1974 Montreal municipal election

The 1974 Montreal municipal election took place on 10 November 1974, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Longtime mayor Jean Drapeau was re-elected to another four-year term in office. ^[1]

Elections were also held one week earlier in suburban communities on the Island of Montreal.

Results

Mayor

v t e 1974 Montreal municipal election : Mayor of Montreal
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Civic Party of Montreal		Jean Drapeau (incumbent)	149,643	55.07
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Jacques Couture	106,217	39.09
Democracy Montreal		Jacques Brisebois	10,557	3.88
Independent		Patricia Métivier	3,114	1.15
Ligue Socialiste Ouvrière		Paul Kouri	2,218	0.82
Total valid votes			271,749	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party affiliations are taken from the Montreal Star, 11 November 1974, A11.

Council (incomplete)

v t e 1974 Montreal municipal election : Councillor, Maisonneuve, Ward One
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Civic Party of Montreal		Pierre Lorange (incumbent)	9,067	57.18
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Raymond Faucher	6,789	42.82
Total valid votes			15,856	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party affiliations are taken from the Montreal Star, 11 November 1974, A11.

v t e 1974 Montreal municipal election : Councillor, Papineau, Ward Two
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Civic Party of Montreal		Serge Bélanger	6,056	51.53
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Michel Boisvert	5,697	48.47
Total valid votes			11,753	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party affiliations are taken from the Montreal Star, 11 November 1974, A11.

v t e 1974 Montreal municipal election : Councillor, Saint-Jacques, Ward Two
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Raymond Poulin	6,025	47.19
Civic Party of Montreal		Aimé Y. Charron	4,880	38.22
Independent		Roger Larivée	1,175	9.20
Democracy Montreal		Léo Manseau	688	5.39
Total valid votes			12,768	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party affiliations are taken from the Montreal Star, 11 November 1974, A11.

v t e 1974 Montreal municipal election : Councillor, Saint-Louis, Ward Two
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Montreal Citizens' Movement		John Gardiner	6,553	53.54
Civic Party of Montreal		Hyman Brock (incumbent)	4,616	37.71
Democracy Montreal		Gérald Friedlansky	1,071	8.75
Total valid votes			12,240	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party affiliations are taken from the Montreal Star, 11 November 1974, A11.

v t e 1974 Montreal municipal election : Councillor, Saint-Michel, Ward One
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Civic Party of Montreal		Rocco Luccisano (incumbent)	6,883	51.99
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Diego Bronzati	6,355	48.01
Total valid votes			13,238	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party affiliations are taken from the Montreal Star, 11 November 1974, A11.

Results in Suburban Communities (incomplete)

Montreal North

v t e 1974 Montreal municipal election : Mayor of Montreal North
Candidate	Votes	%
Yves Ryan (incumbent)	14,824	90.12
Paul Rochon	1,625	9.88
Total valid votes	16,449	100
Source: Montreal Star, 4 November 1974, A10.

References

1. Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal, accessed 16 May 2011.