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Gatineau, Que., has called a spring byelection to choose a new mayor after France Bélisle’s sudden resignation last week.
Voting day will be Sunday, June 9, city officials announced Tuesday.
Candidates may file their nomination papers between April 26 and May 10, and there will be advance voting June 2.
The city estimates it will cost about $2 million to hold the byelection.
Bélisle, who became the city’s first female mayor when she was elected in 2021, made the announcement Thursday morning.
She said in French she was leaving to preserve her health and integrity. She said she did not want to keep participating in the current political climate and that she had received death threats.
City councillor Daniel Champagne is acting mayor.
Quebec’s next round of municipal elections are scheduled for November 2025.
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