Unité de Saint-Léonard
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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
. It was led by millionaire Montreal entrepreneur Tony Iammatteo, who was also its mayoral candidate in the 1986 municipal election.
The Unité party was introduced at a press conference held on September 24, 1986, at a shoe factory owned by Iammatteo. Incumbent opposition councillors Domenico Moschella
, Tommaso Nanci, and Remi Boyer were present for the announcement, and all three officially joined the party shortly thereafter. Moschella was formerly the leader of Action civique de Saint-Léonard
, while Nanci and Boyer had served with the Union Municipale de Saint-Léonard
party.
The party ran a full slate of candidates in the 1986 municipal election. Iammatteo finished second against incumbent mayor Raymond Renaud
, whose Ralliement de Saint-Léonard
party took ten of twelve council seats. Giuseppe Fargnoli, who ran in the city's first ward, was the only Unité candidate elected; Moschella, Nanci, and Boyer were all defeated by relatively narrow margins.
Unité played a prominent role in a high-profile Saint-Leonard tax protest in early 1987, though it seems to have disappeared as an active force after this time.
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. It was led by millionaire Montreal entrepreneur Tony Iammatteo, who was also its mayoral candidate in the 1986 municipal election.
The Unité party was introduced at a press conference held on September 24, 1986, at a shoe factory owned by Iammatteo. Incumbent opposition councillors 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...
, Tommaso Nanci, and Remi Boyer were present for the announcement, and all three officially joined the party shortly thereafter. Moschella was formerly the leader of Action civique de Saint-Léonard
Action civique de Saint-Léonard
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, Quebec, Canada...
, while Nanci and Boyer had served with the Union Municipale de Saint-Léonard
Union municipale de Saint-Léonard
The Union municipale de Saint-Léonard was a municipal political party in the suburban community of Saint-Leonard in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, during the early to mid-1980s....
party.
The party ran a full slate of candidates in the 1986 municipal election. Iammatteo finished second against incumbent mayor 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:...
, whose 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:...
party took ten of twelve council seats. Giuseppe Fargnoli, who ran in the city's first ward, was the only Unité candidate elected; Moschella, Nanci, and Boyer were all defeated by relatively narrow margins.
Unité played a prominent role in a high-profile Saint-Leonard tax protest in early 1987, though it seems to have disappeared as an active force after this time.