Bedford municipal election, 2009

The 2009 Town of Bedford municipal election took place on November 1, 2009, to elect a mayor and councillors in the town of Bedford, Quebec. Incumbent mayor Claude Dubois was returned without opposition.^[1]

Results

2009 Bedford election, Mayor of Bedford

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Claude Dubois	accl.	.

• Claude Dubois was president of the Missisquoi County Fair before running for public office.^[2] He was first elected as mayor of Bedford in 2003 and was re-elected without opposition in 2005 and 2009.^[3]

2009 Bedford election, Councillor, District One

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Alain Lacoste	370	41.62
(x)Katherine Greenwood	313	35.21
Claire Brault	206	23.17
Total valid votes	889	100.00

2009 Bedford election, Councillor, District Two

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Luc Gnocchini	681	76.60
Bernard Dufour	208	23.40
Total valid votes	889	100.00

• Luc Gnocchini was first elected to the Bedford town council in 2003.^[4] He was re-elected in 2005 and 2009.^[5] The latter election was the first time he faced opposition.

2009 Bedford election, Councillor, District Three

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Madeleine Fortin	377	41.94
Christelle Bogosta	276	30.70
Yvette Lapointe	246	27.36
Total valid votes	899	100.00

• Madeleine Campbell Fortin was first elected to the Bedford town council in 1987. She has served on the health and social services network of Brome—Missisquoi.^[6] She also has been president of the school committe of Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge and a board member of CLSC La Pommeraie.^[7]

2009 Bedford election, Councillor, District Four

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Tommy Gladu	accl.

2009 Bedford election, Councillor, District Five

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Claude Jetté	717	81.38
François Samray	164	18.62
Total valid votes	881	100.00

2009 Bedford election, Councillor, District Six

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Mona Beaulac	accl.

Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec.

References

1. ^ Simon-Olivier Lorange, Confiance renouvelée en Pauline Quinlan, 2 November 2009, accessed 18 November 2010.
2. ^ Claude Villemaire, "Rainy weekend fails to down fairgoers' spirits," Sherbrooke Record, 11 August 2003, p. 7.
3. ^ Rita Legault, "Mayors Nicolet and Langevin acclaimed with many others," 14 October 2003, p. 1; "Who's running, who was elected by acclamation," Sherbrooke Record, 17 October 2005, p. 7.
4. ^ Rita Legault, "Mayors Nicolet and Langevin acclaimed with many others," Sherbrooke Record, 14 October 2003, p. 1.
5. ^ "Who's running, who was elected by acclamation," Sherbrooke Record, 17 October 2005, p. 7.
6. ^ "New board for B-M health network, Sherbrooke Record, 19 July 2004, p. 5.
7. ^ Caroline Kehne, "Day in the sun for BM volunteers," Sherbrooke Record, 13 December 2001, p. 4.