Survey puts Action Gatineau’s Maude Marquis-Bissonnette in the lead for by-election

Taylor Clark

Early polling by Segma Recherche for {italics for name of radio station} 104.7 Outaouais had Action Gatineau head Maude Marquis-Bissonnette leading the charge in the race for mayor.

Of the 600 voters who shared their opinions in telephone interviews, 38% wanted to see Marquis-Bissonnette as the next mayor of Gatineau. Independent candidate Yves Ducharme was the second favourite with 27% intending to vote for the former mayor.

Independent candidate Olive Kamanyana sat in third at 13% with fellow independent candidate Stéphane Bisson on her coattails at 12%. Independent candidates Daniel Feeny, Mathieu Saint-Jean and Rémi Bergeron followed at 7%, 3% and 0%, respectively. However, one must note that the results did not include the 29% of undecided respondents.

Depending on the age of the voter, the voting intentions varied considerably. Marquis-Bissonnette dominated among those 18 to 34 years old and also took the lead among voters aged 25 to 54 years old. When it came to those aged 55 and over, Ducharme was the favourite at 41% compared to 31% for Marquis-Bissonnette.

In terms of gender, women favoured the Action Gatineau candidate with 40 per cent intending to vote for Marquis-Bissonnette, while Ducharme sat at 20%. Marquis-Bissonnette was still the front-runner among men, but Ducharme was only behind by 2%.

While most of the respondents did not oppose any particular candidate, Ducharme and Marquis-Bissonnette aroused the most opposition at 16% and 14%, respectively. Those who intended to vote for Ducharme were particularly opposed to Marquis-Bissonnette at 43%, while the leading candidate’s voters did not want to see the former mayor regain his seat.

Photo caption: A survey put Action Gatineau candidate Maude Marquis-Bissonnette ahead of the six other candidates in the by-election for mayor.

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