2025 Gatineau municipal election

2025 Gatineau municipal election
	Mayoral election
	Map of Gatineau's districts
Mayor before election; Maude Marquis-Bissonnette; Action Gatineau	Elected mayor ; TBD;
	City Council election
	19 seats in Gatineau City Council; 10 seats needed for a majority
	Map of Gatineau's districts

The 2025 Gatineau municipal election will take place on Sunday, November 2, 2025, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The election will be held in conjunction with municipal elections held across Quebec on that date.

Background

France Bélisle was elected as Mayor of Gatineau in the 2021 mayoral election, becoming the city's first female mayor.^[1] However, on February 22, 2024, Bélisle announced that she would resign, citing a toxic work environment and having received death threats; Daniel Champagne was then made acting mayor, pending the 2024 Gatineau mayoral by-election.^[2] The election was won by Maude Marquis-Bissonnette, retaking the city's top job for the party.^[3]

Mayoral race

Candidates for the 2025 mayoral election. From left to right: Aubé.

Declared

Mario Aubé

Mario Aubé is the city councillor for Masson-Angers District since 2021.

Party affiliation: Independent

Candidacy announced: November 7, 2024^[4]

Publicly expressed interest

Steven Boivin, speaker of the Gatineau City Council and city councillor for Aylmer District (2021–present)^[5]

Potential

Yves Ducharme, former Mayor of Gatineau (2002–2005), former Mayor of Hull (1992–2001) and candidate for mayor in 2024
Maude Marquis-Bissonnette, incumbent mayor and leader of Action Gatineau (2024–present); former city councillor for Plateau District (2017–2021)

Declined

Stéphane Bisson, former president of the Gatineau Chamber of Commerce (2021–2024) and candidate for mayor in 2024^[6]^[7]
Daniel Feeny, former spokesperson and Director of Communications and Intergovernmental Relations to Mayor France Bélisle (2021–2024) and candidate for mayor in 2024^[6]^[7]

Council

Aylmer District

Incumbent Independent city councillor Steven Boivin was elected in 2021 with 56.69% of the vote. He previously showed interest in running in the 2024 Gatineau mayoral by-election, but withdrew himself from consideration.^[8]^[9] He has not indicated whether or not he will be seeking re-election.

2025 Gatineau municipal election: Aylmer
Party	Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes
Turnout
Eligible voters
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

Lucerne District

Incumbent Independent city councillor Gilles Chagnon was re-elected in 2021 with 67.39% of the vote. He has not stated if he will run for re-election.

2025 Gatineau municipal election: Lucerne
Party	Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes
Turnout
Eligible voters
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

Deschênes District

Incumbent Action Gatineau city councillor Caroline Murray was elected in 2021 with 54.92% of the vote. She has not stated whether or not she will be running for re-election.

2025 Gatineau municipal election: Deschênes
Party	Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes
Turnout
Eligible voters
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

Plateau District

Incumbent Action Gatineau city councillor Bettyna Belizaire was elected in 2021 with 61.42% of the vote. She has not stated whether or not she will be running for re-election.

2025 Gatineau municipal election: Plateau
Party	Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes
Turnout
Eligible voters
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

Mitigomijokan District

Incumbent Action Gatineau city councillor Anik Des Marais was elected in 2021 with 40.40% of the vote. She has not stated whether or not she will run for re-election.

2025 Gatineau municipal election: Mitigomijokan
Party	Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes
Turnout
Eligible voters
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

Manoir-des-Trembles–Val-Tétreau District

Incumbent Independent city councillor Jocelyn Blondin was re-elected in 2021 with 55.30% of the vote. He has announced that he will not be seeking re-election.^[10]

2025 Gatineau municipal election: Manoir-des-Trembles–Val-Tétreau
Party	Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes
Turnout
Eligible voters
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

Hull–Wright District

Incumbent Action Gatineau city councillor Steve Moran, who also served as the party's interim leader from 2021 to 2024, was elected in 2021 with 48.57% of the vote. He has not indicated whether or not he will be seeking re-election.

2025 Gatineau municipal election: Hull–Wright
Party	Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes
Turnout
Eligible voters
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

Parc-de-la-Montagne–Saint-Raymond District

Incumbent Independent city councillor and former mayor Marc Bureau was elected to the seat in a by-election on October 23, 2022, after his predecessor, Louise Boudrias, died on August 14, 2022, following complications with cancer.^[11]^[12] He has not indicated whether or not he will seek re-election.

2025 Gatineau municipal election: Parc-de-la-Montagne–Saint-Raymond
Party	Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes
Turnout
Eligible voters
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

Orée-du-Parc District

Incumbent Action Gatineau city councillor Isabelle N. Miron was re-elected in 2021 with 61.95% of the vote. She has not stated whether or not she will be running for re-election.

2025 Gatineau municipal election: Orée-du-Parc
Party	Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes
Turnout
Eligible voters
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

Limbour District

Incumbent Action Gatineau city councillor Louis Sabourin was elected in 2021 with 41.88% of the vote. He has not stated whether or not he will be seeking re-election.

2025 Gatineau municipal election: Limbour
Party	Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes
Turnout
Eligible voters
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

Touraine District

Incumbent Action Gatineau city councillor Tiffany-Lee Norris Parent was elected in 2021 with 38.43% of the vote. She has not stated whether or not she will be seeking re-election.

2025 Gatineau municipal election: Touraine
Party	Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes
Turnout
Eligible voters
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

Pointe-Gatineau District

Incumbent Independent city councillor Mike Duggan was elected in 2021 with 51.81% of the vote. He has not stated whether or not he will be seeking re-election.

2025 Gatineau municipal election: Pointe-Gatineau
Party	Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes
Turnout
Eligible voters
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

Carrefour-de-l'Hôpital District

Incumbent Action Gatineau city councillor Catherine Craig-St-Louis was elected to the seat in a by-election on June 9, 2024, after her predecessor, Olive Kamanyana, resigned her seat to participate in the 2024 Gatineau mayoral by-election.^[13] She has not stated whether or not she will be running for re-election.

2025 Gatineau municipal election: Carrefour-de-l'Hôpital
Party	Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes
Turnout
Eligible voters
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

Versant District

Incumbent Independent city councillor Daniel Champagne was re-elected in 2021 with 72.30% of the vote. He has announced that he will not be seeking re-election.^[14]

2025 Gatineau municipal election: Versant
Party	Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes
Turnout
Eligible voters
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

Bellevue District

Incumbent Action Gatineau city councillor Alicia Brunet-Lacasse was elected in 2021 with 41.78% of the vote. She has not indicated whether or not she will be seeking re-election.

2025 Gatineau municipal election: Bellevue
Party	Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes
Turnout
Eligible voters
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

Lac-Beauchamp District

Incumbent Independent city councillor Denis Girouard was elected in 2021 with 56.76% of the vote. He previously showed interest in running in the 2024 Gatineau mayoral by-election, but withdrew himself from consideration.^[8]^[15] He has not indicated whether or not he will be seeking re-election.

2025 Gatineau municipal election: Lac-Beauchamp
Party	Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes
Turnout
Eligible voters
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

Rivière-Blanche District

Incumbent Independent city councillor Jean Lessard was re-elected with 73.36% of the vote. He has not indicated whether or not he will be seeking re-election.

2025 Gatineau municipal election: Rivière-Blanche
Party	Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes
Turnout
Eligible voters
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

Masson-Angers District

Incumbent Independent city councillor Mario Aubé was elected in 2021 with 60.49% of the vote. He originally indicated his intention to seek re-election,^[16] but later announced that he would be running for Mayor.

2025 Gatineau municipal election: Masson-Angers
Party	Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes
Turnout
Eligible voters
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

Buckingham District

Incumbent Independent city councillor Edmond Leclerc was elected in 2021 with 57.52% of the vote. He has not indicated whether or not he will be seeking re-election.

2025 Gatineau municipal election: Buckingham
Party	Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
Total valid votes
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes
Turnout
Eligible voters
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

Notes

^ The Mayor is a member of City Council, but for the purposes of documentation is treated as their own individual.

References

^ Pringle, Josh (November 7, 2021). "France Belisle elected Gatineau's first female mayor". CTV News Ottawa. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
^ "Gatineau Mayor France Bélisle steps down, citing hostile political climate". CBC News. Ottawa, Ontario. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
^ "Maude Marquis-Bissonnette set to become Gatineau's next mayor". CBC News. June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
^ Bélanger, Mathieu (November 7, 2024). "Mario Aubé sera candidat à la mairie de Gatineau en 2025" (in Canadian French). Le Droit. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "Mario Aubé et Steven Boivin : candidats à la mairie?" (in Canadian French). TVA Nouvelles. November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Stéphane Bisson et Daniel Feeny y seraient aussi en 2025" (in Canadian French). CKOF-FM. May 29, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Bélanger, Mathieu (October 7, 2024). "Élections: d'ex-candidats à la mairie endettés et refroidis pour 2025" (in Canadian French). Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ ^a ^b David-Pelletier, Julien (February 24, 2024). "La mairesse de Gatineau, France Bélisle, démissionne". CBC News (in Canadian French). Gatineau, Quebec. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
^ Bélanger, Mathieu (March 12, 2024). "Steven Boivin ne sera pas candidat à la mairie de Gatineau". Le Droit (in Canadian French). Retrieved March 12, 2024.
^ Foucault, Patrick (November 25, 2024). "Le conseiller Jocelyn Blondin annonce la fin de sa longue carrière politique" (in Canadian French). CBC News. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ "Gatineau councillor Louise Boudrias dead at 62". CBC. August 15, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
^ "Résultats officieux de l'élection partielle du 23 octobre 2022". Ville de Gatineau (in Canadian French). Retrieved March 1, 2024.
^ "Olive Kamanyana démissionne pour permettre la tenue d'une élection partielle le 9 juin" (in Canadian French). CBC News. April 25, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ "Dernier mandat pour le conseiller Daniel Champagne à Gatineau". CBC News. January 18, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
^ "Denis Girouard ne sera pas candidat à la mairie". TVA Gatineau (in Canadian French). Gatineau, Quebec. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
^ Lalonde, Charles (February 29, 2024). "Mairie de Gatineau : Mario Aubé se désiste, de nouveaux candidats réfléchissent". CBC News. Gatineau, Quebec. Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[1] The Mayor is a member of City Council, but for the purposes of documentation is treated as their own individual.

[2] Pringle, Josh (November 7, 2021). "France Belisle elected Gatineau's first female mayor". CTV News Ottawa. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

[3] "Gatineau Mayor France Bélisle steps down, citing hostile political climate". CBC News. Ottawa, Ontario. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

[4] "Maude Marquis-Bissonnette set to become Gatineau's next mayor". CBC News. June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.

[5] Bélanger, Mathieu (November 7, 2024). "Mario Aubé sera candidat à la mairie de Gatineau en 2025" (in Canadian French). Le Droit. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[6] "Mario Aubé et Steven Boivin : candidats à la mairie?" (in Canadian French). TVA Nouvelles. November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.

[feenybissoninterested-7] "Stéphane Bisson et Daniel Feeny y seraient aussi en 2025" (in Canadian French). CKOF-FM. May 29, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[debts&declines-8] Bélanger, Mathieu (October 7, 2024). "Élections: d'ex-candidats à la mairie endettés et refroidis pour 2025" (in Canadian French). Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[byelection2024candidates-9] David-Pelletier, Julien (February 24, 2024). "La mairesse de Gatineau, France Bélisle, démissionne". CBC News (in Canadian French). Gatineau, Quebec. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

[10] Bélanger, Mathieu (March 12, 2024). "Steven Boivin ne sera pas candidat à la mairie de Gatineau". Le Droit (in Canadian French). Retrieved March 12, 2024.

[11] Foucault, Patrick (November 25, 2024). "Le conseiller Jocelyn Blondin annonce la fin de sa longue carrière politique" (in Canadian French). CBC News. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[12] "Gatineau councillor Louise Boudrias dead at 62". CBC. August 15, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

[13] "Résultats officieux de l'élection partielle du 23 octobre 2022". Ville de Gatineau (in Canadian French). Retrieved March 1, 2024.

[14] "Olive Kamanyana démissionne pour permettre la tenue d'une élection partielle le 9 juin" (in Canadian French). CBC News. April 25, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

[15] "Dernier mandat pour le conseiller Daniel Champagne à Gatineau". CBC News. January 18, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

[16] "Denis Girouard ne sera pas candidat à la mairie". TVA Gatineau (in Canadian French). Gatineau, Quebec. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.

[17] Lalonde, Charles (February 29, 2024). "Mairie de Gatineau : Mario Aubé se désiste, de nouveaux candidats réfléchissent". CBC News. Gatineau, Quebec. Retrieved February 29, 2024.

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