Sunday is election day in Gatineau, Que.

Voters in the western Quebec city — and in communities across the province — are headed to the polls to cast ballots in a municipal election.

Gatineau's election comes less than two years after a June 2024, mayoral byelection saw this year's incumbent, Maude Marquis-Bissonnette, claim the leader's seat.

This time around, people will be choosing not only who will be mayor for the next term, but also electing 19 municipal councillors.

Marquis-Bissonnette, who leads the Action Gatineau party, is running for re-election against Mario Aubé, leader of upstart party Team Mario Aubé, and Remi Bergeron, who is running as an independent candidate. (Unlike in Ontario, municipal politicians in Quebec sometimes represent political parties.)

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