Gatineau is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the northern bank of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario. Gatineau is the largest city in the Outaouais administrative region of Quebec and is also part of Canada's National Capital Region. As of 2021, Gatineau is the fourth-largest city in Quebec with a population of 291,041, and it is part of the Ottawa-Gatineau census metropolitan area with a population of 1,488,307 making it the fourth largest in Canada.
Cantley is a rural municipality in Quebec, Canada, north of the city of Gatineau, east of the Gatineau River, located within Canada's National Capital Region approximately 17 km (11 mi) from Parliament Hill. Cantley is one of six municipalities within the Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality. Its roots are in farmland and mining, but recent housing projects since its creation in 1989 have resulted in a high rate of population growth. The population at the 2021 Canadian Census was 11,449, an increase of 7.0% from the 2016 population of 10,699. French is the first language of 86.7% of Cantley's residents.
The Canadian province of Quebec held municipal elections in its municipalities on November 6, 2005.
Marc Bureau is a Canadian politician, who was the mayor of the city of Gatineau, Quebec from 2005 to 2013.
The Gatineau City Council is the governing body for the mayor–council government in the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is composed of 19 city councillors and the mayor. The mayor is elected at large, while each councillor represents wards throughout the city. Council members are elected to four-year terms, with the last election being on November 7, 2021. The council meets at the Maison du Citoyen in the Hull sector. Much of the council's work is done in the standing committees made up of sub-groups of councillors. The decisions made in these committees are presented to the full council and voted upon.
The mayor of Gatineau is head of the executive branch of the Gatineau City Council. The mayor is elected alongside the city council every four years on the first Sunday of November; there are no term limits. While in office, mayors are styled His/Her Worship. The office of the mayor administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and provincial laws within Gatineau, Quebec.
Aylmer District is a municipal electoral division in the city of Gatineau, Quebec. It is represented on Gatineau City Council by Steven Boivin.
Yves Ducharme is a Canadian politician who was the Mayor of Gatineau from 2002 to 2005 after the city had been merged with its neighbours, part of the supra-organization known as the Communauté urbaine de l'Outaouais, and was Mayor of Hull, in the Outaouais region, from 1992 to 2002. He was defeated in an election in 2005 by Marc Bureau and decided to quit municipal politics. He became president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
Several municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec held elections on November 4, 2001, to elect mayors, reeves, and city councillors. The most closely watched contest was in the newly amalgamated city of Montreal, where Gérald Tremblay defeated incumbent Pierre Bourque.
This is a list of elections in Canada in 2016. Included are provincial, municipal and federal elections, by-elections on any level, referendums and party leadership races at any level.
The Canadian province of Quebec held municipal elections on November 3, 2013. Below are the results by region.
The Canadian province of Quebec held municipal elections in its municipalities on November 5, 2017.
Alain Laplante is a Canadian politician. He was the mayor of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec from 2017 to 2021.
The Canadian province of Quebec held municipal elections in its municipalities on November 7, 2021.
A municipal election was held in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada on November 7, 2021, in conjunction with the 2021 Quebec municipal elections held on the same day. Elections will be held for Mayor of Gatineau as well as for each of the 19 districts on Gatineau City Council.
Parc-de-la-Montagne–Saint-Raymond District is a municipal electoral division in the city of Gatineau, Quebec. Its seat on Gatineau City Council is now occupied by Marc Bureau, former mayor of Gatineau, who won a by-election, following the death of Louise Boudrias.
The 2024 Gatineau mayoral by-election was held on June 9, 2024, to elect the 23rd mayor of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, to serve the remainder of the 2021–2025 term following the resignation of mayor France Bélisle, who resigned effective immediately on February 22, 2024, citing a toxic political environment and death threats.
Action Gatineau (AG), formerly known officially as Équipe Pedneaud-Jobin - Action Gatineau until February 26, 2021, is a municipal political party in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It has been the only active municipal political party in Gatineau since its inception.
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.
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