2004 Quebec municipal referendums

The 2004 Quebec municipal referendums ^[1] were held by the Quebec Liberal Party government of Jean Charest that came to power in the 2003 Quebec election, in fulfillment of a campaign promise to allow voters to have a say regarding the municipal reorganization program that had been undertaken by the preceding Parti Québécois administration.

From late 2000 to 2003, the PQ government had amalgamated (merged) many Quebec cities with their suburbs or neighbouring municipalities. This was imposed through legislation by the Quebec government rather than by the initiative of the municipalities themselves. In Canada, municipal governments are creatures of the provincial governments. However, the amalgamation proved unpopular in some places, with residents wishing to de-merge from the newly expanded cities and reconstitute their former municipalities. The 2004 referendums were organized to provide an opportunity to vote on the matter.

As of 2024, this is the most recent referendum in Quebec.

Results

As a first step, a minimum threshold of 10% of the population of a former municipality was required to sign a register in order for a referendum to be held. The registers were open from 16 to 20 May 2004. When this criterion was met, referendums were scheduled on June 20, 2004. To be unmerged, they had to obtain a more than 50% of the vote for "yes", representing at least 35% of the electors.

New municipality	Old municipality	Register	For	Against	Turnout
Adstock	Village of Sainte-Anne-du-Lac	3.86%	No referendum
	Municipality of Adstock	0.45%	No referendum
Alma	City of Alma	Nobody	No referendum
	Municipality of Delisle	0.12%	No referendum
Beauharnois	City of Maple Grove	23.94%	48.65%	51.35%	31.43%
	Village of Melocheville	10.50%	47.04%	52.96%	26.01%
	City of Beauharnois	0.20%	No referendum
Cookshire-Eaton	Township of Newport, Quebec	21.58%	72.03%	27.97%	35.78%
	City of Cookshire	5.81%	No referendum
	Municipality of Eaton	2.57%	No referendum
Gatineau	City of Aylmer	17.22%	58.05%	41.95%	26.48%
	City of Buckingham	13.87%	41.77%	58.23%	20.27%
	City of Hull	10.09%	39.64%	60.36%	15.71%
	City of Masson-Angers	20.14%	66.61%	33.39%	34.80%
	City of Gatineau	5.40%	No referendum
Grenville-sur-la-Rouge	Village of Calumet	6.98%	No referendum
	Township of Grenville	1.57%	No referendum
La Tuque	Municipality of La Croche	10.42%	35.71%	64.29%	11.01%
	Municipality of La Bostonnais	21.11%	74.31%	25.69%	40.91%
	Municipality of Lac-Édouard	17.16%	92.89%	7.11%	43.08%
	Village of Parent	14.39%	42.86%	57.14%	25.44%
	Municipality of La Tuque	0.15%	No referendum
Lac-Etchemin	City of Lac-Etchemin	Nobody	No referendum
	Parish of Sainte-Germaine-du-Lac-Etchemin	1.26%	No referendum
Lacolle	Parish of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel	14.50%	38.44%	61.56%	26.97%
	Village of Lacolle	0.42%	No referendum
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Municipality of Grosse-Île	35.02%	81.70%	18.30%	60.09%
	Village of Cap-aux-Meules [a]	16.64%	62.77%	37.23%	39.81%
	Municipality of Fatima	4.11%	No referendum
	Municipality of L'Île-du-Havre-Aubert	3.28%	No referendum
	Municipality of Havre-aux-Maisons	1.23%	No referendum
	Municipality of Grande-Entrée	0.74%	No referendum
	Municipality of L'Étang-du-Nord	0.61%	No referendum
Lévis	City of Charny	10.71%	47.77%	52.23%	18.29%
	City of Saint-Nicolas	16.64%	54.27%	45.73%	27.04%
	City of Saint-Rédempteur	14.52%	37.62%	62.38%	19.68%
	Municipality of Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon	23.38%	55.99%	44.01%	28.00%
	City of Saint-Romuald	8.13%	No referendum
	City of Saint-Jean-Chrysostome	7.45%	No referendum
	Parish of Sainte-Hélène-de-Breakeyville	7.28%	No referendum
	Municipality of Pintendre	4.48%	No referendum
	Parish of Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy	4.14%	No referendum
	City of Lévis	3.71%	No referendum
Longueuil	City of Greenfield Park	16.71%	65.51%	34.49%	27.34%
	City of Boucherville	34.73%	75.66%	24.34%	47.95%
	City of Brossard	23.48%	80.94%	19.06%	38.70%
	City of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	36.20%	72.04%	27.96%	47.61%
	City of Saint-Lambert	31.16%	69.71%	30.29%	41.40%
	City of LeMoyne	2.23%	No referendum
	City of Saint-Hubert	1.84%	No referendum
	City of Longueuil	0.43%	No referendum
Magog	Township of Magog	17.99%	59.83%	40.17%	25.57%
	Village of Omerville	0.96%	No referendum
	City of Magog, Quebec	0.31%	No referendum
Matane	Municipality of Petit-Matane	16.62%	24.52%	75.48%	10.96%
	Municipality of Saint-Luc-de-Matane	13.49%	29.24%	70.76%	16.62%
	Parish of Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane	5.13%	No referendum
	City of Matane	0.15%	No referendum
Métis-sur-Mer	Métis-sur-Mer	11.40%	44.07%	55.93%	22.67%
	Les Boules	4.46%	No referendum
Mont-Joli	Municipality of Saint-Jean-Baptiste	12.79%	47.23%	52.77%	22.86%
	City of Mont-Joli	0.04%	No referendum
Mont-Laurier	Municipality of Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles	34.62%	79.59%	20.41%	52.38%
	Municipality of Des Ruisseaux	2.14%	No referendum
	City of Mont-Laurier	0.03%	No referendum
Montreal	City (Cité) of Côte Saint-Luc	25.81%	87.04%	12.96%	40.43%
	City (Cité) of Dorval	31.19%	76.80%	23.20%	41.41%
	City of Anjou	16.88%	57.03%	42.97%	26.47%
	City of LaSalle	11.21%	60.81%	39.19%	20.55%
	City of L'Île-Bizard	21.21%	63.53%	36.47%	33.68%
	City of Pierrefonds	15.87%	70.14%	29.86%	24.87%
	City of Roxboro	25.08%	67.16%	32.84%	33.36%
	City of Sainte-Geneviève	14.21%	65.65%	34.35%	21.49%
	City of Saint-Laurent	18.53%	75.31%	24.69%	28.58%
	City of Baie-d'Urfé	57.37%	92.94%	7.06%	72.80%
	City of Beaconsfield	37.72%	80.44%	19.56%	45.88%
	City of Dollard-des-Ormeaux	24.11%	85.23%	14.77%	37.58%
	City of Hampstead	24.71%	90.41%	9.59%	47.21%
	City of Kirkland	28.49%	87.63%	12.37%	47.32%
	City of L'Île-Dorval	79.17%	75.51%	24.49%	74.00%
	City of Montreal West	36.71%	82.62%	17.38%	47.52%
	City of Montreal-Est	36.02%	84.51%	15.49%	45.16%
	City of Mount Royal	24.36%	81.82%	18.18%	41.69%
	City of Pointe-Claire	36.55%	90.02%	9.98%	52.81%
	City of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue	26.83%	82.26%	17.74%	47.68%
	City of Westmount	38.49%	92.13%	7.87%	52.71%
	Village of Senneville	61.80%	93.42%	6.58%	73.63%
	City of Lachine	6.78%	No referendum
	City of Saint-Léonard	3.23%	No referendum
	City of Outremont	2.60%	No referendum
	City of Verdun	2.24%	No referendum
	City of Montreal-Nord	1.62%	No referendum
	City of Montreal	0.18%	No referendum
Mont-Tremblant	Municipality of Mont-Tremblant	21.38%	71.10%	28.90%	31.34%
	Municipality of Lac-Tremblant-Nord	42.77%	84.47%	15.53%	50.29%
	Parish of Saint-Jovite	0.58%	No referendum
	City of Saint-Jovite	0.26%	No referendum
Port-Cartier	Municipality of Rivière-Pentecôte	1.35%	No referendum
	City of Port-Cartier	0.13%	No referendum
Quebec City	City of Beauport	12.85%	46.16%	53.84%	19.42%
	City of Cap-Rouge	17.28%	39.00%	61.00%	22.48%
	City of Charlesbourg	13.44%	43.42%	56.58%	18.40%
	City of Lac-Saint-Charles	21.47%	66.44%	33.56%	29.86%
	City of Loretteville	11.19%	33.62%	66.38%	14.35%
	City of Sainte-Foy	20.20%	52.19%	47.81%	27.35%
	City of Saint-Émile	15.01%	49.99%	50.01%	21.16%
	City of Sillery	24.35%	51.48%	48.52%	33.56%
	City of Val-Bélair	13.31%	49.76%	50.24%	18.68%
	City of Vanier	17.34%	61.37%	38.63%	23.19%
	City of L'Ancienne-Lorette	29.64%	67.07%	32.93%	40.94%
	Municipality of Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures	24.40%	62.48%	37.52%	38.40%
	City of Quebec	2.65%	No referendum
Rimouski	Municipality of Mont-Lebel	Nobody	No referendum
	Parish of Sainte-Odile-sur-Rimouski	2.50%	No referendum
	City of Pointe-au-Père	1.09%	No referendum
	Parish of Sainte-Blandine	0.54%	No referendum
	Village of Rimouski-Est	0.47%	No referendum
	City of Rimouski	0.06%	No referendum
Rivière-Rouge	Municipality of La Macaza	31.34%	77.50%	22.50%	42.19%
	Village of Sainte-Véronique	15.38%	44.35%	55.65%	21.50%
	Village of L'Annonciation	0.44%	No referendum
	Municipality of Marchand	0.32%	No referendum
Rouyn-Noranda	Municipality of Mont-Brun	24.14%	28.92%	71.08%	20.35%
	Municipality of Destor	Nobody	No referendum
	City of Cadillac	7.04%	No referendum
	Municipality of D’Alembert	6.94%	No referendum
	Municipality of Cloutier	5.63%	No referendum
	Municipality of Rollet	4.50%	No referendum
	Municipality of McWatters	4.46%	No referendum
	Municipality of Évain	4.09%	No referendum
	Municipality of Arntfield	1.66%	No referendum
	Municipality of Cléricy	1.28%	No referendum
	Municipality of Bellecombe	1.13%	No referendum
	Municipality of Montbeillard	1.02%	No referendum
	City of Rouyn-Noranda	0.06%	No referendum
Saguenay	City of La Baie	9.67%	No referendum
	City of Laterrière	6.66%	No referendum
	City of Chicoutimi	5.53%	No referendum
	City of Jonquière	1.67%	No referendum
	Municipality of Lac-Kénogami	1.60%	No referendum
	Municipality of Shipshaw	0.92%	No referendum
	Township of Tremblay	0.66%	No referendum
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts	Municipality of Sainte-Agathe-Nord	16.26%	51.19%	48.81%	19.03%
	Municipality of Ivry-sur-le-Lac	24.79%	67.98%	32.02%	40.47%
	City of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts	0.11%	No referendum
Sainte-Marguerite-Estérel	City of Estérel	35.44%	83.73%	16.27%	52.11%
	Parish of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson	0.10%	No referendum
Saint-Georges	Municipality of Aubert-Gaillon	15.78%	34.63%	65.37%	22.63%
	Parish of Saint-Georges-Est	9.16%	No referendum
	Parish of Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande	3.83%	No referendum
	City of Saint-Georges	0.16%	No referendum
Saint-Hyacinthe	Parish of Sainte-Rosalie	13.51%	49.85%	50.15%	27.51%
	Parish of Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur	6.37%	No referendum
	Parish of Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin	3.44%	No referendum
	Parish of Notre-Dame-de-Saint-Hyacinthe	2.93%	No referendum
	City of Sainte-Rosalie	1.06%	No referendum
	City of Saint-Hyacinthe	0.11%	No referendum
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	Parish of Saint-Athanase	13.46%	44.75%	55.25%	22.02%
	Municipality of L'Acadie	5.14%	No referendum
	City of Iberville	3.36%	No referendum
	City of Saint-Luc	1.17%	No referendum
	City of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	0.37%	No referendum
Saint-Jérôme	City of Bellefeuille	0.71%	No referendum
	City of Saint-Antoine	0.28%	No referendum
	City of Lafontaine	0.13%	No referendum
	City of Saint-Jérôme	0.05%	No referendum
Saint-Pie	Parish of Saint-Pie	3.48%	No referendum
	City of Saint-Pie	0.16%	No referendum
Saint-Sauveur	Parish of Saint-Sauveur	0.27%	No referendum
	Village of Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts	0.06%	No referendum
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	City of Saint-Timothée	19.51%	59.47%	40.53%	30.02%
	Municipality of Grande-Île	18.60%	59.72%	40.28%	30.40%
	City of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	0.20%	No referendum
Sept-Îles	Municipality of Gallix	11.79%	22.91%	77.09%	10.50%
	City of Moisie	3.12%	No referendum
	City of Sept-Îles	1.68%	No referendum
Shawinigan	City of Grand-Mère	17.93%	51.05%	48.95%	25.38%
	Municipality of Lac-à-la-Tortue	11.52%	56.77%	43.23%	31.47%
	Parish of Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides	19.27%	50.57%	49.43%	27.71%
	Parish of Saint-Jean-des-Piles	12.03%	31.32%	68.68%	18.32%
	Village of Saint-Georges	13.79%	50.87%	49.13%	26.47%
	City of Shawinigan-Sud	7.94%	No referendum
	City of Shawinigan	0.29%	No referendum
Sherbrooke	City of Bromptonville	12.76%	38.65%	61.35%	20.01%
	City of Lennoxville	14.97%	52.49%	47.51%	18.56%
	Municipality of Deauville	17.69%	55.11%	44.89%	26.11%
	Municipality of Saint-Élie-d'Orford	21.84%	47.81%	52.19%	23.33%
	City of Rock Forest	4.59%	No referendum
	Municipality of Stoke [b]	2.86%	No referendum
	City of Fleurimont	1.17%	No referendum
	Municipality of Ascot	1.13%	No referendum
	City of Sherbrooke	0.21%	No referendum
Sutton	Township of Sutton	12.64%	49.25%	50.75%	20.64%
	City of Sutton	0.35%	No referendum
Terrebonne	City of Lachenaie	0.77%	No referendum
	City of La Plaine	0.61%	No referendum
	City of Terrebonne	0.09%	No referendum
Thetford Mines	City of Black Lake	17.41%	37.86%	62.14%	26.24%
	Village of Robertsonville	18.39%	43.62%	56.38%	32.82%
	Municipality of Pontbriand	8.74%	No referendum
	Township of Thetford-Partie-Sud	0.97%	No referendum
	City of Thetford Mines	0.48%	No referendum
Trois-Rivières	City of Cap-de-la-Madeleine	6.56%	No referendum
	City of Saint-Louis-de-France	4.55%	No referendum
	City of Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap	4.52%	No referendum
	Municipality of Pointe-du-Lac	4.35%	No referendum
	City of Trois-Rivières-Ouest	1.32%	No referendum
	City of Trois-Rivières	0.30%	No referendum
Val-d'Or	Municipality of Dubuisson	7.39%	No referendum
	Municipality of Val-Senneville	3.46%	No referendum
	Municipality of Sullivan	1.23%	No referendum
	Municipality of Vassan	0.39%	No referendum
	City of Val-d'Or	0.04%	No referendum

Notes

a. ^{^} In 2005, Cap-aux-Meules held a second referendum in which voters chose to remain in the amalgamated Les-Îles-de-la-Madeleine municipality after all. ^[2]

b. ^{^} Only a very small part of the population of Stoke had merged with Sherbrooke

See also

• 21st-century municipal history of Quebec
• 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec
• 2002–2006 municipal reorganization of Montreal
• List of former municipalities in Quebec
• Merger (politics)
• History of Montreal

External links

• 2004 referendums Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (Elections Quebec) (how to interpret the numbers)

References

1. "Quebec municipal referendums". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
2. Larose, Isabelle (27 January 2022). "Regard sur 20 ans de fusion municipale aux Îles-de-la-Madeleine". Radio-Canada . Retrieved 9 May 2023.