Rivière-Blanche District

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.

District 17 - Rivière-Blanche
Constituency
for the Gatineau City Council
Location of Rivière-Blanche District in Gatineau
CityGatineau
Population11,600 (2019)[1]
Area46.26 km²
Current constituency
Created2000
Councillor
  
Jean Lessard
Independent
Sector(s)Gatineau
First contested2001 election
Last contested2021 election

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

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

Election results

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Party Candidate Vote %
  Independent Jean Lessard 2,833 73.36
  Action Gatineau Tanya Desforges 1,029 26.64
Party Candidate Vote %
  Independent Jean Lessard 2,184 47.46
  Action Gatineau Nathalie Lepage 1,294 28.12
  Independent Eric Bourgeau 1,124 24.42
Party 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
Candidate Vote %
Yvon Boucher 3,396 76.4
Normand Dessureault 1,047 23.6

2005

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

References

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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)

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