2004 Quebec municipal referendums

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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.

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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.

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 municipalityOld municipalityRegisterForAgainstTurnout
Adstock Village of Sainte-Anne-du-Lac3.86%No referendum
Municipality of Adstock0.45%No referendum
Alma City of AlmaNobodyNo referendum
Municipality of Delisle0.12%No referendum
Beauharnois City of Maple Grove23.94%48.65%51.35%31.43%
Village of Melocheville10.50%47.04%52.96%26.01%
City of Beauharnois0.20%No referendum
Cookshire-Eaton Township of Newport, Quebec 21.58%72.03%27.97%35.78%
City of Cookshire5.81%No referendum
Municipality of Eaton2.57%No referendum
Gatineau City of Aylmer17.22%58.05%41.95%26.48%
City of Buckingham13.87%41.77%58.23%20.27%
City of Hull10.09%39.64%60.36%15.71%
City of Masson-Angers20.14%66.61%33.39%34.80%
City of Gatineau5.40%No referendum
Grenville-sur-la-Rouge Village of Calumet6.98%No referendum
Township of Grenville1.57%No referendum
La Tuque Municipality of La Croche10.42%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 Parent14.39%42.86%57.14%25.44%
Municipality of La Tuque0.15%No referendum
Lac-Etchemin City of Lac-EtcheminNobodyNo referendum
Parish of Sainte-Germaine-du-Lac-Etchemin1.26%No referendum
Lacolle Parish of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel14.50%38.44%61.56%26.97%
Village of Lacolle0.42%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 Fatima4.11%No referendum
Municipality of L'Île-du-Havre-Aubert3.28%No referendum
Municipality of Havre-aux-Maisons1.23%No referendum
Municipality of Grande-Entrée0.74%No referendum
Municipality of L'Étang-du-Nord0.61%No referendum
Lévis City of Charny10.71%47.77%52.23%18.29%
City of Saint-Nicolas16.64%54.27%45.73%27.04%
City of Saint-Rédempteur14.52%37.62%62.38%19.68%
Municipality of Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon23.38%55.99%44.01%28.00%
City of Saint-Romuald8.13%No referendum
City of Saint-Jean-Chrysostome7.45%No referendum
Parish of Sainte-Hélène-de-Breakeyville7.28%No referendum
Municipality of Pintendre4.48%No referendum
Parish of Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy4.14%No referendum
City of Lévis3.71%No referendum
Longueuil City of Greenfield Park16.71%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 LeMoyne2.23%No referendum
City of Saint-Hubert1.84%No referendum
City of Longueuil0.43%No referendum
Magog Township of Magog17.99%59.83%40.17%25.57%
Village of Omerville0.96%No referendum
City of Magog, Quebec0.31%No referendum
Matane Municipality of Petit-Matane16.62%24.52%75.48%10.96%
Municipality of Saint-Luc-de-Matane13.49%29.24%70.76%16.62%
Parish of Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane5.13%No referendum
City of Matane0.15%No referendum
Métis-sur-Mer Métis-sur-Mer11.40%44.07%55.93%22.67%
Les Boules4.46%No referendum
Mont-Joli Municipality of Saint-Jean-Baptiste12.79%47.23%52.77%22.86%
City of Mont-Joli0.04%No referendum
Mont-Laurier Municipality of Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles 34.62%79.59%20.41%52.38%
Municipality of Des Ruisseaux2.14%No referendum
City of Mont-Laurier0.03%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 Anjou16.88%57.03%42.97%26.47%
City of LaSalle11.21%60.81%39.19%20.55%
City of L'Île-Bizard21.21%63.53%36.47%33.68%
City of Pierrefonds15.87%70.14%29.86%24.87%
City of Roxboro25.08%67.16%32.84%33.36%
City of Sainte-Geneviève14.21%65.65%34.35%21.49%
City of Saint-Laurent18.53%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 Lachine6.78%No referendum
City of Saint-Léonard3.23%No referendum
City of Outremont2.60%No referendum
City of Verdun2.24%No referendum
City of Montreal-Nord1.62%No referendum
City of Montreal0.18%No referendum
Mont-Tremblant Municipality of Mont-Tremblant21.38%71.10%28.90%31.34%
Municipality of Lac-Tremblant-Nord 42.77%84.47%15.53%50.29%
Parish of Saint-Jovite0.58%No referendum
City of Saint-Jovite0.26%No referendum
Port-Cartier Municipality of Rivière-Pentecôte 1.35%No referendum
City of Port-Cartier0.13%No referendum
Quebec City City of Beauport12.85%46.16%53.84%19.42%
City of Cap-Rouge17.28%39.00%61.00%22.48%
City of Charlesbourg13.44%43.42%56.58%18.40%
City of Lac-Saint-Charles21.47%66.44%33.56%29.86%
City of Loretteville11.19%33.62%66.38%14.35%
City of Sainte-Foy20.20%52.19%47.81%27.35%
City of Saint-Émile15.01%49.99%50.01%21.16%
City of Sillery24.35%51.48%48.52%33.56%
City of Val-Bélair13.31%49.76%50.24%18.68%
City of Vanier17.34%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 Quebec2.65%No referendum
Rimouski Municipality of Mont-LebelNobodyNo referendum
Parish of Sainte-Odile-sur-Rimouski2.50%No referendum
City of Pointe-au-Père1.09%No referendum
Parish of Sainte-Blandine0.54%No referendum
Village of Rimouski-Est0.47%No referendum
City of Rimouski0.06%No referendum
Rivière-Rouge Municipality of La Macaza 31.34%77.50%22.50%42.19%
Village of Sainte-Véronique15.38%44.35%55.65%21.50%
Village of L'Annonciation0.44%No referendum
Municipality of Marchand0.32%No referendum
Rouyn-Noranda Municipality of Mont-Brun24.14%28.92%71.08%20.35%
Municipality of DestorNobodyNo referendum
City of Cadillac7.04%No referendum
Municipality of D’Alembert6.94%No referendum
Municipality of Cloutier5.63%No referendum
Municipality of Rollet4.50%No referendum
Municipality of McWatters4.46%No referendum
Municipality of Évain4.09%No referendum
Municipality of Arntfield1.66%No referendum
Municipality of Cléricy1.28%No referendum
Municipality of Bellecombe1.13%No referendum
Municipality of Montbeillard1.02%No referendum
City of Rouyn-Noranda0.06%No referendum
Saguenay City of La Baie9.67%No referendum
City of Laterrière6.66%No referendum
City of Chicoutimi5.53%No referendum
City of Jonquière1.67%No referendum
Municipality of Lac-Kénogami1.60%No referendum
Municipality of Shipshaw0.92%No referendum
Township of Tremblay0.66%No referendum
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts Municipality of Sainte-Agathe-Nord16.26%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-Masson0.10%No referendum
Saint-Georges Municipality of Aubert-Gaillon15.78%34.63%65.37%22.63%
Parish of Saint-Georges-Est9.16%No referendum
Parish of Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande3.83%No referendum
City of Saint-Georges0.16%No referendum
Saint-Hyacinthe Parish of Sainte-Rosalie13.51%49.85%50.15%27.51%
Parish of Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur6.37%No referendum
Parish of Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin3.44%No referendum
Parish of Notre-Dame-de-Saint-Hyacinthe2.93%No referendum
City of Sainte-Rosalie1.06%No referendum
City of Saint-Hyacinthe0.11%No referendum
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Parish of Saint-Athanase13.46%44.75%55.25%22.02%
Municipality of L'Acadie5.14%No referendum
City of Iberville3.36%No referendum
City of Saint-Luc1.17%No referendum
City of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu0.37%No referendum
Saint-Jérôme City of Bellefeuille0.71%No referendum
City of Saint-Antoine0.28%No referendum
City of Lafontaine0.13%No referendum
City of Saint-Jérôme0.05%No referendum
Saint-Pie Parish of Saint-Pie3.48%No referendum
City of Saint-Pie0.16%No referendum
Saint-Sauveur Parish of Saint-Sauveur0.27%No referendum
Village of Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts0.06%No referendum
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield City of Saint-Timothée19.51%59.47%40.53%30.02%
Municipality of Grande-Île18.60%59.72%40.28%30.40%
City of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield0.20%No referendum
Sept-Îles Municipality of Gallix11.79%22.91%77.09%10.50%
City of Moisie3.12%No referendum
City of Sept-Îles1.68%No referendum
Shawinigan City of Grand-Mère17.93%51.05%48.95%25.38%
Municipality of Lac-à-la-Tortue11.52%56.77%43.23%31.47%
Parish of Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides19.27%50.57%49.43%27.71%
Parish of Saint-Jean-des-Piles12.03%31.32%68.68%18.32%
Village of Saint-Georges13.79%50.87%49.13%26.47%
City of Shawinigan-Sud7.94%No referendum
City of Shawinigan0.29%No referendum
Sherbrooke City of Bromptonville12.76%38.65%61.35%20.01%
City of Lennoxville14.97%52.49%47.51%18.56%
Municipality of Deauville17.69%55.11%44.89%26.11%
Municipality of Saint-Élie-d'Orford21.84%47.81%52.19%23.33%
City of Rock Forest4.59%No referendum
Municipality of Stoke [b] 2.86%No referendum
City of Fleurimont1.17%No referendum
Municipality of Ascot1.13%No referendum
City of Sherbrooke0.21%No referendum
Sutton Township of Sutton12.64%49.25%50.75%20.64%
City of Sutton0.35%No referendum
Terrebonne City of Lachenaie0.77%No referendum
City of La Plaine0.61%No referendum
City of Terrebonne0.09%No referendum
Thetford Mines City of Black Lake17.41%37.86%62.14%26.24%
Village of Robertsonville18.39%43.62%56.38%32.82%
Municipality of Pontbriand8.74%No referendum
Township of Thetford-Partie-Sud0.97%No referendum
City of Thetford Mines0.48%No referendum
Trois-Rivières City of Cap-de-la-Madeleine6.56%No referendum
City of Saint-Louis-de-France4.55%No referendum
City of Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap4.52%No referendum
Municipality of Pointe-du-Lac4.35%No referendum
City of Trois-Rivières-Ouest1.32%No referendum
City of Trois-Rivières0.30%No referendum
Val-d'Or Municipality of Dubuisson7.39%No referendum
Municipality of Val-Senneville3.46%No referendum
Municipality of Sullivan1.23%No referendum
Municipality of Vassan0.39%No referendum
City of Val-d'Or0.04%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

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References

  1. ↑ Quebec municipal referendums
  2. ↑ Larose, Isabelle (27 January 2022). "Regard sur 20 ans de fusion municipale aux Îles-de-la-Madeleine". Radio-Canada . Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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