Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.0170 residents per council seat in Saint-Wenceslas, a lower ratio than 88% of Quebec municipalities
Louis Plamondon (Bloc Québécois) is the MP for Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Saint-Wenceslas. For the National Assembly of Québec, Saint-Wenceslas votes in Nicolet-Bécancour; open data doesn’t yet say who its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) is. Saint-Wenceslas’ council has 6 councillors and is led by Martine Bechtold, the mayor.
What stands out in how Saint-Wenceslas is governed
Few residents per seat
Saint-Wenceslas council has fewer people behind each seat than most of Quebec, where the middle figure is 380 residents a seat. Council size ↓
Low spending per resident
In 2024, 70% of Québec’s local municipalities spent more per resident than Saint-Wenceslas council. 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-Wenceslas, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
municipalitestwenceslas.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.
Saint-Wenceslas belongs to MRC Nicolet-Yamaska, 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-Wenceslas, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint-Wenceslas councilelected November 2025Martine Bechtold
- 2National Assembly of QuébecNicolet-Bécancour
- 3House of CommonsBécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak
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-Wenceslas council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Martine Bechtold
- Jason Lauzon
- Nicole Lafrance Dubord
- Caroline Ouellette
- Jean-Marc Beauchemin
- Serge Hélie
- Sophie Gélinas
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martine Bechtold | Mayor | Independent | 258 | 55% | Yes |
| Jason Lauzon | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Nicole Lafrance Dubord | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Caroline Ouellette | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
| Jean-Marc Beauchemin | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Serge Hélie | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Sophie Gélinas | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
No seat on Saint-Wenceslas council belongs to a ward; the mayor and every councillor face the whole municipality. No team or party won a seat on Saint-Wenceslas council: every member ran on their own.
Every other candidate (1)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Nathalie Beauchemin | Independent | 209 | 45% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Saint-Wenceslas
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
A lead of 49 votes over Nathalie Beauchemin gave Martine Bechtold the mayor’s seat, with 55% of the votes. 50% of electors voted for mayor, below the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races. Martine Bechtold was already mayor and kept the seat.
How Saint-Wenceslas voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Saint-Wenceslas votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Wenceslas council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The last general elections came on 5 October 2026 for the National Assembly of Québec and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Saint-Wenceslas 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. No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Saint-Wenceslas votes in Nicolet-Bécancour 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 ↗Nicolet-Bécancour takes in Saint-Wenceslas and elects its MNA to the National Assembly of Québec.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Louis Plamondon represents Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak · Bloc Québécois · first elected 1984
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; Louis Plamondon is among the 22 from the Bloc Québécois.
The MP’s record
In Ottawa, Louis Plamondon has been Speaker of the House of Commons (2023). Wikidata lists Louis Plamondon as having belonged to the Bloc Québécois and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. The current Parliament is Louis Plamondon’s 13th, counting from a first win in 1984. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak, the Bloc Québécois would have led with 55%; Louis Plamondon 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
Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel returned Louis Plamondon (Bloc Québécois) in 2021
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel, Saint-Wenceslas’ riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak.
Louis Plamondon (Bloc Québécois) took Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel in 2021 with 55% of the vote, 18,952 votes ahead of Nathalie Rochefort (Liberal Party of Canada). Louis Plamondon was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 57%.
All 7 candidates in Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Plamondon | Bloc Québécois | 27,403 | 54.8% |
| Nathalie Rochefort | Liberal Party of Canada | 8,451 | 16.9% |
| Yanick Caisse | Conservative Party of Canada | 8,404 | 16.8% |
| Catherine Gauvin | New Democratic Party | 2,550 | 5.1% |
| André Blanchette | Free Party Canada | 1,215 | 2.4% |
| Eric Pettersen | People's Party of Canada | 1,214 | 2.4% |
| David Turcotte | Green Party of Canada | 770 | 1.5% |
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-Wenceslas 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-Wenceslas council’s borrowing is light: $626K long term, $510 a resident where the median is $2,461. Taxes on property make up 84% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 63%. The largest line is roads and transit: 34% of the total, $717 a resident. In 2024 the median among Québec’s local municipalities was $2,394 a resident; Saint-Wenceslas council spent $2,097. Salaries and benefits took 23% of the total.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $879K | $717 | 34% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $519K | $423 | 20% |
| General government | $493K | $402 | 19% |
| Police, fire and protection | $317K | $258 | 12% |
| Recreation and culture | $283K | $231 | 11% |
| Planning and development | $47K | $38 | 2% |
| Financing costs | $31K | $25 | 1% |
| Social services and child care | $5K | $4 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
Saint-Wenceslas council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
The headline above gives the figure; the bars set Saint-Wenceslas council beside nearby councils, with the provincial median as the tick.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Saint-Wenceslas 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.
municipalitestwenceslas.com ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
- 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.
- Council size. The council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
Questions about how Saint-Wenceslas is run
Who is the MP for Saint-Wenceslas?
Louis Plamondon (Bloc Québécois) sits for Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak, the riding Saint-Wenceslas is in.
Which party won Saint-Wenceslas in the 2021 federal election?
The Bloc Québécois: Louis Plamondon won Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel in 2021 and is the MP for today’s Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak.
Who is the MNA for Saint-Wenceslas?
Look up Nicolet-Bécancour on the National Assembly of Québec’s site: that riding, which takes in Saint-Wenceslas, has one MNA.
Who heads the council in Saint-Wenceslas?
Martine Bechtold is mayor, at the head of Saint-Wenceslas council.
How much does Saint-Wenceslas council spend?
The 2024 return of Saint-Wenceslas council shows $2.6M of spending for roughly 1,227 residents, $879K of it on roads and transit.
Which regional body is Saint-Wenceslas part of?
Saint-Wenceslas’s mayor takes a seat on the council of MRC Nicolet-Yamaska, the regional county municipality.
How is Saint-Wenceslas council elected?
Every seat on Saint-Wenceslas 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).