1998 Quebec municipal elections
More than two hundred and forty municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec held mayoral and council elections on November 1, 1998.
Contents
1 Results
1.1 Montreal
1.2 Montréal-Nord
1.3 Sherbrooke
1.4 Bromont
1.5 Cowansville
1.6 Magog
2 References
Results
Montreal
1998 Montreal mayoral election results
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Montréal-Nord
1998 Montreal North mayoral election results
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Sherbrooke
Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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(x)Jean Perreault | c. 70 |
Bromont
Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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Pauline Quinlan | not listed | c. 73 |
(x)Robert Desourdy |
Robert Desourdy is the son of Rolland Desourdy, who served as mayor of Cowansville for nineteen years and founded Bromont as a "model town" in the early 1960s.[1] Rolland's brother, Germain Desourdy, also served a mayor Bromont in the 1970s. In the 1980s, the younger Desourdy oversaw family interests such as a ski resort and golf course.[2] He served as mayor of Bromont from 1996 until 1998, when he was defeated by Pauline Quinlan. He sought to return to council in a May 2001 by-election, but was defeated.[3] Desourdy later announced that he would seek the mayoralty again in 2005, but he ultimately chose not to file his nomination papers.[4]
Cowansville
Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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Arthur Fauteux | c. 60% | |
(x)Jacques Charbonneau | c. 40% |
Jacques Charbonneau served as mayor of Cowansville from 1986 until 1998, when he lost to Arthur Fauteux.[5] He also sought the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada nomination for Brome—Missisquoi prior to the 1993 federal election, without success.[6] After leaving the mayoralty, he became a board member of Memphremagog Conservation Incorporated.[7] Charbonneau is the father of Bromont politician Patrick Charbonneau and football player Steve Charbonneau.[8]
Magog
Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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Marc Poulin | elected | |
Noël Lacasse | defeated |
Newspaper coverage indicates that the contest was close, with Poulin winning by about one hundred votes.
Source for election results: "Quebec election results stay true to polls," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1998, A8.
References
^ Harvey Enchin, "Balanced Bromomt rises slowly," Globe and Mail, 21 November 1988, B1.
^ "Bromont: Town that Rolland Desourdy built thriving after 25 years," Montreal Gazette, 23 April 1989, A6.
^ "Dion wins Bromont byelection," Sherbrooke Record, 29 May 2001, p. 4.
^ Joshua Bleser, "Robert Desourdy cancels mayoral bid in Bromont," Sherbrooke Record, 20 October 2005, p. 2.
^ "Quebec election results stay true to polls," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1998, A8.
^ Linda Drouin, "3 byelections give parties chance to test support," Vancouver Sun, 9 January 1995, A5.
^ Rita Legault, "Enviro watchdogs push politicians to protect lake," Sherbrooke Record, 8 August 2003, p. 9; Brion Robinson, "U.S. to help clean up Memphremagog Lake," Sherbrooke Record, 8 August 2005, p. 1.
^ Maurice Crossfield, "Bromont campaign turns to remaining voters," Sherbrooke Record, 31 October 2002, p. 5.
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