1986 Montreal municipal election

The 1986 Montreal municipal election took place on November 9, 1986, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Longtime mayor Jean Drapeau did not seek re-election, and Jean Doré from the opposition Montreal Citizens' Movement (MCM) was elected to the position by a significant margin.[1]

Elections also took place in suburban Montreal communities.

Results (incomplete)

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Party colours do not indicate affiliation with or resemblance to a provincial or a federal party.

Electoral District Position Total valid votes Candidates   Incumbent
  Montreal Citizens' Movement   Civic Party of Montreal   Democratic Municipal Alliance of Montreal (ADMM)   Independents
Mayor 339,773   Jean Doré
230,025 (67.70%)
  Claude Dupras
99,739 (29.35%)
Kenneth Cheung
4,108 (1.21%)
Marie-Claire Desroches
2,282 (0.67%)

Gilles Côté
1,676 (0.49%)

Philip Moscovitch
1,235 (0.36%)

Ned Dmytryshyn
708 (0.21%)
Jean Drapeau
Louis Riel City councillor 7,428   Jacques Charbonneau
4,506 (60.66%)
  Carmen G. Millette
2,922 (39.34%)
Carmen G. Millette
Marie-Victorin City councillor 7,404   Réal Charest
4,524 (61.10%)
  François Delorme
2,880 (38.90%)
Fernand Desjardins
Longue-Pointe City councillor 6,138   Nicole Boudreau
4,260 (69.40%)
  Luc Larivée
2,040 (30.60%)
Luc Larivée
Maisonneuve City councillor 5,611   Ginette L'Heureux
3,702 (65.98%)
  Roger Gallagher
1,909 (34.02%)
André Roy
François-Perrault City councillor 5,688   Frank Venneri
3,564 (62.66%)
  Rocco Luccisano
2,124 (37.34%)
Rocco Luccisano
Gabriel-Sagard City councillor 6,400   Vittorio Capparelli
3,139 (49.05%)
  Marc Beaudoin
1,874 (29.28%)
Marcel Paquet
1,387 (21.67%)[2]
Marc Beaudoin
Jean-Rivard City councillor 3,653   Micheline Daigle
2,476 (67.78%)
  Raymonde Filion
1,177 (32.22%)
Ernest Roussille
Jean-Talon City councillor 3,653   Pierre Goyer
2,870 (59.33%)
  George Savoidakis
1,547 (31.98%)
Demetre Costopoulos
420 (8.68%)
George Savoidakis
Laurier City councillor 5,237   Robert Perreault
3,701 (70.67%)
  Gilles Lupien
1,137 (21.71%)
Roger Larivée
399 (7.62%)
Robert Perreault
Sainte-Marie City councillor 5,658   Serge Lajeunesse
3,420 (60.45%)
  Serge Bélanger
2,152 (38.03%)
Yvon Roy
86 (1.52%)
Serge Bélanger
Ville-Marie City councillor 4,792   John Gardiner
3,197 (66.72%)
  René Avon
1,240 (25.88%)
Cynthia Cheung
355 (7.41%)
John Gardiner
Saint-Henri City councillor 5,419   Kevin Cadloff
2,254 (41.59%)
  Germain Prégent
3,165 (58.41%)
Germain Prégent

Results in suburban communities (incomplete)

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Dorval

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All of Dorval's serving representatives were re-elected without opposition.

Electoral District Position Total valid votes Candidates Incumbent
Winner
Mayor - Peter Yeomans (acclaimed) Peter Yeomans
East Ward 1 Councillor - Edgar Rouleau (acclaimed) Edgar Rouleau
East Ward 2 Councillor - Emile LaCoste (acclaimed) Emile LaCoste
East Ward 3 Councillor - Jules Daigle (acclaimed) Jules Daigle
West Ward 1 Councillor - Robert M. Bourbeau (acclaimed) Robert M. Bourbeau
West Ward 2 Councillor - Ian W. Heron (acclaimed) Ian W. Heron
West Ward 3 Councillor - Frank Richmond (acclaimed) Frank Richmond

Source: Elizabeth Thompson, "Dorval mayor, councillors returned by acclamation," Montreal Gazette, October 23, 1986, I7.

Montréal-Nord (November 2)

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Electoral District Position Total valid votes Candidates Incumbent
Renouveau municipal Action locale et municipal Independent
Mayor - Yves Ryan (acclaimed) Yves Ryan
District 1 Councillor 1,516 Antonin Dupont
1,266 (83.51%)
Pierre Lacombe
250 (16.49%)
Antonin Dupont
District 2 Councillor 1,701 Michelle Allaire
1,331 (78.25%)
Elaine Bissonnette
328 (19.28%)
Albert Donat Dumouchel
42 (2.47%)
Ernest Chartrand
District 3 Councillor - Pierre Blain (acclaimed) Pierre Blain
District 4 Councillor 945 Georgette Morin
652 (68.99%)
Richard Bonin
293 (31.01%)
Georgette Morin
District 5 Councillor - Maurice Bélanger (acclaimed) Maurice Bélanger
District 6 Councillor - Réal Gibeau (acclaimed) Réal Gibeau
District 7 Councillor - Jean-Paul Lessard (acclaimed) Jean-Paul Lessard
District 8 Councillor - Normand Fortin (acclaimed) Normand Fortin
District 9 Councillor - Armand Nadeau (acclaimed) Armand Nadeau
District 10 Councillor - André Coulombe (acclaimed) André Coulombe
District 11 Councillor - Raymond Paquin (acclaimed) Raymond Paquin
District 12 Councillor 1,391 Robert Guerriero
1008 (72.47%)
Pierre Gamache
383 (27.53%)
Robert Guerriero

Sources: "Laid-back Ryan isn't worried by Nov. 2 elections," 16 October 1986, p. 6; "Montreal North councillor quits," Montreal Gazette, October 23, 1986, H3; "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, November 3, 1986, A8.

Saint-Leonard

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1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Mayor
Party Candidate Votes %
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard (x)Raymond Renaud 11,374 44.30
Unité de Saint-Léonard Tony Iammatteo 8,304 32.34
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard Andre Bastien 3,218 12.53
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard Rosario Nobile 2,778 10.82
Total valid votes 25,674 100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.
1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Three
Party Candidate Votes %
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard Frank Zampino 1,006 47.23
Unité de Saint-Léonard Tony Iadeluca 646 30.33
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard Yvon Desrochers 402 18.87
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard Bruno Madvo 76 3.57
Total valid votes 2,130 100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.
1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Four
Party Candidate Votes %
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard (x)Pari Montanaro 1,278 50.12
Unité de Saint-Léonard Joseph Mormina 827 32.43
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard Sylvie Bourassa 260 10.20
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard Domenico Manzo 185 7.25
Total valid votes 2,550 100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.
1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Five
Party Candidate Votes %
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard Alex Pacetti 1,270 61.89
Unité de Saint-Léonard Gaetane Laporte 437 21.30
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard Liborio Sciascia 266 12.96
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard Frank Toro 79 3.85
Total valid votes 2,052 100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.
1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Six
Party Candidate Votes %
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard (x)Dominic Perri 1,309 66.62
Unité de Saint-Léonard Luigi Tesolin 350 17.81
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard Paolo Gervasi 187 9.52
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard Giovanni Sardo 119 6.06
Total valid votes 1,965 100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.
1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Seven
Party Candidate Votes %
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard Yvette Bissonnet 790 41.27
Unité de Saint-Léonard Remi Boyer 772 40.33
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard Vincent Rizzuto 182 9.51
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard Micheline Neveu-Dumontet 170 8.88
Total valid votes 1,914 100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.
1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Eight
Party Candidate Votes %
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard (x)Basilio Giordano 963 47.16
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard Rosario Ortona 631 30.90
Unité de Saint-Léonard Quintino Cimaglia 365 17.87
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard Antonio Barretta 83 4.06
Total valid votes 2,042 100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.
1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Ten
Party Candidate Votes %
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard (x)Maurice Benoît 767 33.20
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard Jules Lauzon 730 31.60
Unité de Saint-Léonard Gabriel Paradis 626 27.10
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard Yvon Plante 187 8.10
Total valid votes 2,310 100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.
1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Eleven
Party Candidate Votes %
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard (x)Jean-Jacques Goyette 803 35.16
Unité de Saint-Léonard Marcelle Gaudreault 761 33.32
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard Fiorino Bianco 456 19.96
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard Giovanni Mogianesi 264 11.56
Total valid votes 2,284 100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.
1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Twelve
Party Candidate Votes %
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard Robert Zambito 787 39.95
Unité de Saint-Léonard (x)Domenico Moschella 753 38.22
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard Jacques Amyot 216 10.96
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard Michelango Cannistraro 214 10.86
Total valid votes 1,970 100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

Subsequent by-elections in suburban communities

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Anjou
Anjou municipal by-election, 1 March 1987: Councillor, Lucie Bruneau division
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance municipale d'Anjou Nicole Massue 708 54.00
Relève democratique municipale Pierre Charbonneau 503 38.37
Independent René Vergé 100 7.63
Total valid votes 1,311 100
Source: Debbie Parkes, "Anjou split continues as mayor's side wins a seat," Montreal Gazette, 2 March 1987, A3. The by-election was caused by the death of Michel Massue in December 1986.

Results in other Montreal-area communities (incomplete)

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Longueuil

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The governing Parti municipal de Longueuil was returned to office with a landslide majority. Party leader Jacques Finet was re-elected to a second term as mayor, and the party won all nineteen seats on council.

Winning candidates are listed in boldface.

Electoral District Position Total valid votes Candidates Incumbent
Parti municipal Parti civique Independent
Mayor 35,419 Jacques Finet
28,675 (80.96%)
Claude Jollet
6,744 (19.04%)
Jacques Finet
District 1 Councillor 1,191 Pierre Hurtubise
784 (65.83%)
Gilles Petel
407 (34.17%)
District 2 Councillor 1,876 André Normandin
1402 (74.73%)
Marcel Tessier
474 (25.27%)
District 3 Councillor 1,680 Claude Gladu
1,296 (77.14%)
Lucie Bertrand-Giroux
384 (22.86%)
Claude Gladu
District 4 Councillor 2,000 Roger Ferland
1,380 (69.00%)
Marc E. Decelles
620 (31.00%)
Roger Ferland
District 5 Councillor 1,874 Nicole Béliveau-Zeitter
1,170 (62.43%)
Paul-Auguste Briand
704 (37.57%)
Nicole Béliveau-Zeitter
District 6 Councillor 2,147 Jacques Morissette
1,899 (88.45%)
François Robidas
208 (9.69%)
Lorenzo Defoy Jr.
40 (1.86%)
Jacques Morissette
District 7 Councillor 1,225 Roger Lacombe
1,007 (82.20%)
Claude Royal
218 (17.80%)
Roger Lacombe
District 8 Councillor 1,949 Gilles Déry
1,401 (71.88%)
Solange Therrien
548 (28.12%)
Gilles Déry
District 9 Councillor 2,466 Magella Richard
1,384 (56.12%)
Pierre Nantel
1,082 (43.88%)
Pierre Nantel
District 10 Councillor 1,713 Florence Mercier
1,524 (88.97%)
Serge Darveau
189 (11.03%)
Florence Mercier
District 11 Councillor 1,589 Serge Sévigny
1,354 (85.21%)
Michel Landry
235 (14.79%)
Serge Sévigny
District 12 Councillor 1,534 Lise Sauvé-Thiverge
1,200 (78.23%)
André Giroux
334 (21.77%)
Lise Sauvé-Thiverge
District 13 Councillor 1,853 Jean St-Hilaire
1,186 (64.00%)
Jean-Pierre Trahan
667 (36.00%)
Jean-Pierre Trahan
District 14 Councillor 1,931 Michel Timperio
1,754 (90.83%)
Mario Chartier
177 (9.17%)
Michel Timperio
District 15 Councillor 1,710 Florent Charest
1,334 (78.01%)
André Chapdelaine
376 (21.99%)
Florent Charest
District 16 Councillor 2,065 Georges Touten
1,311 (63.49%)
Jacques Bouchard
754 (36.51%)
Jacques Bouchard
District 17 Councillor 2,065 André Létourneau
1,864 (90.27%)
André Chartier
201 (9.73%)
André Létourneau
District 18 Councillor 1,769 Jacques Milette
1,224 (69.19%)
Lise Rathé
545 (30.81%)
District 19 Councillor 2,957 Benoît Danault
2,180 (73.72%)
Jean L’Écuyer
777 (26.28%)
Benoit Danault

Source: Le Parti municipal de Longueuil: Jacques Finet, l'innovateur, Société historique et culturelle du Marigot, accessed February 19, 2014. Some minor corrections to the names of some candidates are taken from "Final tally shows size of victory in Longueuil," Montreal Gazette, November 6, 1986, V1.

Jacques Finet resigned as mayor on April 16, 1987, to take a vice-president's job at Hydro-Quebec. A by-election to choose his successor was held on May 30, 1987.

Electoral District Position Total valid votes Candidates Incumbent
Parti municipal Independent Independent
Mayor 25,961 Roger Ferland
18,596 (71.63%)
Jacques Olivier
7,035 (27.10%)
Jacques Gendron
330 (1.27%)[3]

Source: James Mennie, "Ferland whips ex-MP to win Longueuil mayoralty," Montreal Gazette, June 1, 1987, A3.

References

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  1. ^ Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal, accessed May 16, 2011.
  2. ^ Paquet was a shopkeeper in Montreal. He had previously contested Gabriel-Sagard as an independent candidate in the 1982 municipal election. See "East-end areas may be linked but have distinct issues," Montreal Gazette, November 8, 1986, p. 7.
  3. ^ Gendron was described in the Montreal Gazette as a 49-year-old theatrical production company owner. He had previously sought election for mayor of Longueuil in 1982. See James Mennie, "Voters choose mayor Sunday in Longueuil," Montreal Gazette, May 28, 1987, I1. There was a Jacques Gendron who ran for Montreal city council in 1998; media reports do not indicate if this was the same person. A different Jacques Gendron ran as a candidate of the Canadian Alliance in the 2000 Canadian federal election.