Photo: ipatboy (Patrick) · CC BY-SA 2.0Lorenzo Ouellet is mayor of Sayabec
44 of the 78 MPs from Quebec belong to the Liberal Party of Canada. For the National Assembly of Québec, Sayabec votes in Matane-Matapédia; open data doesn’t yet say who its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) is. Sayabec sends one MP to Ottawa from Rimouski—La Matapédia, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc Québécois). Voters in the municipality choose 6 councillors as well.
Three governments, and who does what
Sayabec, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
municipalitesayabec.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.
Its regional county municipality is MRC La Matapédia: the mayors of its municipalities, Sayabec’s among them, sit on its council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Sayabec, from the most recent elections.
- 1Sayabec councilelected November 2025Lorenzo Ouellet
- 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 Sayabec council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Lorenzo Ouellet
- Frédéric Caron
- Rémi Carrier
- Hugues Berger
- Patrick Santerre
- Donald Lemieux
- Lucie Bourgeois
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Ouellet | Mayor | Independent | 484 | 67% | Yes, another seat |
| Frédéric Caron | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Rémi Carrier | Councillor | Independent | 462 | 64% | Yes |
| Hugues Berger | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Patrick Santerre | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Donald Lemieux | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Lucie Bourgeois | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
There are no wards on Sayabec council: the whole electorate votes for every seat, the mayor too. Sayabec council sits without party lines: none of its members ran for a team.
Every other candidate (2)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Marcel Belzile | Independent | 241 | 33% |
| Councillor | Manon Lacroix | Independent | 261 | 36% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Sayabec
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Lorenzo Ouellet came first for mayor on 67% of the votes, 243 more than Marcel Belzile. Only 50% of electors took part in the vote for mayor, against a Québec median of 51% for contested mayoral races. Lorenzo Ouellet unseated the outgoing mayor, Marcel Belzile.
How Sayabec voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Sayabec votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Sayabec council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
4 November 2029 is the next council election in Sayabec, fixed by the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities for the first Sunday in November every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026. The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Sayabec 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 ↗The riding is Matane-Matapédia: it sends one MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and Sayabec votes in it.
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
The current Parliament is Maxime Blanchette-Joncas’ 3rd, counting from a first win in 2019. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Rimouski—La Matapédia would have gone to the Bloc Québécois with 54%, and Maxime Blanchette-Joncas kept 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
Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia returned Kristina Michaud (Bloc Québécois) in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Sayabec voted in Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Rimouski—La Matapédia is its riding today.
In 2021, 57% of electors cast a ballot in Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, under the national 63%. Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia elected Kristina Michaud (Bloc Québécois) in 2021: 60% of the vote, a lead of 12,681 over Louis-Éric Savoie (Liberal Party of Canada). In 2019, Kristina Michaud had won the same riding with 51%.
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
One seat for every 250 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Sayabec has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 21–29 km out. Sayabec council has one seat for every 250 residents, fewer than in 69% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Sayabec 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.
municipalitesayabec.com ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
- 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.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- 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.
Questions about how Sayabec is run
Who is the MP for Sayabec?
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas of the Bloc Québécois is the MP for Rimouski—La Matapédia, which includes Sayabec.
Which party won Sayabec in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Kristina Michaud (Bloc Québécois), in Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia; Rimouski—La Matapédia has elected Maxime Blanchette-Joncas since.
Who is the MNA for Sayabec?
Sayabec votes in Matane-Matapédia; the National Assembly of Québec’s members page gives its current MNA.
Who heads the council in Sayabec?
Lorenzo Ouellet chairs Sayabec council as mayor.
Which regional body is Sayabec part of?
Sayabec belongs to MRC La Matapédia, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Sayabec council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Sayabec 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) · 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).