From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Action Gatineau leadership election
2024 Action Gatineau leadership election|
|
|
|
|
The 2024 Action Gatineau leadership election was to take place on April 15, 2024,[1][2][3] to elect a leader to replace Maude Marquis-Bissonnette, who resigned on December 22, 2021,[4] after the 2021 Gatineau municipal election, which, despite the party gaining a seat on city council by winning the newly-created district of Mitigomijokan, saw Marquis-Bissonnette lose the mayoralty to France Bélisle.[5]
Marquis-Bissonnette won the election on April 10 after no other candidate registered to run.[6]
Timeline[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Declared[edit]
Maude Marquis-Bissonnette[edit]
Maude Marquis-Bissonnette was the runner-up in the 2021 Gatineau municipal election who was the party's leader until she resigned following her loss. She was the city councillor for Plateau District from 2017–2021. After leaving politics, she became an associate professor at the École nationale d’administration publique.[12][13][14]
- Candidacy announced: March 25, 2024[11]
- Candidacy registered: March 25, 2024
Declined[edit]
- Alicia Brunet-Lacasse, city councillor for Bellevue District (2021–present)
- Bettyna Belizaire, city councillor for Plateau District (2021–present) (endorsed Marquis-Bissonnette)[11]
- Anik Des Marais, city councillor for Mitigomijokan District (2021–present)
- Isabelle N. Miron, city councillor for Orée-du-Parc District (2017–present)
- Steve Moran, interim leader of Action Gatineau (2022–present) and city councillor for Hull–Wright District (2021–present)[2]
- Caroline Murray, city councillor for Deschênes District (2021–present)[2]
- Tiffany-Lee Norris Parent, city councillor for Touraine District (2021–present)
- Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin, former Mayor of Gatineau (2013–2021), former leader of Action Gatineau (2012–2021) and former city councillor for Buckingham District (2009–2013) (endorsed Marquis-Bissonnette)[15][11]
- Louis Sabourin, city councillor for Limbour District (2021–present)
- ^ Marquis-Bissonnette was the city councillor for Plateau District from 2017 to 2021.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Malouin, Étienne (March 20, 2024). "Action Gatineau lance sa course à la chefferie". TVA Nouvelles (in Canadian French). Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c LeBlanc, Daniel (March 20, 2024). "Action Gatineau aura un chef au plus tard à la mi-avril". Le Droit (in Canadian French). Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Qui représentera Action Gatineau le 9 juin? La campagne est lancée". CBC News (in Canadian French). March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "Maude Marquis-Bissonnette quitte la chefferie d'Action Gatineau". CBC News (in Canadian French). December 22, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Pringle, Josh (November 7, 2021). "France Belisle elected Gatineau's first female mayor". CTV News Ottawa. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Denis, Lise (April 10, 2024). "Maude Marquis-Bissonnette redevient cheffe d'Action Gatineau". Le Devoir (in Canadian French). Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ Bergeron, Émilie (November 7, 2021). "Un conseil municipal composé majoritairement d'indépendants à Gatineau". CBC News (in Canadian French). Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Gatineau Mayor France Bélisle steps down, citing hostile political climate". CBC News. Ottawa, Ontario. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Carignan, Anne-Charlotte (February 22, 2024). "La mairesse de Gatineau, France Bélisle, démissionne". CBC News (in Canadian French). Gatineau, Quebec. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ "Action Gatineau déclenche sa course à la chefferie". Action Gatineau (in Canadian French). March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Maude Marquis-Bissonnette se lance dans la course pour la mairie de Gatineau". CBC News (in Canadian French). March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Donais, Pierre (March 11, 2024). "Maude Marquis-Bissonnette en réflexion pour la mairie". TVA Nouvelles (in Canadian French). Gatineau, Quebec. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Blais-Gauthier, Samuel (March 12, 2024). "Maude Marquis-Bissonnette " en réflexion " pour la mairie de Gatineau". CBC News (in Canadian French). Gatineau, Quebec. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "Maude Marquis-Bissonnette fera connaitre ses intentions". TVA Nouvelles (in Canadian French). March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ Comtois, Martin (February 26, 2024). "Démission de France Bélisle: pas de surprise pour Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin". CBC News (in Canadian French). Gatineau, Quebec. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
