Photo: Gath · CC BY-SA 3.0In 2021, Berthier—Maskinongé went by only 937 votes, narrower than in 96% of ridings
Maskinongé is the riding Saint-Élie-de-Caxton votes in for the National Assembly of Québec, and its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Saint-Élie-de-Caxton is Berthier—Maskinongé, and Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) represents it in the House of Commons. Saint-Élie-de-Caxton’s council has 6 councillors and is led by Charline Plante, the mayor.
What stands out in how Saint-Élie-de-Caxton is governed
Low spending per resident
Most of Québec’s local municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Saint-Élie-de-Caxton council: 81% of them. Council money ↓
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-Élie-de-Caxton 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-Élie-de-Caxton, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
st-elie-de-caxton.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.
With its neighbours, Saint-Élie-de-Caxton forms MRC Maskinongé, a regional county municipality whose mayors draw up the regional land-use plan.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Élie-de-Caxton councilelected November 2025Charline Plante
- 2National Assembly of QuébecMaskinongé
- 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-Élie-de-Caxton council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Charline Plante
- Lucie Hamelin
- Estelle Borgia
- Émilie Maloney
- Gaétan Thériault
- Isabelle Héroux
- Jacques Blanchard
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charline Plante | Mayor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Lucie Hamelin | Councillor | Independent | 485 | 54% | Yes |
| Estelle Borgia | Councillor | Independent | 574 | 65% | No |
| Émilie Maloney | Councillor | Independent | 558 | 63% | Yes |
| Gaétan Thériault | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Isabelle Héroux | Councillor | Independent | 472 | 52% | No |
| Jacques Blanchard | Councillor | Independent | 687 | 77% | No |
Every member of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton council ran without a team or party. Charline Plante was acclaimed mayor, with no one on the ballot against them. There are no wards on Saint-Élie-de-Caxton council: the whole electorate votes for every seat, the mayor too.
Every other candidate (5)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor | Robin Laporte | Independent | 412 | 46% |
| Councillor | Christopher Desrosiers Mondor | Independent | 312 | 35% |
| Councillor | Daphnée Faucher | Independent | 324 | 37% |
| Councillor | Francis Dupuis | Independent | 440 | 48% |
| Councillor | Raouf Gargouri | Independent | 204 | 23% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When Saint-Élie-de-Caxton votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Élie-de-Caxton council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms. Provincially the last general election was on 5 October 2026, for the National Assembly of Québec; federally, on 28 April 2025. Under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, Saint-Élie-de-Caxton’s next municipal vote is on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Saint-Élie-de-Caxton votes in Maskinongé 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-Élie-de-Caxton is in Maskinongé, 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.
The Bloc Québécois, Yves Perron’s party, takes 22 of the 78 seats from Quebec; the Liberal Party of Canada takes 44.
The MP’s record
Yves Perron was first elected in 2019; the current Parliament is Yves Perron’s 3rd. 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
In 2021, Berthier—Maskinongé re-elected Yves Perron of the Bloc Québécois
Berthier—Maskinongé as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Turnout in Berthier—Maskinongé reached 65% in 2021, against 63% nationally. Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) took Berthier—Maskinongé in 2021 with 35% of the vote, 937 votes ahead of Ruth Ellen Brosseau (New Democratic Party). Yves Perron already held it after the 2019 election, won with 38%.
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-Élie-de-Caxton council spends less 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.
Saint-Élie-de-Caxton council carried $2.7M of long-term debt, $1,335 per resident against a typical $2,461. Taxes on property make up 85% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 63%. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 32%, or $630 per resident. Staff pay and benefits account for 24% of spending. At $1,938 for every resident in 2024, Saint-Élie-de-Caxton council sits below the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1.3M | $630 | 32% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $951K | $471 | 24% |
| General government | $711K | $352 | 18% |
| Police, fire and protection | $417K | $206 | 11% |
| Recreation and culture | $346K | $171 | 9% |
| Financing costs | $116K | $57 | 3% |
| Planning and development | $89K | $44 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $13K | $6 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 290 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Only 290 residents share each seat on Saint-Élie-de-Caxton council, fewer than in 61% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Élie-de-Caxton 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-elie-de-caxton.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- 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.
- Council size. The council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
- 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.
Questions about how Saint-Élie-de-Caxton is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Élie-de-Caxton?
Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) sits for Berthier—Maskinongé, the riding Saint-Élie-de-Caxton is in.
Which party won Saint-Élie-de-Caxton in the 2021 federal election?
The Bloc Québécois: Yves Perron won Berthier—Maskinongé in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Élie-de-Caxton?
Maskinongé is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Saint-Élie-de-Caxton and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton?
The mayor is Charline Plante, who chairs Saint-Élie-de-Caxton council.
How much does Saint-Élie-de-Caxton council spend?
In 2024, Saint-Élie-de-Caxton council spent $3.9M in all, for some 2,020 residents, of which $1.3M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Saint-Élie-de-Caxton part of?
The council of MRC Maskinongé brings together the mayors of its municipalities, Saint-Élie-de-Caxton’s among them.
How is Saint-Élie-de-Caxton council elected?
Every seat on Saint-Élie-de-Caxton council, the mayor’s included, is filled by the whole municipality.
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).