1998 Quebec municipal elections

September 2023 More than two hundred and forty municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec held mayoral and council elections on November 1, 1998. Results Montreal Montréal-Nord Sherbrooke + 1998 Sherbrooke election, Mayor of Sherbrooke Candidate Total votes % of total votes (incumbent)Jean Perreault c. 70 Bromont + 1998 Bromont election, Mayor of Bromont Candidate Total votes % of total votes Pauline Quinlan not listed c. 73 (incumbent)Robert Desourdy Robert Desourdy is the son of Rolland Desourdy, who served as mayor of Cowansville for nineteen years and founded Bromont as a "model town" in the early 1960s.Harvey Enchin, "Balanced Bromomt rises slowly," Globe and Mail, 21 November 1988, B1. Rolland's brother, Germain Desourdy, also served a mayor Bromont in the 1970s. In the 1980s, the younger Desourdy oversaw family interests such as a ski resort and golf course."Bromont: Town that Rolland Desourdy built thriving after 25 years," Montreal Gazette, 23 April 1989, A6. He served as mayor of Bromont from 1996 until 1998, when he was defeated by Pauline Quinlan. He sought to return to council in a May 2001 by-election, but was defeated."Dion wins Bromont byelection," Sherbrooke Record, 29 May 2001, p. 4. Desourdy later announced that he would seek the mayoralty again in 2005, but he ultimately chose not to file his nomination papers.Joshua Bleser, "Robert Desourdy cancels mayoral bid in Bromont," Sherbrooke Record, 20 October 2005, p. 2. Cowansville + 1998 Cowansville election, Mayor of Cowansville Candidate Total votes % of total votes Arthur Fauteux c. 60% (incumbent)Jacques Charbonneau c. 40% Jacques Charbonneau served as mayor of Cowansville from 1986 until 1998, when he lost to Arthur Fauteux."Quebec election results stay true to polls," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1998, A8. He also sought the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada nomination for Brome—Missisquoi prior to the 1993 federal election, without success.Linda Drouin, "3 byelections give parties chance to test support," Vancouver Sun, 9 January 1995, A5. After leaving the mayoralty, he became a board member of Memphremagog Conservation Incorporated.Rita Legault, "Enviro watchdogs push politicians to protect lake," Sherbrooke Record, 8 August 2003, p. 9; Brion Robinson, "U.S. to help clean up Memphremagog Lake," Sherbrooke Record, 8 August 2005, p. 1. Charbonneau is the father of Bromont politician Patrick Charbonneau and football player Steve Charbonneau.Maurice Crossfield, "Bromont campaign turns to remaining voters," Sherbrooke Record, 31 October 2002, p. 5. Magog + 1998 Magog election, Mayor of Magog Candidate Total votes % of total votes Marc Poulin elected Noël Lacasse defeated Newspaper coverage indicates that the contest was close, with Poulin winning by about one hundred votes. Source for election results: "Quebec election results stay true to polls," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1998, A8. References Quebec municipal elections 1998 Municipal elections Quebec municipal elections