Liberal incumbent seeks 3rd term in Gatineau

Liberal Steven MacKinnonwon Gatineauwith 52 per cent of the vote in 2019, a featthe incumbent would like to repeat this time around.

In 2019, the former Liberal party president defeated his nearest opponent, the Bloc Qubcois, by17,158 votes.

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He first took thewestern Quebec riding in 2015 from the NDP inwhat was considered one of the largest surprises of that election.

Also jockeying for votes:

• Joel Bernardfor the Conservatives,
• The Rhinocerous Party's Sbastien Grenier,
• GreenRachid Jemmah, a former McDonald's manager now studying real estate,
• Luc Lavoiefor the Free Party,
• Independence and environmental activistGenevive Nadeau as theBloc Qubcoiscandidate again,
• FernandaRengelas the NDP candidate, a McGill student who moved to Quebec from Venezuela in 2009.
• Mathieu St-Jean, who cites experiencein customer service,is running for the People's Party,
• andPierre Soublireof the Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada.

Gatineau in 2019