More than two hundred and forty municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec held mayoral and council elections on November 1, 1998.
Results
Montreal
| 1998 Montreal municipal election: Mayor of Montreal |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Vision Montreal | (x)Pierre Bourque | 141,814 | 45.52 |
| New Montreal | Jacques Duchesneau | 84,289 | 27.05 |
| Montreal Citizens' Movement | Michel Prescott | 46,298 | 14.86 |
| Team Montreal | Jean Doré | 32,167 | 10.32 |
| Montreal 2000 | Michel Bédard | 3,004 | 0.96 |
| Independent | Patricia Métivier | 2,224 | 0.71 |
| Independent | Michel Dugré | 989 | 0.32 |
| Independent | Laurent Alie | 784 | 0.25 |
| Total valid votes | 311,569 | 100 |
| Source: Official Results, City of Montreal |
Sherbrooke
1998 Sherbrooke election, Mayor of Sherbrooke | Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
| (incumbent)Jean Perreault | | c. 70 |
Bromont
1998 Bromont election, Mayor of Bromont | Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
| Pauline Quinlan | not listed | c. 73 |
| (incumbent)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]
1998 Cowansville election, Mayor of Cowansville | Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
| Arthur Fauteux | | c. 60% |
| (incumbent)Jacques Charbonneau | | c. 40% |
1998 Magog election, Mayor of Magog | Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
| 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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