2009 Gatineau municipal election
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 | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|---|---|
| (x)Marc Bureau | 30,929 | 44.11 |
| Aurèle Desjardins | 18,551 | 26.46 |
| Tony Cannavino | 17,119 | 24.42 |
| Luc Desjardins | 1,266 | 1.81 |
| Roger Fleury | 1,198 | 1.71 |
| Richard Gravel | 1,052 | 1.50 |
| Total valid votes | 70,115 | 100 |
Aylmer District
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Stefan Psenak | 1,790 | 50.0 |
| Frank Thérien (X) | 1,789 | 50.0 |
Lucerne District
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| André Laframboise (X) | 2,188 | 53.5 |
| Roch Givogue | 1,313 | 32.1 |
| Barbara Charlebois | 587 | 14.4 |
Deschênes District
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Alain Riel (X) | 3,152 | 81.6 |
| Peter L. Després | 711 | 18.4 |
Plateau–Manoir-des-Trembles District
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Maxime Tremblay | 2,076 | 48.7 |
| Nycole Turmel | 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 |
l'Orée-du-Parc District
| 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 |
Hull–Val-Tétreau District
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Denise Laferrière (X) | 1,651 | 52.2 |
| Pierre Ducasse | 1,254 | 39.6 |
| Mintri Nguyen | 260 | 8.2 |
Limbour District
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|---|---|
| Nicole Champagne | 1,497 | 28.76 |
| Stéphane Gauthier | 1,411 | 27.10 |
| Jocelyn Dumais | 1,403 | 26.95 |
| Michel Ghantous | 895 | 17.19 |
| Total valid votes | 5,206 | 100 |
Touraine District
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Denis Tassé (X) | 2,382 | 65.2 |
| Thérèse Cyr | 1,269 | 34.8 |
Promenades District
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Luc Angers (X) | Acclaimed | |
Carrefour-de-l'Hôpital District
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Patsy Bouthillette | Acclaimed | |
Versant District
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph De Sylva (X) | 3,267 | 72.3 |
| Frédérick Castonguay | 1,250 | 27.7 |
Bellevue District
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|---|---|
| Sylvie Goneau | 1,809 | 44.90 |
| Mark Bordeleau | 1,796 | 44.58 |
| Serge Charette | 424 | 10.52 |
| Total valid votes | 4,029 | 100 |
- 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]
Lac-Beauchamp District
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Stéphane Lauzon | 1,580 | 42.2 |
| Jacques Robert | 1,548 | 41.3 |
| Michel Choquette | 618 | 16.5 |
la Rivière-Blanche District
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yvon Boucher (X) | 3,396 | 76.4 |
| Normand Dessureault | 1,047 | 23.6 |
Masson-Angers District
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Luc Montreuil (X) | 1,888 | 56.9 |
| Serge Lefebvre | 1,433 | 43.1 |
Buckingham District
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin | 2,188 | 54.5 |
| Luc St-Jacques | 862 | 21.5 |
| Lévis Brazeau | 612 | 15.2 |
| Carl G. Simpson | 356 | 8.9 |
References
- http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/Municipales2009/2009/10/16/001-Gat-Charlebois-reactions.shtml Radio-Canada (in French)
- http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/Municipales2009/2009/10/14/009-gat-west-quebecers.shtml Radio-Canada (in French)
- 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 (in French)
- Yannick Boursier, Sylvie Goneau sera candidate dans le district de Bellevue Archived 2013-01-26 at archive.today, Info07.com, accessed 10 October 2010.
- Sylvie Goneau, City of Gatineau, accessed 10 October 2010.