2009 Cowansville municipal election

September 2023 January 2023 The 2009 Cowansville municipal election was held on November 1, 2009, to elect a mayor and councillors in Cowansville, Quebec. Incumbent mayor Arthur Fauteux was re-elected over former Brigham mayor André Leroux. Results + 2009 Cowansville election, Mayor of Cowansville Candidate Total votes % of total votes (incumbent)Arthur Fauteux 3,019 63.44 André Leroux 1,740 36.56 Total valid votes 4,759 100.00 Arthur Fauteux is a veteran politician in Cowansville. He was first elected as an alderman in 1986. He ran for mayor in 1994 and finished second against incumbent Jacques Charbonneau.Claude Arpin, "Maverick ousts Sherbrooke mayor in tight race," Sherbrooke Record, 7 November 1994, A5. Fauteux was elected over Charbonneau on his second attempt in 1998 and was re-elected without opposition in 2002 and 2005. In 2001, he announced that Cowansville would dissolve its local police force in favour of Surete du Quebec protection."Cowansville decides to trade municipal police force for provincial protection," Sherbrooke Record, 5 July 2001, p. 5. Before the 2009 election, he said that his focus was on commercial development, infrastructural improvements, and lower residential tax rates.Michel Laliberté, "Arthur Fauteux briguera un 4e mandat," La voix de l'est, 5 May 2009, accessed 5 December 2009. + 2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District One Candidate Total votes % of total votes Guy Patenaude 226 32.33 Claude Duchesneau 183 26.18 Alfred A Boulet 175 25.04 Réjean Lehoux 115 16.45 Total valid votes 699 100.00 + 2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Two Candidate Total votes % of total votes Lucille Robert 539 42.88 Barbara Jack 432 34.37 (incumbent)Wayne Yates 286 22.75 Total valid votes 1,257 100.00 + 2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Three Candidate Total votes % of total votes Ghyslain Vallières 555 56.40 (incumbent)Réal Plourde 259 26.32 Stéphane Ramon Vitesse Tardif 170 17.28 Total valid votes 984 100.00 + 2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Four Candidate Total votes % of total votes (incumbent)Michel Charbonneau 207 29.28 Bruno St-Martin 172 24.33 Jean-François Morin 157 22.21 Philippe Mercier 157 22.21 Yvan Guénette 14 1.98 Total valid votes 707 100.00 + 2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Five Candidate Total votes % of total votes (incumbent)Yvon Pepin 346 56.17 Mélanie Robert 180 29.22 Michel Guénette 90 14.61 Total valid votes 616 100.00 + 2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Six Candidate Total votes % of total votes Sylvie Beauregard 224 41.03 Mario Landry 163 29.85 Mario Dupont 159 29.12 Total valid votes 546 100.00 Source: Official results, Government of Quebec References Category:Municipal elections in Cowansville Category:2009 Quebec municipal elections