Photo: Miguel Á. Sancha M. · CC BY-SA 3.0Each seat on Kazabazua’s council speaks for just 150 residents, fewer than in 94% of Quebec municipalities
Kazabazua has 6 councillors and a mayor, Gabriel Guertin. Gatineau sends David Logue (Quebec Liberal Party) to the National Assembly of Québec as its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature), and Kazabazua is part of it. Kazabazua is in Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Sophie Chatel of the Liberal Party of Canada.
What stands out in how Kazabazua is governed
Few residents per seat
Kazabazua council has fewer people behind each seat than most of Quebec, where the middle figure is 380 residents a seat. Council size ↓
High spending per resident
Spending per resident put Kazabazua council above 67% 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
Kazabazua, a municipality in Quebec, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
kazabazua.ca ↗Land-use, waste and fire-cover plans.
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.
Its regional county municipality is MRC La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau: the mayors of its municipalities, Kazabazua’s among them, sit on its council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Kazabazua, from the most recent elections.
- 1Kazabazua councilelected November 2025Gabriel Guertin
- 2National Assembly of QuébecGatineau
- 3House of CommonsPontiac—Kitigan Zibi
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 Kazabazua council
Everyone elected in 2025, seat by seat, with their team and votes.
- Gabriel Guertin
- Pamela Lachapelle
- Heather Quinn
- Matthew Orlando
- Tanya Gabie
- Damien Lafreniere
- Nicole Constantineau
7 members and how they were elected
| Name | Seat | Team | Votes | Share | On the last council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Guertin | Mayor | Independent | 173 | 36% | No |
| Pamela Lachapelle | Councillor | Independent | 334 | 69% | No |
| Heather Quinn | Councillor | Independent | 336 | 71% | No |
| Matthew Orlando | Councillor | Independent | 237 | 50% | Yes |
| Tanya Gabie | Councillor | Independent | 300 | 63% | No |
| Damien Lafreniere | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | Yes |
| Nicole Constantineau | Councillor | Independent | – | acclaimed | No |
No team or party won a seat on Kazabazua council: every member ran on their own. Every seat on Kazabazua council, the mayor’s included, is chosen by the whole municipality.
Every other candidate (9)
| Seat | Candidate | Team | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Brandy Killeen | Independent | 165 | 34% |
| Mayor | Lawrence Molyneaux | Independent | 110 | 23% |
| Mayor | Katia Paladin | Independent | 33 | 7% |
| Councillor | André Rochon | Independent | 149 | 31% |
| Councillor | Sarah Howson Desjardins | Independent | 140 | 29% |
| Councillor | André Adams-Robenhymer | Independent | 154 | 32% |
| Councillor | Kenneth B. Lauzon | Independent | 84 | 18% |
| Councillor | Louise Schnubb | Independent | 95 | 20% |
| Councillor | Melanie Sara Robyn Lauzon | Independent | 82 | 17% |
Councils and results: Résultats des élections municipales générales de 2025, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
The 2025 race for mayor of Kazabazua
Votes for each candidate for mayor in 2025.
Gabriel Guertin won the race for mayor with 36% of the votes, 8 ahead of Brandy Killeen. 49% of electors voted for mayor, below the 51% median of Québec’s contested mayoral races.
How Kazabazua voted: same source as Councillors, above.
When Kazabazua votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Kazabazua council | 2 November 2025 | 4 November 2029 |
| National Assembly of Québec | 5 October 2026 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result. Councils are elected on the first Sunday in November every four years, says the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, so Kazabazua votes next on 4 November 2029. Provincially the last general election was on 5 October 2026, for the National Assembly of Québec; federally, on 28 April 2025.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
David Logue holds Gatineau in the National Assembly of Québec
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MNA.
David Logue · Quebec Liberal Party
assnat.qc.ca ↗In Gatineau, the riding Kazabazua is in, the sitting MNA in the National Assembly of Québec is David Logue (Quebec Liberal Party).
Québec ridings: Répertoire des municipalités, MAMH (CC BY 4.0)
Sophie Chatel represents Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2021
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada44
- Bloc Québécois22
- Conservative Party of Canada11
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Sophie Chatel is one of 44 Liberal Party of Canada MPs among the 78 from Quebec.
The MP’s record
Sophie Chatel has sat in the Commons since 2021, now for the 2nd Parliament. Mapped onto today’s Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 44%; in 2025 Sophie Chatel kept the seat in the same hands.
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
Pontiac stayed with the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021, electing Sophie Chatel
Before the 2023 redistribution, Kazabazua voted in Pontiac; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi is its riding today.
14,095 votes separated Sophie Chatel (Liberal Party of Canada) from Michel Gauthier (Conservative Party of Canada) in Pontiac in 2021, when the winner took 43%. 49% had won it for William Amos (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2019. 65% of electors in Pontiac voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada.
All 8 candidates in Pontiac, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Chatel | Liberal Party of Canada | 26,899 | 43.4% |
| Michel Gauthier | Conservative Party of Canada | 12,804 | 20.7% |
| Gabrielle Desjardins | Bloc Québécois | 10,424 | 16.8% |
| Denise Giroux | New Democratic Party | 6,824 | 11.0% |
| David Bruce Gottfred | People's Party of Canada | 2,813 | 4.5% |
| Shaughn McArthur | Green Party of Canada | 1,711 | 2.8% |
| Geneviève Labonté-Chartrand | Free Party Canada | 480 | 0.8% |
| James McNair | Canada's Fourth Front | 52 | 0.1% |
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
Kazabazua 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 28% of spending ($748 a resident), police, fire and protection leads the budget. At $2,678 for every resident in 2024, Kazabazua council sits above the $2,394 median of Québec’s local municipalities. Pay and benefits made up 30% of spending. Debt Kazabazua council owes over the long term came to $129K, $118 a resident, under the median of $2,461. Taxes on property make up 65% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 63%.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Police, fire and protection | $823K | $748 | 28% |
| Roads and transit | $797K | $724 | 27% |
| General government | $665K | $605 | 23% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $353K | $320 | 12% |
| Recreation and culture | $189K | $172 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $112K | $102 | 4% |
| Financing costs | $7K | $6 | 0% |
Money: rapport financier and profil financier 2024, ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (CC BY 4.0)
Kazabazua council beside its neighbours
Residents (2021 Census) per council seat, head of council included, beside nearby municipalities; the tick is the provincial median.
The nearest places to Kazabazua with figures are 12–30 km away. Nearby councils are drawn here for scale; the headline already says where Kazabazua council stands.
Residents: 2021 Census; seats: the province’s council list
Having a say in how Kazabazua 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.
kazabazua.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council size. Every seat counts, the head of council’s too, against the population of the 2021 Census.
- Council money. MAMH’s 2024 financial report, consolidated: charges by service, with revenue, debt and reserves from the financial profile, per resident with MAMH’s own population.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Not on this page. The open files end at election night: no council votes since, and no band councils.
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
Questions about how Kazabazua is run
Who is the MP for Kazabazua?
Sophie Chatel (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi, the riding Kazabazua is in.
Which party won Kazabazua in the 2021 federal election?
Sophie Chatel (Liberal Party of Canada) took Pontiac in 2021, and still holds the seat, now Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi.
Who is the MNA for Kazabazua?
In the National Assembly of Québec, Kazabazua is represented by David Logue, MNA for Gatineau.
Who heads the council in Kazabazua?
Kazabazua council is led by Gabriel Guertin, its mayor.
How much does Kazabazua council spend?
Kazabazua council spent $2.9M in 2024 for about 1,100 residents; its largest service line was police, fire and protection, at $823K.
Which regional body is Kazabazua part of?
Kazabazua’s mayor takes a seat on the council of MRC La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, the regional county municipality.
How is Kazabazua council elected?
Every seat on Kazabazua council, the mayor’s included, is filled by the whole municipality.
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).