Action civique de Saint-Léonard was a municipal political party that existed from 1984 to 1986 in the suburban community of Saint-Leonard in Montreal

Montreal

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, Quebec

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, Canada

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. The party claimed more than five hundred members in March 1986 and held one seat on the Saint-Leonard city council.

The party emerged from a split in the governing Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard

Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard

The Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard was a political party based in the suburban community of Saint-Leonard in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...

 party the followed mayor Antonio di Ciocco

Antonio di Ciocco

Antonio di Ciocco was a politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He served as mayor of the suburban community of Saint-Leonard from 1981 to 1984....

's death in July 1984. Domenico Moschella

Domenico Moschella

Domenico Moschella, also known as Dominic Moschella, is an entrepreneur and politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was a city councillor in the suburban community of Saint-Leonard from 1982 to 1986 and again from 1990 to 2001 and has been a school commissioner with the Commission scolaire de la...

 formed Action civique, while his leadership rival Raymond Renaud

Raymond Renaud

Raymond Renaud was a politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was mayor of the suburban community of Saint-Leonard from 1984 to 1990, leading the municipal Ralliement de Saint-Léonard party.-Councillor:...

 formed the Ralliement de Saint-Léonard

Ralliement de Saint-Léonard

The Ralliement de Saint-Léonard is a former political party in Saint-Leonard, Quebec, Canada. The RdSL existed prior to Saint-Leonard's amalgamation into Montreal and dominated the city's political life in the mid-1980s.-Rise to political dominance:...

. Renaud defeated Moschella in a mayoral by-election

By-election

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 later in the year and was able to form a new municipal administration. In the aftermath of this political restructuring, Moschella was only city councillor to serve with the Action civique party. Action civique also fielded Vittorio Galerio as a candidate in an April 1985 council by-election; he finished third.

After the 1985 by-election, Moschella called for a united opposition party to challenge Renaud's administration in the next general election. He helped form the new Unité de Saint-Léonard

Unité de Saint-Léonard

Unité de Saint-Léonard was a municipal political party that operated from 1986 to 1987 in the suburban community of Saint-Leonard in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...

party in October 1986 and wound down Action civique shortly thereafter.