Several municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec held mayoral and council elections on November 6, 1994. The most closely watched contest was in Montreal, where Pierre Bourque was elected to his first term as mayor.
1994 Montreal election results: Mayor of Montreal | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes | |
Vision Montreal | Pierre Bourque | 135,678 | 47.61 | |
Montreal Citizens' Movement | (x)Jean Doré | 91,907 | 32.25 | |
Montrealers' Party | Jérôme Choquette | 37,214 | 13.06 | |
Democratic Coalition–Ecology Montreal | Yolande Cohen | 12,737 | 4.47 | |
White Elephant Party | Michel Bédard | 2,678 | 0.94 | |
Independent | Carole Caron | 1,433 | 0.50 | |
Independent | Jean-Luc Bonspiel | 973 | 0.34 | |
Independent | Glenmore Browne | 818 | 0.29 | |
Independent | Patricia Métivier | 709 | 0.25 | |
Independent | Carl Zephir | 438 | 0.15 | |
Independent | Marc Rainville | 379 | 0.13 | |
Total valid votes | 284,964 | 100 | ||
Source: Official results, City of Montreal. |
1994 Montreal North municipal election: Mayor of Montreal North | ||
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Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
(x) Yves Ryan | 16,459 | 88.40 |
Jean-Pierre Menard | 2,160 | 11.60 |
Total valid votes | 18,619 | 100.00 |
Source: Mike King, "Ryan wins again; Ninth straight victory for patriarch of local mayors," Montreal Gazette, 7 November 1994, A5. |
Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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(incumbent)Jacques Charbonneau | 2,244 | 51.21 |
Arthur Fauteux | 1,811 | 41.33 |
Pierre Rioux | 327 | 7.46 |
Total valid votes | 4,382 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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Denis Lacasse | elected | |
Noël Lacasse | defeated |
Results from outside of Montreal are taken from Claude Arpin, "MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS Eastern Townships," Montreal Gazette, 7 November 1994, A5.
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