Photo: Richard Coté · CC BY-SA 4.0Each seat on Saint-Ludger’s council speaks for just 160 residents, fewer than in 93% of Quebec municipalities
Saint-Ludger sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Beauce-Sud, though no open record we can reuse gives the name. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Saint-Ludger is Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière, and Luc Berthold (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. Denis Poulin leads Saint-Ludger as mayor, alongside 6 councillors.
What stands out in how Saint-Ludger is governed
Few residents per seat
Across Quebec the median is one seat per 380 residents, above the ratio on Saint-Ludger council. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Per resident, Saint-Ludger council’s 2024 spending tops 74% of Québec’s local municipalities. 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-Ludger, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
st-ludger.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.
Its regional county municipality is MRC Le Granit: the mayors of its municipalities, Saint-Ludger’s among them, sit on its council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Saint-Ludger, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Ludger councilelected November 2025Denis Poulin
- 2National Assembly of QuébecBeauce-Sud
- 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-Ludger council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Denis Poulin
- Frédéric Destrijker
- Carole Duplessis
- Solange Fillion
- Sylvain Gagnon
- Roger Nadeau
- Sylvain Morin
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Poulin | Mayor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Frédéric Destrijker | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Carole Duplessis | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Solange Fillion | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Sylvain Gagnon | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Roger Nadeau | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Sylvain Morin | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
With no rival, Denis Poulin took the mayor’s chair by acclamation. Voters across the municipality choose the mayor and every councillor on Saint-Ludger council alike. Every member of Saint-Ludger council ran without a team or party.
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When Saint-Ludger votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ludger council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them. Councils are elected on the first Sunday in November every four years, says the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, so Saint-Ludger 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.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Saint-Ludger votes in Beauce-Sud 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 ↗The riding is Beauce-Sud: it sends one MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and Saint-Ludger votes in it.
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 Liberal Party of Canada leads Quebec with 44 of 78 seats; Luc Berthold is among the 11 from the Conservative Party of Canada.
The MP’s record
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 57%, and Luc Berthold kept it for them in 2025. Luc Berthold was first elected in 2015; the current Parliament is Luc Berthold’s 4th.
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, Mégantic—L'Érable re-elected Luc Berthold of the Conservative Party of Canada
Before the 2023 redistribution, Saint-Ludger voted in Mégantic—L'Érable; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière is its riding today.
At 65%, more of Mégantic—L'Érable voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). Back in 2019, Luc Berthold took the riding on 49%. Luc Berthold (Conservative Party of Canada) took Mégantic—L'Érable in 2021 with 56% of the vote, 16,803 votes ahead of Éric Labonté (Bloc Québécois).
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-Ludger 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 73%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 63% seen across the province. Debt Saint-Ludger council owes over the long term came to $2.4M, $2,242 a resident, under the median of $2,461. In 2024 the median among Québec’s local municipalities was $2,394 a resident; Saint-Ludger council spent $2,845. Of every dollar spent, 20% went on pay and benefits. At 41% of spending ($1,153 a resident), roads and transit leads the budget.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1.2M | $1,153 | 41% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $642K | $600 | 21% |
| General government | $526K | $491 | 17% |
| Police, fire and protection | $214K | $200 | 7% |
| Recreation and culture | $177K | $166 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $159K | $148 | 5% |
| Financing costs | $94K | $88 | 3% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
Saint-Ludger council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Nearby councils are drawn here for scale; the headline already says where Saint-Ludger council stands.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Ludger 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-ludger.qc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and what members did once elected: the open record stops at the vote.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- Council size. For residents per seat, the head of council is counted as a seat, and the population is the 2021 Census figure.
- Council money. Spending by service comes from MAMH’s consolidated 2024 financial report, revenue, debt and reserves from its financial profile, all per resident on MAMH’s population.
Questions about how Saint-Ludger is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Ludger?
Luc Berthold (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière, the riding Saint-Ludger is in.
Which party won Saint-Ludger in the 2021 federal election?
Luc Berthold (Conservative Party of Canada) took Mégantic—L'Érable in 2021, and still holds the seat, now Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Ludger?
Beauce-Sud is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Saint-Ludger and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Saint-Ludger?
Denis Poulin chairs Saint-Ludger council as mayor.
How much does Saint-Ludger council spend?
The 2024 return of Saint-Ludger council shows $3M of spending for roughly 1,071 residents, $1.2M of it on roads and transit.
Which regional body is Saint-Ludger part of?
Saint-Ludger belongs to MRC Le Granit, a regional county municipality whose council is made up of its municipalities’ mayors.
How is Saint-Ludger council elected?
Every seat on Saint-Ludger 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).