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1988 Gatineau mayoral by-election
Resignation of Gaétan Cousineau
Party Candidate Popular vote Expenditures
Votes % ±%
Independent Robert Labine 9,150 37.98 none listed
Independent Sylvain Simard 8,976 37.26 none listed
Independent Jean Deschênes 4,947 20.53 none listed
Independent Hubert Leroux 1,018 4.23 none listed
Total valid votes 24,091 99.10
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes 219 0.90
Turnout 24,310 44.63
Eligible voters 54,470
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: Ville de Gatineau Archives [1] and Ottawa Citizen [2]
  1. ^ "Ville de Gatineau (1975-2001) - Élection partielle du 5 juin 1988". Ville de Gatineau (in Canadian French). Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Gamble, David (June 6, 1988). "Labine wins tight race for mayor in Gatineau". Ottawa Citizen.