Montreal municipal election, 1986

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The 1986 Montreal municipal election took place on November 9, 1986, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Longtime mayor Jean Drapeau did not seek re-election, and Jean Doré from the opposition Montreal Citizens' Movement (MCM) was elected to the position by a significant margin.^[1]

Montreal is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada. Originally called Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill in the heart of the city. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which took its name from the same source as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. It has a distinct four-season continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold, snowy winters.

Quebec is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is bordered to the west by the province of Ontario and the bodies of water James Bay and Hudson Bay; to the north by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay; to the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador; and to the south by the province of New Brunswick and the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. It also shares maritime borders with Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. Quebec is Canada's largest province by area and its second-largest administrative division; only the territory of Nunavut is larger. It is historically and politically considered to be part of Central Canada.

Jean Drapeau former mayor of Montreal, Quebec (1954-1957,1960-1986)

Jean Drapeau, was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Montreal from 1954 to 1957 and 1960 to 1986. Major accomplishments of the Drapeau Administration include the development of the Montreal Metro mass transit system, the successful revival of international expositions such as with Expo 67 as well as the construction of a major performing arts centre, the Place des Arts. Drapeau also successfully lobbied for the 1976 Summer Olympics and personally chose its lead architect, Roger Taillibert, to design the city's iconic stadium, athlete's village and inclined tower. Drapeau was also primarily responsible for leading the city's effort to secure a Major League Baseball franchise, with the creation of the Montreal Expos in 1969.

Results (incomplete)

Party colours do not indicate affiliation with or resemblance to a provincial or a federal party.

Electoral District	Position	Total valid votes					Incumbent
Electoral District	Position	Total valid votes	Montreal Citizens' Movement	Civic Party of Montreal	ADMM	Independents	Incumbent
	Mayor	339,773	Jean Doré 230,025 (67.70%)	Claude Dupras 99,739 (29.35%)	Kenneth Cheung 4,108 (1.21%)	Marie-Claire Desroches 2,282 (0.67%) Gilles Côté 1,676 (0.49%) Philip Moscovitch 1,235 (0.36%) Ned Dmytryshyn 708 (0.21%)	Jean Drapeau
Louis Riel	City councillor	7,428	Jacques Charbonneau 4,506 (60.66%)	Carmen G. Millette 2,922 (39.34%)			Carmen G. Millette
Marie-Victorin	City councillor	7,404	Réal Charest 4,524 (61.10%)	François Delorme 2,880 (38.90%)			Fernand Desjardins
Longue-Pointe	City councillor	6,138	Nicole Boudreau 4,260 (69.40%)	Luc Larivée 2,040 (30.60%)			Luc Larivée
Maisonneuve	City councillor	5,611	Ginette L'Heureux 3,702 (65.98%)	Roger Gallagher 1,909 (34.02%)			André Roy
François-Perrault	City councillor	5,688	Frank Venneri 3,564 (62.66%)	Rocco Luccisano 2,124 (37.34%)			Rocco Luccisano
Gabriel-Sagard	City councillor	6,400	Vittorio Capparelli 3,139 (49.05%)	Marc Beaudoin 1,874 (29.28%)	Marcel Paquet 1,387 (21.67%)^[2]		Marc Beaudoin
Jean-Rivard	City councillor	3,653	Micheline Daigle 2,476 (67.78%)	Raymonde Filion 1,177 (32.22%)			Ernest Roussille
Jean-Talon	City councillor	3,653	Pierre Goyer 2,870 (59.33%)	George Savoidakis 1,547 (31.98%)	Demetre Costopoulos 420 (8.68%)		George Savoidakis
Laurier	City councillor	5,237	Robert Perreault 3,701 (70.67%)	Gilles Lupien 1,137 (21.71%)		Roger Larivée 399 (7.62%)	Robert Perreault
Sainte-Marie	City councillor	5,658	Serge Lajeunesse 3,420 (60.45%)	Serge Bélanger 2,152 (38.03%)	Yvon Roy 86 (1.52%)		Serge Bélanger
Ville-Marie	City councillor	4,792	John Gardiner 3,197 (66.72%)	René Avon 1,240 (25.88%)	Cinthia Cheung 355 (7.41%)		John Gardiner
Saint-Henri	City councillor	5,419	Kevin Cadloff 2,254 (41.59%)	Germain Prégent 3,165 (58.41%)			Germain Prégent

Results in suburban communities (incomplete)

Dorval

All of Dorval's serving representatives were re-elected without opposition.

Electoral District	Position	Total valid votes	Candidates	Incumbent
Electoral District	Position	Total valid votes	Winner	Incumbent
	Mayor	-	Peter Yeomans (acclaimed)	Peter Yeomans
East Ward 1	Councillor	-	Edgar Rouleau (acclaimed)	Edgar Rouleau
East Ward 2	Councillor	-	Emile LaCoste (acclaimed)	Emile LaCoste
East Ward 3	Councillor	-	Jules Daigle (acclaimed)	Jules Daigle
West Ward 1	Councillor	-	Robert M. Bourbeau (acclaimed)	Robert M. Bourbeau
West Ward 2	Councillor	-	Ian W. Heron (acclaimed)	Ian W. Heron
West Ward 3	Councillor	-	Frank Richmond (acclaimed)	Frank Richmond

Source: Elizabeth Thompson, "Dorval mayor, councillors returned by acclamation," Montreal Gazette, October 23, 1986, I7.

Montréal-Nord (November 2)

Electoral District	Position	Total valid votes	Candidates			Incumbent
Electoral District	Position	Total valid votes	Renouveau municipal	Action locale et municipal	Independent	Incumbent
	Mayor	-	Yves Ryan (acclaimed)			Yves Ryan
District 1	Councillor	1,516	Antonin Dupont 1,266 (83.51%)	Pierre Lacombe 250 (16.49%)		Antonin Dupont
District 2	Councillor	1,701	Michelle Allaire 1,331 (78.25%)	Elaine Bissonnette 328 (19.28%)	Albert Donat Dumouchel 42 (2.47%)	Ernest Chartrand
District 3	Councillor	-	Pierre Blain (acclaimed)			Pierre Blain
District 4	Councillor	945	Georgette Morin 652 (68.99%)	Richard Bonin 293 (31.01%)		Georgette Morin
District 5	Councillor	-	Maurice Bélanger (acclaimed)			Maurice Bélanger
District 6	Councillor	-	Réal Gibeau (acclaimed)			Réal Gibeau
District 7	Councillor	-	Jean-Paul Lessard (acclaimed)			Jean-Paul Lessard
District 8	Councillor	-	Normand Fortin (acclaimed)			Normand Fortin
District 9	Councillor	-	Armand Nadeau (acclaimed)			Armand Nadeau
District 10	Councillor	-	André Coulombe (acclaimed)			André Coulombe
District 11	Councillor	-	Raymond Paquin (acclaimed)			Raymond Paquin
District 12	Councillor	1,391	Robert Guerriero 1008 (72.47%)	Pierre Gamache 383 (27.53%)		Robert Guerriero

Sources: "Laid-back Ryan isn't worried by Nov. 2 elections," 16 October 1986, p. 6; "Montreal North councillor quits," Montreal Gazette, October 23, 1986, H3; "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, November 3, 1986, A8.

Saint-Leonard

1986 Saint-Leonard mayoral election results

Party	Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard	(x)Raymond Renaud	11,374	44.30
Unité de Saint-Léonard	Tony Iammatteo	8,304	32.34
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard	Andre Bastien	3,218	12.53
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard	Rosario Nobile	2,778	10.82
Total valid votes		25,674	100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Three

Party	Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard	Frank Zampino	1,006	47.23
Unité de Saint-Léonard	Tony Iadeluca	646	30.33
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard	Yvon Desrochers	402	18.87
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard	Bruno Madvo	76	3.57
Total valid votes		2,130	100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Four

Party	Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard	(x)Pari Montanaro	1,278	50.12
Unité de Saint-Léonard	Joseph Mormina	827	32.43
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard	Sylvie Bourassa	260	10.20
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard	Domenico Manzo	185	7.25
Total valid votes		2,550	100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Five

Party	Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard	Alex Pacetti	1,270	61.89
Unité de Saint-Léonard	Gaetane Laporte	437	21.30
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard	Liborio Sciascia	266	12.96
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard	Frank Toro	79	3.85
Total valid votes		2,052	100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Six

Party	Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard	(x)Dominic Perri	1,309	66.62
Unité de Saint-Léonard	Luigi Tesolin	350	17.81
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard	Paolo Gervasi	187	9.52
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard	Giovanni Sardo	119	6.06
Total valid votes		1,965	100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Seven

Party	Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard	Yvette Bissonnet	790	41.27
Unité de Saint-Léonard	Remi Boyer	772	40.33
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard	Vincent Rizzuto	182	9.51
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard	Micheline Neveu-Dumontet	170	8.88
Total valid votes		1,914	100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Eight

Party	Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard	(x)Basilio Giordano	963	47.16
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard	Rosario Ortona	631	30.90
Unité de Saint-Léonard	Quintino Cimaglia	365	17.87
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard	Antonio Barretta	83	4.06
Total valid votes		2,042	100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Ten

Party	Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard	(x)Maurice Benoît	767	33.20
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard	Jules Lauzon	730	31.60
Unité de Saint-Léonard	Gabriel Paradis	626	27.10
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard	Yvon Plante	187	8.10
Total valid votes		2,310	100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Eleven

Party	Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard	(x)Jean-Jacques Goyette	803	35.16
Unité de Saint-Léonard	Marcelle Gaudreault	761	33.32
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard	Fiorino Bianco	456	19.96
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard	Giovanni Mogianesi	264	11.56
Total valid votes		2,284	100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Twelve

Party	Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard	Robert Zambito	787	39.95
Unité de Saint-Léonard	(x)Domenico Moschella	753	38.22
Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard	Jacques Amyot	216	10.96
Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard	Michelango Cannistraro	214	10.86
Total valid votes		1,970	100
Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8.

Information about the candidates in Saint-Leonard

Ralliement de Saint-Léonard

Maurice Benoît (Ward Ten) was first elected to the Saint-Leonard council in the 1982 municipal election, winning as a Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard candidate in the city's twelfth ward.^[3] He joined the newly formed Ralliement de Saint-Léonard in 1984 and was re-elected under its banner for the tenth ward in 1986. In May 1988, he joined seven other RdSL councillors, including future mayor Frank Zampino, in resigning from the party to sit as independents.^[4] Benoît was not returned to council in the 1990 election.

The Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard was a political party based in the suburban community of Saint-Leonard in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It existed from 1978 to 1984, and was the dominant party in Saint-Leonard during this time.

The Ralliement de Saint-Léonard (RdSL) is a former political party in Saint-Leonard, Quebec, Canada. The RdSL existed prior to Saint-Leonard's amalgamation into Montreal and dominated the city's political life in the mid-1980s.

Frank Zampino is a former Montreal politician and is a chartered accountant. He served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Ville de Montréal and was the city's second-ranking official.

Unité de Saint-Léonard

Luigi Tesolin (Ward Six) was a thirty-eight-year-old engineer, running in his first election.^[5]
Quintino Cimaglia (Ward Eight) was a forty-six-year-old entrepreneur, running in his first election.^[6]

Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard

Yvon Desrochers (Ward Three) was a forty-nine-year-old grocery wholesaler in 1986. He had previously chaired the Commission scolaire Jérôme-Le Royer from 1977 to 1980 and remained a member of the commission until 1983. In the 1982 municipal election, he ran unsuccessfully as a Union municipale de Saint-Léonard candidate.^[7]
Giovanni Sardo (Ward Six) ran for the Saint-Leonard city council in 1978 as a Parti civique candidate and in 1986 for the Équipe démocratique. He was defeated both times. Sardo was sixty years old in 1986 and identified as a travel agent.^[8]
Micheline Neveu-Dumontet (Ward Seven) was a forty-seven-year-old public servant. She had previously been a candidate in the 1982 Saint-Leonard election, running for the Parti de l'alliance municipale (PAM).^[9]
Antonio Barretta (Ward Eight) was a thirty-six-year-old salesman in 1986. He was a first-time political candidate.^[10]
Jules Lauzon (Ward Ten) was an engineer.^[11] He was elected to the Saint-Leonard city council in 1978 as a candidate of the Parti de l'alliance municipale (PAM), which won a narrow majority on council. He ran for re-election in 1982 and was defeated by Pierre Paquet. He was later appointed to a vacant seat on the Commission scolaire Jérôme-Le Royer in January 1985 and emerged as an opponent of commission chair Dominic Perri.^[12] He attempted to change the board's summer hiring policy in 1987, charging that it was plagued by nepotism.^[13] He sought re-election to the Saint-Leonard council as an Équipe démocratique candidate in 1986 and was narrowly defeated.^[14] He did not seek re-election to the school commission in 1987.^[15]
Jacques Amyot (Ward Twelve) was a forty-three-year-old employee of the Montreal Urban Community Transit Corp..^[16]

The Commission scolaire Jérôme-Le Royer was a Catholic school board located on the Island of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. It oversaw French and English schools in the former municipalities of Anjou, Saint-Leonard, Pointe-aux-Trembles and Montreal-Est.

The Union municipale de Saint-Léonard (UMSL) was a municipal political party in the suburban community of Saint-Leonard in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, during the early to mid-1980s.

Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard

Liborio (Bob) Sciascia (Ward Five) was a thirty-eight-year-old accountant.^[17] He is not to be confused with a different Liborio Sciascia, who was killed in a mafia-related shooting in 2010.
Paolo Gervasi (Ward Six) was a fifty-eight-year-old realtor.^[18] He is not to be confused with a different Paolo Gervasi, who was killed in a gangland-style execution in 2004.
Rosario Ortona (Ward Eight), a school teacher, was thirty-nine years old in 1986.^[19] He was elected to the Saint-Leonard city council in the 1978 municipal election as a candidate of Michel Bissonnet's Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard. He later left this party to join the Union municipale de Saint-Léonard and was defeated under its banner in the 1982 election. Subsequently, Ortona became Union municipale's leader and ran as its mayoral candidate in a 1984 by-election; he was defeated by Raymond Renaud. Renaud and seven councillors launched a $423,000 libel suit against Ortona and his official agent after the election; the suit related to campaign advertisements from Ortona's team that criticized a land deal approved by the city.^[20] Newspaper accounts do not indicate how this matter was resolved. Ortona worked to create a united opposition party in Saint-Leonard during this period, and shortly before the 1986 election he dissolved his party to join the Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard.^[21] In 2000, he was hired as adult education director for the English Montreal School Board.^[22]
Michelangelo Cannistraro (Ward Twelve) was a forty-eight-year-old company manager.^[23]

Michel Bissonnet, MNA is a Canadian politician who served as Liberal member and President of the National Assembly of Quebec.

Raymond Renaud was a politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was mayor of the suburban community of Saint-Leonard from 1984 to 1990, leading the municipal Ralliement de Saint-Léonard party.

Subsequent by-elections in suburban communities

Anjou

Anjou council by-election, Lucie Bruneau division, 1 March 1987

Party	Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Alliance municipale d'Anjou	Nicole Massue	708	54.00
Relève democratique municipale	Pierre Charbonneau	503	38.37
Independent	René Vergé	100	7.63
Total valid votes		1,311	100
Source: Debbie Parkes, "Anjou split continues as mayor's side wins a seat," Montreal Gazette, 2 March 1987, A3. The by-election was caused by the death of Michel Massue in December 1986.

Results in other Montreal-area communities (incomplete)

Longueuil

The governing Parti municipal de Longueuil was returned to office with a landslide majority. Party leader Jacques Finet was re-elected to a second term as mayor, and the party won all nineteen seats on council.

Jacques Finet is a former politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. He served as mayor of Longueuil from 1982 to 1987 as leader of the Parti municipal de Longueuil.

Winning candidates are listed in boldface.

Electoral District	Position	Total valid votes	Candidates			Incumbent
Electoral District	Position	Total valid votes	Parti municipal	Parti civique	Independent	Incumbent
	Mayor	35,419	Jacques Finet 28,675 (80.96%)	Claude Jollet 6,744 (19.04%)		Jacques Finet
District 1	Councillor	1,191	Pierre Hurtubise 784 (65.83%)	Gilles Petel 407 (34.17%)
District 2	Councillor	1,876	André Normandin 1402 (74.73%)	Marcel Tessier 474 (25.27%)
District 3	Councillor	1,680	Claude Gladu 1,296 (77.14%)	Lucie Bertrand-Giroux 384 (22.86%)		Claude Gladu
District 4	Councillor	2,000	Roger Ferland 1,380 (69.00%)	Marc E. Decelles 620 (31.00%)		Roger Ferland
District 5	Councillor	1,874	Nicole Béliveau-Zeitter 1,170 (62.43%)	Paul-Auguste Briand 704 (37.57%)		Nicole Béliveau-Zeitter
District 6	Councillor	2,147	Jacques Morissette 1,899 (88.45%)	François Robidas 208 (9.69%)	Lorenzo Defoy Jr. 40 (1.86%)	Jacques Morissette
District 7	Councillor	1,225	Roger Lacombe 1,007 (82.20%)	Claude Royal 218 (17.80%)		Roger Lacombe
District 8	Councillor	1,949	Gilles Déry 1,401 (71.88%)	Solange Therrien 548 (28.12%)		Gilles Déry
District 9	Councillor	2,466	Magella Richard 1,384 (56.12%)	Pierre Nantel 1,082 (43.88%)		Pierre Nantel
District 10	Councillor	1,713	Florence Mercier 1,524 (88.97%)	Serge Darveau 189 (11.03%)		Florence Mercier
District 11	Councillor	1,589	Serge Sévigny 1,354 (85.21%)	Michel Landry 235 (14.79%)		Serge Sévigny
District 12	Councillor	1,534	Lise Sauvé-Thiverge 1,200 (78.23%)	André Giroux 334 (21.77%)		Lise Sauvé-Thiverge
District 13	Councillor	1,853	Jean St-Hilaire 1,186 (64.00%)	Jean-Pierre Trahan 667 (36.00%)		Jean-Pierre Trahan
District 14	Councillor	1,931	Michel Timperio 1,754 (90.83%)	Mario Chartier 177 (9.17%)		Michel Timperio
District 15	Councillor	1,710	Florent Charest 1,334 (78.01%)	André Chapdelaine 376 (21.99%)		Florent Charest
District 16	Councillor	2,065	Georges Touten 1,311 (63.49%)	Jacques Bouchard 754 (36.51%)		Jacques Bouchard
District 17	Councillor	2,065	André Létourneau 1,864 (90.27%)	André Chartier 201 (9.73%)		André Létourneau
District 18	Councillor	1,769	Jacques Milette 1,224 (69.19%)	Lise Rathé 545 (30.81%)
District 19	Councillor	2,957	Benoît Danault 2,180 (73.72%)	Jean L’Écuyer 777 (26.28%)		Benoit Danault

Source: Le Parti municipal de Longueuil: Jacques Finet, l'innovateur, Société historique et culturelle du Marigot, accessed February 19, 2014. Some minor corrections to the names of some candidates are taken from "Final tally shows size of victory in Longueuil," Montreal Gazette, November 6, 1986, V1.

Jacques Finet resigned as mayor on April 16, 1987, to take a vice-president's job at Hydro-Quebec. A by-election to choose his successor was held on May 30, 1987.

Electoral District	Position	Total valid votes	Candidates			Incumbent
Electoral District	Position	Total valid votes	Parti municipal	Independent	Independent	Incumbent
	Mayor	25,961	Roger Ferland 18,596 (71.63%)	Jacques Olivier 7,035 (27.10%)	Jacques Gendron 330 (1.27%)^[24]

Source: James Mennie, "Ferland whips ex-MP to win Longueuil mayoralty," Montreal Gazette, June 1, 1987, A3.

References

↑ Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal, accessed May 16, 2011.
↑ Paquet was a shopkeeper in Montreal. He had previously contested Gabriel-Sagard as an independent candidate in the 1982 municipal election. See "East-end areas may be linked but have distinct issues," Montreal Gazette, November 8, 1986, p. 7.
↑ Le Devoir, November 8, 1982, p. 1.
↑ Amorell Saunders, "Eight St. Leonard city councillors quit mayor's 'undemocratic' party," Montreal Gazette, May 5, 1988, A3.
↑ "St. Leonard party unites defectors and former rivals," Montreal Gazette, October 9, 1986, p. 8.
↑ "St. Leonard party unites defectors and former rivals," Montreal Gazette, October 9, 1986, p. 8.
↑ "New St. Leonard high school decision coming in 2 weeks," Montreal Gazette, October 16, 1979, p. 4; "New party picks slate for vote in St. Leonard," Montreal Gazette, October 16, 1986, p. 6.
↑ "New party unveils slate for vote in St. Leonard," Montreal Gazette, October 16, 1986, p. 4.
↑ "New party picks slate for vote in St. Leonard," Montreal Gazette, October 16, 1986, p. 6.
↑ "New party picks slate for vote in St. Leonard," Montreal Gazette, October 16, 1986, p. 6.
↑ "New party picks slate for vote in St. Leonard," Montreal Gazettee, October 16, 1986, p. 6.
↑ The seat became vacant on the resignation of Alfonso Gagliano, who had been elected to the House of Commons of Canada. See "Gagliano quits post on school commission," Montreal Gazette, January 30, 1985, p. 1; "Angry parents plan to protest school decision," Montreal Gazette, June 12, 1985, p. 1. See also Debbie Parkes, "Locating a school for Grade 7s divides Jerome Le Royer board," Montreal Gazette, March 6, 1986, p. 6.
↑ "Le Royer commissioners criticized for board's summer job hiring policy," Montreal Gazette, July 3, 1986, p. 10.
↑ "St. Leonard gears for recounts as mayor's party scores near-sweep," Montreal Gazette, November 6, 1986, p. 1.
↑ Jeannie Stiglic, "School board factions battle in the East End," Montreal Gazette, October 22, 1987, p. 13.
↑ "New party unveils slate for vote in St. Leonard," Montreal Gazette, October 16, 1986, p. 4.
↑ "St. Leonard party vows it will sweep every council seat," Montreal Gazette, October 23, 1986, p. 1.
↑ "St. Leonard party vows it will sweep every council seat," Montreal Gazette, October 23, 1986, p. 1.
↑ "St. Leonard party vows it will sweep every council seat," Montreal Gazette, October 23, 1986, p. 1.
↑ "Ultimatum to Renaud latest salvo in suburb war of words," Montreal Gazette, January 2, 1985, p. 1.
↑ "Councillor calls for a united opposition in St. Leonard," Montreal Gazette, May 1, 1985, p. 1; "Mayoral hopeful wants to follow his grandfather," Montreal Gazette, September 4, 1986, p. 5.
↑ "Retirements lead to spate of changes at English school board," Montreal Gazette, July 10, 2000, p. 4. Concerns were subsequently raised about hiring practices on the board; see "Nepotism should be public" [editorial], Montreal Gazette, December 7, 2005, p. 30.
↑ "St. Leonard party vows it will sweep every council seat," Montreal Gazette, October 23, 1986, p. 1.
↑ Gendron was described in the Montreal Gazette as a 49-year-old theatrical production company owner. He had previously sought election for mayor of Longueuil in 1982. See James Mennie, "Voters choose mayor Sunday in Longueuil," Montreal Gazette, May 28, 1987, I1. There was a Jacques Gendron who ran for Montreal city council in 1998; media reports do not indicate if this was the same person. A different Jacques Gendron ran as a candidate of the Canadian Alliance in the 2000 Canadian federal election.

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[1] Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal, accessed May 16, 2011.

[2] Paquet was a shopkeeper in Montreal. He had previously contested Gabriel-Sagard as an independent candidate in the 1982 municipal election. See "East-end areas may be linked but have distinct issues," Montreal Gazette, November 8, 1986, p. 7.

[3] Le Devoir, November 8, 1982, p. 1.

[4] Amorell Saunders, "Eight St. Leonard city councillors quit mayor's 'undemocratic' party," Montreal Gazette, May 5, 1988, A3.

[5] "St. Leonard party unites defectors and former rivals," Montreal Gazette, October 9, 1986, p. 8.

[6] "St. Leonard party unites defectors and former rivals," Montreal Gazette, October 9, 1986, p. 8.

[7] "New St. Leonard high school decision coming in 2 weeks," Montreal Gazette, October 16, 1979, p. 4; "New party picks slate for vote in St. Leonard," Montreal Gazette, October 16, 1986, p. 6.

[8] "New party unveils slate for vote in St. Leonard," Montreal Gazette, October 16, 1986, p. 4.

[9] "New party picks slate for vote in St. Leonard," Montreal Gazette, October 16, 1986, p. 6.

[10] "New party picks slate for vote in St. Leonard," Montreal Gazette, October 16, 1986, p. 6.

[11] "New party picks slate for vote in St. Leonard," Montreal Gazettee, October 16, 1986, p. 6.

[12] The seat became vacant on the resignation of Alfonso Gagliano, who had been elected to the House of Commons of Canada. See "Gagliano quits post on school commission," Montreal Gazette, January 30, 1985, p. 1; "Angry parents plan to protest school decision," Montreal Gazette, June 12, 1985, p. 1. See also Debbie Parkes, "Locating a school for Grade 7s divides Jerome Le Royer board," Montreal Gazette, March 6, 1986, p. 6.

[13] "Le Royer commissioners criticized for board's summer job hiring policy," Montreal Gazette, July 3, 1986, p. 10.

[14] "St. Leonard gears for recounts as mayor's party scores near-sweep," Montreal Gazette, November 6, 1986, p. 1.

[15] Jeannie Stiglic, "School board factions battle in the East End," Montreal Gazette, October 22, 1987, p. 13.

[16] "New party unveils slate for vote in St. Leonard," Montreal Gazette, October 16, 1986, p. 4.

[17] "St. Leonard party vows it will sweep every council seat," Montreal Gazette, October 23, 1986, p. 1.

[18] "St. Leonard party vows it will sweep every council seat," Montreal Gazette, October 23, 1986, p. 1.

[19] "St. Leonard party vows it will sweep every council seat," Montreal Gazette, October 23, 1986, p. 1.

[20] "Ultimatum to Renaud latest salvo in suburb war of words," Montreal Gazette, January 2, 1985, p. 1.

[21] "Councillor calls for a united opposition in St. Leonard," Montreal Gazette, May 1, 1985, p. 1; "Mayoral hopeful wants to follow his grandfather," Montreal Gazette, September 4, 1986, p. 5.

[22] "Retirements lead to spate of changes at English school board," Montreal Gazette, July 10, 2000, p. 4. Concerns were subsequently raised about hiring practices on the board; see "Nepotism should be public" [editorial], Montreal Gazette, December 7, 2005, p. 30.

[23] "St. Leonard party vows it will sweep every council seat," Montreal Gazette, October 23, 1986, p. 1.

[24] Gendron was described in the Montreal Gazette as a 49-year-old theatrical production company owner. He had previously sought election for mayor of Longueuil in 1982. See James Mennie, "Voters choose mayor Sunday in Longueuil," Montreal Gazette, May 28, 1987, I1. There was a Jacques Gendron who ran for Montreal city council in 1998; media reports do not indicate if this was the same person. A different Jacques Gendron ran as a candidate of the Canadian Alliance in the 2000 Canadian federal election.