Laval City Council is the governing body in the mayor–council government in the city of Laval, Quebec, Canada. It is composed of the mayor and 21 councillors. They are elected to four year terms with the next election scheduled for November 2025. Statutory meetings are held on the first Monday of each month.
As of the municipal election, Mouvement Lavallois has a majority on the city council and the mayor's office. Two other parties are represented on council Action Laval at 5 seats and Parti Laval at 2 seats.
Sectors Currently the city is divided into six sectors (secteurs in French) which only approximately cover the territories of the former municipalities. They are:
Sector 1 Duvernay Saint François Saint Vincent de Paul Sector 2 Laval des Rapides Pont Viau Renaud
Sector 3 Chomedey
Sector 4 Fabreville Ouest Îles Laval Laval Ouest Laval sur le Lac Sainte Dorothée
Sector 5 Fabreville Est Sainte Rose
Sector 6 Vimont Auteuil
The former city of Fabreville was divided among two sectors.
Members 2025–present CouncillorPartyWardNotes Mouvement lavalloisMayor Action LavalDistrict 1 (Saint-François) Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 2 (Saint-Vincent-de-Paul) Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 3 (Duverynay) Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 4 (Pont Viau) Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 5 (Marigot) Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 6 (Laval-des-Rapides) Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 7 (Renaud-Coursol) Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 8 (Vimont) Action LavalDistrict 9 (Saint-Bruno) Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 10 (Auteuil) Mouvement lavallois District 11 (Le Carrefour) Mouvement lavallois District 12 (Souvenir-Labelle) Mouvement lavallois District 13 (Abord-à-Plouffe) Independent District 14 (Chomedey) Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 15 (Saint-Martin) Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 16 (Sainte-Dorothée) Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 17 (Laval-les-Îles) Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 18 (Orée-des-bois) Parti LavalDistrict 19 (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) Mouvement lavallois District 20 (Champfleury) Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 21 (Sainte-Rose) Parti LavalDistrict 22 (Fabreville-Sud)
2021–2025 CouncillorPartyWardNotesMouvement lavalloisMayorAction LavalDistrict 1 (Saint-François)IndependentDistrict 2 (Saint Vincent de Paul)Member of Action Laval until September 19, 2024 when he resigned from the party due to allegations of improper use of public funds. ctvnews.caAction LavalDistrict 3 (Val des Arbres)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 4 (Duvernay-Pont Viau)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 5 (Marigot)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 6 (Concorde-Bois-de-Boulogne)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 7 (Renaud)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 8 (Vimont)Action LavalDistrict 9 (Saint Bruno) Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 10 (Auteuil)Mouvement lavallois District 11 (Laval des Rapides) Mouvement lavallois District 12 (Souvenir Labelle)Mouvement lavallois District 13 (Abord à Plouffe)Action Laval District 14 (Chomedey)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 15 (Saint Martin)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 16 (Sainte Dorothée)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 17 (Laval les Îles)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 18 (Orée des bois)Parti LavalDistrict 19 (Marc Aurèle Fortin) Parti Laval District 20 (Fabreville)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 21 (Sainte-Rose)
2017–2021 Following the November 5, 2017 municipal election, the following city councillors and mayor were elected:
CouncillorPartyWardNotesMouvement lavalloisMayorMouvement lavalloisDistrict 1 (Saint François)Action LavalDistrict 2 (Saint Vincent de Paul)Elected for Mouvement lavalloisMouvement lavalloisDistrict 3 (Val des Arbres)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 4 (Duvernay-Pont Viau)Action LavalDistrict 5 (Marigot)Elected for Mouvement lavalloisMouvement lavalloisDistrict 6 (Concorde-Bois-de-Boulogne)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 7 (Renaud)Action LavalDistrict 8 (Vimont)Elected for Mouvement lavalloisAction LavalDistrict 9 (Saint Bruno)Elected for Mouvement lavalloisMouvement lavalloisDistrict 10 (Auteuil)Action Laval District 11 (Laval des Rapides) Elected for Mouvement lavalloisMouvement lavallois District 12 (Souvenir Labelle)Mouvement lavallois District 13 (Abord à Plouffe)Action Laval District 14 (Chomedey)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 15 (Saint Martin)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 16 (Sainte Dorothée)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 17 (Laval les Îles)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 18 (Orée des bois)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 19 (Marc Aurèle Fortin)Died on August 20, 2019Parti LavalDistrict 19 (Marc Aurèle Fortin)Elected in a by-election November 24, 2019https://electionpartiellelaval.ca/resultats/ Parti Laval District 20 (Fabreville)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 21 (Sainte Rose)
2013–2017 Following the November 3rd 2013 elections, the following city councillors were elected:
CouncillorPartyWardNotesMouvement lavalloisMayorIndependentDistrict 1 (Saint François)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 2 (Saint Vincent de Paul)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 3 (Val des Arbres)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 4 (Duvernay-Pont Viau)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 5 (Marigot)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 6 (Concorde-Bois-de-Boulogne)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 7 (Renaud)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 8 (Vimont)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 9 (Saint Bruno) Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 10 (Auteuil)Independent District 11 (Laval des Rapides)Independent District 12 (Souvenir Labelle)Mouvement lavallois District 13 (Abord à Plouffe)Action Laval District 14 (Chomedey)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 15 (Saint Martin)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 16 (Sainte Dorothée)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 17 (Laval les Îles)IndependentDistrict 18 (Orée des bois)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 19 (Marc Aurèle Fortin)Independent District 20 (Fabreville)Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 21 (Sainte Rose)
Prior to the 2013 elections, all 21 councillors has been associated with the Parti PRO des Lavallois, the municipal political party of mayor Gilles Vaillancourt."RIP: PRO des Lavallois". The Gazette, November 19, 2012. Following Vaillancourt's resignation as mayor on November 9, 2012, the councillors voted to dissolve the party on November 19, 2012, and sat as independents.
Following Vaillancourt's resignation, councillor Basile Angelopoulos served as the city's acting mayor"Laval searches for interim mayor". CBC News, November 13, 2012. until council selected Alexandre Duplessis, the former councillor for District 15 (Saint-Martin), as the new mayor on November 23."Alexandre Duplessis elected new interim mayor of Laval". The Gazette, November 23, 2012. Angelopoulos again undertook the responsibilities of pro-mayor upon Duplessis' resignation on June 28, 2013, until Martine Beaugrand, the former councillor for District 20 (Fabreville) was acclaimed as the city's new mayor on July 3, 2013.
References
External links Official website to Laval