- Montreal municipal election, 2001
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The 2001 Montreal municipal election took place on November 4, 2001, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Gérald Tremblay defeated incumbent Pierre Bourque to become mayor of the newly amalgamated city.
All mayoral candidates were also allowed to run for a seat on council, with "alternates" who would assume the council seat if the mayoral candidates were elected to both offices.
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Results
Mayor
2001 Montreal municipal election results: Mayor of Montreal Party Candidate Total votes % of total 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.
Council
2001 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Jean-Rivard division Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Vision Montreal (x)Frank Venneri 4,548 58.04 Montreal Island Citizens Union Daniel Boucher 2,968 37.88 White Elephant Party Charles Paradis 320 4.08 Total valid votes 7,836 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.
2001 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Louis-Riel division Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Vision Montreal Lyn Faust 6,387 69.25 Montreal Island Citizens Union Gilles Marette 2,836 30.75 Total valid votes 9,223 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.
2001 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Parc-Extension division Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Vision Montreal (x)Mary Deros 3,819 48.67 Montreal Island Citizens Union George Vathilakis 2,617 33.35 Independent Sofoklis Rasoulis 1,410 17.97 Total valid votes 7,846 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.
2001 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Plateau-Mont-Royal division Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Vision Montreal Nicolas Tétrault 5,248 61.66 Montreal Island Citizens Union (x)André Cardinal 2,510 29.49 White Elephant Party Josée Fournier 510 5.99 Independent Ann Farrell 150 1.76 Independent Man Yee Cheung 93 1.09 Total valid votes 8,511 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.
2001 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Saint-Léonard division (three members elected) Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Montreal Island Citizens Union Frank Zampino 20,279 26.29 Montreal Island Citizens Union Yvette Bissonnet 18,438 23.90 Montreal Island Citizens Union Dominic Perri 16,818 21.80 Vision Montreal Vincenzo Arciresi 7,555 9.79 Vision Montreal Basilio Giordano 6,417 8.32 Vision Montreal Louise Blackburn 6,190 8.02 White Elephant Party Denis Fournier 896 1.16 Independent Dolly N. Makambo 557 0.72 Total valid votes 77,150 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.
2001 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Maisonneuve division Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Vision Montreal (x)Richer Dompierre 5,745 71.88 Montreal Island Citizens Union Nancy Boileau 2,248 28.12 Total valid votes 7,993 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.
Borough councils
2001 Montreal municipal election results: Saint-Leonard borough Councillor, Grande-Prairie division Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Montreal Island Citizens Union Robert Zambito 10,034 73.03 Vision Montreal Lino Colapelle 3,705 26.97 Total valid votes 13,739 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.
2001 Montreal municipal election results: Saint-Leonard borough Councillor, Port-Maurice division Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Montreal Island Citizens Union Mario Battista 7,694 57.78 Vision Montreal Italo Barone 3,274 24.59 Independent Steve Gentile 2,347 17.63 Total valid votes 13,315 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.
Information about the candidates
- Vision Montreal
- Lino Colapelle (Saint-Léonard-Est borough council) was a first-time candidate.
- White Elephant Party
- Charles Paradis (Jean-Rivard) was a first-time candidate.
- Denis Fournier (Saint-Léonard) was a first-time candidate.[1]
- Independents
- Steve Gentile (Port-Maurice) was a first-time candidate. There is a noted designer in Saint-Leonard named Steve Gentile, though it is not known if this is the same person.[2]
References
- ^ The Montreal Gazette reported in 2004 that a Denis Fournier of Saint-Leonard had drowned while fishing. This may have been the same person. See "Fisherman's body found along river," Montreal Gazette, 21 July 2004, A7.
- ^ Maria Puente, "A fairytale re-spun: Designers tell tale of Di's dress," The Province, 28 July 2006, p. 20.
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