Photo: Chicoutimi · CC BY-SA 3.0Jody Stone leads Stanstead as mayor
Of the 78 Commons seats from Quebec, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 44. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Stanstead is Compton—Stanstead, and Marianne Dandurand (Liberal Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. Stanstead sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Orford, though no open record we can reuse gives the name. Voters in the city choose 6 councillors as well.
Three governments, and who does what
Stanstead, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
stanstead.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.
Stanstead belongs to MRC Memphrémagog, the regional county municipality whose council of mayors adopts the land-use plan for its municipalities.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Stanstead, from the most recent elections.
- 1Stanstead councilelected November 2025Jody Stone
- 2National Assembly of QuébecOrford
- 3House of CommonsCompton—Stanstead
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 Stanstead council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Jody Stone
- Valérie Lavallée
- Deborah Bishop
- Sophie Nagle
- Philip Dutil
- Josiane Samson
- Nicholas Ouellet
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jody Stone | Mayor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Valérie Lavallée | Councillor | Independent | 357 | 57% | Yes |
| Deborah Bishop | Councillor | Independent | 468 | 75% | Yes |
| Sophie Nagle | Councillor | Independent | 404 | 65% | No |
| Philip Dutil | Councillor | Independent | 436 | 69% | Yes |
| Josiane Samson | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Nicholas Ouellet | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
All of Stanstead council is elected at large, with each voter helping fill every seat, the mayor’s as well. No candidate stood against Jody Stone, who became mayor by acclamation. Every member of Stanstead council ran without a team or party.
Every other candidate (4)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor | Greg Duncan | Independent | 269 | 43% |
| Councillor | David Frenière | Independent | 157 | 25% |
| Councillor | Sandra Harrison | Independent | 222 | 36% |
| Councillor | Dominic D'Anjou | Independent | 194 | 31% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When Stanstead votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Stanstead council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021. Stanstead 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. Provincially the last general election was on 5 October 2026, for the National Assembly of Québec; federally, on 28 April 2025.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Stanstead votes in Orford 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 ↗Orford takes in Stanstead and elects its MNA to the National Assembly of Québec.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Marianne Dandurand represents Compton—Stanstead in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Compton—Stanstead · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Marianne Dandurand is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Compton—Stanstead, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 37%; Marianne Dandurand 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
Marie-Claude Bibeau kept Compton—Stanstead for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
Compton—Stanstead as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
37% had elected Marie-Claude Bibeau there in 2019. Marie-Claude Bibeau (Liberal Party of Canada) took Compton—Stanstead in 2021 with 37% of the vote, 3,507 votes ahead of Nathalie Bresse (Bloc Québécois). Turnout in Compton—Stanstead reached 67% in 2021, against 63% nationally.
All 8 candidates in Compton—Stanstead, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Claude Bibeau | Liberal Party of Canada | 21,188 | 36.7% |
| Nathalie Bresse | Bloc Québécois | 17,681 | 30.6% |
| Pierre Tremblay | Conservative Party of Canada | 10,087 | 17.5% |
| Geneva Allen | New Democratic Party | 4,288 | 7.4% |
| Yves Bourassa | People's Party of Canada | 2,167 | 3.8% |
| Sylvain Dodier | Green Party of Canada | 1,623 | 2.8% |
| Déitane Gendron | Free Party Canada | 576 | 1.0% |
| Sylvain Longpré | Independent | 186 | 0.3% |
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
Stanstead 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.
Each resident’s share of Stanstead council’s 2024 spending came to $1,781, where the middle of Québec’s local municipalities sat at $2,394. Salaries and benefits took 28% of the total. More goes to water, sewers and waste than to anything else: $565 a resident, 32% of all spending. Taxes on property make up 72% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 63%. Long-term debt at Stanstead council stood at $6M, or $2,062 a resident, below the $2,461 median.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.6M | $565 | 32% |
| Roads and transit | $1.2M | $404 | 23% |
| General government | $964K | $331 | 19% |
| Police, fire and protection | $516K | $177 | 10% |
| Recreation and culture | $397K | $136 | 8% |
| Financing costs | $298K | $103 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $159K | $55 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $25K | $8 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 430 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
430 residents share each seat on Stanstead council, more than in 56% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Stanstead 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.
stanstead.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. The 2021 Census population is shared over all council seats, including the head of council’s, for this ratio.
- 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.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Not on this page. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
Questions about how Stanstead is run
Who is the MP for Stanstead?
Stanstead is in Compton—Stanstead, represented by Marianne Dandurand (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Stanstead in the 2021 federal election?
Marie-Claude Bibeau won Compton—Stanstead for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Compton—Stanstead, held by Marianne Dandurand.
Who is the MNA for Stanstead?
Orford is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Stanstead and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Stanstead?
Jody Stone is mayor, at the head of Stanstead council.
How much does Stanstead council spend?
In 2024, Stanstead council spent $5.2M in all, for some 2,909 residents, of which $1.6M went on water, sewers and waste, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Stanstead part of?
The council of MRC Memphrémagog brings together the mayors of its municipalities, Stanstead’s among them.
How is Stanstead council elected?
Every seat on Stanstead 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).