2025 Gatineau municipal election

2025 Gatineau municipal election
	Mayoral election
	Map of Gatineau's districts
Mayor before election; TBD;	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[edit]

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]

Council[edit]

Aylmer District[edit]

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.^[3]^[4] 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Incumbent Independent city councillor Jocelyn Blondin was re-elected in 2021 with 55.30% of the vote. He has not stated whether or not he will be running for re-election.

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[edit]

Incumbent Action Gatineau city councillor Steve Moran, who also serves as the party's interim leader, 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[edit]

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.^[5]^[6] 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Incumbent Independent city councillor Olive Kamanyana was elected in 2021 with 52.43% of the vote. It is unclear if she will seek re-election, given she has announced that she will be running in the 2024 Gatineau mayoral by-election, and will thus have to resign her seat to contest the race.^[3]^[7]

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[edit]

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.^[8]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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.^[3]^[9] 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[edit]

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[edit]

Incumbent Independent city councillor Mario Aubé was elected in 2021 with 60.49% of the vote. He has indicated his intention to seek re-election.^[10]

2025 Gatineau municipal election: Masson-Angers
Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Independent	Mario Aubé
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[edit]

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[edit]

^ Pending the result of the 2024 by-election.
^ The Mayor is a member of City Council, but for the purposes of documentation is treated as their own individual.

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ "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 première candidate déclarée à la mairie de Gatineau". CBC News (in Canadian French). March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 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] Pending the result of the 2024 by-election.

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

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

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

[byelection2024candidates-5] David-Pelletier, Julien (February 24, 2024). "La mairesse de Gatineau, France Bélisle, démissionne". CBC News (in Canadian French). Gatineau, Quebec. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

[6] 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.

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

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

[9] "Olive Kamanyana première candidate déclarée à la mairie de Gatineau". CBC News (in Canadian French). March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.

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

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

[12] 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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