Photo: abdallahh · CC BY 2.0Per resident, Westmount spends more than 99% of Québec’s local municipalities
Westmount sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Westmount--Saint-Louis, though no open record we can reuse gives the name. Westmount is in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Anna Gainey of the Liberal Party of Canada. Westmount’s council has 8 councillors and is led by Michael Stern, the mayor.
What stands out in how Westmount is governed
Many residents per seat
The middle municipality in Quebec has a seat for every 380 residents; Westmount council has far more people behind each. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Spending per resident put Westmount council above 99% 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
Westmount, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
westmount.org ↗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.
Outside any MRC, Westmount still belongs to the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Westmount, from the most recent elections.
- 1Westmount councilelected November 2025Michael Stern
- 2National Assembly of QuébecWestmount--Saint-Louis
- 3House of CommonsNotre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount
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 Westmount council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Michael Stern
- Antonio D'Amico
- Jonathan Chomski
- Jeff J. Shamie
- Gurveen K. Chadha
- Shawn Moss
- Paul Levine
- Matthew Aronson
- Kathleen Kez
9 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Stern | Mayor | Independent | 2,554 | 40% | No |
| Antonio D'Amico | Councillor | Independent | 369 | 55% | Yes |
| Jonathan Chomski | Councillor | Independent | 398 | 45% | No |
| Jeff J. Shamie | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Gurveen K. Chadha | Councillor | Independent | 487 | 53% | No |
| Shawn Moss | Councillor | Independent | 430 | 56% | No |
| Paul Levine | Councillor | Independent | 442 | 53% | No |
| Matthew Aronson | Councillor | Independent | 343 | 53% | Yes |
| Kathleen Kez | Councillor | Independent | 469 | 68% | Yes |
Every member of Westmount council ran without a team or party. A single seat was filled without a contest. Each electoral district elects one councillor; the mayor is chosen by all of Westmount.
Every other candidate (16)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Lynne Casgrain | Independent | 2,144 | 34% |
| Mayor | Mary Gallery | Independent | 1,686 | 26% |
| Councillor | Pierre Monaghan | Independent | 298 | 45% |
| Councillor | Thomas Rolain | Independent | 240 | 27% |
| Councillor | Jessica Winton | Independent | 113 | 13% |
| Councillor | Jean-François Emmanuel | Independent | 76 | 9% |
| Councillor | Geoffrey Chambers | Independent | 61 | 7% |
| Councillor | Conrad Peart | Independent | 291 | 31% |
| Councillor | Massimo Mazza | Independent | 87 | 9% |
| Councillor | Lynda Lyness | Independent | 61 | 7% |
| Councillor | James Murphy | Independent | 337 | 44% |
| Councillor | Jeremy Lee Jonas | Independent | 257 | 31% |
| Councillor | Julie Ledoux | Independent | 133 | 16% |
| Councillor | Gloria Rosado | Independent | 301 | 47% |
| Councillor | Alec Chamlian | Independent | 129 | 19% |
| Councillor | Christian Laurin | Independent | 97 | 14% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Westmount
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Turnout for mayor was 45%, under the 51% typical of a contested race for mayor in Québec. The race for mayor went to Michael Stern with 40%, a lead of 410 over Lynne Casgrain.
How Westmount voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Westmount votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Westmount council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The next council election in Westmount falls on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities. The National Assembly of Québec was last elected on 5 October 2026, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Westmount votes in Westmount--Saint-Louis 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 ↗Westmount--Saint-Louis takes in Westmount and elects its MNA to the National Assembly of Québec.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Anna Gainey represents Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2023
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The Liberal Party of Canada holds 44 of 78 seats from Quebec, including Anna Gainey’s.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 53%; Anna Gainey held it for them in 2025. First elected in 2023, Anna Gainey is serving the 2nd term of a Commons career.
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
Marc Garneau kept Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
Results in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
In 2021, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount went to Marc Garneau (Liberal Party of Canada) on 54%; Emma Elbourne-Weinstock (New Democratic Party) finished 15,757 votes behind. In 2019, Marc Garneau had won the same riding with 56%.
All 8 candidates in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Garneau | Liberal Party of Canada | 24,510 | 53.8% |
| Emma Elbourne-Weinstock | New Democratic Party | 8,753 | 19.2% |
| Mathew Kaminski | Conservative Party of Canada | 6,412 | 14.1% |
| Jordan Craig Larouche | Bloc Québécois | 2,407 | 5.3% |
| Sam Fairbrother | Green Party of Canada | 1,835 | 4.0% |
| David Freiheit | People's Party of Canada | 1,498 | 3.3% |
| Rachel Hoffman | Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada | 117 | 0.3% |
| Geofryde Wandji | Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 59 | 0.1% |
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
Westmount council spends more 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.
Salaries and benefits took 22% of the total. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $1,841 per resident and 22% of the total. Spending by Westmount council reached $8,246 a resident in 2024, well over the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. An electricity or gas utility is part of the books, 18% of all spending. Westmount council’s borrowing is light: $16.1M long term, $801 a resident where the median is $2,461. At 64%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 63% seen across the province.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $37M | $1,841 | 22% |
| Electricity and gas | $30.6M | $1,522 | 18% |
| Police, fire and protection | $30M | $1,493 | 18% |
| General government | $29.9M | $1,486 | 18% |
| Recreation and culture | $17.9M | $888 | 11% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $13.1M | $650 | 8% |
| Planning and development | $5.1M | $255 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $1.3M | $64 | 1% |
| Financing costs | $920K | $46 | 1% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 2,260 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
A seat on Westmount council covers 2,260 residents; 89% of Quebec municipalities have fewer per seat.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Westmount 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.
westmount.org ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
- 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.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- 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.
- 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 Westmount is run
Who is the MP for Westmount?
Anna Gainey (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount, the riding Westmount is in.
Which party won Westmount in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada, with Marc Garneau in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount; since 2025 Anna Gainey represents Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount.
Who is the MNA for Westmount?
Westmount--Saint-Louis is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Westmount and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Westmount?
Michael Stern is mayor, at the head of Westmount council.
How much does Westmount council spend?
The 2024 return of Westmount council shows $165.7M of spending for roughly 20,093 residents, $37M of it on roads and transit.
How is Westmount council elected?
One councillor a district, and a mayor chosen by everyone, on Westmount council.
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).