Municipal Elections

The most recent 2025 municipal election in Pontiac produced different outcomes for former Pontiac mayors who attempted a political comeback. CHIP 101.9 presents here the scenarios experienced by these former mayors, who either tried to return to the mayor’s office or sought positions as councilors. Let’s start with the municipality bordering Ontario, L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, with former […]

Elected for the first time in the village of Fort-Coulonge, Pierre Cyr, who ran to ensure a strong presence during the first weeks of the new municipal council, stated that he intends to remain “focused” on this game plan.     The Fort-Coulonge municipal council now consists of four councilors, including two new members elected […]

Jane Toller, the re-elected Warden of the MRC Pontiac, who has secured a third consecutive term, granted her first interview to the media. In this conversation, Jane Toller stated that her top priority is to welcome the eight new mayors—Valerie Twollan Graham, Pierre Cyr, Jordan Evans, Roger Peter Lafond, Sydney Squitty, Kevin Murphy, Terry Murdock, […]

For the fourth time in eight years, the village of Fort-Coulonge will have a new mayor. Residents voted for change, giving nearly 60% of the vote to Pierre Cyr, who positioned himself as the candidate for change. His opponent, Philippe Ouellet, received just over 40% of the vote. Outgoing Mayor Christine Francoeur was defeated in […]

The final results of the Pontiac MRC warden election were not fully confirmed on the night of Monday, November 3. However, incumbent Warden Jane Toller appeared to widen her lead over her challengers. By late Monday, Toller had 2,054 votes compared with 1,593 for her closest rival, Jean-Pierre Landry. Josey Bouchard followed closely with 1,457 […]

While Sébastien Denault and Brian Boisvert retained their municipal council seats in Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Claudette Béland, Richard Morissette, and Gary Ladouceur were unseated. Colin Lebrun narrowly defeated Claudette Béland in the November 2 election. Pierre Aubrey also secured a council seat, surpassing incumbent Gary Ladouceur by 51 votes. Daphne Laycock won against Richard Morissette with a […]

The 2025 election in L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet was extremely close, with incumbent Mayor Jean-Louis Corriveau winning by just six votes over challenger Sylvain Tremblay. Due to the tight race, results were not confirmed until 2 a.m. If validated, this will mark Corriveau’s re-election. Former mayor Serge Newberry was unsuccessful in his bid to return to the municipal […]

Bristol Voters Choose Change: Valerie Twollan-Graham Elected Mayor Voters in Bristol opted for change over continuity, electing outgoing councillor Valerie Twollan-Graham as mayor. She won by 36 votes over incumbent Brent Orr, who had held the position since 2009. In other Bristol election results, Remo Pasteris, known for advocating for the PPJ cycling trail, secured […]

With just over 38% of the vote, former Thorne mayor Terry Murdock (120 votes) won the election, securing 25 more votes than his two opponents, including outgoing Mayor Karen Kelly (95 votes). Outgoing councillor Deborah Stratford also received 95 votes, matching Kelly’s total. This marks a return to office for Murdock, who previously served as […]

Incumbent mayor Carl Mayer was decisively voted out by the residents of Alleyn-et-Cawood. More than 85% of voters chose Sidney Squitty, reflecting widespread dissatisfaction over the past year with the municipality’s taxation system and other concerns regarding Mayer’s leadership. Carl Mayer had served as mayor since 2013. The full results of the Alleyn-et-Cawood election are […]