Photo: Simon Villeneuve · CC BY-SA 3.0Berthier—Maskinongé was won by 937 votes in 2021, a tighter race than 96% of ridings
Saint-Cuthbert’s council has 6 councillors and is led by Richard Belhumeur, the mayor. For the National Assembly of Québec, Saint-Cuthbert votes in Berthier; open data doesn’t yet say who its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) is. Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) is the MP for Berthier—Maskinongé, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Saint-Cuthbert.
What stands out in how Saint-Cuthbert is governed
Few residents per seat
Saint-Cuthbert council spreads its seats over a small population; the typical municipality in Quebec has one seat per 380 residents. Council size ↓
A close federal race
The 2021 winner in Berthier—Maskinongé finished 1.7 points ahead of the runner-up (New Democratic Party), a closer race than 96% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Saint-Cuthbert 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
Saint-Cuthbert, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
st-cuthbert.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 Saint-Cuthbert’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 Saint-Cuthbert, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Cuthbert councilelected November 2025Richard Belhumeur
- 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 Saint-Cuthbert council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Richard Belhumeur
- Éric Deschênes
- Richard Dion
- Vincent Bergeron
- Élyse Fafard
- Sylvain Toupin
- Annie Sylvestre
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Belhumeur | Mayor | Équipe Belhumeur | 501 | 77% | Yes |
| Éric Deschênes | Councillor | Équipe Belhumeur | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Richard Dion | Councillor | Équipe Belhumeur | 418 | 64% | Yes |
| Vincent Bergeron | Councillor | Équipe Belhumeur | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Élyse Fafard | Councillor | Équipe Belhumeur | 492 | 75% | Yes |
| Sylvain Toupin | Councillor | Équipe Belhumeur | 371 | 56% | Yes |
| Annie Sylvestre | Councillor | Équipe Belhumeur | 453 | 70% | Yes |
The voters returned every sitting member. All of Saint-Cuthbert council is elected at large, with each voter helping fill every seat, the mayor’s as well. All the seats went to Équipe Belhumeur, the only team to win.
Every other candidate (5)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Benoit Gingras | Independent | 146 | 23% |
| Councillor | Denis Faust | Independent | 236 | 36% |
| Councillor | Daniel Caron | Independent | 165 | 25% |
| Councillor | Josué Hétu | Independent | 287 | 44% |
| Councillor | Guillaume Narbonne | Independent | 198 | 30% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Saint-Cuthbert
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
The race for mayor went to Richard Belhumeur with 77%, a lead of 355 over Benoit Gingras. 45% of electors voted for mayor, below the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races. Richard Belhumeur held on to the mayor’s seat.
How Saint-Cuthbert voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Saint-Cuthbert votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cuthbert council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Saint-Cuthbert votes next on 4 November 2029: the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities sets municipal elections on the first Sunday in November every four years. Voters last chose the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Saint-Cuthbert 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 ↗Saint-Cuthbert is in Berthier, one of the ridings that each elect a 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.
Yves Perron is one of 22 Bloc Québécois MPs from Quebec, where the Liberal Party of Canada has the most seats: 44 of 78.
The MP’s record
Yves Perron has sat in the Commons since 2019, now for the 3rd Parliament. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Berthier—Maskinongé puts the Bloc Québécois first at 36%; Yves Perron held it for the party 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
Berthier—Maskinongé returned Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) in 2021
Berthier—Maskinongé as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Yves Perron was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 38%. Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) took Berthier—Maskinongé in 2021 with 35% of the vote, 937 votes ahead of Ruth Ellen Brosseau (New Democratic Party). In 2021, 65% of electors cast a ballot in Berthier—Maskinongé, more than the national 63%.
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
Saint-Cuthbert 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.
In 2024 the median among Québec’s local municipalities was $2,394 a resident; Saint-Cuthbert council spent $2,400. Staff pay and benefits account for 23% of spending. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 31%, or $743 per resident. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 84% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. Saint-Cuthbert council carried $8.3M of long-term debt, $4,312 per resident against a typical $2,461.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1.4M | $743 | 31% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $980K | $507 | 21% |
| General government | $790K | $408 | 17% |
| Police, fire and protection | $663K | $343 | 14% |
| Recreation and culture | $364K | $189 | 8% |
| Financing costs | $266K | $138 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $134K | $70 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $5K | $2 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 270 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Saint-Cuthbert council has one seat for every 270 residents, fewer than in 66% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Cuthbert 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.
st-cuthbert.qc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. Seats count the head of council and the councillors, and residents are the 2021 Census count; a neighbourhood shows its city’s.
- Council money. Per resident uses MAMH’s population; the 2024 financial report gives charges by service and the financial profile the revenue, debt and reserves.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Not on this page. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
Questions about how Saint-Cuthbert is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Cuthbert?
Saint-Cuthbert is in Berthier—Maskinongé, represented by Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois).
Which party won Saint-Cuthbert in the 2021 federal election?
Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) took Berthier—Maskinongé in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Cuthbert?
Look up Berthier on the National Assembly of Québec’s site: that riding, which takes in Saint-Cuthbert, has one MNA.
Who heads the council in Saint-Cuthbert?
The mayor is Richard Belhumeur, who chairs Saint-Cuthbert council.
How much does Saint-Cuthbert council spend?
In 2024, Saint-Cuthbert council spent $4.6M in all, for some 1,933 residents, of which $1.4M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Saint-Cuthbert part of?
Saint-Cuthbert belongs to MRC D'Autray, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Saint-Cuthbert council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Saint-Cuthbert council, the mayor too.
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).