A two-person race is emerging for Gatineau town hall, according to a first poll | Gatineau Town Hall 2024

A survey commissioned by 104.7 Outaouais (New window) from the firm Segma Recherche, broadcast Wednesday morning, positions the candidate for Action Gatineau, Maude Marquis-Bissonnette, at the top of the voting intentions with 38%, followed by the independent candidate Yves Ducharme with 27%, after proportional distribution of votes. undecided.

At a press conference on Wednesday to present her commitments in terms of municipal infrastructure, Maude Marquis-Bissonnette said she took the results of this survey as a little pat on the back.

next June, she emphasizes. In that sense, what will be important is that people go and vote.”,”text”:”This is not the first time that I have led in the polls, and I think that it is a good lesson to see that the poll is not the determinant of the result of the election on June 9, she underlines. In that sense, what will be important is that people go and vote.”}}”>This is not the first time that I have led in the polls, and I think it is a good lesson to see that the poll is not the determinant of the result of the election on June 9 , she emphasizes. In that sense, what will be important is that people go and vote.

Also in reaction to the survey, independent candidate Yves Ducharme said he was satisfied with the results. We position ourselves very, very well, then it’s exactly where we thought we would find ourselveshe rejoices.

Mr. Ducharme also believes that this survey puts him in a good position for the future. I think this positions us adequately to indicate to Gatineau residents that the question at the ballot box is Action Gatineau. And if you don’t want Action Gatineau, well, you have to cast your vote on mehe argues.

These two candidates stand out from the five others who intend to run for mayor of Gatineau.

The latter each collected less than 15% of voting intentions, according to the results of the poll, whose margin of error is 4%. They are Olive Kamanyana (13%); Stéphane Bisson (12%); Daniel Feeny (7%); Mathieu Saint-Jean (3%); and Rémi Bergeron (0%).

Maude Marquis-Bissonnette leads the voting intentions of respondents under 55, while Yves Ducharme appeals to those aged 55 and over.

Independent candidate Daniel Feeny says he is surprised by these first results which, according to him, do not reflect what he is hearing on the ground. : “We don’t want a party, please! We elected an independent, we want to keep an independent to finish this term.” And I also hear:”Especially not Mr.Ducharme.” So, to see these results, it’s a little surprising”,”text”:”I hear: “We don’t want any part of it, please! We had elected an independent, we want to keep an independent to finish this mandate.” And I also hear: “Especially not Mr. Ducharme.” So, to see these results, it’s a little surprising” }}”>I hear: “We don’t want a party, please! We elected an independent, we want to keep an independent to finish this mandate.” And I also hear: “Especially not Mr. Ducharme.” So, to see these results, it’s a little surprisinghe confides.

Mr. Feeny also regrets the number insufficient of people surveyed by the Segma Recherche firm. people. For me, 600people, that’s still a small number. It’s less than the people stuck in traffic on the wayVanier, for example, who wait after the tramway”,”text”:”I see that we surveyed around 600 people. For me, 600 people is still a small number. That’s less than the people stuck in traffic on Chemin Vanier, for example, waiting for the tram”}}”>I see that we surveyed around 600 people. For me, 600 people is still a small number. That’s less than the people stuck in traffic on Vanier Road, for example, waiting for the tramhe explains, ensuring that he will continue his campaign to rally Gatineau residents to his vision.

Olive Kamanyana believes for her part that her ranking reflects the relevance of her program for all categories of Gatineau residents, although the survey don’t go deep among the city’s different socio-cultural communities.

For me, it’s a beautiful message, and what I hear on the ground is very positiveargues the candidate, who thinks that voters will elect an independent mayor on June 9. People don’t want the old policies of the past, people don’t want candidates or elected officials to be in conflicts of interest and people don’t want a political party. This is what I hear on the ground and I believe it is a message that leans towards my candidacyshe says.

Stéphane Bisson, for his part, welcomes this result very positive. It’s a motivator. Some people would have reacted differently, but for me, it’s something that motivates me enormouslyhe reacts.

Mr. Bisson also plans to take advantage of the rest of the campaign to announce his program and meet voters. An electoral campaign is not just a poll. […] For me, the objective is to meet as many citizens as possible and to arrive with a campaign of ideas, to propose things to Gatineau residents and to arrive with solutions for current situations and problems.he points out.

With information from Benjamin Vachet and Patrick Foucault