2001 Quebec municipal elections

Several municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec held elections on November 4, 2001, to elect mayors, reeves, and city councillors. The most closely watched contest was in the newly amalgamated city of Montreal, where Gérald Tremblay defeated incumbent Pierre Bourque.

Results

Gatineau

Main article: 2001 Gatineau municipal election

2001 Gatineau municipal election: Mayor
Party		Candidate	Popular vote			Expenditures
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Independent	Yves Ducharme	47,975	54.39	–	none listed
	Independent	Robert Labine	40,227	45.61	-2.71	none listed
Total valid votes			88,202	98.65
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes			1,203	1.35	-0.07
Turnout			89,405	53.76	+7.11
Eligible voters			166,292
Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau

Longueuil

**Mayor of Longueuil**
Candidate	Party	Vote	%
Jacques Olivier	Parti municipal Rive-Sud - Équipe Jacques Olivier	75,707	62.0%
Marguerite Pearson Richard	Ralliement démocratique - Équipe Marguerite Pearson Richard	46,308	38.0%
Total valid votes		122,015	100%

Montreal

Main article: 2001 Montreal municipal election

v t e 2001 Montreal municipal election: Mayor of Montreal
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Montreal Island Citizens Union		Gérald Tremblay	311,451	50.37
Vision Montreal		(x)Pierre Bourque	279,123	45.14
White Elephant Party		Michel Bédard	9,785	1.58
Independent		Super Cauchon	8,382	1.36
Independent		Pierre Larouche	1,991	0.32
Independent		Patricia Métivier	1,809	0.29
Independent		Daniel Cormier	1,434	0.23
Independent		Ricardo Hrtschan	1,290	0.21
Independent		Al Cappe	943	0.15
Independent		Daniel Simon	909	0.15
Independent		Ian Fitchtenbaum	811	0.13
Independent		Samoila Pirau	366	0.06
Total valid votes			618,294	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

Mont-Saint-Michel

v t e 2001 Mont-Saint-Michel municipal election: Mayor
Candidate	Votes	%
(x)Roger Lapointe	acclaimed	.

Source: Élections municipales 2001 - Résultats des élections pour le poste de maire Archived 2011-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, Affaires municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire Québec.

Potton

v t e 2001 Potton municipal election: Mayor of Potton
Candidate	Votes	%
Claude Laplume	625	69.60
(x)André Marcoux	273	30.40
Total valid votes	898	100.00

Source: "Election 2001 Sherbrooke & Townships," Sherbrooke Record, 6 November 2001, p. 5.

Notes

^ The difference is taken from the result of the 1999 Gatineau mayoral election, which was before amalgamation.

References

Jeff Heinrich, "New city, new mayor," Montreal Gazette, 5 November 2001, A1.
"Ville de Gatineau (2002- ) – Élection du 4 novembre 2001" (PDF) (in Canadian French). City of Gatineau. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
"Jacques Olivier est déclaré vainqueur à Longueuil" (in French). TVA Nouvelles. November 4, 2001. Retrieved October 19, 2013.

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