Photo: Mario Hains · CC BY-SA 3.0The council of Stoke is led by its mayor, Étienne-Alexis Boucher
Federally, Stoke sits in Compton—Stanstead, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Marianne Dandurand of the Liberal Party of Canada. For the National Assembly of Québec, Stoke votes in Mégantic; open data doesn’t yet say who its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) is. From Quebec come 78 MPs, 44 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada. The council of the municipality also counts 6 councillors.
Three governments, and who does what
Stoke, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
stoke.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.
Stoke belongs to MRC Le Val-Saint-François, 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 Stoke, from the most recent elections.
- 1Stoke councilelected November 2025Étienne-Alexis Boucher
- 2National Assembly of QuébecMégantic
- 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 Stoke council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Étienne-Alexis Boucher
- Mélissa Théberge
- Denis Pagé
- Michael Scott
- Jean-Marc Boyer
- Rémi Marquis
- Yannick Bédard
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étienne-Alexis Boucher | Mayor | Independent | 624 | 56% | No |
| Mélissa Théberge | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Denis Pagé | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Michael Scott | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Jean-Marc Boyer | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Rémi Marquis | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Yannick Bédard | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
There are no wards on Stoke council: the whole electorate votes for every seat, the mayor too. Stoke council sits without party lines: none of its members ran for a team.
Every other candidate (3)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Daniel Dodier | Independent | 382 | 34% |
| Mayor | Alain Bergeron | Independent | 83 | 7% |
| Mayor | Réjean Cazes | Independent | 36 | 3% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Stoke
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
The race for mayor went to Étienne-Alexis Boucher with 55%, a lead of 242 over Daniel Dodier. Only 46% of electors took part in the vote for mayor, against a Québec median of 51% for contested mayoral races.
How Stoke voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Stoke votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Stoke 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 Stoke, fixed by the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities for the first Sunday in November every four years. The National Assembly of Québec was last elected on 5 October 2026, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. 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
Stoke votes in Mégantic 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 ↗Stoke is in Mégantic, 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)
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
The 2025 general election sent Marianne Dandurand to the Commons for the first time. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Compton—Stanstead puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 37%; Marianne Dandurand held it for the party 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
In 2021, Compton—Stanstead re-elected Marie-Claude Bibeau of the Liberal Party of Canada
Compton—Stanstead as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Compton—Stanstead turned out at 67% in 2021; the country managed 63%. Marie-Claude Bibeau was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 37%. Compton—Stanstead elected Marie-Claude Bibeau (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 37% of the vote, a lead of 3,507 over Nathalie Bresse (Bloc Québécois).
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
Stoke 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%. Stoke council carried $3.5M of long-term debt, $1,057 per resident against a typical $2,461. Staff pay and benefits account for 26% of spending. In 2024 the median among Québec’s local municipalities was $2,394 a resident; Stoke council spent $1,454. More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $554 a resident, 38% of all spending.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1.8M | $554 | 38% |
| General government | $889K | $269 | 18% |
| Police, fire and protection | $726K | $219 | 15% |
| Recreation and culture | $538K | $163 | 11% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $439K | $133 | 9% |
| Planning and development | $214K | $65 | 4% |
| Financing costs | $172K | $52 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $1K | $0 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 470 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Each seat on Stoke council answers to 470 residents, a higher ratio than 60% of municipalities in Quebec.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Stoke 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.
stoke.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- 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.
- 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 council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
Questions about how Stoke is run
Who is the MP for Stoke?
Marianne Dandurand (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Compton—Stanstead, the riding Stoke is in.
Which party won Stoke in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Marie-Claude Bibeau (Liberal Party of Canada), in Compton—Stanstead; Compton—Stanstead has elected Marianne Dandurand since.
Who is the MNA for Stoke?
Stoke votes in Mégantic; the National Assembly of Québec’s members page gives its current MNA.
Who heads the council in Stoke?
The mayor is Étienne-Alexis Boucher, who chairs Stoke council.
How much does Stoke council spend?
The 2024 return of Stoke council shows $4.8M of spending for roughly 3,310 residents, $1.8M of it on roads and transit.
Which regional body is Stoke part of?
Stoke belongs to MRC Le Val-Saint-François, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Stoke council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Stoke 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).