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

Montréal-Nord

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.

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