Action Gatineau

{{Infobox political party

| name = Action Gatineau

| native_name =

| _subheader = Active municipal party

| logo = File:Action Gatineau Logo.png

| colorcode = #00a7ba

| leader = Maude Marquis-Bissonnette

| president = Audrey-Ann Chicoine

| chairman =

| leader1_title = Founder

| leader1_name = Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin

| foundation = June 16, 2012

| dissolution =

| ideology = New Urbanism
Environmentalism
Social democracy
Localism

| headquarters = {{nowrap|49, rue du Val-Perché}}
Gatineau, Quebec
J8Z 2A5

| international =

| website = {{URL|https://actiongatineau.org/}}

| country = Canada

| position =Centre-left

| national =

| student_wing =

| youth_wing =

| membership =

| membership_year =

| colours = Teal, orange

| colors =

| seats1_title = Seats on council

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|10|20|hex={{Canadian party colour|GAT|Action Gatineau}}}}

| state = Gatineau

| parties_dab1 = Municipal political parties in Gatineau

| elections_dab1 = Municipal elections in Gatineau

| footnotes =

}}

Action Gatineau (AG), formerly known officially as Équipe Pedneaud-Jobin - Action Gatineau ({{langx|en|Team Pedneaud-Jobin - Action Gatineau}}) until February 26, 2021,{{cite web|url=https://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/partis-et-autres-entites-politiques/partis-politiques/fiche-du-parti-municipal/104242/|title=Fiche du parti municipal - Action Gatineau|access-date=February 24, 2024|language=fr-ca|publisher=Élections Québec}} is a municipal political party in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It was the only active municipal political party in Gatineau from 2012 until 2025, when Équipe Mario Aubé was launched.

Background

The party was founded by five Gatineau City Councillors in 2012. Among them was Buckingham District councillor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin, who was chosen as the party's interim leader. The other councillors who were founding members of the party were Stefan Psenak, Mireille Appolon, André Laframboise and Luc Angers.{{cite news|title=Five Gatineau city councillors form a new political party|date=June 24, 2012|page=22|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/142160524/|accessdate=February 26, 2024}} The party sprung up during a wave of municipal party creation across the province. When the party was created, the members on council began working together to oppose the mayor's agenda, dubbing the remaining independent councillors as "the mayor's party".{{cite news|title=Quebec seeing deluge of municipal political parties|date=October 4, 2013|newspaper=Globe and Mail|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/quebec-seeing-deluge-of-municipal-political-parties/article14713492/|accessdate=February 26, 2024}}

Pedneaud-Jobin led the party in the 2013 municipal election as the party's mayoral candidate and won the election. It was seen as an upset victory.{{cite news|title=Upset in Gatineau mayoral vote|date=November 4, 2013|page=11|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/142160999/|accessdate=February 26, 2024}} Pedneaud-Jobin's opponent, incumbent mayor Marc Bureau was a fierce opponent to municipal political parties, but Pedneaud-Jobin claimed that having a party facilitates handing city's large budgets and "responsibilities over matters such as infrastructure, culture and poverty".

Pedneaud-Jobin was re-elected in the 2017 municipal election. The party ran on a platform of more money for green space, downtown renewal, snow clearing, a new ice hockey arena, and a plan to connect to neighbouring Ottawa's light rail transit system.{{cite news|title=Pedneaud-Jobin hangs on to earn encore in Gatineau|date=November 6, 2017|page=3|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/142161408/|accessdate=February 26, 2024}}

After Pedneaud-Jobin retired from politics, the party held a leadership election, in which Plateau District councillor Maude Marquis-Bissonnette was acclaimed on April 6, 2021. She assumed the position on April 25, 2021 at the party's annual general meeting, and formally became the party's mayoral candidate for the 2021 municipal election.{{cite news |date=April 25, 2021 |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1787757/action-gatineau-chefferie-elections-municipales-maude-marquis-bissonnette |title=Maude Marquis-Bissonnette devient chef d’Action Gatineau |access-date=March 22, 2024 |work=CBC News |language=fr-ca}} Marquis-Bissonnette ran on an environmental sustainability platform, securing federal funding for public transit and tackling climate change. She was defeated by independent candidate France Bélisle in what some saw as upset.{{cite news|title='Everything is possible' says first woman elected mayor of Gatineau|date=November 9, 2021|page=A3|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/142162233/|accessdate=February 26, 2024}}

After losing the election, Marquis-Bissonnette resigned as party leader in December 2021.{{cite news|title=Maude Marquis-Bissonnette quitte la chefferie d’Action Gatineau|date=December 22, 2021|website=Radio-Canada|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1849533/maude-marquis-bissonnette-demission-cheffe-action-gatineau|accessdate=February 26, 2024|language=fr}} The party nominated Hull-Wright District councillor Steve Moran as interim leader in January 2022.{{cite news|title=Le conseiller Steve Moran nommé chef intérimaire d'Action Gatineau|date=January 21, 2022|website=Le Droit|url=https://www.ledroit.com/2022/01/21/le-conseiller-steve-moran-nomme-chef-interimaire-daction-gatineau-056aec8dfb79c3c03a7b7d4318967b7f/|accessdate=February 26, 2024|language=fr}} The party launched its leadership election to replace Marquis-Bissonnette on March 20, 2024.{{cite web |date=March 20, 2024 |url=https://actiongatineau.org/nouvelles/action-gatineau-declenche-sa-course-a-la-chefferie/ |title=Action Gatineau déclenche sa course à la chefferie |access-date=March 21, 2024 |work=Action Gatineau |language=fr-ca}} Marquis-Bissonnette was the only candidate who ran, and became the leader of the party again.

Marquis-Bissonnette was the party's candidate in the 2024 Gatineau mayoral by-election. She won the election, retaking the city's top job for the party.{{cite news |date=June 9, 2024 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/maude-marquis-bissonnette-set-to-become-gatineau-s-next-mayor-1.7229239 |title=Maude Marquis-Bissonnette set to become Gatineau's next mayor |access-date=June 10, 2024 |work=CBC News |language=en-ca}}

Election results

class="wikitable sortable"
Election ! Mayoral candidate ! Mayoral popular vote ! Change (Percentage point) ! Councillors elected{{efn\|The Mayor is a member of City Council, but for the purposes of documentation is treated as their own individual.}} ! Council popular vote ! Government
2013 \| Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin \|\| 52.61% \|\| {{nochange}} \|\| {{Composition bar\|5\|18\|hex={{Canadian party colour\|GAT\|Action Gatineau}}}} \|\| 41.65% \|\| {{yes2\|Minority}}
2016{{efn\|name=by-election\|By-election: voters were asked to fill seats that had been vacated during the term.}} \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| {{Composition bar\|0\|1\|hex={{Canadian party colour\|GAT\|Action Gatineau}}}} \|\| 31.74% \|\| {{yes2\|Minority}}
2017 \| Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin \|\| 45.14% \|\| {{decrease}} 7.47 \|\| {{Composition bar\|7\|18\|hex={{Canadian party colour\|GAT\|Action Gatineau}}}} \|\| 38.70% \|\| {{yes2\|Minority}}
2021 \| Maude Marquis-Bissonnette \|\| 37.65% \|\| {{decrease}} 7.49 \|\| {{Composition bar\|8\|19\|hex={{Canadian party colour\|GAT\|Action Gatineau}}}} \|\| 38.71% \|\| {{no2\|Opposition}}
2022{{efn\|name=by-election}} \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| {{Composition bar\|0\|1\|hex={{Canadian party colour\|GAT\|Action Gatineau}}}} \|\| 21.43% \|\| {{no2\|Opposition}}
2024{{efn\|name=by-election}} \| Maude Marquis-Bissonnette \|\| 41.70% \|\| {{increase}} 4.05 \|\| {{Composition bar\|1\|1\|hex={{Canadian party colour\|GAT\|Action Gatineau}}}} \|\| 41.76% \|\| {{yes2\|Minority}}

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Election

! Mayoral candidate

! Mayoral popular vote

! Change (Percentage point)

! Councillors elected{{efn|The Mayor is a member of City Council, but for the purposes of documentation is treated as their own individual.}}

! Council popular vote

! Government

2013

| Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin || 52.61% || {{nochange}} || {{Composition bar|5|18|hex={{Canadian party colour|GAT|Action Gatineau}}}} || 41.65% || {{yes2|Minority}}

2016{{efn|name=by-election|By-election: voters were asked to fill seats that had been vacated during the term.}}

| — || — || — || {{Composition bar|0|1|hex={{Canadian party colour|GAT|Action Gatineau}}}} || 31.74% || {{yes2|Minority}}

2017

| Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin || 45.14% || {{decrease}} 7.47 || {{Composition bar|7|18|hex={{Canadian party colour|GAT|Action Gatineau}}}} || 38.70% || {{yes2|Minority}}

2021

| Maude Marquis-Bissonnette || 37.65% || {{decrease}} 7.49 || {{Composition bar|8|19|hex={{Canadian party colour|GAT|Action Gatineau}}}} || 38.71% || {{no2|Opposition}}

2022{{efn|name=by-election}}

| — || — || — || {{Composition bar|0|1|hex={{Canadian party colour|GAT|Action Gatineau}}}} || 21.43% || {{no2|Opposition}}

2024{{efn|name=by-election}}

| Maude Marquis-Bissonnette || 41.70% || {{increase}} 4.05 || {{Composition bar|1|1|hex={{Canadian party colour|GAT|Action Gatineau}}}} || 41.76% || {{yes2|Minority}}

Notes

References

Category:Municipal political parties in Quebec

Category:2012 establishments in Quebec

Category:Politics of Gatineau