| District 3 - Deschênes | |||
| Parl Name: | Gatineau City Council | ||
| Region Label: | City | ||
| Region: | Gatineau | ||
| Population: | 10,002 (2019)[1] | ||
| Area: | 29.79 km² | ||
| Year: | 2000 | ||
| Members Label: | Councillor | ||
| Members: | AG | ||
| Local Council Label: | Sector(s) | ||
| Local Council: | Aylmer | ||
| Blank1 Name: | First contested | ||
| Blank1 Info: | 2001 election | ||
| Blank2 Name: | Last contested | ||
| Blank2 Info: | 2021 election | ||
Deschênes District (District 3) is a municipal electoral division in the city of Gatineau, Quebec. It is represented on Gatineau City Council by Caroline Murray of Action Gatineau.
The district is located in the Aylmer sector of the city. It is one of five districts in the sector.
When the district was created, it included the neighbourhoods of Deschênes, Parc-Champlain, Lakeview-Terrasse, Mountain View, Kilroy Crescent part of Parc-Connaught and a number of new subdivisions in the north and east part of the former city of Aylmer.
In 2013, the District lost some territory to the new Plateau District.[2]
In 2021, the District lost the eastern half of Lakeview-Terrasse, Kilroy Crescent, Mountainview as well as Parc-Champlain to the new Mitigomijokan District.
| Council term | Party | Member | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–2005 | Independent | André Touchet | ||
| Independent | Richard Jennings | |||
| 2005–2009 | Independent | Alain Riel | ||
| 2009–2013 | ||||
| 2013–2017 | Action Gatineau | Richard M. Bégin | ||
| 2017–2021 | Independent | Mike Duggan | ||
| 2021–2025 | Action Gatineau | Caroline Murray | ||
| Party | Candidate | Vote | % | Independent | Mike Duggan | 2,282 | 53.14 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action Gatineau | Richard M. Bégin | 2,012 | 46.86 | |||||
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Riel | 1,611 | 33.6 | |
| Alain Roy | 1,320 | 27.5 | |
| Jerry Alary | 1,062 | 22.1 | |
| Michelyn Bélair | 805 | 16.8 |
A by-election was held on November 24, 2002, after incumbent city councillor André Touchet died on September 11.[3]