Municipal Elections

In accordance with By-law No.1848, adopted on May 6, 2024, the territory of the Ville de 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 Ville de Vaudreuil-Dorion into eight electoral districts

It is also possible to view each electoral district by consulting the “Districts” tab on the interactive map or by using the address search tool.

Period

The nomination period is now closed. You can view the list of candidates by clicking on the following link : List of candidates.

Conditions

All the requirements to meet to be eligible to apply are described on the Elections Québec website.

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 

The trésorier of the Ville de Vaudreuil-Dorion acts as election treasurer, supports the Directeur général des élections in the application of Chapter XIII of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities and is under his sole authority.

IMPORTANT: NO EXPENSES OF ANY KIND (even printing a small leaflet on your printer at home and distributing it, for example) MUST BE INCURRED UNTIL ALL THE PRELIMINARY STEPS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

The first thing to do is to obtain the authorization of the returning officer if you are an independent candidate. For a party, it's the Directeur général des élections who does the authorizing.

To obtain authorization, you'll need to appoint an official representative (who receives contributions from electors and is responsible for expenses outside the election period) and an official agent who authorizes all election expenses during the election period.

If you are an independent candidate, the official representative and official agent must be the same person. You can be your own official representative and official agent.

The official representative and official agent must undergo mandatory training with the Directeur général des élections (DGEQ) on financing rules.

As an independent candidate, you must then open a bank account into which all cash receipts and disbursements must flow. All expenses must be paid by cheque from this account, which is called the election fund. This account must allow you to obtain a monthly statement and return cashed cheques on both sides.

Opening an account is not mandatory when election fund monies come solely from the independent candidate (maximum $1,000). However, a monthly statement and copies of cashed cheques must be provided.

To finance your election campaign, you can contribute up to $1,000 yourself. Please note! The contribution limit per elector is $200 in an election year. From the moment his or her nomination papers are accepted (between September 19 and October 3, 2025), an additional $800 is allowed.

If you wish to spend more than $1,000 on your campaign, then you will need to solicit contributions of up to $200 in 2025 from voters in the municipality. If this is the case, then you will be required to open a bank account.

Any advertising you do must be properly identified according to the rules set out in the law. You'll need to provide a copy of your advertising when you submit your expense report.

Election spending limits must be scrupulously followed. I will send you this limit no later than October 6. For your information, this limit averaged $3,012 during the last election, for a councillor position.

After the election, I'll send you a copy of the election expenses report.

After the election, the official agent will have to file, no later than January 31, 2026, the return of election expenses, among other things.

Any person elected or who has obtained 15% or more of the vote may receive a reimbursement of 70% of eligible election expenses.

The points mentioned above do not represent all the rules set out in Part XIII of the Act. You should consult the various guides and documents made available by Elections Québec. The Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities takes precedence over all other information.

For further information, please contact :

Marco Pilon, FCPA, OMA
Trésorier d’élection
Ville de Vaudreuil-Dorion
450 455-3371, poste 2105
marco.pilon@ville.vaudreuil-dorion.qc.ca

More details are available on the Elections Québec website.

To verify your registration on the electoral roll, voting dates and locations, and details of the review committee :

• Online : https://evoox.ca/Vaudreuil-Dorion/MBV
• By phone : 450 455-3371, poste 2888

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 président des élections, 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.

Voters in training

The Ville de Vaudreuil-Dorion will set up small polling stations during the municipal elections on November 2, as well as during advance voting on October 24 and 26. This initiative allows children accompanying their parents to learn about the electoral process by voting themselves.

The Voters in training program invites voters in participating municipalities to experience democracy as a family. On election day and during advance voting, children will be able to go to the small polling station at each polling place to vote, just like their parents, by answering a question specially designed for them. The small polling stations are specifically designed for children aged 3 to 12, but they are open to all young people under the age of 18 who want to learn about the electoral process.

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.

All available positions have been filled. We would like to thank everyone who expressed interest in volunteering. Those selected will shortly receive details about their assignment (position, dates, times, locations, etc.) and the mandatory training session to be held on October 16 at 6 p.m. at the Centre multisports André-Chagnon.

Election staff remuneration

Public Notice - Municipal Election - November 2, 2025

Public Notice - Non-domiciled

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

Elections Québec Web site : www.electionsquebec.qc.ca