2009 Gatineau municipal election explained
A municipal election was held in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada on November 1, 2009, in conjunction with municipal elections across Quebec on that date. Elections were held for Mayor of Gatineau as well as for each of the 18 districts on Gatineau City Council.
Controversies
Signs in the Gatineau area-sponsoring Lucerne District Councillor candidate Barbara Charlebois posters were removed and vandalized due to her election poster being primarily in English. A similar act of vandalism was perpetrated on the offices of the Regional Association of West Quebecers, a not-for profit organization that support English-Speakers in the community, of which Charlebois is vice-president. Jean-Roch Villemaire, a former provincial candidate for the extreme-separatist Parti indépendantiste, took responsibility for both situations.[1] [2]
Mayoral race
At 8:59 pm, CBC reported that Marc Bureau, the incumbent mayor of Gatineau had won the Gatineau mayoral race.[3] [4]
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| 1,790 | 50.0 |
| Frank Thérien (X) | 1,789 | 50.0 | |
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| André Laframboise (X) | 2,188 | 53.5 |
| Roch Givogue | 1,313 | 32.1 |
| Barbara Charlebois | 587 | 14.4 | |
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Alain Riel (X) | 3,152 | 81.6 |
| Peter L. Després | 711 | 18.4 | |
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Maxime Tremblay | 2,076 | 48.7 |
| 1,980 | 46.5 |
| Jean-Nicholas Martineau | 205 | 4.8 | |
Wright-Parc-de-la-Montagne District
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Patrice Martin (X) | 2,286 | 55.0 |
| Jocelyn Blondin | 1,871 | 45.0 | |
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Mireille Apollon | 2,750 | 65.1 |
| Claude Millette (X) | 1,474 | 34.9 | |
Saint-Raymond-Vanier District
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Pierre Philion (X) | 1,884 | 64.8 |
| Jean Bosco Citegetse | 1,023 | 35.2 | |
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Denise Laferrière (X) | 1,651 | 52.2 |
| 1,254 | 39.6 |
| Mintri Nguyen | 260 | 8.2 | |
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Denis Tassé (X) | 2,382 | 65.2 |
| Thérèse Cyr | 1,269 | 34.8 | |
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Joseph De Sylva (X) | 3,267 | 72.3 |
| Frédérick Castonguay | 1,250 | 27.7 | |
- Sylvie Goneau was narrowly elected to city council in 2009. She had previously served as an assistant to Ottawa councillor Georges Bédard and worked as regional director of the Ambulance St-Jean.[5] After the election, she was appointed as chair of the Commission permanente sur l'habitation.[6]
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| 1,580 | 42.2 |
| Jacques Robert | 1,548 | 41.3 |
| Michel Choquette | 618 | 16.5 | |
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Yvon Boucher (X) | 3,396 | 76.4 |
| Normand Dessureault | 1,047 | 23.6 | |
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Luc Montreuil (X) | 1,888 | 56.9 |
| Serge Lefebvre | 1,433 | 43.1 | |
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| 2,188 | 54.5 |
| Luc St-Jacques | 862 | 21.5 |
| Lévis Brazeau | 612 | 15.2 |
| Carl G. Simpson | 356 | 8.9 | |
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/Municipales2009/2009/10/16/001-Gat-Charlebois-reactions.shtml Radio-Canada
- http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/Municipales2009/2009/10/14/009-gat-west-quebecers.shtml Radio-Canada
- http://www.cbc.ca/montreal/features/civicvote2009/ CBC Montreal | Quebec Civic Vote 2009
- http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/municipales2009/ Élections Municipales 2009 | Radio-Canada.ca
- http://www.info07.com/Politique/2009-09-25/article-670238/Sylvie-Goneau-sera-candidate-dans-le-district-de-Bellevue/1 Yannick Boursier, Sylvie Goneau sera candidate dans le district de Bellevue
- http://www.ville.gatineau.qc.ca/page.asp?p=la_ville/conseil_municipal/sylvie_goneau Sylvie Goneau
