Municipal Elections

In accordance with By-law No.1848, adopted on May 6, 2024, the territory of the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion is divided into eight electoral districts. You can consult the by-law, which includes a map of the electoral districts in the appendix, by clicking on the following link:

By-law regarding the division of the City of Vaudreuil-Dorion into eight electoral districts

It is also possible to view each of the electoral districts by clicking on the Districts tab of the Interactive Map.

Are you thinking of running in the municipal elections, or want to learn more before you make a decision? Visit the Québec government’s 2025 Municipal Elections website where you’ll find information on the roles of elected municipal officials.

Period

The nomination period will begin on September 19, 2025 and end on October 3 at 4:30 p.m. Specific times will be provided in the upcoming public notice of election.

We strongly encourage you to make an appointment to submit your nomination papers using the contact details provided at the bottom of the page.

Conditions

To be eligible to apply, you must meet the following requirements:

Be registered on the municipality’s voter list and meet the following criteria:

• be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, namely November 2, 2025; and
• be a Canadian citizen;
• not be disqualified from voting;
• not have been convicted of a crime related to fraudulent electoral activities;
• be in one of the following situations:
  - reside in the municipality and have resided in Québec for at least six months, i.e.: since May 2, 2025 or earlier;
  - have been a property owner or the occupant of a business located within the municipality’s territory, as defined in the Act respecting municipal taxation (CQLR, c. F-2.1), for at least 45 days;
• Reside in the municipality at the time of application;
• Not be deemed ineligible.

Candidates are responsible for ensuring that they meet all the conditions set out in the Loi sur les élections et les référendums dans les municipalités (CQLR, c. E-2.2) and that they are not deemed ineligible according to sections 62 to 67 of this Act.

Request for authorization from independent candidates

Independent candidates can also apply for authorization from the City’s Returning Officer, effective immediately. All parties must submit their requests for authorization directly to the Directeur général des élections du Québec (DGEQ).

Contributions and expenses

Section 395 of the Act stipulates that any independent candidate or political party must obtain prior authorization from the DGEQ before soliciting or collecting contributions and incurring expenses or loans.

Useful documents and forms

• Running as a candidate in municipal elections - municipalities with 5,000 or more inhabitants (DGE-1140)
• Candidates’ Guide for the 2025 Municipal General Election
• Running as a candidate in a municipality with a population of 5,000 or more? Political financing and election expenses--it's your business! (DGE-1012)
• Nomination paper - municipality with a population of 5,000 or more (SM-29-FIN)
• Application for authorization of an independent candidate or an elector who undertakes to run as an independent candidate - municipal (DGE-1028)
• Appendix to the application for authorization of an elector who undertakes to run as an independent candidate (DGE-1028.1)
• Welcome and reference guide for elected municipal officials

Political financing and election expenses 

Coming soon

Consult the Voter Portal (coming soon) to find out where you will be voting, and who the candidates in your district are.

To exercise his or her right to vote, a person must, at the time of voting, be considered a voter within his or her municipality and be registered on the municipality’s voter list.

To be eligible to vote, a person must meet the following conditions:

• be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, namely November 2, 2025; and
• be a Canadian citizen;
• not be disqualified from voting;
• not have been convicted of a crime related to fraudulent electoral activities;
• be in one of the following situations:
  - reside in the municipality and have resided in Québec for at least six months, i.e.: since May 2, 2025 at the latest;
  - have been a property owner or the occupant of a business located within the municipality’s territory, as defined in the Act respecting municipal taxation (CQLR, c. F-2.1), for at least 45 days;
• not be under curatorship.

Any person who has been the sole owner of a building or the sole occupant of a business establishment for at least 45 days may exercise his or her right to vote, even if he or she does not reside in Vaudreuil-Dorion. To have your name added to the voter list, simply submit an application for entry on the voter list (SMR-9.2) to the City before September 28, 2025. Before September 1, 2025, a personalized notice will be mailed to every non-domiciled property owner who has not registered.

The co-owners of a building or co-occupants of a business establishment must designate from among themselves, by means of a proxy, the person to be entered on the voter list, and  submit a proxy for entry on the voter list (SMR-9.1) to the City before September 28, 2025.

Both the registration form and proxy form are available at the Office of the Returning Officer, located at 2000 Rue Émile-Bouchard.

For more details, please consult the Guide de l’électeur simplifié – Élection municipale (DGE-1072) prepared by Elections Québec.

Mobile voting

Under certain conditions, it will be possible to vote in advance at a mobile voting station.

For more information, please contact the présidente d’élection using the contact information listed at the bottom of the page.

Several positions will have to be filled for voting at the Office of the président d’élection (October 24, 2025), for advance polling (October 26, 2025) and for Election Day (November 2, 2025). The positions available are as follows:

• Responsables de salle
• Préposés à l'information et au maintien de l'ordre (PRIMO)
• Scrutateurs
• Secrétaires
• Préposés à l'accueil
• Membres de la table de vérification de l'identité de l'électeur

All persons interested in working during the municipal elections are invited to submit their candidacy by filling out the job application form available at the Office of the président d'élection located at 2000 Rue Émile-Bouchard or at the following link:

Job Application – 2025 Elections (Upcoming)

We will contact those who have offered their services for these positions as soon as we determine our needs, and only after the nomination period for municipal council seats, starting October 6, 2025.

Election staff remuneration

Me Zoë Lafrance, présidente d’élection
450 455-3371
2000, rue Émile-Bouchard
Vaudreuil-Dorion (Québec)  J7V 1A5
elections@ville.vaudreuil-dorion.qc.ca