Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi remains Liberal with Sophie Chatel
Former accountant tops 6-candidate field in very large riding
Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi voters have chosen to stay with Sophie Chatel, CBC News projects.
The Liberals have now won the last four elections in the area, which has gone NDP and Conservative before.
Chatel was previously an accountant and lawyer who worked at the federal finance department and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The very large riding stretches from Gatineau north to the border with Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou — which runs north to Labrador — and from the Highway 105 area west to the Dumoine River.
Formerly known as Pontiac, the regular independent boundary review after the 2021 census added Kitigan Zibi to its name to represent the Algonquin community at its centre. There were also some geographical changes in its south.
Six candidates ran this time. Conservative Brian Nolan came second.
