2009 Quebec municipal elections


Municipal elections took place throughout Quebec, Canada, on November 1, 2009, to replace mayors and councillors.

[Amqui]

Aumond">Aumond, Quebec">Aumond

CandidateVote%-
Denis Charron28959.6-
Germain St-Amour 12124.9-
Luc Richard7515.5

[Beauceville]

Blainville">Blainville, Quebec">Blainville

Boileau">Boileau, Quebec">Boileau

CandidateVote%
Henri Gariepy 13648.2
Nadine Proulx9533.7
Jean-Pierre Melloy5118.1

Boisbriand">Boisbriand, Quebec">Boisbriand

Following media reports, the Directeur général des élections du Québec announced an investigation as to whether construction entrepreneur Lino Zambito attempted to persuade two opposition councillors to allow the incumbent mayor Sylvie Saint-Jean to be reelected unopposed.

Bowman">Bowman, Quebec">Bowman

CandidateVote%
Michel David23162.3
Gaetan Bastien14037.7

[Brossard]

CandidatePartyVote%
Paul LeducPriority Brossard14,94670.3
Jean-Marc Pelletier Brossard Democracy6,32229.7

Bryson">Bryson, Quebec">Bryson

CandidateVote%
John Griffin20366.3
Francis Cahill10333.7

Campbell's Bay">Campbell's Bay, Quebec">Campbell's Bay

CandidateVote%
William Stewart28554.7
Cletus Ferrigan15129.0
Jean-Louis Auger 8516.3

Chambly">Chambly, Quebec">Chambly

Chelsea">Chelsea, Quebec">Chelsea

[Contrecoeur]

[Cowansville]

[Dollard-des-Ormeaux]

It was reported that outgoing mayor Ed Janiszewski had attempted to persuade his opponent Shameem Siddiqui not to run, citing the cost of holding an election. Siddiqui reacted indignantly, saying that Janiszewski was not "the king of Dollard" and that he has the right to run for office.

Farnham">Farnham, Quebec">Farnham

Fort Coulonge">Fort Coulonge, Quebec">Fort Coulonge

CandidateVote%
Raymond Durocher 61777.8
Michel Graveline17622.2

[Gatineau]

At 8:59 PM, CBC reported that Marc Bureau, the incumbent mayor of Gatineau had won the Gatineau mayoral race.
CandidateVote%
Marc Bureau 30,92944.1%
Aurèle Desjardins18,55125.5%
Tony Cannavino17,11924.4%
Luc Desjardins1,2661.8%
Roger J. Fleury1,1981.7%
Richard Gravel1,0521.5%

Gracefield">Gracefield, Quebec">Gracefield

CandidateVote%-
Real Rochon 97966.5-
Celine Deslauriers40626.7-
Paul Bertrand875.9

[Joliette]

Kazabazua">Kazabazua, Quebec">Kazabazua

CandidateVote%
Ota Hora19447.5
Ron Laflamme9924.3
Robert Petrin8821.6
Cecil Crites276.6

[Lachute]

[La Pêche]

[La Tuque]

Laval">Laval, Quebec">Laval

At 9:12 PM, CBC reported that "Gilles Vaillancourt has been reelected for a sixth time as Laval mayor."

Lévis">Lévis, Quebec">Lévis

[Longueuil]

At 10:43 PM, TVA reported that Caroline St-Hilaire had been elected Mayor of Longueuil. As of 12:40 AM, the results are:
CandidatePartyVote%
Caroline St-HilaireAction Longueuil34,29151.41%
Jacques GoyetteParti municipal Longueuil30,50445.74%

Low">Low, Quebec">Low

CandidateVote%
Morris O'Connor 31073.6
Fay Pinard11126.4

[Mascouche]

Mayo">Mayo, Quebec">Mayo

CandidateVote%
Gaetan Brunet17653.0
Normand Vachon 12437.3
George Boros329.6

Montebello">Montebello, Quebec">Montebello

Montpellier">Montpellier, Quebec">Montpellier

CandidateVote%
Pierre Bernier38351.8
Stephane Seguin 25234.1
Pierre Neveu547.3
Louis Day364.9

[Montreal]

At 10:44 PM, TVA reported that Gérald Tremblay had been re-elected as mayor of Montreal.
CandidatePartyVote%
Gérald Tremblay Union Montréal11743837.28%
Louise HarelVision Montréal10429433.11%
Richard BergeronProjet Montréal8077625.64%
Louise O'SullivanParti Montréal Ville-Marie63482.02%
Michel BédardFierté Montréal40961.30%
Michel PrairieIndependent20640.66%

[Mont-Tremblant]

[Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel]

Plaisance">Plaisance, Quebec">Plaisance

Pontiac">Pontiac, Quebec">Pontiac

Princeville">Princeville, Quebec">Princeville

[Quebec City]

At 8:21 PM, CBC Montreal reported that incumbent mayor Régis Labeaume had won the election with 82% of the vote.
CandidatePartyVote%
Régis Labeaume Équipe Labeaume153,84779.9
Jeff FillionIndependent16,3938.5
Yonnel BonaventureDéfi Vert de Québec15,6148.1
Jean-Paul MarchandIndependent3,2241.7
Langis D. HarveyIndependent1,3820.7
Philippe O'BrienIndependent1,0520.5
Lionel LaporteIndependent9650.5

Council Election, Maizerets-Lairet Ward:
CandidateVote%
Ginette Picard-Lavoie 4,28667.36
Jean-Thomas Grantham1,10617.38
Nicolas Frichot64810.18
André Houle3235.08
Total votes6,363100

Rigaud">Rigaud, Quebec">Rigaud

Roberval">Roberval, Quebec">Roberval

Saguenay">Saguenay, Quebec">Saguenay

At 9:08 PM, CBC reported that Jean Tremblay had won the mayoral race in Saguenay.
CandidateVote%
Jean Tremblay 45,08877.8
Michel Potvin12,86122.2

[Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville]

Saint-Colomban">Saint-Colomban, Quebec">Saint-Colomban

[Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts]

Sainte-Catherine">Sainte-Catherine, Quebec">Sainte-Catherine

Sainte-Marie">Sainte-Marie, Quebec">Sainte-Marie

Saint-André-Avellin">Saint-André-Avellin, Quebec">Saint-André-Avellin

Saint-Georges">Saint-Georges, Quebec">Saint-Georges

Saint-Jérôme">Saint-Jérôme, Quebec">Saint-Jérôme

Saint-Lambert">Saint-Lambert, Quebec">Saint-Lambert

CandidateVote%
Philippe Brunet2,70734.9
Éric Bourbeau2,67034.4
Jill Lacoursière2,37530.6

Saint-Philippe">Saint-Philippe, Quebec">Saint-Philippe

Saint-Robert">Saint-Robert, Quebec">Saint-Robert

Sept-Îles">Sept-Îles, Quebec">Sept-Îles

[Sherbrooke]

CandidateVote%
Bernard Sévigny17,17334.4
Hélène Gravel17,05134.2
François Godbout14,19028.4
Moustapha Saboun8821.8
Denis Pellerin5961.2

[Sorel-Tracy]

  • Réjean Dauplaise was sixty-four years old during the 2009 election, with sixteen years of experience as a councillor in Sorel. He sought election to the amalgamated city's council in 2005 but was defeated. He ran a low-cost campaign with few assistants in 2009 and remarked after the election that he was surprised by his margin of victory.
  • Marcel Robert is a businessman in Sorel-Tracy who operated several establishments before his election as the amalgamated city's first mayor in 2000. He promoted environmental issues during his time in office, and in 2005 he accused the city of Montreal of contaminating his community with improperly cleaned water. A year after his defeat, he co-founded a franchise called Frais et Frisket.