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Municipal election

Municipal elections are held every four years on a fixed date — the first Sunday of November. The next municipal election will take place on Sunday, November 2, 2025.

The Returning Officer is responsible for overseeing the organization and proper conduct of the entire election process. This includes ensuring compliance with all electoral regulations, from the start of the nomination period to the official announcement of the results.

Returning Officer : Mrs. Brinda Poovadee Permal-Vardin
Town Hall, 5569 chemin Queen-Mary, Hampstead, H3X 1W5 
Phone: 514-369-8200
Email : ehampstead@hampstead.qc.ca

Election Clerk : Ms. Carina Toledo

For more details, please refer to the Act Respecting Elections and Referendums in Municipalities (CQLR, c. E-2.2), or visit the official: electionsquebec.qc.ca. (In french only)

Voting Location : Irving L. Adessky Community Centre, 30, rue Lyncroft, Hampstead (QC), H3X 3E5

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  • September 19: Start of the nomination period
  • October 3, 4:30 p.m.: Deadline to submit a nomination
  • October 14, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Board of Revisors meeting
  • Octobre 16, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.: Board of Revisors meeting
  • October 26, from 12 p.m. until 8 p.m. : Advance polling
  • TBD: Mobile polling
  • November 2, from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.: Election day

Voters must bring a valid piece of identification when going to vote. 

The Town of Hampstead does not have electoral districts. The municipal council is made up of seven seats: one for the Mayor and six for Councillors.

This section is intended to provide essential information for people wishing to run in the next municipal elections.

Notice – Filing of the Nomination Papers

Guide “Comment poser ma candidature aux élections municipales ?” (in French only)

 Aide-mémoire sur les dépenses électorales (in French only)

Nomination paper

Becoming a candidate in municipal elections

For any additional information, please contact the Office of the Returning Officer :

5569, chemin Queen-Mary
Hampstead (QC) H3X 1W5
Telephone: 514 369-8200
E-mail: Ehampstead@hampstead.qc.ca

For more information on the rules to follow in order to comply with municipal law, visit Élections Québec’s website.

To help ensure the smooth running of the municipal election, we are seeking community members to join our election team. Several positions are available for Election Day on November 2. Personnel is also required for the Board of Revision, which will take place during the month of October.

Positions vary depending on experience and include:

  • Poll Clerks
  • Deputy Returning Officers (DROs)
  • Members of the Identity Verification Table
  • Information and Order Officers (PRIMOs)
  • Revisors and Assistant Revisors

If you’re interested in applying for one of these positions, please submit your application by completing the election staff recruitment form, available at the Returning Officer office. Please send it to ehampstead@hampstead.qc.ca.

All official election public notices — including voting procedures, and results — will be published on the Town’s website and posted in designated public locations.

Who may vote?

Domiciled electors

To be a domiciled elector entitled to vote, you must :

  • be a natural person;
  • be registered on the list of electors;
  • be 18 years of age or older on polling day, and a Canadian citizen;
  • reside on the territory of the municipality on polling day and have resided in Québec for at least six months;
  • not have lost your right to vote due to tutorship;
  • not have been convicted of a corrupt electoral practice in the last five years.

Non-domiciled electors

To be a non-domiciled elector eligible to vote, you must :

  • be a natural person;
  • be 18 years of age or older on polling day, and a Canadian citizen;
  • not have lost your right to vote due to tutorship;
  • not have been convicted of a corrupt electoral practice in the last five years;
  • have been, for at least 45 days from polling day, on or before September 18, 2025, the owner of an immovable or the occupant of a business establishment located on the territory of the municipality;
  • be entered on the list of electors:

Non-domiciled persons, sole owners of an immovable or sole occupants of a business establishment located on the territory of the municipality, must submit the form provided by the municipality requesting that their name be added to the list of electors.

Non-domiciled persons, co-owners of an immovable or co-occupants of a business establishment, must designate from among themselves, by means of a power of attorney sent to the municipality, only one person who may be entered on the list of electors and transmit the form provided by the municipality requesting that this person’s name be added to the list of electors.

Forms

Application-for-registration-on-the-list-of-electors-or-the-referendum-list-SMR-9.2 (sole owners)

Power-of-attorney-for-registration-on-the-list-of-electors-or-the-referendum-list-SMR-9.1 (co-owners or co-occupants)

Electoral list

At the beginning of October you will receive a notice identifying all the electors entered on the electoral list at your address. If you are not entered on the electoral list, or if you notice an error, you may make an application for entry, striking or correction before the board of revisors.

In the case of an application for entry concerning a person domiciled in the territory of the municipality, the applicant must indicate the former address of the domicile of the person whose entry is requested and must present two documents, one of which indicates the name and date of birth, and the other the name and address of the domicile of the person whose entry is requested.

The list of electors will be available for consultation and the applications for entry (domiciled electors only), striking, or correction may be submitted to the Board of Revisors at the dates and at the place indicated under the section Important dates.  

Mobile polling station (BVI)

You may participate in the mobile polling station (BVI) if you are in one of the following two situations:

or

  • you are an elector unable to move about for health reasons (as well as your caregiver domiciled in the same polling subdivision and present when the BVI is present).

To obtain the right to participate in the mobile polling station, the elector or caregiver must make a request, verbally or in writing, to the Office of the Returning Officer, within the prescribed time limits:

5569, chemin Queen-Mary
Hampstead (QC) H3X 1W5
514 369-8200

Mobile voting will be held by appointment only (date to be confirmed), according to the schedule determined by the Returning Officer.

Advance polling

Advance polling will take place on Sunday, October 26, 2025. You may present yourself between noon and 8 p.m. at the polling place indicated on the reminder card that you will receive in the mail.

All electors who are registered on the electoral list may participate in the advance polling.

Election Day

The general election will take place on Sunday, November 2, 2025. You may present yourself between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. at the polling place indicated on the reminder card that you will receive in the mail.

Proof of identity to vote

To vote, you will be required to present one of the following proofs of identity:

  • Health insurance card from the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec
  • Driver’s licence
  • Canadian passport
  • Certificate of Indian Status
  • Canadian Forces identity card

The results will be announced by the Election Returning Officer on the evening of November 2, 2025. They will also be posted on the Town’s website and shared on our official Facebook page.

For more information, please visit our website and follow our official communications.

The Board of Revisors is responsible for handling requests to add, correct, or remove names from the electoral list. If your name is missing or if any information is incorrect, you can submit a request during the revision periods on October 14 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and October 16 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Irving L. Adessky Community Centre

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