Photo: Roncanada · CC BY 4.0Berthier—Maskinongé came down to 937 votes in 2021, closer than 96% of the country’s ridings
The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Saint-Paulin is Berthier—Maskinongé, and Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) represents it in the House of Commons. In the National Assembly of Québec, Saint-Paulin belongs to Maskinongé; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named. Martin Dupuis leads Saint-Paulin as mayor, alongside 6 councillors.
What stands out in how Saint-Paulin is governed
Few residents per seat
Across Quebec the median is one seat per 380 residents, above the ratio on Saint-Paulin council. Council size ↓
A close federal race
In 2021 only 1.7 points separated first and second (New Democratic Party) in Berthier—Maskinongé, tighter than 96% of the 338 ridings. How Saint-Paulin 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-Paulin, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
st-paulin.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 Maskinongé is Saint-Paulin’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-Paulin, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Paulin councilelected November 2025Martin Dupuis
- 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-Paulin council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Martin Dupuis
- Mario Gadbois
- Nancy Morin
- Patrice Leblanc
- Yves Damphousse
- Martine Noel
- Annie Lambert
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Dupuis | Mayor | Independent | 498 | 60% | Yes, another seat |
| Mario Gadbois | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Nancy Morin | Councillor | Independent | 423 | 53% | No |
| Patrice Leblanc | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Yves Damphousse | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Martine Noel | Councillor | Independent | 413 | 52% | No |
| Annie Lambert | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
No seat on Saint-Paulin council belongs to a ward; the mayor and every councillor face the whole municipality. No team or party won a seat on Saint-Paulin council: every member ran on their own.
Every other candidate (4)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Marc-André Lessard | Independent | 219 | 26% |
| Mayor | Mario Lessard | Independent | 112 | 14% |
| Councillor | Jacques Frappier | Independent | 379 | 47% |
| Councillor | Michel Beaumier | Independent | 387 | 48% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Saint-Paulin
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Martin Dupuis won the race for mayor with 60% of the votes, 279 ahead of Marc-André Lessard. Turnout for mayor reached 59%, more than the 51% typical of a contested race for mayor in Québec.
How Saint-Paulin voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Saint-Paulin votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Paulin council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026. Under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, Saint-Paulin’s next municipal vote is on 4 November 2029, the first Sunday in November every four years. Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Saint-Paulin 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 ↗The riding is Maskinongé: it sends one MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and Saint-Paulin votes in it.
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.
From Quebec come 78 MPs: 44 for the Liberal Party of Canada, 22 for the Bloc Québécois, Yves Perron’s party.
The MP’s record
First elected in 2019, Yves Perron is serving the 3rd term of a Commons career. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Berthier—Maskinongé would have gone to the Bloc Québécois with 36%, and Yves Perron kept 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
Berthier—Maskinongé returned Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) in 2021
Counts for Berthier—Maskinongé within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Yves Perron won the 2021 race in Berthier—Maskinongé for the Bloc Québécois, polling 35% and beating Ruth Ellen Brosseau (New Democratic Party) by 937 votes. Back in 2019, Yves Perron took the riding on 38%. At 65%, more of Berthier—Maskinongé voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (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-Paulin 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.
The largest line is water, sewers and waste: 26% of the total, $650 a resident. Saint-Paulin council spent $2,455 per resident in 2024, against a median of $2,394 among Québec’s local municipalities. Of every dollar spent, 22% went on pay and benefits. At $4,934 per resident, Saint-Paulin council’s $7.8M of long-term debt is more than the $2,461 median. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 72% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $1M | $650 | 26% |
| Roads and transit | $830K | $522 | 21% |
| General government | $575K | $362 | 15% |
| Police, fire and protection | $547K | $344 | 14% |
| Recreation and culture | $366K | $230 | 9% |
| Financing costs | $336K | $211 | 9% |
| Social services and child care | $114K | $72 | 3% |
| Planning and development | $103K | $65 | 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.
72% of municipalities in Quebec have more residents per seat than Saint-Paulin council, at 240 each.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Paulin 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-paulin.qc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
- 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. Every seat counts, the head of council’s too, against the population of the 2021 Census.
Questions about how Saint-Paulin is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Paulin?
Yves Perron of the Bloc Québécois is the MP for Berthier—Maskinongé, which includes Saint-Paulin.
Which party won Saint-Paulin 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-Paulin?
Look up Maskinongé on the National Assembly of Québec’s site: that riding, which takes in Saint-Paulin, has one MNA.
Who heads the council in Saint-Paulin?
Martin Dupuis chairs Saint-Paulin council as mayor.
How much does Saint-Paulin council spend?
In 2024, Saint-Paulin council spent $3.9M in all, for some 1,590 residents, of which $1M went on water, sewers and waste, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Saint-Paulin part of?
Saint-Paulin’s mayor takes a seat on the council of MRC Maskinongé, the regional county municipality.
How is Saint-Paulin council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Saint-Paulin 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).