The 1986 Montreal municipal election took place on November 9, 1986, to elect a mayor and city councillors in

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, Canada. Longtime mayor Jean Drapeau did not seek re-election, and

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from the opposition

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(MCM) was elected to the position by a significant margin.Election results, 1833-2005
(in French), City of Montreal, accessed May 16, 2011. Elections also took place in suburban Montreal communities.

Results (incomplete)

Party colours do not indicate affiliation with or resemblance to a provincial or a federal party.

Results in suburban communities (incomplete)

Dorval

All of Dorval's serving representatives were re-elected without opposition. Source: Elizabeth Thompson, "Dorval mayor, councillors returned by acclamation," ''Montreal Gazette'', October 23, 1986, I7.

Montréal-Nord (November 2)

Sources: "Laid-back Ryan isn't worried by Nov. 2 elections," 16 October 1986, p. 6; "Montreal North councillor quits," ''Montreal Gazette'', October 23, 1986, H3; "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," ''Montreal Gazette'', November 3, 1986, A8.

Saint-Leonard

Subsequent by-elections in suburban communities

;Anjou

Results in other Montreal-area communities (incomplete)

Longueuil

The governing ''Parti municipal de Longueuil'' was returned to office with a landslide majority. Party leader

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 ...

was re-elected to a second term as mayor, and the party won all nineteen seats on council. Winning candidates are listed in boldface. Source
Le Parti municipal de Longueuil: Jacques Finet, l'innovateur
Société historique et culturelle du Marigot, accessed February 19, 2014. Some minor corrections to the names of some candidates are taken from "Final tally shows size of victory in Longueuil," ''Montreal Gazette'', November 6, 1986, V1. Jacques Finet resigned as mayor on April 16, 1987, to take a

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's job at Hydro-Quebec. A by-election to choose his successor was held on May 30, 1987. Source: James Mennie, "Ferland whips ex-MP to win Longueuil mayoralty," ''Montreal Gazette'', June 1, 1987, A3.

References

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