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Yves Ducharme

Yves Ducharme (born May 29, 1958) is a Canadian politician who was the Mayor of Gatineau from 2002 to 2005 after the city had been merged with its neighbours, part of the supra-organization known as the Communauté urbaine de l'Outaouais, and was Mayor of Hull, in the Outaouais region, from 1992 to 2002. He was defeated in an election in 2005 by Marc Bureau[1] and decided to quit municipal politics. He became president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.[2][3]

Yves Ducharme
Ducharme in 2024.
19th Mayor of Gatineau
In office
January 1, 2002 – November 5, 2005
Preceded byRobert Labine
Succeeded byMarc Bureau
49th Mayor of Hull
In office
December 6, 1992 – December 31, 2001
Preceded byMarcel Beaudry
Succeeded byOffice abolished
66th President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities
In office
January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003
Preceded byJohn Schmal
Succeeded byAnn MacLean
Hull City Councillor
In office
1986 – October 1992
Preceded byPierre Cholette
Succeeded byRoch Cholette
ConstituencyMont-Bleu District
Personal details
Born (1958-05-29) May 29, 1958 (age 66)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyIndependent (municipal)
Liberal (federal)
Alma materUniversity of Ottawa (LL.L)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer
  • consultant
  • businessman

Political career

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Ducharme entered municipal politics in 1986 when he was elected as the city councillor for the Mont-Bleu District of the then-City of Hull until being elected mayor in 1992. He served as mayor until 2001, when Hull was forced to merge with the surrounding cities of Gatineau, Aylmer, Buckingham and Masson-Angers. The bigger city was named Gatineau, and Ducharme became its first mayor in 2002 after beating Gatineau's former mayor Robert Labine in the election. In 2005, he lost re-election to first-time candidate, city councillor Marc Bureau, who won 68% of the vote in an election in which the participation rate was 47,3%.

Electoral record

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2024 Gatineau mayoral by-election
Resignation of France Bélisle
Party Candidate Popular vote Expenditures
Votes % ±%
Action Gatineau Maude Marquis-Bissonnette 27,833 41.70 +4.02 $85,881.58
Independent Yves Ducharme 20,600 30.87 – $77,670.15
Independent Olive Kamanyana 7,253 10.87 – $71,819.69
Independent Daniel Feeny 6,539 9.80 – $26,187.70
Independent Stéphane Bisson 3,580 5.36 – $27,090.54
Independent Rémi Bergeron 499 0.75 -0.26 $0.00
Independent Mathieu Saint-Jean 435 0.65 – $463.31
Total valid votes 66,739 99.44
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes 379 0.56 -0.19
Turnout 67,118 33.06 -2.05
Eligible voters 203,032
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are 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[4][5]
2001 Gatineau municipal election: Mayor
Party Candidate Popular vote Expenditures
Votes % ±%
Independent Yves Ducharme 47,975 54.39 – none listed
Independent Robert Labine 40,227 45.61 -2.71[a] none listed
Total valid votes 88,202 98.65
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes 1,203 1.35 -0.07[a]
Turnout 89,405 53.76 +7.11[a]
Eligible voters 166,292
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are 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[6]
1999 Hull mayoral election
Candidate [7] Votes %
Yves Ducharme (X) 13,272 82.12
Denis Gagnon 1,372 8.49
Nicolas Martineau 778 4.81
Gheorge Irmia 740 4.58

Honours

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Ribbon Description Notes
  Order of the Aztec Eagle (Venera)
  • August 10, 2006: Ducharme was awarded the honour in recognition of his efforts to strengthen Canada–Mexico relations and his assistance in the founding UNAM Gatineau.[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c The difference is taken from the result of the 1999 Gatineau mayoral election, which was before amalgamation.

References

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  1. ^ Dugas, Clermont; Simard, Majella (December 7, 2005). "Une évolution économique différenciée". In Venne, Michel (ed.). L'annuaire du Québec 2006 (in French). Les Editions Fides. p. 587. ISBN 978-2-7621-2646-4. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
  2. ^ "Yves Ducharme". Couchiching Summer Conference 2002. 2002. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
  3. ^ "PM to promise gas tax revenue for cities: report". CTV. Canadian Press. May 27, 2004. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
  4. ^ "2024 municipal by-election – Mayoral results" (PDF). City of Gatineau. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Election expenses reports". City of Gatineau. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Ville de Gatineau (2002- ) – Élection du 4 novembre 2001" (PDF) (in Canadian French). City of Gatineau. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  7. ^ "Élections, maires et conseillers" (PDF). Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "Diario Oficial de la Federación - ACUERDO por el que se otorga al señor Yves Ducharme, la Condecoración de la Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca en el grado de Venera" (PDF) (in Mexican Spanish). Orden Jurídico Nacional. August 10, 2006. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

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