Laurent Blanchard

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2013 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Hochelaga
Laurent Blanchard
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43rd Mayor of Montreal
In office
June 25, 2013 November 14, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Projet Montréal Éric Alan Caldwell 3,40835.18+5.61
Coalition Montréal Laurent Blanchard (incumbent mayor)2,73928.28−29.08
Vrai changement Mikael St-Pierre2,01320.78 
Équipe Denis Coderre Patrick Charbonneau1,24412.84 
Independent Nicole Donnelly2822.91 
Total valid votes9,68697.06 
Total rejected ballots2932.94 
Turnout9,97942.01+4.44
Electors on the lists23,755  
Source: Election results, 2013, City of Montreal.
2009 Montreal municipal election : Councillor, Hochelaga
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Vision Montreal Laurent Blanchard (incumbent)4,96557.36+10.90
Projet Montréal Éric Alan Caldwell 2,56029.57+12.03
Union Montreal Louis Cléroux1,13113.07−22.94
Total valid votes8,65696.73 
Total rejected ballots2933.27 
Turnout8,94937.57 
Electors on the lists23,817  
Source: Election results, 2009, City of Montreal.
2005 Montreal municipal election : Councillor, Hochelaga
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Vision Montreal Laurent Blanchard 2,87746.46−17.62
Citizens Union Luc Larivée (incumbent)2,23036.01+10.48
Projet Montréal José Feliciano Arias1,08617.54
Total valid votes6,193
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

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