Photo: Nicogag · CC BY-SA 3.087% of Québec’s local municipalities spend more per resident than Saints-Anges
Saints-Anges sends one MP to Ottawa from Beauce, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Jason Groleau (Conservative Party of Canada). In the National Assembly of Québec, Saints-Anges belongs to Beauce-Nord; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named. Carole Santerre is mayor of Saints-Anges, with 6 councillors on the council.
What stands out in how Saints-Anges is governed
Few residents per seat
Across Quebec the median is one seat per 380 residents, above the ratio on Saints-Anges council. Council size ↓
Low spending per resident
Spending per resident left Saints-Anges council below 87% of Québec’s local municipalities in 2024. 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
Saints-Anges, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
saintsanges.com ↗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 La Nouvelle-Beauce is Saints-Anges’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 Saints-Anges, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saints-Anges councilelected November 2025Carole Santerre
- 2National Assembly of QuébecBeauce-Nord
- 3House of CommonsBeauce
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 Saints-Anges council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Carole Santerre
- Dany Poulin
- Sandra Jacques
- Nathalie Mercier
- Frédéric Forgues
- Roger Drouin
- Joyce Wallace-Moreno
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carole Santerre | Mayor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Dany Poulin | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Sandra Jacques | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Nathalie Mercier | Councillor | Independent | 314 | 59% | Yes, another seat |
| Frédéric Forgues | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Roger Drouin | Councillor | Independent | 331 | 64% | Yes, another seat |
| Joyce Wallace-Moreno | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
No team or party won a seat on Saints-Anges council: every member ran on their own. There are no wards on Saints-Anges council: the whole electorate votes for every seat, the mayor too. The race for mayor was never run: Carole Santerre was the only candidate.
Every other candidate (2)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor | Rémi Lambert | Independent | 217 | 41% |
| Councillor | Pierre Drouin | Independent | 190 | 37% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When Saints-Anges votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saints-Anges council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election. The last general elections came on 5 October 2026 for the National Assembly of Québec and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Saints-Anges 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.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Saints-Anges votes in Beauce-Nord 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 ↗Beauce-Nord takes in Saints-Anges and elects its MNA to the National Assembly of Québec.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Jason Groleau represents Beauce in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Beauce · Conservative Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Jason Groleau is one of 11 Conservative Party of Canada MPs from Quebec, where the Liberal Party of Canada has the most seats: 44 of 78.
The MP’s record
Jason Groleau was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 2025. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Beauce, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 48%; Jason Groleau held it for them in 2025.
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
Beauce returned Richard Lehoux (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Counts for Beauce within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Turnout in Beauce reached 67% in 2021, against 63% nationally. The 2019 result had favoured Richard Lehoux as well, at 38%. 17,152 votes separated Richard Lehoux (Conservative Party of Canada) from Maxime Bernier (People's Party of Canada) in Beauce in 2021, when the winner took 48%.
All 8 candidates in Beauce, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Lehoux | Conservative Party of Canada | 27,514 | 48.3% |
| Maxime Bernier | People's Party of Canada | 10,362 | 18.2% |
| Solange Thibodeau | Bloc Québécois | 8,644 | 15.2% |
| Philippe-Alexandre Langlois | Liberal Party of Canada | 7,018 | 12.3% |
| François Jacques-Côté | New Democratic Party | 1,654 | 2.9% |
| Chantale Giguère | Free Party Canada | 1,096 | 1.9% |
| Andrzej Wisniowski | Green Party of Canada | 486 | 0.9% |
| Sébastien Tanguay | Marijuana Party | 206 | 0.4% |
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
Saints-Anges 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: 78% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. Saints-Anges council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $3.6M long term, $2,723 a resident where the median is $2,461. Spending by Saints-Anges council came to $1,847 a resident in 2024, under the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Salaries and benefits took 23% of the total. More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $684 a resident, 37% of all spending.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $899K | $684 | 37% |
| General government | $438K | $333 | 18% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $341K | $259 | 14% |
| Recreation and culture | $247K | $188 | 10% |
| Police, fire and protection | $244K | $185 | 10% |
| Planning and development | $129K | $98 | 5% |
| Financing costs | $107K | $81 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $24K | $18 | 1% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 190 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
With 190 residents behind each seat, Saints-Anges council sits below 82% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saints-Anges 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.
saintsanges.com ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
- 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.
Questions about how Saints-Anges is run
Who is the MP for Saints-Anges?
For Saints-Anges, it’s Jason Groleau (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Beauce.
Which party won Saints-Anges in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada, with Richard Lehoux in Beauce; since 2025 Jason Groleau represents Beauce.
Who is the MNA for Saints-Anges?
Look up Beauce-Nord on the National Assembly of Québec’s site: that riding, which takes in Saints-Anges, has one MNA.
Who heads the council in Saints-Anges?
Carole Santerre is mayor, at the head of Saints-Anges council.
How much does Saints-Anges council spend?
In 2024, Saints-Anges council spent $2.4M in all, for some 1,315 residents, of which $899K went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Saints-Anges part of?
Saints-Anges belongs to MRC La Nouvelle-Beauce, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Saints-Anges council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Saints-Anges 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).