2013 Montreal municipal election


Municipal elections were held in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on November 3, 2013, as part of the 2013 Quebec municipal elections. Voters elected 65 positions on the Montreal City Council, including the mayor, borough mayors, and city councillors, as well as 38 borough councillors. Denis Coderre replaced interim mayor Laurent Blanchard, who was elected to replace the previous interim mayor, Michael Applebaum, who resigned due to 14 charges laid against him including fraud, conspiracy, breach of trust, and corruption in municipal affairs. Previous elected mayor Gérald Tremblay left office on November 5, 2012, after his party Union Montréal was suspected of corruption and mafia involvement. On July 2, 2013, Louise Harel, leader of the opposition Vision Montréal, announced she would not be running for mayor, instead supporting Marcel Côté.

Final list of Mayor of Montreal candidates

Withdrawn

On October 30, Paunel Paterne Matondot decided to withdraw his nomination as mayor of Montreal at the election of November 3.

Declined

Opinion polls

For mayor

Denis Coderre's support remained steady in public opinion polling during the campaign, while the other established "major" candidates – Marcel Côté and Richard Bergeron – largely failed to make an impression. Instead, a lesser-known candidate, Mélanie Joly, pulled ahead of both Côté and Bergeron in public opinion polling to emerge as the second-place contender by the time of the final published poll.
Polling firmLast date of pollingLinkCoderreCôtéBergeronJolyOther
CROP 411121242
Léger Marketing391723165

Results

Denis Coderre confirmed polls before the election by winning the post of mayor of Montreal with 32.15% of votes and with a majority of 26,405 votes over Mélanie Joly, his closest rival.
His party, Équipe Coderre pour Montréal, gained 27 of the 65 seats within the city council. Meanwhile, Projet Montréal, led by Richard Bergeron, gained the status of official opposition by winning 20 seats. Marcel Côté's Coalition Montréal won only 6 seats and Mélanie Joly's Vrai changement pour Montréal won 4.

Composition of city and borough councils

Depending on their borough, Montrealers voted for:
  • Mayor of Montreal
  • Borough mayor, who is also a city councillor
  • A city councillor for the whole borough or each district, who is also a borough councillor
  • Zero, one, or two additional borough councillors for each district

Seat-by-seat results

Nominations were open from September 20 to October 4.

Candidate statistics

Party names are the official ones registered with Élection Montréal.
Union Montréal was officially dissolved on May 9, 2013.