2004 Quebec municipal referendums

The 2004 Quebec municipal referendumshttp://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/tables/result-referendum-2004.php Quebec municipal referendums 2012-03-29 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060629/http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/tables/result-referendum-2004.php dead were held by the Quebec Liberal Party government of Jean Charest that came to power in the 2003 Quebec election, in fulfillment of a campaign promise to allow voters to have a say regarding the municipal reorganization program that had been undertaken by the preceding Parti Québécois administration. From late 2000 to 2003, the PQ government had amalgamated (merged) many Quebec cities with their suburbs or neighbouring municipalities. This was imposed through legislation by the Quebec government rather than by the initiative of the municipalities themselves. In Canada, municipal governments are creatures of the provincial governments. However, the amalgamation proved unpopular in some places, with residents wishing to de-merge from the newly expanded cities and reconstitute their former municipalities. The 2004 referendums were organized to provide an opportunity to vote on the matter. As of 2026, this is the most recent referendum in Quebec. Results As a first step, a minimum threshold of 10% of the population of a former municipality was required to sign a register in order for a referendum to be held. The registers were open from 16 to 20 May 2004. When this criterion was met, referendums were scheduled on June 20, 2004. To be unmerged, they had to obtain a more than 50% of the vote for "yes", representing at least 35% of the electors. New municipalityOld municipalityRegisterForAgainstTurnoutAdstock Village of Sainte-Anne-du-Lac 3.86%No referendum Municipality of Adstock 0.45%No referendumAlma City of Alma NobodyNo referendum Municipality of Delisle 0.12%No referendumBeauharnois City of Maple Grove 23.94% 48.65% 51.35% 31.43% Village of Melocheville 10.50% 47.04% 52.96% 26.01% City of Beauharnois 0.20%No referendumCookshire-Eaton Township of Newport, Quebec  21.58% 72.03% 27.97% 35.78% City of Cookshire 5.81%No referendum Municipality of Eaton 2.57%No referendumGatineau City of Aylmer 17.22% 58.05% 41.95% 26.48% City of Buckingham 13.87% 41.77% 58.23% 20.27% City of Hull 10.09% 39.64% 60.36% 15.71% City of Masson-Angers 20.14% 66.61% 33.39% 34.80% City of Gatineau 5.40%No referendumGrenville-sur-la-Rouge Village of Calumet 6.98%No referendum Township of Grenville 1.57%No referendumLa Tuque Municipality of La Croche 10.42% 35.71% 64.29% 11.01% Municipality of La Bostonnais  21.11% 74.31% 25.69% 40.91% Municipality of Lac-Édouard  17.16% 92.89% 7.11% 43.08% Village of Parent 14.39% 42.86% 57.14% 25.44% Municipality of La Tuque 0.15%No referendumLac-Etchemin City of Lac-Etchemin NobodyNo referendum Parish of Sainte-Germaine-du-Lac-Etchemin 1.26%No referendumLacolle Parish of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel 14.50% 38.44% 61.56% 26.97% Village of Lacolle 0.42%No referendumLes Îles-de-la-Madeleine Municipality of Grosse-Île  35.02% 81.70% 18.30% 60.09% Village of Cap-aux-Meulesa a none 16.64% 62.77% 37.23% 39.81% Municipality of Fatima 4.11%No referendum Municipality of L'Île-du-Havre-Aubert 3.28%No referendum Municipality of Havre-aux-Maisons 1.23%No referendum Municipality of Grande-Entrée 0.74%No referendum Municipality of L'Étang-du-Nord 0.61%No referendumLévis City of Charny 10.71% 47.77% 52.23% 18.29% City of Saint-Nicolas 16.64% 54.27% 45.73% 27.04% City of Saint-Rédempteur 14.52% 37.62% 62.38% 19.68% Municipality of Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon 23.38% 55.99% 44.01% 28.00% City of Saint-Romuald 8.13%No referendum City of Saint-Jean-Chrysostome 7.45%No referendum Parish of Sainte-Hélène-de-Breakeyville 7.28%No referendum Municipality of Pintendre 4.48%No referendum Parish of Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy 4.14%No referendum City of Lévis 3.71%No referendumLongueuil City of Greenfield Park 16.71% 65.51% 34.49% 27.34% City of Boucherville  34.73% 75.66% 24.34% 47.95% City of Brossard  23.48% 80.94% 19.06% 38.70% City of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville  36.20% 72.04% 27.96% 47.61% City of Saint-Lambert  31.16% 69.71% 30.29% 41.40% City of LeMoyne 2.23%No referendum City of Saint-Hubert 1.84%No referendum City of Longueuil 0.43%No referendumMagog Township of Magog 17.99% 59.83% 40.17% 25.57% Village of Omerville 0.96%No referendum City of Magog, Quebec 0.31%No referendumMatane Municipality of Petit-Matane 16.62% 24.52% 75.48% 10.96% Municipality of Saint-Luc-de-Matane 13.49% 29.24% 70.76% 16.62% Parish of Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane 5.13%No referendum City of Matane 0.15%No referendumMétis-sur-Mer Métis-sur-Mer 11.40% 44.07% 55.93% 22.67% Les Boules 4.46%No referendumMont-Joli Municipality of Saint-Jean-Baptiste 12.79% 47.23% 52.77% 22.86% City of Mont-Joli 0.04%No referendumMont-Laurier Municipality of Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles  34.62% 79.59% 20.41% 52.38% Municipality of Des Ruisseaux 2.14%No referendum City of Mont-Laurier 0.03%No referendumMontreal City (Cité) of Côte Saint-Luc  25.81% 87.04% 12.96% 40.43% City (Cité) of Dorval  31.19% 76.80% 23.20% 41.41% City of Anjou 16.88% 57.03% 42.97% 26.47% City of LaSalle 11.21% 60.81% 39.19% 20.55% City of L'Île-Bizard 21.21% 63.53% 36.47% 33.68% City of Pierrefonds 15.87% 70.14% 29.86% 24.87% City of Roxboro 25.08% 67.16% 32.84% 33.36% City of Sainte-Geneviève 14.21% 65.65% 34.35% 21.49% City of Saint-Laurent 18.53% 75.31% 24.69% 28.58% City of Baie-d'Urfé  57.37% 92.94% 7.06% 72.80% City of Beaconsfield  37.72% 80.44% 19.56% 45.88% City of Dollard-des-Ormeaux  24.11% 85.23% 14.77% 37.58% City of Hampstead  24.71% 90.41% 9.59% 47.21% City of Kirkland  28.49% 87.63% 12.37% 47.32% City of L'Île-Dorval  79.17% 75.51% 24.49% 74.00% City of Montreal West  36.71% 82.62% 17.38% 47.52% City of Montreal-Est  36.02% 84.51% 15.49% 45.16% City of Mount Royal  24.36% 81.82% 18.18% 41.69% City of Pointe-Claire  36.55% 90.02% 9.98% 52.81% City of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue  26.83% 82.26% 17.74% 47.68% City of Westmount  38.49% 92.13% 7.87% 52.71% Village of Senneville  61.80% 93.42% 6.58% 73.63% City of Lachine 6.78%No referendum City of Saint-Léonard 3.23%No referendum City of Outremont 2.60%No referendum City of Verdun 2.24%No referendum City of Montreal-Nord 1.62%No referendum City of Montreal 0.18%No referendumMont-Tremblant Municipality of Mont-Tremblant 21.38% 71.10% 28.90% 31.34% Municipality of Lac-Tremblant-Nord  42.77% 84.47% 15.53% 50.29% Parish of Saint-Jovite 0.58%No referendum City of Saint-Jovite 0.26%No referendumPort-Cartier Municipality of Rivière-Pentecôte  1.35%No referendum City of Port-Cartier 0.13%No referendumQuebec City City of Beauport 12.85% 46.16% 53.84% 19.42% City of Cap-Rouge 17.28% 39.00% 61.00% 22.48% City of Charlesbourg 13.44% 43.42% 56.58% 18.40% City of Lac-Saint-Charles 21.47% 66.44% 33.56% 29.86% City of Loretteville 11.19% 33.62% 66.38% 14.35% City of Sainte-Foy 20.20% 52.19% 47.81% 27.35% City of Saint-Émile 15.01% 49.99% 50.01% 21.16% City of Sillery 24.35% 51.48% 48.52% 33.56% City of Val-Bélair 13.31% 49.76% 50.24% 18.68% City of Vanier 17.34% 61.37% 38.63% 23.19% City of L'Ancienne-Lorette  29.64% 67.07% 32.93% 40.94% Municipality of Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures  24.40% 62.48% 37.52% 38.40% City of Quebec 2.65%No referendumRimouski Municipality of Mont-Lebel NobodyNo referendum Parish of Sainte-Odile-sur-Rimouski 2.50%No referendum City of Pointe-au-Père 1.09%No referendum Parish of Sainte-Blandine 0.54%No referendum Village of Rimouski-Est 0.47%No referendum City of Rimouski 0.06%No referendumRivière-Rouge Municipality of La Macaza  31.34% 77.50% 22.50% 42.19% Village of Sainte-Véronique 15.38% 44.35% 55.65% 21.50% Village of L'Annonciation 0.44%No referendum Municipality of Marchand 0.32%No referendumRouyn-Noranda Municipality of Mont-Brun 24.14% 28.92% 71.08% 20.35% Municipality of Destor NobodyNo referendum City of Cadillac 7.04%No referendum Municipality of D’Alembert 6.94%No referendum Municipality of Cloutier 5.63%No referendum Municipality of Rollet 4.50%No referendum Municipality of McWatters 4.46%No referendum Municipality of Évain 4.09%No referendum Municipality of Arntfield 1.66%No referendum Municipality of Cléricy 1.28%No referendum Municipality of Bellecombe 1.13%No referendum Municipality of Montbeillard 1.02%No referendum City of Rouyn-Noranda 0.06%No referendumSaguenay City of La Baie 9.67%No referendum City of Laterrière 6.66%No referendum City of Chicoutimi 5.53%No referendum City of Jonquière 1.67%No referendum Municipality of Lac-Kénogami 1.60%No referendum Municipality of Shipshaw 0.92%No referendum Township of Tremblay 0.66%No referendumSainte-Agathe-des-Monts Municipality of Sainte-Agathe-Nord 16.26% 51.19% 48.81% 19.03% Municipality of Ivry-sur-le-Lac 24.79% 67.98% 32.02% 40.47% City of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts 0.11%No referendumSainte-Marguerite-Estérel City of Estérel 35.44% 83.73% 16.27% 52.11% Parish of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson 0.10%No referendumSaint-Georges Municipality of Aubert-Gaillon 15.78% 34.63% 65.37% 22.63% Parish of Saint-Georges-Est 9.16%No referendum Parish of Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande 3.83%No referendum City of Saint-Georges 0.16%No referendumSaint-Hyacinthe Parish of Sainte-Rosalie 13.51% 49.85% 50.15% 27.51% Parish of Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur 6.37%No referendum Parish of Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin 3.44%No referendum Parish of Notre-Dame-de-Saint-Hyacinthe 2.93%No referendum City of Sainte-Rosalie 1.06%No referendum City of Saint-Hyacinthe 0.11%No referendumSaint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Parish of Saint-Athanase 13.46% 44.75% 55.25% 22.02% Municipality of L'Acadie 5.14%No referendum City of Iberville 3.36%No referendum City of Saint-Luc 1.17%No referendum City of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 0.37%No referendumSaint-Jérôme City of Bellefeuille 0.71%No referendum City of Saint-Antoine 0.28%No referendum City of Lafontaine 0.13%No referendum City of Saint-Jérôme 0.05%No referendumSaint-Pie Parish of Saint-Pie 3.48%No referendum City of Saint-Pie 0.16%No referendumSaint-Sauveur Parish of Saint-Sauveur 0.27%No referendum Village of Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts 0.06%No referendumSalaberry-de-Valleyfield City of Saint-Timothée 19.51% 59.47% 40.53% 30.02% Municipality of Grande-Île 18.60% 59.72% 40.28% 30.40% City of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 0.20%No referendumSept-Îles Municipality of Gallix 11.79% 22.91% 77.09% 10.50% City of Moisie 3.12%No referendum City of Sept-Îles 1.68%No referendumShawinigan City of Grand-Mère 17.93% 51.05% 48.95% 25.38% Municipality of Lac-à-la-Tortue 11.52% 56.77% 43.23% 31.47% Parish of Saint-Gérard-des-Laurentides 19.27% 50.57% 49.43% 27.71% Parish of Saint-Jean-des-Piles 12.03% 31.32% 68.68% 18.32% Village of Saint-Georges 13.79% 50.87% 49.13% 26.47% City of Shawinigan-Sud 7.94%No referendum City of Shawinigan 0.29%No referendumSherbrooke City of Bromptonville 12.76% 38.65% 61.35% 20.01% City of Lennoxville 14.97% 52.49% 47.51% 18.56% Municipality of Deauville 17.69% 55.11% 44.89% 26.11% Municipality of Saint-Élie-d'Orford 21.84% 47.81% 52.19% 23.33% City of Rock Forest 4.59%No referendum Municipality of Stokeb b none 2.86%No referendum City of Fleurimont 1.17%No referendum Municipality of Ascot 1.13%No referendum City of Sherbrooke 0.21%No referendumSutton Township of Sutton 12.64% 49.25% 50.75% 20.64% City of Sutton 0.35%No referendumTerrebonne City of Lachenaie 0.77%No referendum City of La Plaine 0.61%No referendum City of Terrebonne 0.09%No referendumThetford Mines City of Black Lake 17.41% 37.86% 62.14% 26.24% Village of Robertsonville 18.39% 43.62% 56.38% 32.82% Municipality of Pontbriand 8.74%No referendum Township of Thetford-Partie-Sud 0.97%No referendum City of Thetford Mines 0.48%No referendumTrois-Rivières City of Cap-de-la-Madeleine 6.56%No referendum City of Saint-Louis-de-France 4.55%No referendum City of Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap 4.52%No referendum Municipality of Pointe-du-Lac 4.35%No referendum City of Trois-Rivières-Ouest 1.32%No referendum City of Trois-Rivières 0.30%No referendumVal-d'Or Municipality of Dubuisson 7.39%No referendum Municipality of Val-Senneville 3.46%No referendum Municipality of Sullivan 1.23%No referendum Municipality of Vassan 0.39%No referendum City of Val-d'Or 0.04%No referendum Notes a. a a none In 2005, Cap-aux-Meules held a second referendum in which voters chose to remain in the amalgamated Les-Îles-de-la-Madeleine municipality after all.Larose Isabelle https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1857436/20-ans-fusion-municipale-iles-de-la-madeleine Regard sur 20 ans de fusion municipale aux Îles-de-la-Madeleine 27 January 2022 Radio-Canada 9 May 2023 b. b b none Only a very small part of the population of Stoke had merged with Sherbrooke See also 21st-century municipal history of Quebec 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec 2002–2006 municipal reorganization of Montreal List of former municipalities in Quebec Merger (politics) History of Montreal External links 2004 referendums https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060629/http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/tables/result-referendum-2004.php 2016-03-04 (Elections Quebec) (how to interpret the numbers) References Category:Local government in Quebec Category:Political history of Quebec Category:Municipal politics of Quebec Category:2004 referendums Category:2004 in Quebec Quebec