Photo: Veillg1 · CC0Sainte-Thècle spends more per resident than 67% of Québec’s local municipalities do
Champlain is the riding Sainte-Thècle votes in for the National Assembly of Québec, and its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Sainte-Thècle is Saint-Maurice—Champlain, and François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. The mayor of Sainte-Thècle is Éric Blouin, who sits with 6 councillors.
What stands out in how Sainte-Thècle is governed
High spending per resident
Per resident, Sainte-Thècle council’s 2024 spending tops 67% of Québec’s local municipalities. Council money ↓
A close federal race
In 2021 the winner in Saint-Maurice—Champlain led the runner-up (Bloc Québécois) by 12.4 points, a closer finish than in 66% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Sainte-Thècle 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
Sainte-Thècle, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
ste-thecle.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 Mékinac is Sainte-Thècle’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 Sainte-Thècle, from the most recent elections.
- 1Sainte-Thècle councilelected November 2025Éric Blouin
- 2National Assembly of QuébecChamplain
- 3House of CommonsSaint-Maurice—Champlain
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-Thècle council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Éric Blouin
- Marco Bacon
- Roxanne Bureau-Grenier
- Daniel Bacon
- Frédéric Lapointe
- Jacques Tessier
- Danny Dionne
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éric Blouin | Mayor | Independent | 748 | 52% | Yes |
| Marco Bacon | Councillor | Independent | 886 | 63% | No |
| Roxanne Bureau-Grenier | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Daniel Bacon | Councillor | Independent | 1,185 | 84% | No |
| Frédéric Lapointe | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Jacques Tessier | Councillor | Independent | 763 | 54% | Yes |
| Danny Dionne | Councillor | Independent | 783 | 56% | No |
Every member of Sainte-Thècle council ran without a team or party. Every seat on Sainte-Thècle council, the mayor’s included, is chosen by the whole municipality.
Every other candidate (6)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Pierre Germain | Independent | 690 | 48% |
| Councillor | Dave Davidson | Independent | 517 | 37% |
| Councillor | Adam Ménard | Independent | 132 | 9% |
| Councillor | Tony Turcotte | Independent | 88 | 6% |
| Councillor | Pascale Magnan | Independent | 657 | 46% |
| Councillor | François Cyr | Independent | 625 | 44% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Sainte-Thècle
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Éric Blouin won the race for mayor with 52% of the votes, 58 ahead of Pierre Germain. 65% of electors voted for mayor, above the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races. Éric Blouin held on to the mayor’s seat.
How Sainte-Thècle voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Sainte-Thècle votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Thècle 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-Thècle, fixed by the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities for 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
Sainte-Thècle votes in Champlain 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 ↗Champlain takes in Sainte-Thècle and elects its MNA to the National Assembly of Québec.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
François-Philippe Champagne represents Saint-Maurice—Champlain in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Saint-Maurice—Champlain · Liberal 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.
With François-Philippe Champagne, the Liberal Party of Canada counts 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec.
The MP’s record
Wikidata records François-Philippe Champagne as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada (2019–2021), Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities (2018–2019) and Minister of International Trade (2017–2018). François-Philippe Champagne was first elected in 2015; the current Parliament is François-Philippe Champagne’s 4th. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Saint-Maurice—Champlain, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 42%; François-Philippe Champagne 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
In 2021, Saint-Maurice—Champlain re-elected François-Philippe Champagne of the Liberal Party of Canada
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Saint-Maurice—Champlain; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
40% had elected François-Philippe Champagne there in 2019. Saint-Maurice—Champlain elected François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 42% of the vote, a lead of 6,973 over Jacynthe Bruneau (Bloc Québécois). 62% of electors in Saint-Maurice—Champlain voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada.
All 9 candidates in Saint-Maurice—Champlain, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| François-Philippe Champagne | Liberal Party of Canada | 23,913 | 42.5% |
| Jacynthe Bruneau | Bloc Québécois | 16,940 | 30.1% |
| Jacques Bouchard | Conservative Party of Canada | 10,139 | 18.0% |
| Valérie Bergeron | New Democratic Party | 2,849 | 5.1% |
| Marie Gabrielle Rouleau | Free Party Canada | 932 | 1.7% |
| Marie-Claude Gaudet | Green Party of Canada | 731 | 1.3% |
| Hugo Beaumont Tremblay | Marijuana Party | 307 | 0.5% |
| Dji-Pé Frazer | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 285 | 0.5% |
| Alain Magnan | Independent | 241 | 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
Sainte-Thècle 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.
Spending by Sainte-Thècle council reached $2,676 a resident in 2024, well over the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Salaries and benefits took 16% of the total. Water, sewers and waste takes the biggest share, 30%, or $804 per resident. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 66% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 63%. Debt Sainte-Thècle council owes over the long term came to $9.3M, $3,800 a resident, higher than the median of $2,461.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $2M | $804 | 30% |
| Roads and transit | $1.9M | $783 | 29% |
| General government | $778K | $317 | 12% |
| Recreation and culture | $609K | $248 | 9% |
| Police, fire and protection | $559K | $228 | 9% |
| Financing costs | $382K | $156 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $315K | $128 | 5% |
| Social services and child care | $27K | $11 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
One seat for every 350 residents
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Only 350 residents share each seat on Sainte-Thècle council, fewer than in 53% of Quebec municipalities.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Sainte-Thècle 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.
ste-thecle.qc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. Band councils, and what members did once elected: the open record stops at the vote.
- 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. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Council size. The council size includes the head of council; the population is the 2021 Census, the whole city’s for a neighbourhood.
- 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-Thècle is run
Who is the MP for Sainte-Thècle?
For Sainte-Thècle, it’s François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds Saint-Maurice—Champlain.
Which party won Sainte-Thècle in the 2021 federal election?
François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal Party of Canada) took Saint-Maurice—Champlain in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MNA for Sainte-Thècle?
Champlain is the riding; its sitting MNA is on the National Assembly of Québec’s own list of members for Sainte-Thècle and its neighbours.
Who heads the council in Sainte-Thècle?
Éric Blouin is mayor, at the head of Sainte-Thècle council.
How much does Sainte-Thècle council spend?
The 2024 return of Sainte-Thècle council shows $6.6M of spending for roughly 2,453 residents, $2M of it on water, sewers and waste.
Which regional body is Sainte-Thècle part of?
Its regional county municipality: MRC Mékinac, where Sainte-Thècle’s mayor sits with the other mayors.
How is Sainte-Thècle council elected?
Every seat on Sainte-Thècle 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).