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

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, Canada. Longtime mayor Jean Drapeau was re-elected for what turned out to be his final term in office, defeating challenger

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. 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's Ralliement de Saint-Léonard, 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 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

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

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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

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