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1970 Montreal municipal election
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Election in Quebec, Canada
September 2023
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.Cliche Paul La violence faite au FRAP en 1970 https://www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idees/587612/la-violence-faite-au-frap-en-1970 11 October 2020 Le Devoir 10 October 2020
Results
Mayor
Council (incomplete)
References
Montreal municipal election
Category:Municipal elections in Montreal
Montreal municipal election
Municipal election, 1970