Quebec municipal elections, 2001

Several municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec held elections on November 4, 2001, to elect mayors, reeves, and city councillors. The most closely watched contest was in the newly amalgamated city of Montreal, where Gérald Tremblay defeated incumbent Pierre Bourque.^[1]

Results

Longueuil

Mayor of Longueuil^[2]

	Candidate	Party	Vote	%
	Jacques Olivier	Parti municipal Rive-Sud - Équipe Jacques Olivier	75,707	62.0%
	Marguerite Pearson Richard	Ralliement démocratique - Équipe Marguerite Pearson Richard	46,308	38.0%
	Total valid votes		122,015	100%

Montreal

2001 Montreal municipal election results: Mayor of Montreal Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Montreal Island Citizens Union Gérald Tremblay 311,451 50.37 Vision Montreal (x)Pierre Bourque 279,123 45.14 White Elephant Party Michel Bédard 9,785 1.58 Independent Super Cauchon 8,382 1.36 Independent Pierre Larouche 1,991 0.32 Independent Patricia Métivier 1,809 0.29 Independent Daniel Cormier 1,434 0.23 Independent Ricardo Hrtschan 1,290 0.21 Independent Al Cappe 943 0.15 Independent Daniel Simon 909 0.15 Independent Ian Fitchtenbaum 811 0.13 Independent Samoila Pirau 366 0.06 Total valid votes 618,294 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

Mont-Saint-Michel

2001 Mont-Saint-Michel municipal election, Mayor

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes	Notes
(x)Roger Lapointe	acclaimed	.

Source: Élections municipales 2001 - Résultats des élections pour le poste de maire, Affaires municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire Québec.

Potton

2001 Potton municipal election, Mayor of Potton

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes	Notes
Claude Laplume	625	69.60
(x)André Marcoux	273	30.40
Total valid votes	898	100.00

Source: "Election 2001 Sherbrooke & Townships," Sherbrooke Record, 6 November 2001, p. 5.

References

1. Jeff Heinrich, "New city, new mayor," Montreal Gazette, 5 November 2001, A1.
2. "Jacques Olivier est déclaré vainqueur à Longueuil" (in French). TVA Nouvelles. 2001-11-04. Retrieved 19 October 2013.