Projet Montréal

Infobox_Canada_Political_Party
party_name = Projet Montréal
party_wikicolourid = Green
status = active
class = mun
party_
leader = Richard Bergeron
president = Magda Popeanu
foundation = May 28, 2004
dissolution =
ideology = sustainable urbanism and environmentalism
headquarters = 245, rue De la Gauchetière Est
Montreal, Quebec
H2X 3Z4
int_alignment = None
colours = Green (and Blue)
seats_house = 1
website = [http://www.projetmontreal.org/ http://www.projetmontreal.org/]

Projet Montréal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Origins

Projet Montréal is possibly the first party since the RCM that was not specifically established to promote a mayoral candidacy. It was created by environmental activists in May 2004.

Electoral Performance

Richard Bergeron was the party's first mayoral candidate. He was elected to the City Council in 2005 and gathered 8.53% of the vote for Mayor.

In the September 2006 by-election held in the district of Marie-Victorin, Projet Montreal candidate and former city councillor Kettly Beauregard won 31.7% of the vote for a strong second-place finish.

In December 2007, PM candidate Jean-Claude Marsan took second place with 37.43% in a by-election to replace disgraced Outremont borough mayor Stephane Harbour. At the same time, there was a by-election in Outremont's Robert-Bourassa district to replace Marie Cinq-Mars, who chose to run for borough mayor. In the Robert-Bourassa by-election, PM candidate Denise Rochefort also placed second, obtaining 35.13% of the vote.

Party's Platform

Projet Montréal advocates sustainable urbanism, [ [http://www.planetizen.com/node/14762 New Political Party Based On Sustainable Urbanism, Planetizen, November 11, 2004] ] which is the application of the principles of sustainable development to an urban setting, such as Downtown Montreal. One of the party's proposals consists of building a light rail train in order to:
* reduce car traffic;
* give more room to pedestrians and cyclists;
* increase the residents' quality of life and
* reverse urban sprawl. [ [http://www.montrealmirror.com/2007/020807/news2.html A tramline named desire, Montreal Mirror, February 8-14, 2007] ]

Mayoral Candidates

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Election
Mayoral Candidate
Popular Vote for Mayor
Number of Councillors

2005Richard Bergeron9%1/64

Victories are indicated with bold fonts.

Footnotes