1997 Quebec municipal elections

September 2023 Several municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec held municipal elections to elect mayors and councillors on November 2, 1997."Directeur General Des Elections - Municipal General Elections - There Are Some Limits On Election Expenses," Canada NewsWire, 15 October 1997, 15:11. The most closely watched contest was in Quebec City, where incumbent mayor Jean-Paul L'Allier was re-elected, although his supporters lost control of city council to the Civic Progress Party."Q.C. may fly Maple Leaf," Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 12 November 1997, A11. Results Verdun Party colours have been randomly chosen and do not indicate affiliation with or resemblance to any municipal, provincial, or federal party. Electoral DistrictPositionTotal valid votesCandidates Parti d'action municipale Independents Mayor 14,339   Georges Bossé (incumbent)9,735 (67.89%)   Marcel Henley3,906 (27.24%)Aimé Pinette698 (4.87%) District 1 City councillor 1,468   Lucie Chevrier637 (43.39%)   Catherine Chauvin831 (56.61%) District 2 City councillor 1,333   Marvin Reisler (incumbent)508 (38.11%)   Robert Isabelle825 (61.89%) District 3 City councillor 1,386   Alain Tassé (incumbent)656 (47.33%)   Ernie Chiasson730 (52.67%) District 4 City councillor 1,544   Ginette Patry (incumbent)682 (44.17%)   Robert Fillatrault862 (55.83%) District 5 City councillor 1,636   Danielle Mimeault (incumbent)900 (55.01%)   Jean-Paul Belisle736 (44.99%) District 6 City councillor -   Laurent Dugas (incumbent)acclaimed   District 7 City councillor 1,360   Nicole Santiere (incumbent)991 (72.87%)   Sylvain Lefort369 (27.13%) District 8 City councillor 1,447   France Lecocq (incumbent)934 (64.55%)   Jean-Pierre Chalifoux513 (35.45%)The Montreal Gazette news report includes an obvious error in Chalifoux's vote count. 513 is the most likely intended figure. District 9 City councillor 1,571   Claude Ravary (incumbent)885 (56.33%)   Abbe D'Amico477 (30.36%)Réal Moses209 (13.30%) District 10 City councillor 1,681   John Gallagher (incumbent)1,016 (60.44%)   Daniel Jutras665 (39.56%) Source: "Results from races for mayor, council," Montreal Gazette 3 November 1997, A6. References 1997