1989 Quebec municipal elections

Series of Canadian municipal elections September 2023 Several municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec held municipal elections to elect mayors and councillors on November 5, 1989. One of the most closely watched contests was in Quebec City, where Jean-Paul L'Allier of the Rassemblement populaire party ended the twenty-five year rule of the Civic Progress Party. L'Allier defeated Civic Progress candidate Jean-Francois Bertrand by a fairly significant margin.Lawrence Kootnikoff, "L'Allier's surprise win ends 25 years of Progres Civique rule," Montreal Gazette, 6 November 1989, A4. Results (incomplete) Verdun Former Liberal Party of Canada Member of Parliament (MP) Raymond Savard was elected to his second term as mayor in the on-island Montreal suburb of Verdun, easily defeating opponents Jean-Marie Demers and Robert Mailhot."Challenger Simms wins Mayoralty in Montreal," Montreal Gazette, 6 November 1989, A1. Most elected councillors were from Savard's Regroupement des citoyens de Verdun party. Party colours in the results listed below have been randomly chosen and do not indicate affiliation with or resemblance to any municipal, provincial, or federal party. Electoral DistrictPositionTotal valid votesCandidates Regroupement des citoyens de Verdun Independents Mayor 12,831   Raymond Savard (incumbent)7,482 (58.31%)   Jean-Marie Demers4,290 (33.43%)Robert Mailhot1,059 (8.25%) District 1 City councillor     Arthur Benarroch (incumbent)ElectedDanielle D. Hébert District 2 City councillor     Marvin ReislerElectedJacques Dagenais District 3 City councillor   Jacques Lauzon (incumbent)Elected   Normand Vinette District 4 City councillor   Bruno Fortin Joyeu   Robert Filiatraut (incumbent)ElectedRoland Casés District 5 City councillor   Jocelyn Beauvais (incumbent)Elected   Richard Patry District 6 City councillor   France LecocqElected   Marcel HenleyAimé PinetteCharles Sylvestre District 7 City councillor   Laurent Dugas (incumbent)Elected   Spiros Lazaratos District 8 City councillor   Claude Ravary (incumbent)Elected   Michel Éthier District 9 City councillor   Elliott Goldsborough (incumbent)   Nicole PetitElected District 10 City councillor   Olivette Thérèse DionneElected   André Martin District 11 City councillor   Maurice Couturier (incumbent)Elected   Gabriel Dorion District 12 City councillor   Suzanne Dunne (incumbent)Elected   Jacques Desnoyers District 13 City councillor   John Gallagher (incumbent)Elected   Claude Lecompte Sources: "La liste des candidats," La Presse, 5 November 1989, A7; Florian Bernard, "Verdun: Savard reporté au pouvoir; Pierrefonds: Morin élu," La Presse, 6 November 1989, B5; Élus de Verdun de 1875 à 2005, City of Montreal. (The first two sources erroneously list Savard's mayoral opponent Demers as the leader of the Regroupement des citoyens de Verdun. This is contradicted by other sources, and, indeed, the second La Presse article indicates that Savard's party won a majority on council.) References 1989 Quebec municipal elections