Rivière-Blanche District

District 17 - Rivière-Blanche
District 17 - Rivière-Blanche
Constituency; for the Gatineau City Council
	Location of Rivière-Blanche District in Gatineau
City	Gatineau
Population	11,600 (2019)
Area	46.26 km²
Current constituency
Created	2000
Councillor	Jean Lessard; Équipe Mario Aubé
Sector(s)	Gatineau
First contested	2001 election
Last contested	2021 election

Rivière-Blanche District (District 17) is a municipal electoral division in Gatineau, Quebec. It is represented by Jean Lessard on Gatineau City Council. The district is named after the Blanche River, which flows through it.

The district is centred on the historic Templeton Village in the east end of the city. The District also includes the neighbourhoods of Sainte-Rose, La Soblimière and much of Templeton-Est, including all of rural Templeton-Est north of Quebec Route 148 and east of the Blanche River.

City councillors

Council term		Member
2002–2005	Independent	Yvon Boucher
2005–2009
2009–2013
2013–2017	Independent	Jean Lessard
2017–2021	Independent
2021–2025	Independent
2021–2025	Équipe Mario Aubé

Election results

2021

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Independent	Jean Lessard	2,833	73.36
	Action Gatineau	Tanya Desforges	1,029	26.64

2017

	Candidate	Vote	%
Independent	Jean Lessard	2,184	47.46
Action Gatineau	Nathalie Lepage	1,294	28.12
Independent	Eric Bourgeau	1,124	24.42

2013^[2]

	Candidate	Vote	%
Independent	Jean Lessard	1,296	29.20
Independent	Eric Bourgeau	1,295	29.17
Action Gatineau	Francine Parent-Stuart	1,278	28.78
Independent	Jason S. Noble	570	12.84

2009

Candidate	Vote	%
Yvon Boucher	3,396	76.4
Normand Dessureault	1,047	23.6

2005

Candidate	Vote	%
Yvon Boucher	3,943	65.9
Pierre Naud	2,083	34.1

2001

2001 Gatineau municipal election:
Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Independent	Yvon Boucher	3,215	50.03	–	none listed
	Independent	Jean-Pierre Charrette	3,211	49.97	–	none listed
Total valid votes			6,426	98.48
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes			99	1.52	–
Turnout			6,525	58.24	–
Eligible voters			11,204
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, may be based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau^[3]

References

^ "Districts électoraux (7 novembre 2021)" (in Canadian French). Ville de Gatineau. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Ville de Gatineau (2002- ) – Élection du 4 novembre 2001" (PDF) (in Canadian French). City of Gatineau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

2009 Election Results Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
District Map Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
2005 results

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[1] "Districts électoraux (7 novembre 2021)" (in Canadian French). Ville de Gatineau. Retrieved March 28, 2024.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Ville de Gatineau (2002- ) – Élection du 4 novembre 2001" (PDF) (in Canadian French). City of Gatineau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

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