The 1982 Montreal municipal election took place on November 14, 1982, to elect a mayor and city councillors in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, Canada. Longtime mayor

Jean Drapeau Jean Drapeau, (18 February 1916 – 12 August 1999) was Mayor of Montreal from 1954 to 1957 and 1960 to 1986. Major accomplishments of the Drapeau Administration include the development of the Montreal Metro entirely underground mass transi ...

was re-elected for what turned out to be his final term in office, defeating challenger

Jean Doré Jean Doré (12 December 1944 – 15 June 2015) was a Canadian politician and mayor of the City of Montreal, Quebec. Background Doré studied law at the Université de Montréal, where he was president of the student union from 1967 to 1968. ...

. Elections were also held in Montreal's suburban communities in November 1982. Most suburban elections were held on November 7.

Results

;Mayor ;Council (incomplete) Party colours do not indicate affiliation with or resemblance to a provincial or a federal party.

Information about the candidates

;Municipal Action Group *Gino Gentile (Jean-Talon) was a first-time candidate. ;Independents *Nicola L. Corbo (Jean-Talon) was a first-time candidate.

Results in suburban communities

Dorval

Source: ''Montreal Gazette'', November 8, 1982, A6.

Montréal-Nord

''Sources: ''Montreal Gazette'', 6 November 1982, A6; ''Montreal Gazette'', 8 November 1982, A6.'' ;Saint-Leonard ;subsequent by-elections

Information about the candidates in suburban communities

Saint-Leonard

;Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard *Pierre Paquet (Ward Ten) was a Montreal lawyer during the 1980s. He was elected to council in 1982 in his first bid for public office. When the Équipe du renouveau dissolved in 1984, he joined

Raymond Renaud Raymond Renaud was a politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was mayor of the suburban community of Saint-Leonard from 1984 to 1990, leading the municipal Ralliement de Saint-Léonard party. Councillor Renaud was first elected as a Saint-Leona ...

Ralliement de Saint-Léonard The Ralliement de Saint-Léonard (RdSL) is a former political party in Saint-Leonard, Quebec, Canada. The RdSL existed prior to Saint-Leonard's amalgamation into Montreal and dominated the city's political life in the mid-1980s. Rise to political ...

, but was dropped from that party's list before 1986 election amid disputed circumstances. Renaud said that Paquet had been largely inactive on council, while Paquet said he had been blocked for asking too many serious questions."New party enters St. Leonard race," ''Montreal Gazette'', September 25, 1986, p. 14; "Five new candidates join St. Leonard mayor's slate," ''Montreal Gazette'', October 2, 1986, p. 8. ;Union municipale de Saint-Léonard *Eduardo di Bennardo (Ward Six) was elected to the Saint-Leonard city council in

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

as a candidate of the Parti de l'alliance municipale. He was defeated in 1982, running for Union municipal. *Claude Beriault (Ward Ten) appears to have been a first-time candidate.

Results in other Montreal-area communities

Longueuil

Jacques Finet Jacques Finet is a former politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. He served as mayor of Longueuil from 1982 to 1987 as leader of the ''Parti municipal de Longueuil''. Early life and city councillor Jacques Finet worked for Hydro-Québec prio ...

of the ''Parti municipal de Longueuil'' was elected to his first term as mayor, defeating incumbent

Marcel Robidas Marcel Robidas (November 4, 1923 – May 17, 2009) was a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. Best known for serving as mayor of Longueuil from 1966 to 1982, Robidas was also a prominent supporter of Quebec sovereignty. Early life and mil ...

from the ''Parti civique de Longueuil''. The ''Parti municipal'' also won fifteen council seats, as against four for the ''Parti civique''. Winning candidates are listed in boldface. Source
Le Parti municipal de Longueuil: Le premier mandat 1978 - 1982
Société historique et culturelle du Marigot, accessed January 22, 2014.

References

1982 Quebec municipal elections Municipal elections in Montreal 1980s in Montreal 1982 in Quebec {{Montreal municipal elections