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.
Buckingham is a former town located in the Outaouais region in the western portion of the province of Quebec, Canada. Since 1 January 2002, it has been part of the amalgamated city of Gatineau, which merged five former municipalities, including Masson-Angers, Buckingham, Hull, Aylmer and Gatineau, into a single entity. According to the 2016 Census, the population of the town was 16,685.
Aylmer is a former city in Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the Ottawa River and along Route 148. In January 2002, it amalgamated into the city of Gatineau, which is part of Canada's National Capital Region. Aylmer's population in 2011 was 55,113. It is named after Lord Aylmer, who was a governor general of British North America and a lieutenant governor of Lower Canada from 1830 to 1835.
Pontiac is a federal electoral district in western Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1949 and since 1968.
Gatineau is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, represented in the House of Commons of Canada from since 1949. Between 1987 and 1996, it was known as "Gatineau—La Lièvre".
Hull—Aylmer is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1917.
Wright was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1948.
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.
Robert "Bob" Labine was a politician in Gatineau, Quebec. He was best known for being mayor of the former city of Gatineau between 1988 and 1994 and again between 1999 and 2001.
Aylmer District is a municipal electoral division in the city of Gatineau, Quebec. It is represented on Gatineau City Council by Steven Boivin.
Pointe-Gatineau District is a municipal electoral division in the city of Gatineau, Quebec. It is represented on Gatineau City Council by Mike Duggan. The district was known as Promenades District from 2002 to 2009; the name change was announced in 2011.
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.
Deschênes District is a municipal electoral division in the city of Gatineau, Quebec. It is represented on Gatineau City Council by Caroline Murray of Action Gatineau.
Manoir-des-Trembles–Val-Tétreau District is a municipal electoral division in the city of Gatineau, Quebec. It is currently served on Gatineau City Council by Jocelyn Blondin.
Lucerne District is a municipal electoral division in the city of Gatineau, Quebec. It is represented on Gatineau City Council by Gilles Chagnon.
Plateau District is a municipal electoral division in the city of Gatineau, Quebec. It is currently served on Gatineau City Council by Bettyna Belizaire of Action Gatineau.
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 will be 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.
The 2024 Action Gatineau leadership election was to take place on April 15, 2024, to elect a leader to replace Maude Marquis-Bissonnette, who resigned on December 22, 2021, after the 2021 Gatineau municipal election, which, despite the party gaining a seat on city council by winning the newly-created district of Mitigomijokan, saw Marquis-Bissonnette lose the mayoralty to France Bélisle.
