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