Renouveau municipal

The Renouveau municipal (RM) was a political party in Montréal-Nord, a suburban community of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

The RM was led by longtime Montréal-Nord mayor Yves Ryan and was the city's governing party for many years. Its dominance of the municipal political scene was significant: it won every seat on council in every municipal election from at least 1978 until Montréal-Nord was amalgamated into the new city of Montreal in 2001. Party candidates seldom faced significant challenges from opposition parties or independent candidates.^[1]

Yves Ryan was an opponent of Montréal-Nord's amalgamation with Montreal,^[2] and he did not seek a position on city council in the 2001 municipal elections. The RM ceased to exist after this time.

References

1. Debbie Parkes, "Montreal North, St. Leonard show different election styles," Montreal Gazette, 20 October 1986, A4; Debbie Parkes, "Renaud wipes out St. Leonard opposition," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8; Mike King, "Ryan wins again; Ninth straight victory for patriarch of local mayors," Montreal Gazette, 7 November 1995, A5; Charlie Fidelman, "Montreal North? Just bet on Ryan," Montreal Gazette, 8 October 1998, A6.
2. Michael Mainville and Monique Beaudin, with Charlie Fidelm and Darren Becker, "Huge No to megacities: Premier must heed our call, protesters say," Montreal Gazette, 11 December 2000, A1.