The 2001 Montreal municipal election took place on November 4, 2001, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Gérald Tremblay defeated incumbent Pierre Bourque to become mayor of the newly amalgamated city. This was the only municipal election that was held for the amalgamated city (the amalgamation took effect on January 1, 2002), as the next municipal election was for the defused city.
All mayoral candidates were also allowed to run for a seat on council, with "alternates" who would assume the council seat if the mayoral candidates were elected to both offices.
Results Mayor
Council (incomplete)
Borough councils (incomplete)
Composition of city and borough councils
Depending on their borough, Montrealers voted for:
Mayor of Montreal One, two, or three city councillors for the whole borough or one for each district, who are also borough councillors Zero or one additional borough councillors for the whole borough or for each district
Borough District Borough Councillors City Councillors Borough Councillor City Councillor City Councillor City Councillor Ahuntsic-Cartierville L'Acadie Hasmig Belleli Ahuntsic Pierre Lapointe Cartierville Noushig Eloyan Saint-Sulpice Maurice Beauchamp Sault-au-Récollet Achille Polcaro Anjou — Luis Miranda Carol Beaupré Andrée Hénault Beaconsfield–Baie-D'Urfé Beaurepaire Roy Kemp Florence Grassby James-Morgan Anne-Marie Parent Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Côte-des-Neiges Francine Senécal Darlington Saulie Zajdel Décarie Marcel Tremblay Loyola Jeremy Searle Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Michael Appelbaum Snowdon Marvin Rotrand Côte-Saint-Luc–Hampstead–Montreal West — Robert Libman Dida Berku Anthony Housefather Dollard-Des Ormeaux–Roxboro — Edward Janiszewski Howard Zingboim Zoe Bayouk Dorval–L'Île-Dorval Désiré-Girouard Peter B. Yeomans Egard A. Rouleau Strathmore Robert M. Bourbeau L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève–Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Anse-à-l'Orme Jacques Cardinal Bill Tierney Jacques-Bizard Richard Bélanger Kirkland Brunswick John W. Meaney Brian Macdonald Côte-Sainte-Marie Michel Gibson Lachine — Claude Dauphin Jane Cowell-Poitras Bernard Blanchet LaSalle Cecil-P.-Newman Manon Barbe Alvaro Farinacci Richard Deschamps Michael Vadacchino Sault-Saint-Louis Oksana Kaluzny Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Hochelaga Luc Larivée Longue-Pointe Claire St-Arnaud Louis-Riel Lyn Faust Maisonneuve Richer Dompierre Tétreaultville Ivon Le Duc Montréal-Nord Marie-Clarac Marcel Parent Jean-Marc Gibeau James V. Infantino Georgette L. Morin Ovide-Clermont Normand Fortin Mount Royal Frederick-G.-Todd Suzanne Caron Cliff Carrie Rockland Nicholas Stephens Outremont Jeanne-Sauvé Stéphane Harbour Claude B. Piquette Joseph-Beaubien Marie Cinq-Mars Pierrefonds-Senneville — Monique Worth Bertrand A. Ward René LeBlanc Le Plateau-Mont-Royal Jeanne-Mance Michel Prescott Laurier Christine Poulin Mile End Helen Fotopulos Plateau-Mont-Royal Nicolas Tétrault Pointe-Claire Donegani Bill McMurchie Aldo Iermieri Valois Morris Trudeau Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles–Montréal-Est Bout-de-l'Île Colette Paul Marc-Aurèle-Fortin Cosmo Maciocia Pointe-aux-Trembles Marius Minier Rivière-des-Prairies Michel Plante Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie Étienne-Desmarteau Nicole Thibault Louis-Hébert Jean-François Plante Marie-Victorin Pierre Bourque Saint-Édouard François Purcell Vieux-Rosemont Denise Larouche Saint-Laurent Côte-de-Liesse Alan DeSousa René Dussault Irving Grundman Maurice Cohen Normand-McLaren Michèle D. Biron Saint-Léonard Grande-Prairie Frank Zampino Yvette Bissonnet Dominic Perri Robert Zambito Port-Maurice Mario Battista Le Sud-Ouest Émard Robert Bousquet Louis-Cyr Line Hamel Pointe-Saint-Charles Jacqueline Montpetit Verdun Champlain Georges Bossé Laurent Dugas Claude Trudel Ginette Marotte Desmarchais-Crawford John Gallagher Ville-Marie Peter-McGill Louise O'Sullivan Saint-Jacques Robert Laramée Sainte-Marie Martin Lemay Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension Jarry Anie Samson Jean-Rivard Frank Venneri Parc-Extension Mary Deros Saint-Michel Paolo Tamburello Villeray Sylvain Lachance Westmount Côte-Saint-Antoine Karin Marks John de Castell W.-D.-Lighthall Cynthia Lulham
Information about the candidates Montreal Island Citizens Union Robert Blondin (Louis-Cyr) appears to have been a first-time candidate. During the 1980s, a person named Robert Blondin chaired the Parti Québécois's riding committee in Saint-Henri and criticized René Lévesque's decision to de-emphasize the party's focus on Quebec sovereignty.Nancy Wood, "Lalonde wins St. Henri with premier's backing," Montreal Gazette, October 30, 1985, A4; Graham Fraser, "Levesque leaves sovereignty issue in doubt for vote," Globe and Mail, September 24, 1984, p. 1. This may have been the same person. Gilles Marette (Louis-Riel) was a first time candidate. Nancy Boileau (Maisonneuve) is a community activist. In 2000, she sought to initiate a class-action lawsuit on behalf of commuters who had waited in cold weather for city buses that never arrived or were too full to pick up more passengers.Uyen Vu, "Drivers, MUCTC ink deal But transit peace hinges on maintenance accord," Montreal Gazette, March 6, 2000, A1. In the 2001 campaign, she campaigned against gentrification and for more affordable housing.Paul Cherry, "Pride meets poverty: Ste. Catherine St. E. merchants seek relief from stricken economy," Montreal Gazette, October 10, 2001, A6.
Vision Montreal Lino Colapelle (Saint-Léonard-Est borough council) was a first-time candidate. White Elephant Party Charles Paradis (Jean-Rivard), Daniel Paré (Louis-Cyr) and Denis Fournier (Saint-Léonard) were first-time candidates.The Montreal Gazette reported in 2004 that a Denis Fournier of Saint-Leonard had drowned while fishing. This may have been the same person. See "Fisherman's body found along river," Montreal Gazette, July 21, 2004, A7. Independents Steve Gentile (Port-Maurice) was a first-time candidate. There is a noted designer in Saint-Leonard named Steve Gentile, though it is not known if this is the same person.Maria Puente, "A fairytale re-spun: Designers tell tale of Di's dress," The Province, July 28, 2006, p. 20.
Seat-by-seat results Ahuntsic-Cartierville Electoral DistrictPositionTotal valid votesCandidates Incumbent MICU Vision Montréal Independent Cartierville City councillor 7,523 Pierre Gagnier3,267 (43.43%) Noushig Eloyan4,116 (54.71%) Ramazan Ozbakir140 (1.86%) Gérard Legault L'Acadie City councillor 9,230 James Kromida3,737 (40.49%) Hasmig Belleli5,493 (59.51%) Noushig EloyanAhuntsicCity councillor10,239 Pierre Lachapelle3,566 (34.83%) Pierre Lapointe6,673 (65.17%) Pierre Lapointe(Fleury)Merged district Hasmig Belleli(Ahuntsic) Saint-Sulpice City councillor 8,976 Salvatore Rubbo2,912 (32.44%) Maurice Beauchamp6,064 (67.56%) Maurice Beauchamp Sault-au-Récollet City councillor 9,437 Michel Cusano3,172 (33.61%) Achille Polcaro4,577 (48.50%) Jean Rémillard1,688 (17.89%) Serge-Éric Bélanger
Anjou Electoral DistrictPositionTotal valid votesCandidates Incumbent MICU Vision MontréalAnjou City councillor(two members) 33,315 Luis Miranda10,686 (32.07%)Carol Beaupré9,557 (28.69%) Benoit Corbeil7,016 (21.06%)Michel Simard6,056 (18.18%)New positions Borough councillor 17,537 Andrée Hénault10,536 (60.08%) Ginette Chabot7,001 (39.92%)New position
Beaconsfield–Baie-D'Urfé Electoral DistrictPositionTotal valid votesCandidates Incumbent MICU Vision Montréal Independent Beaconsfield–Baie-D'Urfé City councillor 10,483 Roy Kemp5,878 (56.07%) Ginette Roy530 (5.06%) Anne Myles4,075 (38.87%)New position Beaurepaire Borough councillor 4,594 Florence Grassby2,779 (60.49%) Sue Abidi289 (6.29%) Jon Bazar1,526 (33.22%)New position James-Morgan Borough councillor 5,835 Anne-Marie Parent3,286 (56.32%) Salve Desprez272 (4.66%) Beverly Robb2,277 (39.02%)New position
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Electoral DistrictPositionTotal valid votesCandidates Incumbent MICU Vision Montréal Other Côte-des-Neiges City councillor 7,340 Francine SenécalCo-candidate forGérald Tremblay3,637 (49.55%) Pierre-Yves Melançon3,483 (47.45%) François Dumoulin (PÉBM)220 (3.00%) Pierre-Yves MelançonDarlingtonCity councillor6,643Aline Malka3,109 (46.80%) Saulie Zajdel3,304 (49.74%) Koffi Doumon (Ind.)230 (3.46%) Saulie Zajdel(Victoria)Merged district Jean E. Fortier(Darlington) Décarie City councillor 6,150 Marcel Tremblay3,792 (61.66%) Sonya Biddle2,358 (38.34%) Sonya Biddle Loyola City councillor 6,752 Jeremy Searle4,986 (73.84%) Darryl Gray1,766 (26.16%) Jeremy Searle Notre-Dame-de-Grâce City councillor 7,803 Michael Applebaum5,257 (67.37%) Jean E. Fortier2,356 (30.19%) Allan Heafey (PÉBM)190 (2.44%) Michael Applebaum Snowdon City councillor 7,022 Marvin Rotrand4,913 (69.97%) Bill Surkis2,109 (30.03%) Marvin Rotrand
Côte-Saint-Luc–Hampstead–Montreal West Electoral DistrictPositionTotal valid votesCandidates Incumbent MICU Vision Montréal IndependentCôte-Saint-Luc–Hampstead–Montreal West City councillor(two members) 33,538 Robert Libman15,800 (47.11%)Dida Berku13,008 (38.79%) Armand Elbaz1,018 (3.03%)Stanley Reinblatt845 (2.52%) Howard Barza2,398 (7.15%)Murray Levine469 (1.40%)New positions Borough councillor 17,501 Anthony Housefather12,891 (73.66%) Harvey Liverman1,021 (5.83%) Ruth Kovac3,589 (20.51%)New position
Dollard-Des Ormeaux–Roxboro Electoral DistrictPositionTotal valid votesCandidates Incumbent MICU Vision Montréal IndependentDollard-Des Ormeaux–Roxboro City councillor(two members) 38,944 Edward Janiszewski15,727 (40.38%)Howard Zingboim11,950 (30.69%) Anis A. Nazar2,502 (6.42%)Harold Chorney2,397 (6.15%) Errol Johnson4,500 (11.56%)William Spears1,868 (4.80%)New positions Borough councillor 20,304 Zoe Bayouk14,929 (73.53%) Maggie Sarkissian2,773 (13.66%) Maurice Seguin2,208 (10.87%)Eduard Hoyer394 (1.94%)New position
Dorval–L'Île-Dorval Electoral DistrictPositionTotal valid votesCandidates Incumbent MICU Vision Montréal Dorval–L'Île-Dorval City councillor 8,031 Peter B. Yeomans7,440 (92.64%) Len MacDonald591 (7.36%)New position Strathmore Borough councillor 4,311 Robert M. Bourbeau3,929 (91.14%) François Guidi382 (8.86%)New position Désiré-Girouard Borough councillor 3,653 Edgar A. Rouleau3,228 (88.37%) Mario Mammone425 (11.63%)New position
L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève–Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Electoral DistrictPositionTotal valid votesCandidates Incumbent MICU Vision Montréal Independent L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève–Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue City councillor 9,394 Jacques Cardinal4,156 (44.24%) René Lecavalier2,315 (24.64%) Normand Marinacci2,923 (31.12%)New position Anse-à-l'Orme Borough councillor 3,204 Bill Tierney2,487 (77.62%) Jean-Claude Provost717 (22.38%) New position Jacques-Bizard Borough councillor 6,138 Richard Bélanger2,929 (47.72%) Jean-Claude Lebel1,221 (19.89%) Christian Larocque1,988 (32.39%)New position
Kirkland Electoral DistrictPositionTotal valid votesCandidates Incumbent MICU Vision Montréal Independent Kirkland City councillor 9,165 John W. Meaney7,892 (86.11%) Marino Discepola895 (9.77%) Alex Smith378 (4.12%)New position Brunswick Borough councillor 4,749 Brian Macdonald2,831 (59.61%) John L. Ferko329 (6.93%) Joe Sanalitro1,589 (33.46%)New position Côte-Sainte-Marie Borough councillor 4,414 Michel Gibson3,960 (89.71%) Anne-Marie Zincoski454 (10.29%)New position
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