The 1970 Montreal municipal election took place on October 25, 1970, to elected a mayor and city councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The election was held against the backdrop of the FLQ Crisis.
Mayor Jean Drapeau was re-elected without difficultyshutting out the oppositionist Front d'action politique (FRAP) party. The election was held during the October Crisis and Drapeau as well as federal cabinet minister Jean Marchand, accused the left-wing FRAP of being sympathetic to the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ). Support for the FRAP collapsed and Drapeau's Civic Party of Montreal won every seat on city council.
Results
- Mayor
| 1970 Montreal municipal election: Mayor of Montreal | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| (x)Jean Drapeau | 339,215 | 91.89 | ||||||
| André Desmarais | 11,072 | 3.00 | ||||||
| Manon Leger | 7,189 | 1.95 | ||||||
| Joseph Abraham | 3,831 | 1.04 | ||||||
| Jean-Guy Robillard | 3,492 | 0.95 | ||||||
| Claude Longtin | 3,442 | 0.93 | ||||||
| Lucien Monette | 1,269 | 0.34 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 369,150 | 100 | ||||||
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. | ||||||||
- Council (incomplete)
| 1970 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Maisonneuve, Ward One | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| (x)Pierre Lorange | 20,430 | 86.41 | ||||||
| Marcel Bureau | 3,213 | 13.59 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 23,643 | 100 | ||||||
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. | ||||||||
| 1970 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Saint-Michel, Ward One | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Rocco Luccisano | 9,092 | 57.24 | ||||||
| (x)Nicola Ciamarra | 4,445 | 27.99 | ||||||
| Raymond Bourget | 2,346 | 14.77 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 15,883 | 100 | ||||||
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. | ||||||||
References
- Cliche, Paul (October 10, 2020). "La violence faite au FRAP en 1970". Le Devoir. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
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