1986 Quebec municipal elections

Several municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec held mayoral and council elections on November 9, 1986. The most closely watched contest was in Montreal, where Jean Doré was elected to his first term as mayor.

Results

Montreal

1986 Montreal municipal election: Mayor of Montreal
Party Candidate Votes %
Montreal Citizens' Movement Jean Doré 230,025 67.70
Civic Party of Montreal Claude Dupras 99,739 29.35
ADMM Kenneth Cheung 4,108 1.21
Independent Marie-Claire Desroches 2,282 0.67
Independent Gilles Côté 1,676 0.49
Independent Philip Moscovitch 1,235 0.36
Independent Ned Dmytryshyn 708 0.21
Total valid votes 339,773 100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

Montréal-Nord

1986 Montreal North municipal election: Mayor of Montreal North
Candidate Votes %
(x) Yves Ryan acclaimed .
Source: "In with the old," Montreal Gazette, 4 November 1986, B2.

Cowansville

Jacques Charbonneau was elected to his first term as mayor.[1] Future mayor Arthur Fauteux was elected to his first term on council.[2]

Longueuil

1986 Longueuil municipal election: Councillor, District Nineteen
Party Candidate Votes %
Parti Municipal Benoit Danault 2,180 73.72
Parti Civique Jean L'Écuyer 777 26.28
Total valid votes 2,957 100

Source: "Final tally shows size of victory in Longueuil," Montreal Gazette, 6 November 1986, V1.

References

  1. ^ "Quebec election results stay true to polls," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1998, A8.
  2. ^ Claude Arpin, "Maverick ousts Sherbrooke mayor in tight race," Sherbrooke Record, 7 November 1994, A5.
  3. ^ "Election results for South Shore boards," Montreal Gazette, 16 November 1987, A6.