Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0The council of Sainte-Croix is led by its mayor, Stéphane Dion
Sainte-Croix sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Lotbinière-Frontenac, though no open record we can reuse gives the name. Sainte-Croix sends one MP to Ottawa from Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Luc Berthold (Conservative Party of Canada). 44 of the 78 MPs from Quebec belong to the Liberal Party of Canada. Beside the head of council, 6 councillors sit on the municipality’s council.
Three governments, and who does what
Sainte-Croix, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
saintecroix.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.
Sainte-Croix belongs to MRC Lotbinière, 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 Sainte-Croix, from the most recent elections.
- 1Sainte-Croix councilelected November 2025Stéphane Dion
- 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 Sainte-Croix council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Stéphane Dion
- Mylène Neault
- Marc-Oliver Habel
- Ariane Gaudreault
- Alex Papineau
- Francine Castonguay
- Carmen Demers
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stéphane Dion | Mayor | POUR SAINTE-CROIX - ÉQUIPE STÉPHANE DION | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Mylène Neault | Councillor | POUR SAINTE-CROIX - ÉQUIPE STÉPHANE DION | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Marc-Oliver Habel | Councillor | POUR SAINTE-CROIX - ÉQUIPE STÉPHANE DION | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Ariane Gaudreault | Councillor | POUR SAINTE-CROIX - ÉQUIPE STÉPHANE DION | – | acclaimed | No |
| Alex Papineau | Councillor | POUR SAINTE-CROIX - ÉQUIPE STÉPHANE DION | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Francine Castonguay | Councillor | POUR SAINTE-CROIX - ÉQUIPE STÉPHANE DION | – | acclaimed | No |
| Carmen Demers | Councillor | POUR SAINTE-CROIX - ÉQUIPE STÉPHANE DION | – | acclaimed | Yes |
All the seats went to POUR SAINTE-CROIX - ÉQUIPE STÉPHANE DION, the only team to win. Voters across the municipality choose the mayor and every councillor on Sainte-Croix council alike. No candidate stood against Stéphane Dion, who became mayor by acclamation.
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
When Sainte-Croix votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Croix council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The National Assembly of Québec was last elected on 5 October 2026, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. 4 November 2029 is the next council election in Sainte-Croix, fixed by the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities for the first Sunday in November every four years. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Sainte-Croix 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 ↗For the National Assembly of Québec, Sainte-Croix votes in Lotbinière-Frontenac, 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
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. Luc Berthold has sat in the Commons since 2015, now for the 4th Parliament.
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
Jacques Gourde kept Lévis—Lotbinière for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Sainte-Croix voted in Lévis—Lotbinière; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière is its riding today.
Lévis—Lotbinière turned out at 70% in 2021; the country managed 63%. 18,991 votes separated Jacques Gourde (Conservative Party of Canada) from Samuel Lamarche (Bloc Québécois) in Lévis—Lotbinière in 2021, when the winner took 52%. The 2019 result had favoured Jacques Gourde as well, at 45%.
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
Sainte-Croix 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 $2,698 per resident, Sainte-Croix council’s $7.1M of long-term debt is more than the $2,461 median. At 64%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 63% seen across the province. More goes to water, sewers and waste than to anything else: $571 a resident, 20% of all spending. Pay and benefits made up 23% of spending. Spending by Sainte-Croix council reached $2,796 a resident in 2024, well over the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.5M | $571 | 20% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.4M | $546 | 20% |
| Roads and transit | $1.4M | $531 | 19% |
| General government | $1M | $388 | 14% |
| Planning and development | $819K | $312 | 11% |
| Police, fire and protection | $750K | $285 | 10% |
| Financing costs | $322K | $122 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $108K | $41 | 1% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 370 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
51% of municipalities in Quebec have more residents per seat than Sainte-Croix council, at 370 each.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Sainte-Croix 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.
saintecroix.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Council size. Every seat counts, the head of council’s too, against the population of the 2021 Census.
- Council money. Per resident uses MAMH’s population; the 2024 financial report gives charges by service and the financial profile the revenue, debt and reserves.
Questions about how Sainte-Croix is run
Who is the MP for Sainte-Croix?
For Sainte-Croix, it’s Luc Berthold (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière.
Which party won Sainte-Croix in the 2021 federal election?
Lévis—Lotbinière went to Jacques Gourde (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Luc Berthold has been the MP for Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière.
Who is the MNA for Sainte-Croix?
Lotbinière-Frontenac is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Sainte-Croix and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Sainte-Croix?
Sainte-Croix council is led by Stéphane Dion, its mayor.
How much does Sainte-Croix council spend?
In 2024, Sainte-Croix council spent $7.3M in all, for some 2,628 residents, of which $1.5M went on water, sewers and waste, the biggest line.
Which regional body is Sainte-Croix part of?
The council of MRC Lotbinière brings together the mayors of its municipalities, Sainte-Croix’s among them.
How is Sainte-Croix council elected?
At large: every voter helps fill all of Sainte-Croix 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).