Photo: Alain.boucher86 · Public domainJean Bernier heads the council of Saint-Ferdinand as mayor
From Quebec come 78 MPs, 44 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada. Federally, Saint-Ferdinand sits in Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Luc Berthold of the Conservative Party of Canada. Saint-Ferdinand sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Arthabaska, though no open record we can reuse gives the name. The municipality also elects 6 councillors to sit at the council table.
Three governments, and who does what
Saint-Ferdinand, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
stferdinand.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.
Saint-Ferdinand belongs to MRC L'Érable, the regional county municipality whose council of mayors adopts the land-use plan for its municipalities.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Saint-Ferdinand, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Ferdinand councilelected November 2025Jean Bernier
- 2National Assembly of QuébecArthabaska
- 3House of CommonsMégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière
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-Ferdinand council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Jean Bernier
- Martin Bourassa
- Kathy Auger
- Sylvio Larose
- Yvan Fecteau
- Sylvie Gingras
- Carole Comtois
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Bernier | Mayor | Équipe Jean Bernier | 705 | 54% | No |
| Martin Bourassa | Councillor | Équipe Jean Bernier | 139 | 51% | No |
| Kathy Auger | Councillor | Équipe Jean Bernier | 107 | 62% | No |
| Sylvio Larose | Councillor | Équipe Jean Bernier | 137 | 77% | No |
| Yvan Fecteau | Councillor | Équipe Jean Bernier | 150 | 67% | No |
| Sylvie Gingras | Councillor | Équipe Jean Bernier | 128 | 54% | No |
| Carole Comtois | Councillor | Équipe Jean Bernier | – | acclaimed | No |
A single seat was filled without a contest. Équipe Jean Bernier holds every seat on the council. Every seat went to someone new to the council. Voters elect a councillor for their own district and a mayor for the whole of Saint-Ferdinand.
Every other candidate (8)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Audrey Ouellette | Independent | 344 | 26% |
| Mayor | Yves Charlebois | Independent | 259 | 20% |
| Councillor | David Sevigny | Independent | 133 | 49% |
| Councillor | Claude Blier | Independent | 65 | 38% |
| Councillor | Mathieu Henri | Independent | 41 | 23% |
| Councillor | Roger East | Independent | 73 | 33% |
| Councillor | Joël Fontaine | Independent | 83 | 35% |
| Councillor | Sylvain Lalonde | Independent | 26 | 11% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Saint-Ferdinand
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Jean Bernier came first for mayor on 54% of the votes, 361 more than Audrey Ouellette. 70% of electors voted for mayor, above the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races. Yves Charlebois, the sitting mayor, was beaten by Jean Bernier.
How Saint-Ferdinand voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Saint-Ferdinand votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ferdinand council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Councils are elected on the first Sunday in November every four years, says the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, so Saint-Ferdinand votes next on 4 November 2029. Provincially the last general election was on 5 October 2026, for the National Assembly of Québec; federally, 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-Ferdinand votes in Arthabaska 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 ↗For the National Assembly of Québec, Saint-Ferdinand votes in Arthabaska, which has one MNA.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Luc Berthold represents Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Luc Berthold has sat in the Commons since 2015, now for the 4th Parliament. Mapped onto today’s Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 57%; in 2025 Luc Berthold kept the seat in the same hands.
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
Mégantic—L'Érable returned Luc Berthold (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Saint-Ferdinand voted in Mégantic—L'Érable; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière is its riding today.
Mégantic—L'Érable elected Luc Berthold (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 56% of the vote, a lead of 16,803 over Éric Labonté (Bloc Québécois). In 2019, Luc Berthold had won the same riding with 49%. At 65%, more of Mégantic—L'Érable voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
All 8 candidates in Mégantic—L'Érable, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luc Berthold | Conservative Party of Canada | 26,121 | 56.3% |
| Éric Labonté | Bloc Québécois | 9,318 | 20.1% |
| Adam Lukofsky | Liberal Party of Canada | 6,329 | 13.6% |
| Jonathan Gagnon | People's Party of Canada | 1,677 | 3.6% |
| Mathieu Boisvert | New Democratic Party | 1,308 | 2.8% |
| Real Pepin | Free Party Canada | 680 | 1.5% |
| Emilie Hamel | Green Party of Canada | 592 | 1.3% |
| Gloriane Blais | Independent | 403 | 0.9% |
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-Ferdinand 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.
At 40% of spending ($1,345 a resident), roads and transit leads the budget. Pay and benefits made up 16% of spending. Saint-Ferdinand council spent $3,382 per resident in 2024, against a median of $2,394 among Québec’s local municipalities. Debt Saint-Ferdinand council owes over the long term came to $6.3M, $3,061 a resident, higher than the median of $2,461. Taxes on property make up 71% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 63%.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $2.8M | $1,345 | 40% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.4M | $670 | 20% |
| General government | $778K | $379 | 11% |
| Recreation and culture | $753K | $367 | 11% |
| Police, fire and protection | $633K | $309 | 9% |
| Financing costs | $353K | $173 | 5% |
| Planning and development | $277K | $135 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $9K | $4 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 300 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
With 300 residents behind each seat, Saint-Ferdinand council sits below 61% of Quebec municipalities. Distances here run 19–24 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Saint-Ferdinand.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Ferdinand 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.
stferdinand.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. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
- 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.
Questions about how Saint-Ferdinand is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Ferdinand?
For Saint-Ferdinand, it’s Luc Berthold (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière.
Which party won Saint-Ferdinand in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Luc Berthold (Conservative Party of Canada), in Mégantic—L'Érable; Luc Berthold represents Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière today.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Ferdinand?
Arthabaska is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Saint-Ferdinand and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Saint-Ferdinand?
Saint-Ferdinand council is led by Jean Bernier, its mayor.
How much does Saint-Ferdinand council spend?
The 2024 return of Saint-Ferdinand council shows $6.9M of spending for roughly 2,049 residents, $2.8M of it on roads and transit.
Which regional body is Saint-Ferdinand part of?
Its regional county municipality: MRC L'Érable, where Saint-Ferdinand’s mayor sits with the other mayors.
How is Saint-Ferdinand council elected?
Saint-Ferdinand council: the mayor is chosen at large, each councillor by a district.
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).