1998 Quebec municipal elections

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More than two hundred and forty municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec held mayoral and council elections on November 1, 1998.

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Results

Montreal

1998 Montreal municipal election : Mayor of Montreal
PartyCandidateVotes%
Vision Montreal (x)Pierre Bourque 141,81445.52
New Montreal Jacques Duchesneau 84,28927.05
Montreal Citizens' Movement Michel Prescott46,29814.86
Team Montreal Jean Doré 32,16710.32
Montreal 2000 Michel Bédard 3,0040.96
IndependentPatricia Métivier2,2240.71
IndependentMichel Dugré9890.32
IndependentLaurent Alie7840.25
Total valid votes311,569100
Source: Official Results, City of Montreal

Montréal-Nord

1998 Montreal North municipal election : Mayor of Montreal North
CandidateVotes%
(x)Yves Ryan acclaimed.
Source: "Quebec election results stay true to polls," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1998, A8.

Sherbrooke

1998 Sherbrooke election, Mayor of Sherbrooke
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
(incumbent)Jean Perreaultc. 70

Bromont

1998 Bromont election, Mayor of Bromont
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
Pauline Quinlan not listedc. 73
(incumbent)Robert Desourdy

Cowansville

1998 Cowansville election, Mayor of Cowansville
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
Arthur Fauteux c. 60%
(incumbent)Jacques Charbonneauc. 40%

Magog

1998 Magog election, Mayor of Magog
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
Marc Poulinelected
Noël Lacassedefeated

Newspaper coverage indicates that the contest was close, with Poulin winning by about one hundred votes.

Source for election results: "Quebec election results stay true to polls," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1998, A8.

References

  1. Harvey Enchin, "Balanced Bromomt rises slowly," Globe and Mail, 21 November 1988, B1.
  2. "Bromont: Town that Rolland Desourdy built thriving after 25 years," Montreal Gazette, 23 April 1989, A6.
  3. "Dion wins Bromont byelection," Sherbrooke Record, 29 May 2001, p. 4.
  4. Joshua Bleser, "Robert Desourdy cancels mayoral bid in Bromont," Sherbrooke Record, 20 October 2005, p. 2.
  5. "Quebec election results stay true to polls," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1998, A8.
  6. Linda Drouin, "3 byelections give parties chance to test support," Vancouver Sun, 9 January 1995, A5.
  7. Rita Legault, "Enviro watchdogs push politicians to protect lake," Sherbrooke Record, 8 August 2003, p. 9; Brion Robinson, "U.S. to help clean up Memphremagog Lake," Sherbrooke Record, 8 August 2005, p. 1.
  8. Maurice Crossfield, "Bromont campaign turns to remaining voters," Sherbrooke Record, 31 October 2002, p. 5.