Maurice Beauchamp is a retired politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He served on the Montreal city council from 1994 to 2005, representing Saint-Sulpice as a member of Vision Montreal.
Early career
editBeauchamp is a horticulturalist.[1] He was an employee of the Montreal Botanical Garden for three decades and in this capacity worked closely with its director, Pierre Bourque, who was subsequently the founder of Vision Montreal.[2]
City councillor
edit- Bourque administration
Beauchamp was first elected to Montreal city council in the 1994 municipal election, defeating incumbent Michael Benoit in Saint-Sulpice.[3] Vision Montreal won a council majority in this election under Bourque's leadership, and, when the new council met in November 1994, Bourque appointed Beauchamp to a six-month term as deputy mayor.[4] In February 1997, he appointed Beauchamp as president of the city's administration and services committee.[5]
Vision Montreal won a second consecutive council majority in the 1998 municipal election. Beauchamp, who was re-elected in Saint-Sulpice, was appointed as an associate member of the Montreal executive committee in November 1998.[6] He was also named as municipal ombudsman, a position that Bourque had established in 1994. Beauchamp's 1998 ombudsman's report requested that the office have an independent budget and be formally recognized in Montreal's city charter.[7]
- Tremblay administration
Beauchamp was elected to a third term in 2001, as Gérald Tremblay's Montreal Island Citizens Union (MICU) won a majority on council. Beauchamp stood down as ombudsman and served for the next four years as a member of the opposition. By virtue of his position on city council, he also served on the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough council.
As a member of city's transport committee, Beauchamp called for a smoking ban in city taxis in 2003.[8]
Beauchamp ran for borough mayor of Ahuntsic-Cartierville in the 2005 election and was defeated by MICU candidate Marie-Andrée Beaudoin. A newspaper report from the campaign identified him as seventy-three years old.[9]
Electoral record
edit| 2005 Montreal municipal election: Mayor, Borough of Ahuntsic–Cartierville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Montreal Island Citizens Union | Marie-Andrée Beaudoin | 16,411 | 49.59 | |||||
| Vision Montreal | Maurice Beauchamp | 12,789 | 38.65 | |||||
| Projet Montréal | Yves Laporte | 3,891 | 11.76 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 33,091 | 100 | ||||||
| Source: City of Montreal official results (in French), City of Montreal. | ||||||||
| 2001 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Saint-Sulpice | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Vision Montreal | (x)Maurice Beauchamp | 6,064 | 67.56 | |||||
| Montreal Island Citizens Union | Salvatore Rubbo | 2,912 | 32.44 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 8,976 | 100 | ||||||
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. | ||||||||
| 1998 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Saint-Sulpice | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Vision Montreal | (x)Maurice Beauchamp | 2,686 | 39.20 | |||||
| New Montreal | Jean Des Trois Maisons | 2,039 | 29.76 | |||||
| Team Montreal | France Hubert | 1,193 | 17.41 | |||||
| Montreal Citizens' Movement | André-Pierre Duchamp | 863 | 12.59 | |||||
| Montreal 2000 | Frédéric La Brie | 71 | 1.04 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,852 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Source: Official Results, City of Montreal. | ||||||||
| 1994 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Saint-Sulpice | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Vision Montreal | Maurice Beauchamp | 2,602 | 39.26 | |||||
| Independent | (x)Michel Benoit | 2,125 | 32.06 | |||||
| Montreal Citizens' Movement | Daniel Ducharme | 1,540 | 23.23 | |||||
| Montrealers' Party | Karine Hénault | 263 | 3.97 | |||||
| Democratic Coalition–Ecology Montreal | Max de Carrier | 98 | 1.48 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,628 | 100 | ||||||
| Source: Official results, City of Montreal. | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Water garden, fountains, pools will highlight Longueuil fair," Montreal Gazette, 21 March 1991, G5.
- ^ Stuart Robertson, "So close! We nearly lost the Botanical Garden," Montreal Gazette, 23 January 1992, C1.
- ^ Katherine Wilton, "Residents choose new Vision at city hall," Montreal Gazette, 7 November 1994, A3.
- ^ Michelle Lalonde, "Novice heads top city committee; Bourque picks Noushig Eloyan," Montreal Gazette, 18 November 1994, A1.
- ^ "Bourque rewards loyal councillors with added duties, responsibilities," Montreal Gazette, 6 February 1997, F8.
- ^ Aaron Derfel, "Mayor taps Fortier as chairman: Executive committee is experienced," Montreal Gazette, 13 November 1998, A3.
- ^ The office's budget was overseen by the executive committee. See Michael Mainville, "Report slams city hall rudeness," Montreal Gazette, 21 October 1999, A1; Michael Mainville, "Red tape often ties up valid complaints: official," Montreal Gazette, 28 September 2000, A5; Darren Becker, "Disgruntled suburbanites seek Montreal ombudsman's help," Montreal Gazette, 20 June 2001, A3.
- ^ Linda Gyulai, "No more smoking in Taxis, city urges: Seeking ban. Second-hand smoke a concern: councillor," Montreal Gazette, 25 July 2003, A6.
- ^ Irwin Block, "Candidates in three-way race tackle traffic, potholes and funding," Montreal Gazette, 26 October 2005, A6. This article wrongly identifies Beauchamp as the incumbent borough mayor.