean-François Berteau | Independent | 163 | 41% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Sainte-Sabine
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Vicky Poulin was already mayor and kept the seat. Turnout for mayor was 46%, under the 51% typical of a contested race for mayor in Québec. Olivier Perret finished 261 votes behind Vicky Poulin, who took 82% in the race for mayor.
How Sainte-Sabine voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Sainte-Sabine votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Sabine council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Provincially the last general election was on 5 October 2026, for the National Assembly of Québec; federally, on 28 April 2025. Councils are elected on the first Sunday in November every four years, says the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, so Sainte-Sabine votes next on 4 November 2029. The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Sainte-Sabine votes in Brome-Missisquoi 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-Sabine is in Brome-Missisquoi, 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)
Louis Villeneuve represents Brome—Missisquoi in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Brome—Missisquoi · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Louis Villeneuve is one of 44 Liberal Party of Canada MPs among the 78 from Quebec.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Brome—Missisquoi puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 35%; Louis Villeneuve held it for the party in 2025. Louis Villeneuve 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
In 2021 Pascale St-Onge won Brome—Missisquoi, as the Liberal Party of Canada had in 2019
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Brome—Missisquoi; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
197 votes separated Pascale St-Onge (Liberal Party of Canada) from Marilou Alarie (Bloc Québécois) in Brome—Missisquoi in 2021, when the winner took 35%. 38% had won it for Lyne Bessette (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2019. Just 3 of the 338 ridings in Canada were decided by less. Turnout in Brome—Missisquoi reached 66% in 2021, against 63% nationally.
All 10 candidates in Brome—Missisquoi, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pascale St-Onge | Liberal Party of Canada | 21,488 | 35.0% |
| Marilou Alarie | Bloc Québécois | 21,291 | 34.6% |
| Vincent Duhamel | Conservative Party of Canada | 9,961 | 16.2% |
| Andrew Panton | New Democratic Party | 3,828 | 6.2% |
| Alexis Stogowski | People's Party of Canada | 1,982 | 3.2% |
| Michelle Corcos | Green Party of Canada | 1,466 | 2.4% |
| Maryse Richard | Free Party Canada | 961 | 1.6% |
| Lawrence Cotton | Veterans Coalition Party of Canada | 216 | 0.4% |
| Dany Desjardins | Independent | 145 | 0.2% |
| Susanne Lefebvre | Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 133 | 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-Sabine 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 31% of spending ($661 a resident), roads and transit leads the budget. Staff pay and benefits account for 11% of spending. Each resident’s share of Sainte-Sabine council’s 2024 spending came to $2,105, where the middle of Québec’s local municipalities sat at $2,394. Debt Sainte-Sabine council owes over the long term came to $1.8M, $1,617 a resident, under the median of $2,461. Taxes on property make up 78% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 63%.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $742K | $661 | 31% |
| General government | $461K | $410 | 19% |
| Police, fire and protection | $424K | $378 | 18% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $385K | $343 | 16% |
| Recreation and culture | $229K | $204 | 10% |
| Planning and development | $66K | $59 | 3% |
| Financing costs | $55K | $49 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $0K | $0 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
Sainte-Sabine council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Nearby councils are drawn here for scale; the headline already says where Sainte-Sabine council stands.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Sainte-Sabine 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.
stesabine.ca ↗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. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- 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. 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.
- Council size. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
- 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 Sainte-Sabine is run
Who is the MP for Sainte-Sabine?
Louis Villeneuve of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for Brome—Missisquoi, which includes Sainte-Sabine.
Which party won Sainte-Sabine in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Pascale St-Onge (Liberal Party of Canada), in Brome—Missisquoi; Brome—Missisquoi has elected Louis Villeneuve since.
Who is the MNA for Sainte-Sabine?
Brome-Missisquoi is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Sainte-Sabine and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Sainte-Sabine?
The mayor is Vicky Poulin, who chairs Sainte-Sabine council.
How much does Sainte-Sabine council spend?
The 2024 return of Sainte-Sabine council shows $2.4M of spending for roughly 1,123 residents, $742K of it on roads and transit.
Which regional body is Sainte-Sabine part of?
Its regional county municipality: MRC Brome-Missisquoi, where Sainte-Sabine’s mayor sits with the other mayors.
How is Sainte-Sabine council elected?
Every seat on Sainte-Sabine council, the mayor’s included, is filled by the whole municipality.
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).