Several municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec held elections on November 4, 2001, to elect mayors, reeves, and city councillors. The most closely watched contest was in the newly amalgamated city of Montreal, where Gérald Tremblay defeated incumbent Pierre Bourque.[1]
Results
Gatineau
2001 Gatineau municipal election: Mayor Party | Candidate | Popular vote | Expenditures |
Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Yves Ducharme | 47,975 | 54.39 | – | none listed |
| Independent | Robert Labine | 40,227 | 45.61 | -2.71[a] | none listed |
Total valid votes | 88,202 | 98.65 | |
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes | 1,203 | 1.35 | -0.07[a] | |
Turnout | 89,405 | 53.76 | +7.11[a] | |
Eligible voters | 166,292 | |
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates. |
Sources: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau[2] |
Longueuil
Mayor of Longueuil[3] | Candidate | Party | Vote | % |
| Jacques Olivier | Parti municipal Rive-Sud - Équipe Jacques Olivier | 75,707 | 62.0% |
| Marguerite Pearson Richard | Ralliement démocratique - Équipe Marguerite Pearson Richard | 46,308 | 38.0% |
| Total valid votes | | 122,015 | 100% |
Montreal
2001 Montreal municipal election: Mayor of Montreal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Montreal Island Citizens Union | Gérald Tremblay | 311,451 | 50.37 |
Vision Montreal | (x)Pierre Bourque | 279,123 | 45.14 |
White Elephant Party | Michel Bédard | 9,785 | 1.58 |
Independent | Super Cauchon | 8,382 | 1.36 |
Independent | Pierre Larouche | 1,991 | 0.32 |
Independent | Patricia Métivier | 1,809 | 0.29 |
Independent | Daniel Cormier | 1,434 | 0.23 |
Independent | Ricardo Hrtschan | 1,290 | 0.21 |
Independent | Al Cappe | 943 | 0.15 |
Independent | Daniel Simon | 909 | 0.15 |
Independent | Ian Fitchtenbaum | 811 | 0.13 |
Independent | Samoila Pirau | 366 | 0.06 |
Total valid votes | 618,294 | 100 |
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. |
2001 Mont-Saint-Michel municipal election: Mayor |
Candidate | Votes | % |
(x)Roger Lapointe | acclaimed | . |
Source: Élections municipales 2001 - Résultats des élections pour le poste de maire Archived 2011-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, Affaires municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire Québec.
Source: "Election 2001 Sherbrooke & Townships," Sherbrooke Record, 6 November 2001, p. 5.
Notes
- ^ a b c The difference is taken from the result of the 1999 Gatineau mayoral election, which was before amalgamation.
References
- ^ Jeff Heinrich, "New city, new mayor," Montreal Gazette, 5 November 2001, A1.
- ^ "Ville de Gatineau (2002- ) – Élection du 4 novembre 2001" (PDF) (in Canadian French). City of Gatineau. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Jacques Olivier est déclaré vainqueur à Longueuil" (in French). TVA Nouvelles. November 4, 2001. Retrieved October 19, 2013.