2001 Potton municipal election

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The 2001 Potton municipal election took place on November 4, 2001, to elect a mayor and councillors in Potton, Quebec.

Results

CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
Claude Laplume62569.60
(x)André Marcoux27330.40
Total valid votes898100.00
2001 Potton election, Councillor, Seat One
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
Lorna Aiken-Lamothe52659.10
Ross Taylor28131.57
Damien Pouliot839.33
Total valid votes890100.00
2001 Potton election, Councillor, Seat Two
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
Barbara Koch45751.46
(incumbent)Ernest Tomuschat24827.93
John Lutzman18320.61
Total valid votes888100.00
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
Louis Veillon52659.57
Heather Keith-Ryan 35740.43
Total Valid Votes883100
2001 Potton election, Councillor, Seat Four
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
Edward Mierzwinski56163.61
Debra Harding32136.39
Total valid votes882100.00
2001 Potton election, Councillor, Seat Five
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
Marcel Turner63471.40
(incumbent)Pierre Pouliot25428.60
Total valid votes888100.00
2001 Potton election, Councillor, Seat Six
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
Christian Rodrigueaccl..

Source: "Election 2001 Sherbrooke & Townships," Sherbrooke Record, 6 November 2001, p. 5.

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