Municipal political parties in Montreal

Municipal politics in Montreal's city council revolve around its elected councillors, the municipal political parties to which they belong, and the mayor.

Montreal is one of the rare examples of a city with municipal political parties in Canada (they also exist in Vancouver). [1] Political parties were legalized in Quebec by the PQ government in power in 1978. However, they existed long before official recognition by the provincial government. [2]

Parties represented in Council

Name Founded Ideology Leader Councillors
  Équipe Denis Coderre 2013 centrism Denis Coderre 28
  Projet Montréal 2004 social democracy Luc Ferrandez (interim) 18
  Coalition Montréal 2013 François Legault 5
  Vrai changement pour Montréal 2013 environmentalism Lorraine Pagé 3
  Équipe Anjou 2013 Luis Miranda 2
  Pro action LaSalle 2
  Équipe Dauphin Lachine 1

Former parties


Footnotes

  1. ↑ pp.70, Caroline Andrew, "Electing a Diverse Canada", UBC Press (2009), ISBN 0-7748-1486-1
  2. ↑ Carolle Simard, "Political Representation of Minorities in the City of Montreal"


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