The Quebec City Council (french: Conseil municipal de Québec) is the governing body in the
mayor–council government
The mayor–council government system is a system of local government that has a mayor who is directly elected by the voters serve as chief executive, and a separately elected legislative city council. It is one of the two most common forms of loc ...
in
Quebec City
Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ...
,
Quebec
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,
Canada
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. The council consists of a
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
and of 21 representatives representing the 21 city council
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
s, with a president by borough in the elected representatives. The current council is composed of an equality of 8
Québec forte et fière councillors, led by the mayor
Bruno Marchand
Bruno Marchand (born 1972) is a Canadian politician who currently serves as mayor of Quebec City, Quebec, succeeding Régis Labeaume in the 2021 Quebec City municipal election.
Biography
Marchand was born in Quebec City and grew up in the Lai ...
. The main opposition party is
Québec d'abord led by
Claude Villeneuve, which has eight seats.
Québec 21 has three seats.
Current members
''Elected in the
2021 Quebec City municipal election''
''* Borough presidents''
Former Districts/Wards
* Samuel-de-Champlain - replaced by Vieux-Québec—Montcalm
* St. Louis Ward - now Saint-Louis—Sillery District
* Saint-Roch Ward
* Saint-Charles Ward
* Saint-Pierre Ward
See also
*
Louis-Édouard Glackmeyer, 1833 to 1845 (St. Charles Ward), 1854 to 1856 (St. Pierre Ward)
References
External links
Current council
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Municipal councils in Quebec
Municipal government of Quebec City