OttawaVoters in Gatineau, Que., have re-elected Maude Marquis-Bissonnette as their mayor, CBC/Radio-Canada is projecting, less than a year and a half after she won the city’s top job in a byelection.Incumbent projected to win tight race over former councillor Mario Aubé, who has concededTrevor Pritchard · CBC News · Posted: Nov 02, 2025 11:48 PM EST | Last Updated: 41 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesCBC/Radio-Canada is projecting Maude Marquis-Bissonnette, seen here earlier during the campaign, to be re-elected as the mayor of Gatineau, Que. (Patrick Foucault/Radio-Canada)Voters in Gatineau, Que., have re-elected Maude Marquis-Bissonnette as their mayor, CBC/Radio-Canada is projecting.As of 11:45 p.m., Marquis-Bissonnette had 38,153 votes for 50.9 per cent of the overall vote, while former Masson-Angers councillor Mario Aubé was in second place with 35,440 votes and 47.3 per cent.Aubé told reporters he had spoken to Marquis-Bissonnette and had conceded the race.“The people of Gatineau have made their choice, and we must respect it,” he told Radio-Canada in French. Marquis-Bissonnette, the leader of the Action Gatineau party, was first elected as mayor roughly 17 months ago, winning a byelection after former mayor France Bélisle stepped down.(Unlike in Ontario, municipal politicians in Quebec sometimes represent political parties.) Marquis-Bissonnette pitched investments over the course of the 2025 campaign in areas like transit and the environment. She also pledged to boost the city’s affordable housing stock by building 1,500 new residential units.Both Marquis-Bissonnette and Aubé — who headed up the new Team Mario Aubé party — vowed to keep municipal taxes and fees in check, with Aubé saying during the campaign that this was the issue that spurred him to enter the race.Independent candidate Rémi Bergeron is poised to finish a distant third.Mario Aubé speaks to a Radio-Canada reporter on election night in Gatineau, Que., shortly after announcing he had conceded the mayoral race to Maude Marquis-Bissonnette. (Olivier Plante/Radio-Canada)Technical issues cause delaysVoting hours in Gatineau were extended Sunday after technical glitches affected several polling stations, according to Véronique Denis, the city’s chief electoral officer.Polls ended up staying open until 8:30 p.m. across the city to account for any delays.ABOUT THE AUTHORTrevor Pritchard is the weekend assignment producer at CBC Ottawa, as well as a digital reporter and occasional newsreader. He’s previously reported in Toronto, Saskatoon and Cornwall, Ont.With files from Jayden Dill and Radio-Canada
Maude Marquis-Bissonnette re-elected as mayor in Gatineau, CBC projects
