Montreal municipal election, 2005
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The 2005 Montreal municipal election was held on November 6, 2005, to elect a city mayor, borough mayors, city councillors, and borough councillors in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. In the contest for mayor of Montreal, Gérald Tremblay
was elected to a second term over former mayor Pierre Bourque
.
resigned as borough mayor of Saint-Leonard in 2008. He was replaced on an interim basis by Yvette Bissonnet
. A by-election to choose a permanent replacement was held in September 2008.
Source: City of Montreal official results
Projet Montréal
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...
. In the contest for mayor of Montreal, Gérald Tremblay
Gérald Tremblay
Gérald Tremblay is a Canadian politician and businessman currently serving his third term as mayor of Montreal and as president of the Montreal Metropolitan Community...
was elected to a second term over former mayor Pierre Bourque
Pierre Bourque
Pierre Bourque, CQ is a businessman and politician in Quebec, Canada. He founded the Vision Montreal political party and served as mayor of Montreal from 1994 to 2001.-Background:...
.
Borough mayors
Borough | Elected Candidate | Party |
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Ahuntsic-Cartierville Ahuntsic-Cartierville Ahuntsic-Cartierville is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Geography:The borough is located in the northern part of Montreal along the banks of the Rivière des Prairies, and includes some islands in the river such as Île aux Chats, Île Perry, and Île de la Visitation... |
Marie-Andrée Beaudoin Marie-Andrée Beaudoin Marie-Andrée Beaudoin served as borough mayor of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from November 2005 to November 2009, representing the Union Montréal party. She has been a resident of the area since the early 1990s... |
MICU |
Anjou | Luis Miranda Luis Miranda (politician) Luis Miranda is a city councillor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is the mayor of the Anjou borough. He is a member of the Union Montreal municipal political party... (inc.) |
Team Anjou |
Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | Michael Applebaum (inc.) | MICU |
Lachine | Claude Dauphin Claude Dauphin Claude Dauphin is a lawyer and politician in the province of Quebec, Canada. He is a Montreal city councillor and also serves as the mayor of the Montreal borough of Lachine... (inc.) |
MICU |
LaSalle LaSalle (borough) LaSalle is a community in the Greater Montreal Region of Quebec, Canada. Of which, for quite a lengthy time was once a municipality following the town's inaugural foundation in 1912 until the classification as a borough of the city of Montreal during the 2002 amalgamation.All of which was a... |
Manon Barbe Manon Barbe Manon Barbe is a city councillor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She has served as the borough mayor LaSalle since 2003. She is a member of the Union Montreal municipal political party.Barbe was first elected as a city councillor in 1995... (inc.) |
MICU |
L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève is a borough of the city of Montreal.-Geography:The borough is composed of the former municipalities of L'Île-Bizard and Sainte-Geneviève. The first is a separate island, the largest of the City of Montreal besides the Island of Montreal itself, and the second is a... |
Richard Bélanger Richard Bélanger Richard Bélanger is a city councillor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has served as the borough mayor of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève since 2005. He is a member of the Union Montreal municipal political party... |
MICU |
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is a borough of Montreal, Quebec.-History:In 1860, Hochelaga developed as a village counting a little more than 1000 inhabitants. In 1874, Hudon — a cotton factory- moved in... |
Lyn Thériault Faust | VM |
Montreal North | Marcel Parent Marcel Parent Marcel Parent is a French Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.-References:... (inc.) |
MICU |
Outremont Outremont (borough) Outremont is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists entirely of the former city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada... |
Stéphane Harbour (inc.) | MICU |
Pierrefonds—Roxboro | Monique Worth Monique Worth Monique Worth is a city councillor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She has served as the borough mayor for Pierrefonds-Roxboro since 2001. She is a member of the Union Montreal municipal political party... (inc.) |
MICU |
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal Le Plateau-Mont-Royal Le Plateau-Mont-Royal is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.The Plateau-Mont-Royal takes its name from its location on relatively flat terrain north of Sherbrooke Street and downtown, and east of Mont-Royal... |
Helen Fotopulos (inc.) | MICU |
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles is a suburban borough on the eastern tip of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the farthest borough in the eastern end of the island of Montreal.-Geography:... |
Cosmo Macioca (inc.) | MICU |
Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie | André Lavallée | MICU |
Saint-Laurent | Alan Desousa Alan DeSousa Alan DeSousa is a city councillor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is also the borough mayor of Saint-Laurent, and the former Chairman of the City of Montreal's Executive Committee. He is currently Vice-chairman, in charge of sustainable development, the environment, parks and green spaces. He... (inc.) |
MICU |
Saint Leonard | Frank Zampino Frank Zampino Frank Zampino is a Montreal politician and a chartered accountant. He served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the City of Montreal and the city's second-ranking official... (inc.) |
MICU |
Le Sud-Ouest Le Sud-Ouest Le Sud-Ouest is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Geography:Le Sud-Ouest is an amalgam of several neighbourhoods with highly distinct histories and identities, mainly with working-class and industrial origins, grouped around the Lachine Canal... |
Jacqueline Montpetit (inc.) | MICU |
Verdun Verdun (borough) Verdun is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, situated along the St. Lawrence River. It consists of the former city of Verdun, which was merged with the city of Montreal on January 1, 2002. Verdun did not hold a demerger referendum on June 20, 2004. Verdun was founded in 1671, making it... |
Claude Trudel | MICU |
Ville-Marie Ville-Marie (borough) Ville-Marie is the name of a borough in the centre of the city of Montreal, Quebec.-Location:The borough comprises all of downtown Montreal, Old Montreal and the Old Port, the Centre-Sud area, most of Mount Royal Park, Saint Helen's Island, and Île Notre-Dame.It is bordered by the city of... |
Benoit Labonté Benoit Labonté Benoît Labonté was a city councillor with the Vision Montréal party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was the mayor of the borough of Ville-Marie until 2009. He was in favour of the merger of all Montreal Island municipalities into the megacity.Labonté, a former head of the Board of Trade of... |
MICU |
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension is a borough in the city of Montreal, Quebec. It has a population of 145,485 and an area of 16,05 km².-Location:... |
Anie Samson | VM |
City councillors (incomplete)
Borough councillors (incomplete)
Post-election changes
Frank ZampinoFrank Zampino
Frank Zampino is a Montreal politician and a chartered accountant. He served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the City of Montreal and the city's second-ranking official...
resigned as borough mayor of Saint-Leonard in 2008. He was replaced on an interim basis by Yvette Bissonnet
Yvette Bissonnet
Yvette Bissonnet is a politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was a member of the Montreal city council from 2001 to 2009, serving as a member of the Montreal Island Citizens Union...
. A by-election to choose a permanent replacement was held in September 2008.
Source: City of Montreal official results
Information on the candidates
Vision Montreal- Jean-Marc Boivin (Saint-Léonard-Est borough council) was a first-time candidate in Montreal.
- Claudia Martinez (Saint-Léonard-Ouest borough council) was a first-time candidate.
Projet Montréal
- Maria Marra (François-Perrault) was a first-time candidate. She remained active with Projet Montréal after the election.
- Brian M. Doody (Peter-McGill, borough councillor) was born in HalifaxCity of HalifaxHalifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
, Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaNova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, and moved to Quebec in 1989. He has two Bachelor of LawsBachelor of LawsThe Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...
degrees from McGill UniversityMcGill UniversityMohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
and a Master of ArtsMaster of Arts (postgraduate)A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
degree in political science from Queen's University, and was pursuing a Ph.D.Ph.D.A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in political science from the Université de MontréalUniversité de MontréalThe Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
during the 2005 campaign. He specializes in electoral reform and has written for journals such as Policy Options. The 2005 campaign was his first bid for public office. - Daniel Archambault was a first-time candidate. He continued to work with Projet Montréal in Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie after the election.