Montreal municipal election, 1974

The 1974 Montreal municipal election took place on November 10, 1974, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Longtime mayor Jean Drapeau was re-elected to another four-year term in office.^[1]

Elections were also held one week earlier in suburban communities on the Island of Montreal.

Results

Mayor

1974 Montreal mayoral election results Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Civic Party of Montreal Jean Drapeau (incumbent) 149,643 55.07 Montreal Citizens' Movement Jacques Couture 106,217 39.09 Democracy Montreal Jacques Brisebois 10,557 3.88 Independent Patricia Métivier 3,114 1.15 Ligue Socialiste Ouvrière Paul Kouri 2,218 0.82 Total valid votes 271,749 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party affiliations are taken from the Montreal Star, 11 November 1974, A11.

Council (incomplete)

1974 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Maisonneuve, Ward One Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Civic Party of Montreal Pierre Lorange (incumbent) 9,067 57.18 Montreal Citizens' Movement Raymond Faucher 6,789 42.82 Total valid votes 15,856 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party affiliations are taken from the Montreal Star, 11 November 1974, A11.

1974 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Papineau, Ward Two Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Civic Party of Montreal Serge Bélanger 6,056 51.53 Montreal Citizens' Movement Michel Boisvert 5,697 48.47 Total valid votes 11,753 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party affiliations are taken from the Montreal Star, 11 November 1974, A11.

1974 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Saint-Jacques, Ward Two Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Montreal Citizens' Movement Raymond Poulin 6,025 47.19 Civic Party of Montreal Aimé Y. Charron 4,880 38.22 Independent Roger Larivée 1,175 9.20 Democracy Montreal Léo Manseau 688 5.39 Total valid votes 12,768 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party affiliations are taken from the Montreal Star, 11 November 1974, A11.

1974 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Saint-Louis, Ward Two Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Montreal Citizens' Movement John Gardiner 6,553 53.54 Civic Party of Montreal Hyman Brock (incumbent) 4,616 37.71 Democracy Montreal Gérald Friedlansky 1,071 8.75 Total valid votes 12,240 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party affiliations are taken from the Montreal Star, 11 November 1974, A11.

1974 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Saint-Michel, Ward One Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Civic Party of Montreal Rocco Luccisano (incumbent) 6,883 51.99 Montreal Citizens' Movement Diego Bronzati 6,355 48.01 Total valid votes 13,238 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party affiliations are taken from the Montreal Star, 11 November 1974, A11.

Results in Suburban Communities (incomplete)

Montreal North

1974 Montreal North mayoral election results Candidate Total votes % of total votes Yves Ryan (incumbent) 14,824 90.12 Paul Rochon 1,625 9.88 Total valid votes 16,449 100 Source: Montreal Star, 4 November 1974, A10.

References

1. Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal, accessed 16 May 2011.