1986 Montreal municipal election

The 1986 Montreal municipal election took place on November 9, 1986, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Longtime mayor Jean Drapeau did not seek re-election, and Jean Doré from the opposition Montreal Citizens' Movement (MCM) was elected to the position by a significant margin.[1]

Elections also took place in suburban Montreal communities.

## Results (incomplete)[edit]

Party colours do not indicate affiliation with or resemblance to a provincial or a federal party.

Electoral District  | Position  | Total valid votes  | Candidates  |  | Incumbent

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| Montreal Citizens' Movement |  | Civic Party of Montreal |  | Democratic Municipal Alliance of Montreal (ADMM)  |  | Independents
| Mayor  | 339,773  |  | Jean Doré
230,025 (67.70%)  |  | Claude Dupras
99,739 (29.35%)  |  | Kenneth Cheung
4,108 (1.21%)  |  | Marie-Claire Desroches
2,282 (0.67%)

Gilles Côté
1,676 (0.49%)

Philip Moscovitch
1,235 (0.36%)

Ned Dmytryshyn
708 (0.21%)  |  | Jean Drapeau
Louis Riel  | City councillor  | 7,428  |  | Jacques Charbonneau
4,506 (60.66%)  |  | Carmen G. Millette
2,922 (39.34%)  |  |  |  |  |  | Carmen G. Millette
Marie-Victorin  | City councillor  | 7,404  |  | Réal Charest
4,524 (61.10%)  |  | François Delorme
2,880 (38.90%)  |  |  |  |  |  | Fernand Desjardins
Longue-Pointe  | City councillor  | 6,138  |  | Nicole Boudreau
4,260 (69.40%)  |  | Luc Larivée
2,040 (30.60%)  |  |  |  |  |  | Luc Larivée
Maisonneuve  | City councillor  | 5,611  |  | Ginette L'Heureux
3,702 (65.98%)  |  | Roger Gallagher
1,909 (34.02%)  |  |  |  |  |  | André Roy
François-Perrault  | City councillor  | 5,688  |  | Frank Venneri
3,564 (62.66%)  |  | Rocco Luccisano
2,124 (37.34%)  |  |  |  |  |  | Rocco Luccisano
Gabriel-Sagard  | City councillor  | 6,400  |  | Vittorio Capparelli
3,139 (49.05%)  |  | Marc Beaudoin
1,874 (29.28%)  |  | Marcel Paquet
1,387 (21.67%)[2] |  |  |  | Marc Beaudoin
Jean-Rivard  | City councillor  | 3,653  |  | Micheline Daigle
2,476 (67.78%)  |  | Raymonde Filion
1,177 (32.22%)  |  |  |  |  |  | Ernest Roussille
Jean-Talon  | City councillor  | 3,653  |  | Pierre Goyer
2,870 (59.33%)  |  | George Savoidakis
1,547 (31.98%)  |  | Demetre Costopoulos
420 (8.68%)  |  |  |  | George Savoidakis
Laurier  | City councillor  | 5,237  |  | Robert Perreault
3,701 (70.67%)  |  | Gilles Lupien
1,137 (21.71%)  |  |  |  | Roger Larivée
399 (7.62%)  |  | Robert Perreault
Sainte-Marie  | City councillor  | 5,658  |  | Serge Lajeunesse
3,420 (60.45%)  |  | Serge Bélanger
2,152 (38.03%)  |  | Yvon Roy
86 (1.52%)  |  |  |  | Serge Bélanger
Ville-Marie  | City councillor  | 4,792  |  | John Gardiner
3,197 (66.72%)  |  | René Avon
1,240 (25.88%)  |  | Cynthia Cheung
355 (7.41%)  |  |  |  | John Gardiner
Saint-Henri  | City councillor  | 5,419  |  | Kevin Cadloff
2,254 (41.59%)  |  | Germain Prégent
3,165 (58.41%)  |  |  |  |  |  | Germain Prégent

## Results in suburban communities (incomplete)[edit]

### Dorval[edit]

All of Dorval's serving representatives were re-elected without opposition.

Electoral District  | Position  | Total valid votes  | Candidates  | Incumbent

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Winner
| Mayor  | \-  | Peter Yeomans (acclaimed)  | Peter Yeomans
East Ward 1  | Councillor  | \-  | Edgar Rouleau (acclaimed)  | Edgar Rouleau
East Ward 2  | Councillor  | \-  | Emile LaCoste (acclaimed)  | Emile LaCoste
East Ward 3  | Councillor  | \-  | Jules Daigle (acclaimed)  | Jules Daigle
West Ward 1  | Councillor  | \-  | Robert M. Bourbeau (acclaimed)  | Robert M. Bourbeau
West Ward 2  | Councillor  | \-  | Ian W. Heron (acclaimed)  | Ian W. Heron
West Ward 3  | Councillor  | \-  | Frank Richmond (acclaimed)  | Frank Richmond

Source: Elizabeth Thompson, "Dorval mayor, councillors returned by acclamation," Montreal Gazette, October 23, 1986, I7.

### Montréal-Nord (November 2)[edit]

Electoral District  | Position  | Total valid votes  | Candidates  | Incumbent

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Renouveau municipal  | Action locale et municipal  | Independent
| Mayor  | \-  | Yves Ryan (acclaimed)  |  |  | Yves Ryan
District 1  | Councillor  | 1,516  | Antonin Dupont
1,266 (83.51%)  | Pierre Lacombe
250 (16.49%)  |  | Antonin Dupont
District 2  | Councillor  | 1,701  | Michelle Allaire
1,331 (78.25%)  | Elaine Bissonnette
328 (19.28%)  | Albert Donat Dumouchel
42 (2.47%)  | Ernest Chartrand
District 3  | Councillor  | \-  | Pierre Blain (acclaimed)  |  |  | Pierre Blain
District 4  | Councillor  | 945  | Georgette Morin
652 (68.99%)  | Richard Bonin
293 (31.01%)  |  | Georgette Morin
District 5  | Councillor  | \-  | Maurice Bélanger (acclaimed)  |  |  | Maurice Bélanger
District 6  | Councillor  | \-  | Réal Gibeau (acclaimed)  |  |  | Réal Gibeau
District 7  | Councillor  | \-  | Jean-Paul Lessard (acclaimed)  |  |  | Jean-Paul Lessard
District 8  | Councillor  | \-  | Normand Fortin (acclaimed)  |  |  | Normand Fortin
District 9  | Councillor  | \-  | Armand Nadeau (acclaimed)  |  |  | Armand Nadeau
District 10  | Councillor  | \-  | André Coulombe (acclaimed)  |  |  | André Coulombe
District 11  | Councillor  | \-  | Raymond Paquin (acclaimed)  |  |  | Raymond Paquin
District 12  | Councillor  | 1,391  | Robert Guerriero
1008 (72.47%)  | Pierre Gamache
383 (27.53%)  |  | Robert Guerriero

Sources: "Laid-back Ryan isn't worried by Nov. 2 elections," 16 October 1986, p. 6; "Montreal North councillor quits," Montreal Gazette, October 23, 1986, H3; "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, November 3, 1986, A8.

### Saint-Leonard[edit]

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1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Mayor

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | (x)Raymond Renaud | 11,374  | 44.30
Unité de Saint-Léonard | Tony Iammatteo  | 8,304  | 32.34
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Andre Bastien  | 3,218  | 12.53
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Rosario Nobile  | 2,778  | 10.82
Total valid votes  | 25,674  | 100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

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1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Three

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | Frank Zampino | 1,006  | 47.23
Unité de Saint-Léonard | Tony Iadeluca  | 646  | 30.33
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Yvon Desrochers  | 402  | 18.87
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Bruno Madvo  | 76  | 3.57
Total valid votes  | 2,130  | 100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

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1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Four

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | (x)Pari Montanaro  | 1,278  | 50.12
Unité de Saint-Léonard | Joseph Mormina | 827  | 32.43
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Sylvie Bourassa  | 260  | 10.20
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Domenico Manzo  | 185  | 7.25
Total valid votes  | 2,550  | 100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

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1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Five

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | Alex Pacetti  | 1,270  | 61.89
Unité de Saint-Léonard | Gaetane Laporte  | 437  | 21.30
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Liborio Sciascia  | 266  | 12.96
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Frank Toro  | 79  | 3.85
Total valid votes  | 2,052  | 100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

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1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Six

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | (x)Dominic Perri | 1,309  | 66.62
Unité de Saint-Léonard | Luigi Tesolin  | 350  | 17.81
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Paolo Gervasi  | 187  | 9.52
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Giovanni Sardo  | 119  | 6.06
Total valid votes  | 1,965  | 100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

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1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Seven

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | Yvette Bissonnet | 790  | 41.27
Unité de Saint-Léonard | Remi Boyer  | 772  | 40.33
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Vincent Rizzuto  | 182  | 9.51
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Micheline Neveu-Dumontet  | 170  | 8.88
Total valid votes  | 1,914  | 100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

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1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Eight

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | (x)Basilio Giordano | 963  | 47.16
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Rosario Ortona  | 631  | 30.90
Unité de Saint-Léonard | Quintino Cimaglia  | 365  | 17.87
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Antonio Barretta  | 83  | 4.06
Total valid votes  | 2,042  | 100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

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1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Ten

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | (x)Maurice Benoît | 767  | 33.20
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Jules Lauzon  | 730  | 31.60
Unité de Saint-Léonard | Gabriel Paradis  | 626  | 27.10
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Yvon Plante  | 187  | 8.10
Total valid votes  | 2,310  | 100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

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1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Eleven

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | (x)Jean-Jacques Goyette  | 803  | 35.16
Unité de Saint-Léonard | Marcelle Gaudreault  | 761  | 33.32
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Fiorino Bianco | 456  | 19.96
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Giovanni Mogianesi  | 264  | 11.56
Total valid votes  | 2,284  | 100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

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1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Twelve

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | Robert Zambito | 787  | 39.95
Unité de Saint-Léonard | (x)Domenico Moschella | 753  | 38.22
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Jacques Amyot  | 216  | 10.96
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Michelango Cannistraro  | 214  | 10.86
Total valid votes  | 1,970  | 100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

## Subsequent by-elections in suburban communities[edit]

Anjou
Anjou municipal by-election, 1 March 1987: Councillor, Lucie Bruneau division

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
Alliance municipale d'Anjou  | Nicole Massue  | 708  | 54.00
Relève democratique municipale  | Pierre Charbonneau | 503  | 38.37
Independent  | René Vergé  | 100  | 7.63
Total valid votes  | 1,311  | 100
Source: Debbie Parkes, "Anjou split continues as mayor's side wins a seat," Montreal Gazette, 2 March 1987, A3. The by-election was caused by the death of Michel Massue in December 1986.

## Results in other Montreal-area communities (incomplete)[edit]

### Longueuil[edit]

The governing Parti municipal de Longueuil was returned to office with a landslide majority. Party leader Jacques Finet was re-elected to a second term as mayor, and the party won all nineteen seats on council.

Winning candidates are listed in boldface.

Electoral District  | Position  | Total valid votes  | Candidates  | Incumbent

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Parti municipal  | Parti civique  | Independent
| Mayor  | 35,419  | Jacques Finet
28,675 (80.96%)  | Claude Jollet
6,744 (19.04%)  |  | Jacques Finet
District 1  | Councillor  | 1,191  | Pierre Hurtubise
784 (65.83%)  | Gilles Petel
407 (34.17%)  |  |
District 2  | Councillor  | 1,876  | André Normandin
1402 (74.73%)  | Marcel Tessier
474 (25.27%)  |  |
District 3  | Councillor  | 1,680  | Claude Gladu
1,296 (77.14%)  | Lucie Bertrand-Giroux
384 (22.86%)  |  | Claude Gladu
District 4  | Councillor  | 2,000  | Roger Ferland
1,380 (69.00%)  | Marc E. Decelles
620 (31.00%)  |  | Roger Ferland
District 5  | Councillor  | 1,874  | Nicole Béliveau-Zeitter
1,170 (62.43%)  | Paul-Auguste Briand
704 (37.57%)  |  | Nicole Béliveau-Zeitter
District 6  | Councillor  | 2,147  | Jacques Morissette
1,899 (88.45%)  | François Robidas
208 (9.69%)  | Lorenzo Defoy Jr.
40 (1.86%)  | Jacques Morissette
District 7  | Councillor  | 1,225  | Roger Lacombe
1,007 (82.20%)  | Claude Royal
218 (17.80%)  |  | Roger Lacombe
District 8  | Councillor  | 1,949  | Gilles Déry
1,401 (71.88%)  | Solange Therrien
548 (28.12%)  |  | Gilles Déry
District 9  | Councillor  | 2,466  | Magella Richard
1,384 (56.12%)  | Pierre Nantel
1,082 (43.88%)  |  | Pierre Nantel
District 10  | Councillor  | 1,713  | Florence Mercier
1,524 (88.97%)  | Serge Darveau
189 (11.03%)  |  | Florence Mercier
District 11  | Councillor  | 1,589  | Serge Sévigny
1,354 (85.21%)  | Michel Landry
235 (14.79%)  |  | Serge Sévigny
District 12  | Councillor  | 1,534  | Lise Sauvé-Thiverge
1,200 (78.23%)  | André Giroux
334 (21.77%)  |  | Lise Sauvé-Thiverge
District 13  | Councillor  | 1,853  | Jean St-Hilaire
1,186 (64.00%)  | Jean-Pierre Trahan
667 (36.00%)  |  | Jean-Pierre Trahan
District 14  | Councillor  | 1,931  | Michel Timperio
1,754 (90.83%)  | Mario Chartier
177 (9.17%)  |  | Michel Timperio
District 15  | Councillor  | 1,710  | Florent Charest
1,334 (78.01%)  | André Chapdelaine
376 (21.99%)  |  | Florent Charest
District 16  | Councillor  | 2,065  | Georges Touten
1,311 (63.49%)  | Jacques Bouchard
754 (36.51%)  |  | Jacques Bouchard
District 17  | Councillor  | 2,065  | André Létourneau
1,864 (90.27%)  | André Chartier
201 (9.73%)  |  | André Létourneau
District 18  | Councillor  | 1,769  | Jacques Milette
1,224 (69.19%)  | Lise Rathé
545 (30.81%)  |  |
District 19  | Councillor  | 2,957  | Benoît Danault
2,180 (73.72%)  | Jean L’Écuyer
777 (26.28%)  |  | Benoit Danault

Source: Le Parti municipal de Longueuil: Jacques Finet, l'innovateur, Société historique et culturelle du Marigot, accessed February 19, 2014. Some minor corrections to the names of some candidates are taken from "Final tally shows size of victory in Longueuil," Montreal Gazette, November 6, 1986, V1.

Jacques Finet resigned as mayor on April 16, 1987, to take a vice-president's job at Hydro-Quebec. A by-election to choose his successor was held on May 30, 1987.

Electoral District  | Position  | Total valid votes  | Candidates  | Incumbent

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Parti municipal  | Independent  | Independent
| Mayor  | 25,961  | Roger Ferland
18,596 (71.63%)  | Jacques Olivier
7,035 (27.10%)  | Jacques Gendron
330 (1.27%)[3] |

Source: James Mennie, "Ferland whips ex-MP to win Longueuil mayoralty," Montreal Gazette, June 1, 1987, A3.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal, accessed May 16, 2011.
2. ^ Paquet was a shopkeeper in Montreal. He had previously contested Gabriel-Sagard as an independent candidate in the 1982 municipal election. See "East-end areas may be linked but have distinct issues," Montreal Gazette, November 8, 1986, p. 7.
3. ^ Gendron was described in the Montreal Gazette as a 49-year-old theatrical production company owner. He had previously sought election for mayor of Longueuil in 1982. See James Mennie, "Voters choose mayor Sunday in Longueuil," Montreal Gazette, May 28, 1987, I1. There was a Jacques Gendron who ran for Montreal city council in 1998; media reports do not indicate if this was the same person. A different Jacques Gendron ran as a candidate of the Canadian Alliance in the 2000 Canadian federal election.

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