Photo: Jfecteau20 · CC BY-SA 4.0Berthier—Maskinongé came down to 937 votes in 2021, closer than 96% of the country’s ridings
Pierre Lahaie leads Berthierville as mayor, alongside 6 councillors. For federal votes, Berthierville belongs to Berthier—Maskinongé, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) holds it. Berthierville sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Berthier, though no open record we can reuse gives the name.
What stands out in how Berthierville is governed
Many residents per seat
Berthierville council spreads its seats over a big population; the typical municipality in Quebec has one seat per 380 residents. Council size ↓
A close federal race
In 2021 only 1.7 points separated first and second (New Democratic Party) in Berthier—Maskinongé, tighter than 96% of the 338 ridings. How Berthierville has voted ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Berthierville, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
ville.berthierville.qc.ca ↗Land-use, waste and fire-cover plans.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
assnat.qc.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
MRC D'Autray is Berthierville’s regional county municipality, which sets the land-use plan the municipalities follow.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Berthierville, from the most recent elections.
- 1Berthierville councilelected November 2025Pierre Lahaie
- 2National Assembly of QuébecBerthier
- 3House of CommonsBerthier—Maskinongé
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
Who sits on Berthierville council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Pierre Lahaie
- Denis Darveau
- Jean-François Frenière
- Patrick Plante
- Sylvain Destrempes
- Isabelle Fontaine
- Amélie Lebrun
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Lahaie | Mayor | Independent | 787 | 67% | Yes |
| Denis Darveau | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Jean-François Frenière | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Patrick Plante | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Sylvain Destrempes | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Isabelle Fontaine | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Amélie Lebrun | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
Councillors come from districts, one each, and the whole of Berthierville elects the mayor. Every member elected had sat on the outgoing council. All the seats on Berthierville council went to candidates with no team.
Every other candidate (1)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Marie-Lou Racine | Independent | 385 | 33% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Berthierville
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
The outgoing mayor, Pierre Lahaie, was re-elected. Marie-Lou Racine finished 402 votes behind Pierre Lahaie, who took 67% in the race for mayor. Fewer electors voted for mayor than in most of Québec: 34%, where the median contested race drew 51%.
How Berthierville voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Berthierville votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Berthierville council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021. The National Assembly of Québec was last elected on 5 October 2026, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. 4 November 2029 is the next council election in Berthierville, fixed by the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities for the first Sunday in November every four years.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Berthierville votes in Berthier for the National Assembly of Québec
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MNA.
MNA: see the legislature’s list
assnat.qc.ca ↗Berthier takes in Berthierville and elects its MNA to the National Assembly of Québec.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Yves Perron represents Berthier—Maskinongé in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Berthier—Maskinongé · Bloc Québécois · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The Liberal Party of Canada leads Quebec with 44 of 78 seats; Yves Perron is among the 22 from the Bloc Québécois.
The MP’s record
Yves Perron was first elected in 2019; the current Parliament is Yves Perron’s 3rd. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Berthier—Maskinongé, the Bloc Québécois would have led with 36%; Yves Perron held it for them in 2025.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
In 2021, Berthier—Maskinongé re-elected Yves Perron of the Bloc Québécois
Counts for Berthier—Maskinongé within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Turnout in Berthier—Maskinongé reached 65% in 2021, against 63% nationally. The 2019 result had favoured Yves Perron as well, at 38%. In 2021, Berthier—Maskinongé went to Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) on 35%; Ruth Ellen Brosseau (New Democratic Party) finished 937 votes behind.
All 8 candidates in Berthier—Maskinongé, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yves Perron | Bloc Québécois | 19,339 | 35.2% |
| Ruth Ellen Brosseau | New Democratic Party | 18,402 | 33.5% |
| Alexandre Bellemare | Liberal Party of Canada | 8,403 | 15.3% |
| Léo Soulières | Conservative Party of Canada | 6,007 | 10.9% |
| Geneviève Sénécal | People's Party of Canada | 1,496 | 2.7% |
| Denis Brown | Free Party Canada | 551 | 1.0% |
| Laurence Requilé | Green Party of Canada | 548 | 1.0% |
| Steven Lamirande | Marijuana Party | 199 | 0.4% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Berthierville council spends more per resident than most
The 2024 financial return: spending by service and revenue by source, per resident, compared only with Québec’s local municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
Taxes on property make up 77% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 63%. Long-term debt at Berthierville council stood at $13M, or $2,900 a resident, above the $2,461 median. In 2024 the median among Québec’s local municipalities was $2,394 a resident; Berthierville council spent $2,510. Salaries and benefits took 19% of the total. No service costs more than water, sewers and waste, at $798 per resident and 32% of the total.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $3.6M | $798 | 32% |
| Roads and transit | $2.7M | $606 | 24% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.9M | $423 | 17% |
| General government | $1.4M | $321 | 13% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1.1M | $247 | 10% |
| Financing costs | $262K | $59 | 2% |
| Planning and development | $217K | $48 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $32K | $7 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 660 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
A seat on Berthierville council covers 660 residents; 69% of Quebec municipalities have fewer per seat.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Berthierville is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionsquebec.qc.ca ↗Council meetings, agendas and services.
ville.berthierville.qc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council money. MAMH’s 2024 financial report, consolidated: charges by service, with revenue, debt and reserves from the financial profile, per resident with MAMH’s own population.
- Council size. The 2021 Census population is shared over all council seats, including the head of council’s, for this ratio.
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and what members did once elected: the open record stops at the vote.
Questions about how Berthierville is run
Who is the MP for Berthierville?
Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) sits for Berthier—Maskinongé, the riding Berthierville is in.
Which party won Berthierville in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois), who represents Berthier—Maskinongé still.
Who is the MNA for Berthierville?
The riding for Berthierville is Berthier, and the National Assembly of Québec lists the MNA who holds it.
Who heads the council in Berthierville?
Pierre Lahaie is mayor, at the head of Berthierville council.
How much does Berthierville council spend?
The 2024 return of Berthierville council shows $11.2M of spending for roughly 4,477 residents, $3.6M of it on water, sewers and waste.
Which regional body is Berthierville part of?
Its regional county municipality: MRC D'Autray, where Berthierville’s mayor sits with the other mayors.
How is Berthierville council elected?
One councillor a district, and a mayor chosen by everyone, on Berthierville council.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0) · Councils: Répertoire des municipalités du Québec, MAMH (CC BY 4.0) · Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0) · Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0) · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).