Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.015,310 residents per council seat in Gatineau, a higher ratio than 99% of Quebec municipalities
Maude Marquis-Bissonnette leads Gatineau as mayor, alongside 19 councillors. The 5 ridings of Hull, Pontiac, Gatineau, Chapleau and Papineau each take in part of Gatineau for the National Assembly of Québec. No open record names Gatineau’s MNA, so none is named here; the National Assembly of Québec lists its members. The federal seat carries the town’s name: Gatineau is its own riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Steve MacKinnon of the Liberal Party of Canada.
What stands out in how Gatineau is governed
Many residents per seat
Gatineau council has more people behind each seat than most of Quebec, where the middle figure is 380 residents a seat. Council size ↓
Split between ridings
The riding of the same name takes in 38% of Gatineau, and Hull—Aylmer the bulk of the remaining 62%. Member of Parliament ↓
Several Québec ridings
The Québec ridings of Hull, Pontiac, Gatineau, Chapleau and Papineau each take part of Gatineau. Provincial legislature ↓
High spending per resident
Spending per resident put Gatineau council above 79% of Québec’s local municipalities in 2024. Council money ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Gatineau, a city in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
gatineau.ca ↗Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
assnat.qc.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Gatineau stands outside the MRCs, with their powers in its own council’s hands.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Gatineau, from the most recent elections.
- 1Gatineau councilelected November 2025Maude Marquis-Bissonnette
- 2National Assembly of QuébecHull · Pontiac · Gatineau
- 3House of CommonsGatineau · 38%
- 4House of CommonsHull—Aylmer · 36%
- 5House of CommonsPontiac—Kitigan Zibi · 15%
- 6House of CommonsArgenteuil—La Petite-Nation · 12%
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
Who sits on Gatineau council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Maude Marquis-Bissonnette
- Vincent Roy
- Sonia Ben-Arfa
- Caroline Murray
- Bettyna Bélizaire
- Rachel M. Deslauriers
- Adrian Corbo
- Steve Moran
- Isabelle Cousineau
- Isabelle N. Miron
- Julie Bélisle
- Tiffany-Lee Norris Parent
- Marc Carrière
- Catherine Craig-St-Louis
- Luc Chénier
- Chloé Bourgeois
- Timmy Jutras
- Jean Lessard
- Michael Korhonen
- Edmond Leclerc
20 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maude Marquis-Bissonnette | Mayor | Action Gatineau | 41,569 | 51% | Yes |
| Vincent Roy | Aylmer district | Action Gatineau | 2,298 | 65% | No |
| Sonia Ben-Arfa | Lucerne district | Action Gatineau | 2,457 | 57% | No |
| Caroline Murray | Deschênes district | Action Gatineau | 2,665 | 68% | Yes |
| Bettyna Bélizaire | Plateau district | Action Gatineau | 3,029 | 69% | Yes |
| Rachel M. Deslauriers | Mitigomijokan district | Action Gatineau | 2,244 | 56% | No |
| Adrian Corbo | Manoir-des-Trembles—Val-Tétreau district | Action Gatineau | 2,889 | 73% | No |
| Steve Moran | Hull-Wright district | Action Gatineau | 1,904 | 63% | Yes |
| Isabelle Cousineau | Parc-de-la-Montagne—Saint-Raymond district | Action Gatineau | 1,826 | 49% | No |
| Isabelle N. Miron | Orée-du-Parc district | Action Gatineau | 2,576 | 57% | Yes |
| Julie Bélisle | Limbour district | Équipe Mario Aubé | 3,020 | 52% | No |
| Tiffany-Lee Norris Parent | Touraine district | Action Gatineau | 2,068 | 51% | Yes |
| Marc Carrière | Pointe-Gatineau district | Équipe Mario Aubé | 1,612 | 51% | No |
| Catherine Craig-St-Louis | Carrefour-de-l'Hôpital district | Action Gatineau | 2,319 | 55% | Yes |
| Luc Chénier | Versant district | Équipe Mario Aubé | 2,916 | 57% | No |
| Chloé Bourgeois | Bellevue district | Équipe Mario Aubé | 2,891 | 57% | No |
| Timmy Jutras | Lac-Beauchamp district | Équipe Mario Aubé | 2,122 | 57% | No |
| Jean Lessard | Rivière-Blanche district | Équipe Mario Aubé | 3,266 | 68% | Yes |
| Michael Korhonen | Masson-Angers district | Équipe Mario Aubé | 3,774 | 80% | No |
| Edmond Leclerc | Buckingham district | Independent | 2,874 | 61% | Yes |
Voters elect a councillor for their own district and a mayor for the whole of Gatineau. Several teams won seats, Action Gatineau the most; independents sit alongside them.
Every other candidate (29)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Mario Aubé | Équipe Mario Aubé | 38,203 | 47% |
| Mayor | Rémi Bergeron | Independent | 1,518 | 2% |
| Aylmer district | Guillaume Gaboury | Équipe Mario Aubé | 1,258 | 35% |
| Lucerne district | Michel Lamirande | Équipe Mario Aubé | 1,829 | 43% |
| Deschênes district | Marie Rose Dione | Équipe Mario Aubé | 1,019 | 26% |
| Deschênes district | Daniel Godin | Independent | 267 | 7% |
| Plateau district | Shomba Lomami | Équipe Mario Aubé | 1,366 | 31% |
| Mitigomijokan district | Rachel Cousineau | Équipe Mario Aubé | 1,178 | 30% |
| Mitigomijokan district | Mark Buzan | Independent | 573 | 14% |
| Manoir-des-Trembles—Val-Tétreau district | Serge Cazelais | Équipe Mario Aubé | 1,089 | 27% |
| Hull-Wright district | Eric Pilotte-Savoie | Équipe Mario Aubé | 987 | 32% |
| Hull-Wright district | Daniel Gislain Dikoume Dikoume | Independent | 155 | 5% |
| Parc-de-la-Montagne—Saint-Raymond district | Ernesto Marin-Nunez | Équipe Mario Aubé | 991 | 27% |
| Parc-de-la-Montagne—Saint-Raymond district | Serge Lafortune | Independent | 888 | 24% |
| Orée-du-Parc district | Vicki Laframboise | Équipe Mario Aubé | 1,972 | 43% |
| Limbour district | Dérik Maltais | Action Gatineau | 2,826 | 48% |
| Touraine district | Paul Loyer | Équipe Mario Aubé | 1,973 | 49% |
| Pointe-Gatineau district | Nicolas Payette-Prévost | Action Gatineau | 1,251 | 40% |
| Pointe-Gatineau district | Louis Laurier | Independent | 295 | 9% |
| Carrefour-de-l'Hôpital district | Marie-Pier Lacroix | Équipe Mario Aubé | 1,900 | 45% |
| Versant district | Sophie Lamothe | Action Gatineau | 2,162 | 43% |
| Bellevue district | Alicia Lacasse-Brunet | Action Gatineau | 2,188 | 43% |
| Lac-Beauchamp district | Richard Nadeau | Action Gatineau | 959 | 26% |
| Lac-Beauchamp district | Denis Girouard | Independent | 466 | 13% |
| Lac-Beauchamp district | Anne-Marie Meunier | Independent | 169 | 5% |
| Rivière-Blanche district | Frédéric Morin-Paquette | Action Gatineau | 1,513 | 32% |
| Masson-Angers district | Charles-Henri Lepage-Roy | Action Gatineau | 919 | 20% |
| Buckingham district | Sylvain Tremblay | Équipe Mario Aubé | 1,580 | 33% |
| Buckingham district | Mike Owen | Action Gatineau | 272 | 6% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Gatineau
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Maude Marquis-Bissonnette was already mayor and kept the seat. Turnout for mayor was 40%, under the 51% typical of a contested race for mayor in Québec. A lead of 3,366 votes over Mario Aubé gave Maude Marquis-Bissonnette the mayor’s seat, with 51% of the votes.
How Gatineau voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Gatineau votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Gatineau council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose the National Assembly of Québec on 5 October 2026 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Councils are elected on the first Sunday in November every four years, says the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, so Gatineau votes next on 4 November 2029. The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Gatineau spans 5 ridings for the National Assembly of Québec
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MNA.
MNA: see the legislature’s list
assnat.qc.ca ↗MNA: see the legislature’s list
assnat.qc.ca ↗MNA: see the legislature’s list
assnat.qc.ca ↗MNA: see the legislature’s list
assnat.qc.ca ↗MNA: see the legislature’s list
assnat.qc.ca ↗Every one of them sends a separate MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and each covers part of Gatineau. The Répertoire lists the ridings without populations, so the page can’t say how much of the town each one covers.
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Gatineau has 4 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Gatineau · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2015 · 38%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Hull—Aylmer · Liberal Party of Canada · 36%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi · Liberal Party of Canada · 15%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation · Liberal Party of Canada · 12%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Steve MacKinnon sits with the Liberal Party of Canada, which holds 44 of the 78 seats from Quebec.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Gatineau, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 50%; in 2025 Steve MacKinnon kept the seat in the same hands. First elected in 2015, Steve MacKinnon is serving the 4th term of a Commons career.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
In 2021, Hull—Aylmer re-elected Greg Fergus of the Liberal Party of Canada
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Gatineau sat in Hull—Aylmer; the 2025 election put it in Gatineau. 38% of Gatineau lived in it.
In 2021, 67% of electors cast a ballot in Hull—Aylmer, more than the national 63%. Back in 2019, Greg Fergus took the riding on 54%. The 2021 count in Hull—Aylmer put Greg Fergus (Liberal Party of Canada) first at 52%, with Simon Provost (Bloc Québécois) 18,569 votes back.
All 9 candidates in Hull—Aylmer, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fergus | Liberal Party of Canada | 26,892 | 52.5% |
| Simon Provost | Bloc Québécois | 8,323 | 16.2% |
| Samuel Gendron | New Democratic Party | 6,483 | 12.7% |
| Sandrine Perion | Conservative Party of Canada | 5,507 | 10.8% |
| Eric Fleury | People's Party of Canada | 1,864 | 3.6% |
| Simon Gnocchini-Messier | Green Party of Canada | 1,459 | 2.9% |
| Josée Lafleur | Free Party Canada | 375 | 0.7% |
| Mike LeBlanc | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 203 | 0.4% |
| Catherine Dickins | Independent | 143 | 0.3% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Gatineau council spends more per resident than most
The 2024 financial return: spending by service and revenue by source, per resident, compared only with Québec’s local municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
At 70%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 63% seen across the province. Gatineau council carried $801M of long-term debt, $2,687 per resident against a typical $2,461. Each resident’s share of Gatineau council’s 2024 spending came to $3,017, where the middle of Québec’s local municipalities sat at $2,394. Pay and benefits made up 53% of spending. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 28%, or $852 per resident.
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $253.9M | $852 | 28% |
| Police, fire and protection | $168.5M | $565 | 19% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $145.7M | $489 | 16% |
| General government | $134.4M | $451 | 15% |
| Recreation and culture | $122.9M | $412 | 14% |
| Planning and development | $37.6M | $126 | 4% |
| Financing costs | $28.8M | $97 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $7.8M | $26 | 1% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
Gatineau council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
Nearby councils are drawn here for scale; the headline already says where Gatineau council stands.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Gatineau is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionsquebec.qc.ca ↗Council meetings, agendas and services.
gatineau.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. Residents per seat divide the 2021 Census population by every council seat, the head of council’s included.
- Council money. Spending by service comes from MAMH’s consolidated 2024 financial report, revenue, debt and reserves from its financial profile, all per resident on MAMH’s population.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Not on this page. How councillors voted once in office, and band councils, are beyond the open record.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
Questions about how Gatineau is run
Who is the MP for Gatineau?
Mostly Steve MacKinnon (Liberal Party of Canada), MP for the riding of the same name; part of Gatineau is in Hull—Aylmer, held by Greg Fergus.
Which party won Gatineau in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada, with Greg Fergus in Hull—Aylmer; since 2025 Steve MacKinnon represents Gatineau.
Who is the MNA for Gatineau?
Each of Hull, Pontiac, Gatineau, Chapleau and Papineau elects its own MNA to the National Assembly of Québec, and Gatineau lies across them.
Who heads the council in Gatineau?
Gatineau council is led by Maude Marquis-Bissonnette, its mayor.
How much does Gatineau council spend?
In 2024, Gatineau council spent $899.6M in all, for some 298,126 residents, of which $253.9M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
How is Gatineau council elected?
One councillor a district, and a mayor chosen by everyone, on Gatineau council.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0) · Councils: Répertoire des municipalités du Québec, MAMH (CC BY 4.0) · Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0) · Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0) · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).