2001 Quebec municipal elections

Several municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec held elections on November 4, 2001, to elect mayors, reeves, and city councillors. The most closely watched contest was in the newly amalgamated city of Montreal, where Gérald Tremblay defeated incumbent Pierre Bourque.[1]

Results

Gatineau

Main article: 2001 Gatineau municipal election
2001 Gatineau municipal election: Mayor
Party Candidate Popular vote Expenditures
Votes % ±%
Independent Yves Ducharme 47,975 54.39 – none listed
Independent Robert Labine 40,227 45.61 -2.71[a] none listed
Total valid votes 88,202 98.65
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes 1,203 1.35 -0.07[a]
Turnout 89,405 53.76 +7.11[a]
Eligible voters 166,292
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items
(signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau[2]

Longueuil

Mayor of Longueuil[3]
Candidate Party Vote %
  Jacques Olivier Parti municipal Rive-Sud - Équipe Jacques Olivier 75,707 62.0%
  Marguerite Pearson Richard Ralliement démocratique - Équipe Marguerite Pearson Richard 46,308 38.0%
  Total valid votes 122,015 100%

Montreal

Main article: 2001 Montreal municipal election
2001 Montreal municipal election: Mayor of Montreal
Party Candidate Votes %
Montreal Island Citizens Union Gérald Tremblay 311,451 50.37
Vision Montreal (x)Pierre Bourque 279,123 45.14
White Elephant Party Michel Bédard 9,785 1.58
Independent Super Cauchon 8,382 1.36
Independent Pierre Larouche 1,991 0.32
Independent Patricia Métivier 1,809 0.29
Independent Daniel Cormier 1,434 0.23
Independent Ricardo Hrtschan 1,290 0.21
Independent Al Cappe 943 0.15
Independent Daniel Simon 909 0.15
Independent Ian Fitchtenbaum 811 0.13
Independent Samoila Pirau 366 0.06
Total valid votes 618,294 100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

Mont-Saint-Michel

2001 Mont-Saint-Michel municipal election: Mayor
Candidate Votes %
(x)Roger Lapointe acclaimed .

Source: Élections municipales 2001 - Résultats des élections pour le poste de maire Archived 2011-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, Affaires municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire Québec.

Potton

2001 Potton municipal election: Mayor of Potton
Candidate Votes %
Claude Laplume 625 69.60
(x)André Marcoux 273 30.40
Total valid votes 898 100.00

Source: "Election 2001 Sherbrooke & Townships," Sherbrooke Record, 6 November 2001, p. 5.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c The difference is taken from the result of the 1999 Gatineau mayoral election, which was before amalgamation.

References

  1. ^ Jeff Heinrich, "New city, new mayor," Montreal Gazette, 5 November 2001, A1.
  2. ^ "Ville de Gatineau (2002- ) – Élection du 4 novembre 2001" (PDF) (in Canadian French). City of Gatineau. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Jacques Olivier est déclaré vainqueur à Longueuil" (in French). TVA Nouvelles. November 4, 2001. Retrieved October 19, 2013.