2013 Westmount municipal election

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2013 Westmount municipal election
 20093 November 2013 2017  

8 seats in Westmount City Council

Incumbent Mayor

Peter Trent
Independent



Municipal elections were held in the city of Westmount, Quebec, Canada on 3 November 2013 as part of the 2013 Quebec municipal elections. Voters elected 8 positions on the Westmount City Council, as well as one mayor. On 4 October, Mayor Peter Trent, as well as councillors Nicole Forbes and Victor Drury were acclaimed. [1] Councillors Tim Price of District 2 and Gary Ikeman of District 5 will not be seeking another term on council. [2]

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Election Notes

Twenty-five-year-old Philip A. Cutler became the youngest city council member in Westmount's History. Cynthia Lulham was elected for a 6th term, making her the longest serving council member. It was the second consecutive term that Mayor Peter Trent was elected by acclamation. The same is true for District 3 councillor Victor Drury. The majority, 5 of 8 seats, on council will be made up of women.

Mayor

CandidateVote %
Peter Trent (incumbent)Acclaimed-
Result: Announced November 3

Westmount City Council Candidates

District 1

CandidateVote %
Julia Carbone-Gold27548.25
Patrick Martin (incumbent)29551.75
Result: Patrick Martin

District 2

CandidateVote %
Philip A. Cutler30157.88
Peter Starr21942.12
Result: Philip A. Cutler

District 3

CandidateVote %
Victor Drury (incumbent)Acclaimed-
Result: Victor Drury

District 4

CandidateVote %
Rosalind Davis34960.91
Kathleen W. Duncan (Incumbent)22439.09
Result: Rosalind Davis

District 5

CandidateVote %
John P. Fretz28944.19
Christina Smith36555.81
Result: Christina Smith

District 6

CandidateVote %
Nicole Forbes (Incumbent)Acclaimed-
Result: Nicole Forbes

District 7

CandidateVote %
Cynthia Lulham (Incumbent)33856.90
Mavis Young25643.10
Result: Cynthia Lulham

District 8

CandidateVote %
Andrei Jones6519.70
Theodora Samiotis (Incumbent)26580.30
Result: Theodora Samiotis

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References

  1. "Westmount, DDO, CSL mayors acclaimed". CTV Montreal. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. "Westmount municipal elections". Newswire. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  3. http://resultats.electionsmunicipales.gouv.qc.ca/resultats.html?municipalite=Westmount&v=66032 [ dead link ]
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