Magog municipal election, 2005

The 2005 Magog municipal election was held on November 6, 2005, to elect a mayor and councillors in the city of Magog, Quebec. Marc Poulin was re-elected to a third term as mayor without opposition.

Results

2005 Magog election, Mayor of Magog

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Marc Poulin	accl.	.

2005 Magog election, Councillor, District One

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Michel Bombardier	442	61.99
Yvon Bernier	271	38.01
Total valid votes	713	100.00

2005 Magog election, Councillor, District Two

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Yvon Lamontagne	233	50.00
Bertrand Bergeron	184	39.48
Gisele Bisson	49	10.52
Total valid votes	466	100.00

2005 Magog election, Councillor, District Three

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Denise Poulin-Marcotte	accl.	.

2005 Magog election, Councillor, District Four

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Alain Vanden Eynden	279	34.92
Rejean Lacroix	234	29.29
Marcel Lavoie	186	23.28
Serge Poulin	100	12.52
Total valid votes	799	100.00

2005 Magog election, Councillor, District Five

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Vicky May Hamm	463	52.26
(x)Michel Voyer	423	47.74
Total valid votes	886	100.00

• Michel Voyer is a businessperson in Magog. In the 1980s, he was president of the downtown association and the Chamber of Commerce. He is a Canadian federalist and supported the "Oui" side in the 1992 Canadian referendum on the Charlottetown Accord.^[1] He served on the Magog Township council from 1995 until its merger with Magog in 2002, when he was elected for the new city's fifth ward.^[2] He initially favoured the de-merger of Magog Township in 2004, but changed his mind following two provincial amendments to the new city of Magog's charter.^[3] He was defeated in 2005 and later served on the board of Magog's business development corporation.^[4]

2005 Magog election, Councillor, District Six

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Jacques Laurendeau	accl.	.

2005 Magog election, Councillor, District Seven

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Gilbert Kurt Boucher	accl.	.

2005 Magog election, Councillor, District Eight

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Gilles Robinson	358	52.42
Michel Pomerleau	325	47.58
Total valid votes	683	100.00

2005 Magog election, Councillor, District Nine

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Serge Gosselin	467	73.66
Pierre Goulet	167	26.34
Total valid votes	634	100.00

2009 Magog election, Councillor, District Ten

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Jocelyne Mongrain	accl.	.

Sources: Patrick Lavery, "Magog mayor gets four more years: Four acclaimed to council, 16 vie for remaining seats," Sherbrooke Record, 18 October 2005, p. 3; "Meet your new municipal councils," Sherbrooke Record, 8 November 2005, p. 7.

References

1. ^ "No vote will plunge Canada into uncertainty, Rae warns," Kitchener-Waterloo Record, 2 October 1992, p. 6.
2. ^ He was forty-seven years old at the time. See Kate Shingler, "Le Cavalier and Voyer battle it out for District 5," Sherbrooke Record, 26 November 2002, p. 4; "Poulin elected to lead new city of Magog," Sherbrooke Record, 2 December 2002, p. 1.
3. ^ Rita Legault, "Demerger and status quo advocates gear up for referendum," Sherbrooke Record, 31 May 2004, p. 1; "Quinze personnalités s'affichent en faveur du maintien de la Ville de Magog", Radio-Canada, 12 May 2004, accessed 25 February 2011.
4. ^ Jean-François Gagnon, "La SDC de Magog tirée d'impasse," cyberpress.ca, 30 January 2007, accessed 25 February 2011.