2009 Sherbrooke municipal election


The 2009 Sherbrooke municipal election was held on November 11, 2009, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The communities of Brompton and Lennoxville also elected borough councillors, who do not serve on the city council.

Results

Mayor

CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
Bernard Sévigny17,17334.42
Hélène Gravel17,05134.18
François Godbout14,19028.44
Moustapha Saboun8821.77
Denis Pellerin5961.19
Total valid votes49,892100.00

Councillors

Brompton">Brompton, Sherbrooke">Brompton

CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
Nicole Bergeronaccl..

CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
Benoît Dionneaccl..

CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
Michel Lamontagneaccl..

Fleurimont">Fleurimont, Quebec">Fleurimont

CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
Mariette Fugère1,34847.57
Hélène Dauphinais71425.19
Michel Carrier64522.76
Caroline Vohl1274.48
Total valid votes2,834100.00

CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
Roger Labrecque1,02740.23
Guy Hardy77330.28
Vincent Boutin61724.17
Dany Gagné1365.33
Total valid votes2,553100.00

CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
Jean-Guy Demers1,65359.85
Carroll Lauzon87831.79
Valérie Roy2318.36
Total valid votes2,762100.00

CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
Louida Brochu1,54952.37
Marc Bellemare73024.68
Martin Langlois49016.57
Nicole Grondin-Gaumond1434.83
Nick Watson461.56
Total valid votes2,958100.00

CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
Rémi Demers1,54160.24
Bianca Battistini1,01739.76
Total valid votes2,558100.00

Lennoxville">Lennoxville, Quebec">Lennoxville

CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
David Price1,20362.43
Tom Allen37219.30
Louise Brisson29515.31
Steve A. Côté572.96
Total valid votes1,927100.00

CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
William Smith56552.41
Robert Salesse51347.59
Total valid votes1,078100.00

  • Mark McLaughlin is a former vice-president of finance and administration of Bishop's University. He supported a tuition fee increase in April 2007, and in July of the same year he submitted a report that the institution was facing "an exceptional financial crisis." He moved to Lennoxville in 2002 and has served on the board of the Townshippers' Association. In the 2009 election, he promised that he would work to preserve his community's anglophone character and maintain its bilingual status. He wrote a public letter in 2010, opposing suggestions that the Brompton and Lennoxville borough councils should be eliminated; rather, he argues, they should be a model for other boroughs throughout the city.
  • Alan L. Ansell moved to Lennoxville in 1972. He worked for thirty-two years at Bishop's University, where he was coordinator of athletic facilities and chair of the environment and land-use committee; at the time of the 2009 election, he was retired. He highlighted sustainability and transport issues and said that he would work to defend Lennoxville's linguistic character.
  • Norman Green is a customer service agent. He called for greater diligence in the delivery of municipal services, noting that his family did not receive timely warnings about a water boiling advisory. He also highlighted safety issues and said that he would revive the community's moribund Neighbourhood Watch program.
  • Mohamed Adjel is a technician. He arrived in Sherbrooke in 1987 and moved to Lennoxville from the Sherbrooke East borough in 1996. In the 2009 campaign, he promised to uphold the community's anglophone character.
  • Bernard Rodrigue is an entrepreneur born in Lennoxville. He ran for the second borough seat in 2001 and 2009, losing both on both occasions. Fifty years old in 2001, he said that he would extend his community's infrastructure and protect its community's bilingual status.

Mont-Bellevue">Mont-Bellevue, Quebec">Mont-Bellevue

CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
Robert Y. Pouliotaccl..

CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
Pierre Boisvert1,62168.63
Colette Bernier52822.35
Benoit Bergeron2139.02
Total valid votes2,362100.00

CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
Jean-François Rouleau2,35271.49
Jean-Marc Rozon66720.27
Isabelle Morin2718.24
Total valid votes3,290100.00

[Rock Forest–Saint-Élie–Deauville]

CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
Bruno Vachon1,66962.44
Denis Veilleux79629.78
Guy Bissonnette2087.78
Total valid votes2,673100.00

CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
Serge Forest1,79554.94
André Proulx1,35141.35
Antoine Hellebuyck1213.70
Total valid votes3,267100.00

CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
Julien Lachance1,89171.22
Alexandre Blanchette76428.78
Total valid votes2,655100.00

Jacques-Cartier">Jacques-Cartier, Sherbrooke">Jacques-Cartier

CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
Chantal L'Espérance1,62059.38
Maryse Ruel90133.03
Samuel Pépin2077.59
Total valid votes2,728100.00

CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
Marc Denault2,42678.06
Marc Boulianne32810.55
André Larkin2026.50
Dominique Baert973.12
Benjamin Zielinski551.77
Total valid votes3,108100.00

CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
Pierre Tardif96432.47
Gaston Leroux87429.44
Sylvie Proulx78726.51
Charles Tardif2257.58
Sébastien Fortin1194.01
Total valid votes2,969100.00

''Source:, Élections municipales 2009, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.''