1978 Montreal municipal election

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The 1978 Montreal municipal election took place on November 12, 1978, 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, defeating Canadian federal parliamentarian Serge Joyal. [1]

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Elections were also held in Montreal's suburban communities in November 1978. Most suburban elections took place on November 5; the election in Saint-Léonard was held on November 12.

Results

Mayor
1978 Montreal municipal election : Mayor of Montreal
PartyCandidateVotes%
Civic Party of Montreal Jean Drapeau
(incumbent)
212,34560.89
Municipal Action Group Serge Joyal 89,17325.57
Montreal Citizens' Movement Guy Duquette43,52212.48
IndependentLouis Gervais1,9630.56
IndependentMariette Lapierre1,7550.50
Total valid votes348,758100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.
Council

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

1978 Montreal municipal election : Councillor, Longue-Pointe
PartyCandidateVotes%
Civic Party of Montreal Luc Larivée 4,10057.80
Municipal Action Group Gérard Nadeau1,56522.06
Montreal Citizens' Movement Marius Minier1,42920.14
Total valid votes7,094100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.
1978 Montreal municipal election : Councillor, Hochelaga
PartyCandidateVotes%
Civic Party of Montreal Pierre Lorange
(incumbent)
4,50562.15
Municipal Action Group Louis-Pierre Lapointe1,99127.47
Montreal Citizens' Movement Claude Roy75310.39
Total valid votes7,249100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.
1978 Montreal municipal election : Councillor, François-Perrault
PartyCandidateVotes%
Civic Party of Montreal Rocco Luccisano
(incumbent)
3,37358.49
Montreal Citizens' Movement Thérèse Daviau-Bergeron 1,53426.60
Municipal Action Group Francine Laurencelle86014.91
Total valid votes5,767100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.
1978 Montreal municipal election : Councillor, Gabriel-Sagard
PartyCandidateVotes%
Civic Party of Montreal Marc Beaudoin 4,28760.80
Municipal Action Group Yvon Marcotte1,96127.81
Montreal Citizens' Movement Daniel Lauzon80311.39
Total valid votes7,051100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.
1978 Montreal municipal election : Councillor, Jean-Talon
PartyCandidateVotes%
Civic Party of Montreal George Savoidakis 2,03150.95
Montreal Citizens' Movement Leah Markopoulos1,13328.42
Municipal Action Group John Brazil82220.62
Total valid votes3,986100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.
1978 Montreal municipal election : Councillor, Laurier
PartyCandidateVotes%
Civic Party of Montreal Roger Larivée 3,68158.99
Montreal Citizens' Movement Louis-André Cadieux1,48323.77
Municipal Action Group François Patenaude1,07617.24
Total valid votes6,240100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.
1978 Montreal municipal election : Councillor, Sainte-Marie
PartyCandidateVotes%
Civic Party of Montreal Serge Bélanger
(incumbent)
3,75267.10
Municipal Action Group Georges Massicotte1,10719.80
Montreal Citizens' Movement Pauline Laflamme73313.11
Total valid votes5,592100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.
1978 Montreal municipal election : Councillor, Ville-Marie
PartyCandidateVotes%
Civic Party of Montreal Joffre Laporte
(incumbent)
1,93543.91
Montreal Citizens' Movement John Gardiner
(incumbent)
1,46333.20
Municipal Action Group Charles Dunbar91620.79
IndependentJohn Goedike932.11
Total valid votes4,407100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.
1978 Montreal municipal election : Councillor, Saint-Henri
PartyCandidateVotes%
Civic Party of Montreal Germain Prégent 4,17769.02
Municipal Action Group Huguette Langevin1,26320.87
Montreal Citizens' Movement Pierre Roberge61210.11
Total valid votes6,052100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

Results in suburban communities

Dorval

Electoral DistrictPositionTotal valid votesCandidatesIncumbent
WinnerDefeated candidate
Mayor Sarto Desnoyers (acclaimed)Sarto Desnoyers
East WardCouncillorJean-Paul Bernier (acclaimed)Jean-Paul Bernier
East WardCouncillor Peter Yeomans [2] Michel RiouxMichel Rioux
East WardCouncillorJean J. Cardinal (acclaimed)
West WardCouncillorRoy Amaron (acclaimed)Roy Amaron
West WardCouncillorGeoffrey Ballance (acclaimed)Geoffrey Ballance
West Ward 3CouncillorFrank Richmond
1,756 (85.62%)
Douglas Worsley
295 (14.38%)
Frank Richmond

Source: Rodolphe Morissette, "Quatre nouveaux maires sur l'île de Montréal," Le Devoir, November 6, 1978, pp. 1-3.

Montréal-Nord

Electoral DistrictPositionTotal valid votesCandidatesIncumbent
Renouveau municipalOthers
Mayor- Yves Ryan (acclaimed)Yves Ryan
East Quarter, Seat OneCouncillor-Jean-Paul Lessard (acclaimed)Jean-Paul Lessard
East Quarter, Seat TwoCouncillor-Normand Fortin (acclaimed)
West Quarter, Seat OneCouncillor-Pierre Blain (acclaimed)Pierre Blain
West Quarter, Seat TwoCouncillor-Ernest Chartrand (acclaimed)Ernest Chartrand
Center Quarter, Seat OneCouncillor-Réal Gibeau
1,987 (65.00%)
André Elliott
1,070 (35.00%)
Center Quarter, Seat TwoCouncillor-Maurice Bélanger (acclaimed)Maurice Bélanger

Source: "Les élections municipales," Le Devoir, 6 November 1978, A3.

Saint-Léonard

1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election : Councillor, Ward Three
PartyCandidateVotes%
Parti de l'alliance municipale Robert Benoît52426.68
Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard Giuseppe Silvestri42721.74
Parti civiqueVittorio Bonaduce38819.76
IndependentClaudette Pregent28914.71
IndependentDonaldo Gianperso25412.93
Citoyen et progressGerald Lalonde824.18
Total valid votes1,964100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.
1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election : Councillor, Ward Four
PartyCandidateVotes%
Parti civiqueJoseph Andreoni
co-listed with Don Carducci
76532.06
Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard Giuseppe Mormina 66828.00
Parti de l'alliance municipale Franco Tutino48320.24
IndependentHerminio Iadeluca
(incumbent)
38716.22
Citoyen et progressLinda Nardi833.48
Total valid votes2,386100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.
1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election : Councillor, Ward Six
PartyCandidateVotes%
Parti de l'alliance municipale Eduardo di Bennardo 59635.69
Parti civiqueFrancesco Orlando50430.18
Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard Marcel Dubois46127.60
Citoyen et progressGerard Thibault1096.53
Total valid votes1,670100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.
1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election : Councillor, Ward Eight
PartyCandidateVotes%
Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard Rosario Ortona58839.28
Parti de l'alliance municipale Louis Tanguay45930.66
Parti civiqueGiovanni Sardo39326.25
Citoyen et progressPierre Bally573.81
Total valid votes1,497100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.
1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election : Councillor, Ward Ten
PartyCandidateVotes%
Parti de l'alliance municipale Jules Lauzon96549.74
Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard Filomena Sclapari59430.62
Parti civiqueBenny Morella32516.75
Citoyen et progressMarcel Boivin562.89
Total valid votes1,940100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.
1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election : Councillor, Ward Eleven
PartyCandidateVotes%
Parti de l'alliance municipale Jacques Proulx82239.54
Parti civiqueVittorio Galerio57927.85
Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard Jean-Guy Gravel48423.28
Citoyen et progressFrançois de Marco
co-listed with Sylvie Dulac
1949.33
Total valid votes2,079100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

Information on elected candidates in suburban communities

Parti de l'alliance municipale

Elections in other Montreal-area communities

Longueuil

The 1978 municipal election in Longueuil did not produce a clear winner. Marcel Robidas of the Parti civique de Longueuil was re-elected as mayor, but nine of the seventeen council seats were won by the opposition Parti municipal de Longueuil.

Winning candidates appear in boldface.

Electoral DistrictPositionTotal valid votesCandidatesIncumbent
Parti municipalParti civiqueParti de la réforme municipaleIndependent
Mayor33,219Paul Viau
13,445 (40.47%)
Marcel Robidas
15,828 (47.65%)
Jean Huot
3,946 (11.88%)
District 1Councillor2,117Réal Gendron
396 (18.71%)
Roger Ferguson
619 (29.24%)
Yvon Bourcier
264 (12.47%)
Jacques Bouchard
742 (35.05%)

Roger Courchesne
96 (4.53%)
District 2Councillor3,156Georges Touten
1,204 (38.15%)
Lucile Roy
1,128 (35.74%)
Marc Decelles
824 (26.11%)
District 3Councillor1,732Henri Bouclin
539 (31.12%)
Léonard Boulet
728 (42.03%)
Gilles Bouffard
465 (26.85%)
District 4Councillor2,621 Roger Ferland
1,093 (41.70%)
Bernard Brisson
879 (33.54%)
Henri D'Amour
288 (10.99%)
Gilles Leduc
361 (13.77%)
District 5Councillor2,111René Leblanc
835 (39.55%)
Armand Lavoie
438 (20.75%)
Géraldine Courchesne
434 (20.56%)
Fernand Lachapelle
267 (12.65%)

André Marquette
137 (6.49%)
District 6Councillor2,057Robert H. Tremblay
672 (32.67%)
Luc Salinovitch
604 (29.37%)
Lorenzo Defoy
781 (37.97%)
District 7Councillor1,337Paul-Auguste Briand
698 (52.21%)
Olivette Camaraire
464 (34.70%)
Gérard Thibeault
175 (13.09%)
District 8Councillor1,471Gilles Déry
594 (40.38%)
Lorraine Vaillancourt
549 (37.32%)
Guy D'Amour
328 (22.30%)
District 9Councillor2,170Pierre Baril
849 (39.12%)
Pierre Nantel
923 (42.53%)
Régent Simard
398 (18.34%)
District 10Councillor2,022 Jacques Finet
996 (49.26%)
André Meunier
871 (43.08%)
Pauline Fleury
155 (7.67%)
District 11Councillor1,612Serge Sévigny
616 (38.21%)
Georges Cowan
554 (34.37%)
Lucien Lebrun
442 (27.42%)
District 12Councillor1,543Omer Leclerc
600 (38.89%)
J. Paul Vermette
874 (56.64%)
Francine Charest Beaucage
69 (4.47%)
District 13Councillor2,503Pauline Nicolas
670 (26.77%)
Jeannine Labelle
924 (36.92%)
André Lizotte
504 (20.14%)
Denis Côté
405 (16.18%)
District 14Councillor1,623Roméo Lescarbeau
437 (26.93%)
Paul-Émile Paquin
709 (43.68%)
Marcel Bertrand
233 (14.36%)
Florent Charest
244 (15.03%)
District 15Councillor1,822Jacques Laplante
868 (47.64%)
Jean Raymond Payette
554 (30.41%)
Michel Timperio
400 (21.95%)
District 16Councillor2,051Bernard Audet
938 (45.73%)
Benoît Danault
947 (46.17%)
Fernand Boudreault
166 (8.09%)
District 17Councillor1,375André Létourneau
827 (60.15%)
Nicole Therrien
408 (29.67%)
Françoise Gagné
140 (10.18%)

Post-election changes:

Source: Le Parti municipal de Longueuil: Les origines du Parti municipal Archived February 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , Société historique et culturelle du Marigot, accessed January 10, 2014.

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References

  1. Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal, accessed May 16, 2011.
  2. Le Devoir describes Rioux as having defeated Yeomans by 1,449 votes to 1,227. This is contradicted by several other sources describing Yeomans as the winner. It is possible that the numbers were accidentally reversed.