Montreal municipal election, 1982

The 1982 Montreal municipal election took place on November 14, 1982, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Longtime mayor Jean Drapeau was re-elected for what turned out to be his final term in office, defeating challenger Jean Doré.^[1]

Elections were also held in Montreal's suburban communities in November 1982. Most suburban elections were held on November 7.

Results

Mayor

1982 Montreal mayoral election results Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Civic Party of Montreal Jean Drapeau (incumbent) 174,306 48.10 Montreal Citizens' Movement Jean Doré 129,706 35.79 Municipal Action Group Henri-Paul Vignola 54,890 15.15 Independent Gilles Gervais 1,397 0.39 Independent Patricia Métivier 1,222 0.34 Independent Katy Le Rougetel 892 0.25 Total valid votes 362,413 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

Council (incomplete)

Party colours do not indicate affiliation or resemblance to a provincial or a federal party.

Electoral District	Position	Total valid votes	Candidates									Incumbent
				Montreal Citizens' Movement		Civic Party		Municipal Action Group		Independents
Longue-Pointe	City councillor	6,754		Nicole Boudreau 2,793 (41.35%)		Luc Larivée 3,463 (51.27%)		Nola Poirier 498 (7.37%)				Luc Larivée

1982 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Hochelaga Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Civic Party of Montreal Pierre Lorange (incumbent) 3,669 63.34 Montreal Citizens' Movement Robert Aubin 1,382 23.86 Municipal Action Group Jean Guimond 742 12.81 Total valid votes 5,793 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

1982 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, François-Perrault Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Civic Party of Montreal Rocco Luccisano (incumbent) 3,525 54.45 Montreal Citizens' Movement Rolland Masson 2,102 32.47 Municipal Action Group William Siemienski 847 13.08 Total valid votes 6,474 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

1982 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Gabriel-Sagard Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Civic Party of Montreal Marc Beaudoin (incumbent) 3,448 50.26 Montreal Citizens' Movement Consolato Gattuso 1,900 27.69 Municipal Action Group Pierre Harel 1,124 16.38 Independent Marcel Paquet 389 5.67 Total valid votes 6,861 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

1982 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Jean-Talon Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Civic Party of Montreal George Savoidakis (incumbent) 3,118 52.55 Montreal Citizens' Movement Vittorio Capparelli 1,481 24.96 Municipal Action Group Gino Gentile 1,113 18.76 Independent Nicola L. Corbo 221 3.72 Total valid votes 5,933 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

1982 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Laurier Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Montreal Citizens' Movement Robert Perreault 2,635 49.73 Civic Party of Montreal Roger Larivée (incumbent) 2,137 40.33 Municipal Action Group Gilles Côté 527 9.95 Total valid votes 5,299 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

1982 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Sainte-Marie Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Civic Party of Montreal Serge Bélanger (incumbent) 3,342 52.23 Montreal Citizens' Movement Roger Marchand 2,751 42.99 Municipal Action Group Gaétan Toussaint 306 4.78 Total valid votes 6,399 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

1982 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Ville-Marie Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Montreal Citizens' Movement John Gardiner 2,459 49.49 Civic Party of Montreal Joffre Laporte (incumbent) 1,689 33.99 Municipal Action Group Mona Forrest 652 13.12 Independent Kenneth Cheung 169 3.40 Total valid votes 4,969 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

1982 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Saint-Henri Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Civic Party of Montreal Germain Prégent (incumbent) 4,379 73.61 Montreal Citizens' Movement Raymond Drennan 960 16.14 Municipal Action Group Jean-Louis Durocher 610 10.25 Total valid votes 5,949 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

Information about the candidates

Municipal Action Group

• Gino Gentile (Jean-Talon) was a first-time candidate.

Independents

• Nicola L. Corbo (Jean-Talon) was a first-time candidate.

Results in suburban communities

Dorval

Electoral District	Position	Total valid votes	Candidates					Incumbent
			Winner	Second place	Third place	Fourth place	Fifth place
	Mayor	6,302	Peter Yeomans 4,430 (70.30%)	Roger Blais 1,632 (25.90%)	Pierre Santini 240 (3.80%)			Sarto Desnoyers
East Ward 1	Councillor	3,152	Edgar Rouleau 2,141 (67.93%)	Fernand Claude 1,011 (32.07%)
East Ward 2	Councillor	3,201	Emile Lacoste 1,673 (52.26%)	Denise Descary Cardinale 1,528 (47.74%)
East Ward 3	Councillor	2,940	Jules Daigle 2,176 (74.01%)	Gerard Carpentier 764 (25.99%)				Jules Daigle
West Ward 1	Councillor	3,049	Robert M. Bourbeau 1,400 (45.92%)	Robert Viborg 1,010 (33.13%)	Michel Paquette 639 (20.96%)
West Ward 2	Councillor	3,023	Ian W. Heron 1,365 (45.15%)	Louis Lefebvre 756 (25.01%)	Sandra Keightley 590 (19.52%)	Donald Bilney 175 (5.79%)	Vito Lamorte 137 (4.53%)
West Ward 3	Councillor	-	Frank Richmond (acclaimed)					Frank Richmond

Source: Montreal Gazette, 8 November 1982, A6.

Montreal North

1982 Montreal North mayoral election results Candidate Total votes % of total votes Yves Ryan (incumbent) 22,490 86.27 Suzel Hebert-Godin 3,580 13.73 Total valid votes 26,070 100 Source: Montreal Gazette, 8 November 1994, A6.

Saint-Leonard

1982 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Two Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Union municipale de Saint-Léonard Tommaso Nanci (incumbent) 795 42.09 Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard Joseph Mormina 778 41.19 Parti de l'alliance municipale Vincent Galati 316 16.73 Total valid votes 1,889 100 Source: Le Journal de Saint-Léonard, 9 November 1982, pp. 2-4.

1982 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Three Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard Domenico Moschella 984 45.16 Union municipale de Saint-Léonard Yvon Desrochers 875 40.16 Parti de l'alliance municipale Liborio Sciascia 320 14.69 Total valid votes 2,179 100 Source: Le Journal de Saint-Léonard, 9 November 1982, pp. 2-4.

1982 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Five Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard Raymond Renaud (incumbent) 970 44.62 Union municipale de Saint-Léonard Pasquale Buttino 622 28.61 Parti de l'alliance municipale Michel Morin 582 26.77 Total valid votes 2,174 100 Source: Le Journal de Saint-Léonard, 9 November 1982, pp. 2-4.

1982 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Six Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard Dominic Perri 1,112 52.11 Union municipale de Saint-Léonard Eduardo di Bennardo (incumbent) 631 29.57 Parti de l'alliance municipale Fiorino Bianco 391 18.32 Total valid votes 2,134 100 Source: Le Journal de Saint-Léonard, 9 November 1982, pp. 2-4.

1982 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Eight Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard Basilio Giordano 910 48.56 Union municipale de Saint-Léonard Rosario Ortona (incumbent) 648 34.58 Parti de l'alliance municipale Micheline Neveu 316 16.86 Total valid votes 1,874 100 Source: Le Journal de Saint-Léonard, 9 November 1982, pp. 2-4.

1982 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Ten Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard Pierre Paquet 961 38.49 Parti de l'alliance municipale Jules Lauzon (incumbent) 913 36.56 Union municipale de Saint-Léonard Claude Beriault 463 18.54 Independent Agostino Cannavino 160 6.41 Total valid votes 2,497 100 Source: Le Journal de Saint-Léonard, 9 November 1982, pp. 2-4.

1982 Saint-Leonard municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Twelve Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard Maurice Benoît 926 42.95 Union municipale de Saint-Léonard Alfonso Gagliano 724 33.58 Parti de l'alliance municipale Giuseppe Corneli 506 23.47 Total valid votes 2,156 100 Source: Le Journal de Saint-Léonard, 9 November 1982, pp. 2-4.

subsequent by-elections

Anjou council by-election, Lucie Bruneau, 9 September 1984 Candidate Total votes % of total votes Michel Massue 547 52.34 Pierre Charbonneau 297 28.42 Mireille Beaudry 195 18.66 Leon Gerszon 6 0.57 Total valid votes 1,045 100 Source: Montreal Gazette (East Island edition), 12 September 1984, p. 1. The by-election was caused by the resignation of Jean-Paul Morin in July 1984.

Saint-Leonard mayoral by-election, 30 September 1984 Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Ralliement de Saint-Léonard Raymond Renaud 10,307 48.57 Action civique de Saint-Léonard Domenico Moschella 5,568 26.24 Union municipale de Saint-Léonard Rosario Ortona 5,348 25.20 Total valid votes 21,223 100 Sources: Il Settimanale, 11 September 1984; Montreal Gazette, 1 October 1984.

Saint-Leonard council by-election, Ward Eleven, 21 April 1985 Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Ralliement de Saint-Léonard Jean-Jacques Goyette 390 27.31 Union municipale de Saint-Léonard Marcel Gaudreault 349 24.44 Action civique de Saint-Léonard Vittorio Galerio 307 21.50 Independent Fiorino Bianco 293 20.52 Independent Jeannette Masse 89 6.23 Total valid votes 1,428 100 Source: "Ruling party's candidate wins St. Leonard seat," Montreal Gazette, 24 April 1985, p. 1.

Information about the candidates in suburban communities

Saint-Leonard

Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard

• Pierre Paquet (Ward Ten) was a Montreal lawyer during the 1980s. He was elected to council in 1982 in his first bid for public office. When the Équipe du renouveau dissolved in 1984, he joined Raymond Renaud's Ralliement de Saint-Léonard, but was dropped from that party's list before 1986 election amid disputed circumstances. Renaud said that Paquet had been largely inactive on council, while Paquet said he had been blocked for asking too many serious questions.^[2]

Union municipale de Saint-Léonard

• Eduardo di Bennardo (Ward Six) was elected to the Saint-Leonard city council in 1978 as a candidate of the Parti de l'alliance municipale. He was defeated in 1982, running for Union municipal.
• Claude Beriault (Ward Ten) appears to have been a first-time candidate.

Results in other Montreal-area communities

Longueuil

Jacques Finet of the Parti municipal de Longueuil was elected to his first term as mayor, defeating incumbent Marcel Robidas from the Parti civique de Longueuil. The Parti municipal also won fifteen council seats, as against four for the Parti civique.

Winning candidates are listed in boldface.

Electoral District	Position	Total valid votes	Candidates			Incumbent
			Parti municipal	Parti civique	Independent
	Mayor	39,301	Jacques Finet 19,157 (48.74%)	Marcel Robidas 19,075 (48.54%)	Jacques Gendron 1,069 (2.72%)[3]	Marcel Robidas
District 1	Councillor		Serge Rathier 606	Jacques Bouchard 802	Henri Bouclin 205 V. Bourcier 200	Jacques Bouchard
District 2	Councillor		Serge Robillard 1,100	Marcel Tessier 835		Georges Touten
District 3	Councillor		Claude Gladu 1,010	Léonard Boulet 838	André Marquette 101	Léonard Boulet
District 4	Councillor	2,412	Roger Ferland 1,436 (59.54%)	Yves Lalonde 877 (36.36%)	H.-P. Germain 99 (4.10%)	Roger Ferland
District 5	Councillor		Nicole Béliveau 896	Géraldine Courchesne 773	Robert H. Tremblay 253 M. Robillard 221 G. Dorais 209	René Leblanc
District 6	Councillor		Jacques Morissette 1,183	Richard Defoy 953	Luc Salinovich 148	Lorenzo Defoy
District 7	Councillor		Roger Lacombe 712	Gérard Thibeault 342	Paul-Auguste Briand 567	Paul-Auguste Briand
District 8	Councillor		Gilles Déry 1,284	Nicole Therrien 821		Gilles Déry
District 9	Councillor		M. Richard 1,200	Pierre Nantel 1,367		Pierre Nantel
District 10	Councillor		Florence Mercier 1,492	Louis-René Simard 775		Jacques Finet
District 11	Councillor		Serge Sévigny 1,016	Lucien Lebrun 895		Serge Sévigny
District 12	Councillor		Lise Sauvé 814	Jean-Paul Vermette 692		Jean-Paul Vermette
District 13	Councillor		Solange Boiteau 676	Jean-Pierre Trahan 839	Omer Leclerc 503	Jeannine Labelle
District 14	Councillor		Michel Timperio 1,091	Jeannine Lavoie-Picard 927		Paul-Émile Paquin
District 15	Councillor		Florent Charest 810	Paul-Émile Paquin 707	M. Turgeon 832	Jacques Laplante
District 16	Councillor		Georges Touten 960	Gaétan Baillargeon 988		Benoît Danault
District 17	Councillor		André Létourneau 1,015	Didier Robidas 574		André Létourneau
District 18	Councillor		Jacques Laplante 1,176	Laurence Juneau 1,032		new division
District 19	Councillor		Benoît Danault 1,978	G. Grenier 1,001		new division

Source: Le Parti municipal de Longueuil: Le premier mandat 1978 - 1982, Société historique et culturelle du Marigot, accessed 22 January 2014.

References

1. Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal, accessed 16 May 2011.
2. "New party enters St. Leonard race," Montreal Gazette, 25 September 1986, p. 14; "Five new candidates join St. Leonard mayor's slate," Montreal Gazette, 2 October 1986, p. 8.
3. Gendron ran for mayor of Longueuil in 1982 and 1987. During the latter campaign, he was described in the Montreal Gazette as a 49-year-old theatrical production company owner. See James Mennie, "Voters choose mayor Sunday in Longueuil," Montreal Gazette, 28 May 1987, I1. There was a Jacques Gendron who ran for Montreal city council in 1998; media reports do not indicate if this was the same person. A different Jacques Gendron ran as a candidate of the Canadian Alliance in the 2000 Canadian federal election.