The 2001 Montreal municipal election took place on November 4, 2001, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Montreal

Montreal

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, Quebec

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, Canada

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. Gérald Tremblay

Gérald Tremblay

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 defeated incumbent Pierre Bourque

Pierre Bourque

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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.

Council

Borough councils

Information about the candidates

Montreal Island Citizens Union

• Nancy Boileau (Maisonneuve) is a community activist. In 2000, she sought to initiate a class-action lawsuit on behalf of commuters who had waited in cold weather for city buses that never arrived or were too full to pick up more passengers. In the 2001 campaign, she campaigned against gentrification and for more affordable housing.

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.

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.