With the municipal elections fast approaching on Nov. 7, more than 200 people put their names forward to seek municipal office in MRC Pontiac, all competing for 125 possible seats.

Seven mayors were re-elected by acclamation after running unopposed.

Over 30 per cent of candidates were elected by acclamation, down from roughly 40 per cent last election cycle.

The full list of candidates is as follows:

(* = incumbent, + = outgoing from another position, numbers 1 -6 = ward)

Pontiac MRC

Warden: Michael McCrank, Jane Toller*

MRC Collines-de-l’Outaouais

Warden: Eric Antoine, Marc Carriere, Caryl Green*

Alleyn et Cawood

Mayor: Carl Mayer *, Joseph Squitti
Councillor (1): Susan Tanner* (Acclaimed)
Councillor (2): Guy Bergeron, Jason Emery *, Ronnie Lafleur
Councillor (3): Sidney Squitti *, Gerry Toomey
Councillor (4): John Emery *, James Giroux
Councillor (5): Mona Giroux* (Acclaimed)
Councillor (6): Grace Becky Early *, Darryl Mayer

Bristol

Mayor: Brent Orr* (Acclaimed)
Councillor (1): Tracey Moore, Valerie Twolan-Graham
Councillor (2): Archie Greer* (Acclaimed)
Councillor (3): Meaghan McConnell (Acclaimed)
Councillor (4): Greg Graham (Acclaimed)
Councillor (5): Kim Crawford, Edward Rusenstrom
Councillor (6): Debbie Kilgour* (Acclaimed)

Bryson

Mayor: Alain Gagnon *, Rosalee Gravelle
Councillor (1): David Miljour* (Acclaimed)
Councillor (2): Diane Lance* (Acclaimed)
Councillor (3): Joanne Ralston* (Acclaimed)
Councillor (4): Wayne Cameron* (Acclaimed)
Councillor (5): Serge Lance, Relics Leach
Councillor (6): Kelly Nitschkie, Susanne Romain, Jian Zhang *

Campbell’s Bay

Mayor: Maurice Beauregard* (Acclaimed)
Councillor (1): Raymond Pilon* (Acclaimed)
Councillor (2): Tim Ferrigan* (Acclaimed)
Councillor (3): Jean-Pierre Landry* (Acclaimed)
Councillor (4): Stéphanie Hébert-Shea* (Acclaimed)
Councillor (5): Ann Josey Bouchard (Acclaimed)
Councillor (6): Suzanne Dubeau-Pilon* (Acclaimed)

Chichester

Mayor; Donald Gagnon* (Acclaimed)
Councillor (1): Dustin Denault*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (2): Louis Schryer*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (3): Jacques Fleury* (Acclaimed)
Councillor (4): Chrissy Ann Payne* (Acclaimed)
Councillor (5): Corey Bissonnette*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (6): Neil Maloney*, (Acclaimed)

Clarendon

Mayor: Gerald Dagg, Edward Walsh +
Councillor (1): Rickey Younge*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (2): Jonathan Dagg*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (3): Phillip Elliott*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (4): Phillip Holmes, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (5): Eric Smith*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (6): Mavis Hanna*, (Acclaimed)

Fort-Coulonge

Mayor: Gilles Beaulieu, Christine Francoeur +
Councillor (1): Lucie Bertrand, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (2): Freeda Bechamp Graveline, Philippe Ouellet
Councillor (3): Gaétan Graveline, Pierre Vaillancourt *
Councillor (4): Debbie Laporte +, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (5): Nathalie Denault*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (6): Lise A. Romain*, (Acclaimed)

L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet

Mayor: Jean-Louis Corriveau, Pierre Fréchette
Councillor (1): Aurel Paquette, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (2): Louise Grenier, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (3): Mélanie Bérard-Dumouchel, Pierre Jolicoeur
Councillor (4): Mona Donnelly +, Alice Meilleur Pieschke *, Rollande Normandeau
Councillor (5): Guylaine La Salle, Réjean F J Meilleur *
Councillor (6): Elie James, Azola Moankong *, Adrienne Turgeon

L’Isle-aux-Allumettes

Mayor: Louis Lair +, Jeremiah Nephin, Corey Spence
Councillor (1): Mariette Sallafranque*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (2): Patrick Fleming, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (3): Ivan Schryer, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (4): Nancy McGuire*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (5): Brian Adam, Paul Gagnon
Councillor (6): Robert Chafe, (Acclaimed)

Litchfield

Mayor: Colleen Lariviere*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (1): Terry Racine*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (2): Donald Graveline *, Courtney Harris
Councillor (3): Denis Dubeau*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (4): Joe Belanger *, Travis Corriveau, Rick Frost
Councillor (5): Emile Morin*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (6): John Stitt*, (Acclaimed)

Mansfield-et-Pontefract

Mayor: Sandra Armstrong +, Kathleen Belec
Councillor (1): Richard Morrissette, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (2): Brian Boisvert *, Louis Philippe Fortin
Councillor (3): Janet Korol, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (4): Garry Ladouceur*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (5): Claudette Béland-Pleau*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (6): Sébastien Denault (Acclaimed)

Otter Lake

Mayor: Terry Lafleur, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (1): Kassandra Fleury, Darren Knox, Alex Povolotski
Councillor (2): Earl Lafleur, Jennifer Quaile
Councillor (3): Kathleen Gauthier*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (4): Penny Dubeau, Brian McMahon
Councillor (5): Raymonde Dagenais Serge Sabourin
Councillor (6): Robin Zacharias*, (Acclaimed)

Pontiac

Mayor: Joanne Labadie *, Roger Larose, Edward McCann
District 1 Councillor: Jean Côté, Diane Lacasse, Brandan Smith
District 2 Councillor: Caryl McCann, Heinrich Steiner
District 3 Councillor: Mario Allen, Garry Dagenais, Benoit Gariépy, Susan Lamont, Line Martineau
District 4 Councillor: Serge Laforest,Scott McDonald *
District 5 Councillor: Chantal Allen, Valérie Michaud
District 6 Councillor: Jean R. Amyotte, (Acclaimed)

Portage-du-Fort

Mayor: Lynne Judd-Cameron *, Nicole Racine
Councillor (1): Jacques Guérette +, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (2): Brooke Mallette, Nancy Tanguay
Councillor (3): Larry Godbold, Zacharie Thompson
Councillor (4): Kim Elliott (Elected by acclimation):
Councillor (5): Cody Coughlin *, Frank Sofalvi
Councillor (6): Alan Farrell +, Christopher West +

Rapides-des-Joachims

Mayor, Doris Larochelle, Dale Levesque +, Lucie Rivet Paquette, Doug Rousselle
Councillor (1): Stephany Rauche, (Acclaimed), Ann Gagnon (Withdrew):
Councillor (2): Noel Leclerc*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (3): Anne-Marie Butler *, Ann Gagnon
Councillor (4): Kelsey Daly, Wilfred Levesque, Paul-André Paquette

Shawville

Mayor, Bill William McCleary +, Patti Moffatt +
Councillor (1): Julien Gagnon, Keith Harris *
Councillor (2): Stephane Landry, Denzil Yach *
Councillor (3): Carolann Barton, Brent Leach, Kerry Reasbec
Councillor (4): Donna Andrew, Richard Armitage
Councillor (5): Bill Hobbs *, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (6): Bonney Harris, Katie Sharpe

Sheenboro

Mayor, Doris Venasse Ranger*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (1): Dick Edwards *, Glenn Magill *
Councillor (2): John Brennan*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (3): Rick Bradshaw *, Eldon Jennings
Councillor (4): Lorna Brennan Agnesi*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (5): Nancy Gleason, Shamus Morris
Councillor (6): Neil Meehan, Karen Shea *

Thorne

Mayor, Karen Daly Kelly *, Terence Murdock
Councillor (1): James H. Hodgins, Robert Wills *
Councillor (2): Marsha (Steinke): Bean*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (3): Robert Blaskie, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (4): Robert Black, Deborah Stafford *
Councillor (5): Robert Charette *, Todd Smith
Councillor (6): Jammie Lee Coursol *, Greg MacMillan

Waltham

Mayor, Odette Godin +, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (1): Brenda Landry*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (2): Leonard Godin, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (3): Ramona Marion*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (4): Jordan Evans, (Elected by acclamation
Councillor (5): Elwood Allard*, (Acclaimed)
Councillor (6): Tyler Rochon, (Acclaimed)

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