Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0Per resident, Saint-Flavien spends less than 73% of Québec’s local municipalities
The mayor of Saint-Flavien is Normand Côté, who sits with 6 councillors. Saint-Flavien is in Lotbinière-Frontenac for the National Assembly of Québec, whose current MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) no open source we can use records yet. Saint-Flavien is in Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Luc Berthold of the Conservative Party of Canada.
What stands out in how Saint-Flavien is governed
Few residents per seat
Saint-Flavien council spreads its seats over a small population; the typical municipality in Quebec has one seat per 380 residents. Council size ↓
Low spending per resident
Most of Québec’s local municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Saint-Flavien council: 73% of them. Council money ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Saint-Flavien, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
st-flavien.com ↗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 Lotbinière is Saint-Flavien’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-Flavien, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Flavien councilelected November 2025Normand Côté
- 2National Assembly of QuébecLotbinière-Frontenac
- 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-Flavien council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Normand Côté
- Serge Bérubé
- Sylvain T. Bouffard
- Sébastien Gagnon
- Georges M. Perron
- Brandon Dionne
- Patrick Rousseau
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normand Côté | Mayor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Serge Bérubé | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Sylvain T. Bouffard | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Sébastien Gagnon | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Georges M. Perron | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Brandon Dionne | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Patrick Rousseau | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
Voters elect a councillor for their own district and a mayor for the whole of Saint-Flavien. The race for mayor was never run: Normand Côté was the only candidate. All the seats on Saint-Flavien council went to candidates with no team.
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When Saint-Flavien votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Flavien council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Saint-Flavien 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. 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-Flavien votes in Lotbinière-Frontenac 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 ↗Lotbinière-Frontenac takes in Saint-Flavien and elects its MNA to the National Assembly of Québec.
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.
Luc Berthold sits with the Conservative Party of Canada, which has 11 of the 78 seats from Quebec, against 44 for the Liberal Party of Canada.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is Luc Berthold’s 4th, counting from a first win in 2015. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 57%; Luc Berthold 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
Lévis—Lotbinière returned Jacques Gourde (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Results in Lévis—Lotbinière, the riding Saint-Flavien belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière.
At 70%, more of Lévis—Lotbinière voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). Jacques Gourde (Conservative Party of Canada) took Lévis—Lotbinière in 2021 with 52% of the vote, 18,991 votes ahead of Samuel Lamarche (Bloc Québécois). 45% had elected Jacques Gourde there in 2019.
All 8 candidates in Lévis—Lotbinière, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Gourde | Conservative Party of Canada | 32,731 | 51.6% |
| Samuel Lamarche | Bloc Québécois | 13,740 | 21.7% |
| Ghislain Daigle | Liberal Party of Canada | 9,286 | 14.7% |
| Guylaine Dumont | New Democratic Party | 4,497 | 7.1% |
| Benoit Simard | People's Party of Canada | 1,661 | 2.6% |
| Charles-Eugène Bergeron | Green Party of Canada | 856 | 1.4% |
| Mariève Lemay | Free Party Canada | 541 | 0.9% |
| Carl Brochu | Parti Patriote | 95 | 0.2% |
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-Flavien 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-Flavien council carried $5.6M of long-term debt, $3,354 per resident against a typical $2,461. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 71% of revenue, against 63% across the province’s returns. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 26%, or $546 per resident. At $2,071 for every resident in 2024, Saint-Flavien council sits below the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Salaries and benefits took 20% of the total.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $909K | $546 | 26% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $866K | $520 | 25% |
| General government | $529K | $318 | 15% |
| Recreation and culture | $412K | $248 | 12% |
| Police, fire and protection | $336K | $201 | 10% |
| Financing costs | $278K | $167 | 8% |
| Planning and development | $120K | $72 | 3% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 240 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Each seat on Saint-Flavien council answers to 240 residents, a lower ratio than 71% of municipalities in Quebec.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Flavien 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-flavien.com ↗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. 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.
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
- 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.
Questions about how Saint-Flavien is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Flavien?
Saint-Flavien is in Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière, represented by Luc Berthold (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Saint-Flavien in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Jacques Gourde (Conservative Party of Canada), in Lévis—Lotbinière; Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière has elected Luc Berthold since.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Flavien?
The riding for Saint-Flavien is Lotbinière-Frontenac, and the National Assembly of Québec lists the MNA who holds it.
Who heads the council in Saint-Flavien?
Normand Côté is mayor, at the head of Saint-Flavien council.
How much does Saint-Flavien council spend?
In 2024, Saint-Flavien council spent $3.5M in all, for some 1,666 residents, of which $909K went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Saint-Flavien part of?
The council of MRC Lotbinière brings together the mayors of its municipalities, Saint-Flavien’s among them.
How is Saint-Flavien council elected?
Saint-Flavien 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).