Montreal municipal election, 1982
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The 1982 Montreal municipal election took place on November 14, 1982, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. Longtime mayor Jean Drapeau
was re-elected for what turned out to be his final term in office, defeating challenger Jean Doré
.
Elections were also held in Montreal's suburban communities on November 7, 1982.
Council
Independents
Saint-Leonard
subsequent by-elections
Union municipale de Saint-Léonard
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Longtime mayor Jean Drapeau
Jean Drapeau
Jean Drapeau, was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Montreal from 1954 to 1957 and 1960 to 1986...
was re-elected for what turned out to be his final term in office, defeating challenger Jean Doré
Jean Doré
Jean Doré is a Canadian politician and former mayor of the City of Montreal, Quebec.-Background:Jean Doré studied law at the Université de Montréal, where he was president of the student union from 1967 to 1968. He received a Master's Degree of Political Science from McGill University...
.
Elections were also held in Montreal's suburban communities on November 7, 1982.
Results
MayorCouncil
Information about the candidates
Municipal Action Group- Gino Gentile (Jean-Talon) was a first-time candidate.
Independents
- Nicola L. Corbo (Jean-Talon) was a first-time candidate.
Results in suburban communities
Montreal NorthSaint-Leonard
subsequent by-elections
Saint-Leonard
Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard- Pierre Paquet (Ward Ten) was a Montreal lawyer during the 1980s. He was elected to council in 1982 in his first bid for public office. When the Équipe du renouveau dissolved in 1984, he joined Raymond RenaudRaymond RenaudRaymond 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:...
's Ralliement de Saint-LéonardRalliement de Saint-LéonardThe 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:...
, but was dropped from that party's list before 1986 electionMontreal municipal election, 1986The 1986 Montreal municipal election took place on November 9, 1978, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Longtime mayor Jean Drapeau did not seek re-election, and Jean Doré from the opposition Montreal Citizens' Movement was elected to the position by a significant...
amid disputed circumstances. Renaud said that Paquet had been largely inactive on council, while Paquet said he had been blocked for asking too many serious questions.
Union municipale de Saint-Léonard
- Eduardo di Bennardo (Ward Six) was elected to the Saint-Leonard city council in 1978 as a candidate of the Parti de l'alliance municipaleParti de l'alliance municipale (Saint-Leonard)The Parti de l'alliance municipale , also known as the Alliance municipale de Saint-Léonard, was a municipal political party in the suburban community of Saint-Leonard in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the 1970s and 1980s...
. He was defeated in 1982, running for Union municipal.