2001 Gatineau municipal election

2001 Gatineau municipal election

Mayoral election
←  1999 November 4, 2001 2005 →
Registered	166,292
Turnout	53.76% ( 7.11pp)
Nominee Yves Ducharme Robert Labine Party Independent Independent Popular vote 47,975 40,227 Percentage 54.39% 45.61%
Mayor before election Robert Labine Independent Elected mayor Yves Ducharme Independent
City Council election
←  1999 November 4, 2001 2005  →
17 seats in Gatineau City Council [a] 9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	54.25%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Independent – 100.00 17 +5 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2001 Gatineau municipal election was held on Sunday, November 4, 2001, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The election was held on the same day as the 2001 Quebec municipal elections.

Mayoral race

2001 Gatineau municipal election: Mayor

Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
			Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Yves Ducharme	47,975	54.39	–	none listed
	Independent	Robert Labine	40,227	45.61	-2.71 [b]	none listed
Total valid votes			88,202	98.65
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes			1,203	1.35	-0.07 [b]
Turnout			89,405	53.76	+7.11 [b]
Eligible voters			166,292
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: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau [1]

City Council

Aylmer District

2001 Gatineau municipal election: Aylmer

Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
			Votes	%	±%
	Independent	André Levac	2,528	65.10	–	none listed
	Independent	Louis Roy	1,355	34.90	–	none listed
Total valid votes			3,883	98.28
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes			68	1.72	–
Turnout			3,951	42.78	–
Eligible voters			9,236
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, may be 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: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau [2]

Lucerne District

2001 Gatineau municipal election: Lucerne

Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
			Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alain Labonté	2,196	51.30	–	none listed
	Independent	André Laframboise	2,082	48.70	–	none listed
Total valid votes			4,278	97.85
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes			68	2.15	–
Turnout			4,372	49.61	–
Eligible voters			8,812
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, may be 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: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau [3]

Deschênes District

2001 Gatineau municipal election: Deschênes

Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
			Votes	%	±%
	Independent	André Touchet	1,785	41.83	–	none listed
	Independent	Richard Jennings	1,579	37.01	–	none listed
	Independent	Suzanne Lloyd	903	21.16	–	none listed
Total valid votes			4,267	98.93
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes			46	1.07	–
Turnout			4,313	48.54	–
Eligible voters			8,885
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, may be 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: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau [4]

Val-Tétreau District

2001 Gatineau municipal election: Val-Tétreau

Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
			Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lawrence Cannon	2,999	56.70	–	none listed
	Independent	Claude Millette	2,291	43.30	–	none listed
Total valid votes			5,290	98.24
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes			95	1.76	–
Turnout			5,385	54.78	–
Eligible voters			9,830
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, may be 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: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau [5]

Wright–Parc-de-la-Montagne District

2001 Gatineau municipal election: Wright–Parc-de-la-Montagne

Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
			Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Marc Bureau	4,288	81.96	–	none listed
	Independent	Hubert A. Leroux	944	18.04	–	none listed
Total valid votes			5,232	97.39
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes			140	2.61	–
Turnout			5,372	54.33	–
Eligible voters			9,887
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, may be 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: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau [6]

Orée-du-Parc District

2001 Gatineau municipal election: Orée-du-Parc

Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
			Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Louise Poirier	Acclaimed	–	–	none listed
Total valid votes			–	–
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes			–	–	–
Turnout			–	–	–
Eligible voters			–
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, may be 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: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau [7]

Saint-Raymond–Vanier District

2001 Gatineau municipal election: Saint-Raymond–Vanier

Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
			Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Pierre Philion	3,004	69.60	–	none listed
	Independent	Paul-Émile Paquette	1,312	30.40	–	none listed
Total valid votes			4,316	96.25
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes			168	3.75	–
Turnout			4,484	47.57	–
Eligible voters			9,427
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, may be 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: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau [8]

Hull District

2001 Gatineau municipal election: Hull

Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
			Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Denise Laferrière	1,547	39.39	–	none listed
	Independent	Jocelyn Blondin	1,535	39.09	–	none listed
	Independent	José Rego	690	17.57	–	none listed
	Independent	Richard Laramée	155	3.95	–	none listed
Total valid votes			3,927	97.30
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes			109	2.70	–
Turnout			4,036	42.95	–
Eligible voters			9,398
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, may be 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: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau [9]

Limbour District

2001 Gatineau municipal election: Limbour

Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
			Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Simon Racine	3,405	58.25	–	none listed
	Independent	Jean-Guy Binet	1,468	25.12	–	none listed
	Independent	Carol Carrière	972	16.63	–	none listed
Total valid votes			5,845	99.08
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes			54	0.92	–
Turnout			5,899	62.37	–
Eligible voters			9,458
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, may be 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: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau [10]

Riverains District

2001 Gatineau municipal election: Riverains

Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
			Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thérèse Cyr	Acclaimed	–	–	none listed
Total valid votes			–	–
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes			–	–	–
Turnout			–	–	–
Eligible voters			–
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, may be 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: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau [11]

Promenades District

2001 Gatineau municipal election: Promenades

Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
			Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Paul Morin	Acclaimed	–	–	none listed
Total valid votes			–	–
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes			–	–	–
Turnout			–	–	–
Eligible voters			–
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, may be 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: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau [12]

Versant District

2001 Gatineau municipal election: Versant

Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
			Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joseph De Sylva	4,118	59.28	–	none listed
	Independent	Jacques R. Forget	2,829	40.72	–	none listed
Total valid votes			6,947	98.48
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes			107	1.52	–
Turnout			7,054	62.16	–
Eligible voters			11,349
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, may be 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: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau [13]

Bellevue District

2001 Gatineau municipal election: Bellevue

Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
			Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Côté	4,778	69.37	–	none listed
	Independent	Jean Deschênes	2,110	30.63	–	none listed
Total valid votes			6,888	98.91
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes			76	1.09	–
Turnout			6,964	61.75	–
Eligible voters			11,278
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, may be 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: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau [14]

Lac-Beauchamp District

2001 Gatineau municipal election: Lac-Beauchamp

Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
			Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Aurèle Desjardins	3,352	54.48	–	none listed
	Independent	Pierre Durand	1,764	28.67	–	none listed
	Independent	Richard Migneault	1,037	16.85	–	none listed
Total valid votes			6,153	98.26
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes			109	1.74	–
Turnout			6,262	56.37	–
Eligible voters			11,109
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, may be 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: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau [15]

Rivière-Blanche District

2001 Gatineau municipal election: Rivière-Blanche

Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
			Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Yvon Boucher	3,215	50.03	–	none listed
	Independent	Jean-Pierre Charrette	3,211	49.97	–	none listed
Total valid votes			6,426	98.48
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes			99	1.52	–
Turnout			6,525	58.24	–
Eligible voters			11,204
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, may be 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: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau [16]

Masson-Angers District

2001 Gatineau municipal election: Masson-Angers

Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
			Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Luc Montreuil	2,294	56.54	–	none listed
	Independent	Michel Dambremont	934	23.03	–	none listed
	Independent	Robert Guérin	829	20.43	–	none listed
Total valid votes			4,057	98.48
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes			39	1.52	–
Turnout			4,096	58.24	–
Eligible voters			6,783
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, may be 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: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau [17]

Buckingham District

2001 Gatineau municipal election: Buckingham

Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
			Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jocelyne Houle	Acclaimed	–	–	none listed
Total valid votes			–	–
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes			–	–	–
Turnout			–	–	–
Eligible voters			–
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, may be 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: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau [18]

Notes

1. The Mayor is a member of City Council, but for the purposes of documentation is treated as their own individual.
2. The difference is taken from the result of the 1999 Gatineau mayoral election, which was before amalgamation.

References

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