Municipal elections were held in the city of

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on November 5, 2017 as part of the

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. Voters elected 65 positions on the

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, including the mayor, borough mayors, and city councillors, as well as 38 borough councillors.

Results

Despite early polls giving incumbent mayor

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a comfortable lead, the election concluded with

Valérie Plante Valérie Plante (born June 14, 1974) is a Canadian politician serving as the 45th and current mayor of Montreal since 2017.

Projet Montréal Projet Montréal (officially Projet Montréal - Équipe Valérie Plante) is a progressive, environmentalist municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 2004, it is led by Valérie Plante, and holds a majority of seats on M ...

winning the mayoralty race by a margin of over 27,000 votes, becoming the first woman and first representative of Projet Montréal to be elected mayor of Montreal. Her party won a majority of the city council, 34 of 65 councillors. Projet Montréal won unanimous control of four borough councils and majorities on seven more.

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won unanimous control of four borough councils and majorities on two more. The two remaining boroughs,

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and LaSalle, were won unanimously by local parties, Équipe Anjou and Équipe Barbe Team respectively. Several key city council figures were defeated, such as

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, Claude Dauphin,

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and

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. Projet Montréal founder

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, who had crossed the floor to Équipe Coderre, was defeated by the candidate for his former party,

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. Following his defeat, Denis Coderre announced he would resign from political life, leaving his city council seat to his co-candidate Chantal Rossi. On November 9, members of his party elected Darlington councillor Lionel Perez as leader; it was also announced that the party, named for Coderre, would change name in the coming weeks.

Coalition Montréal Coalition Montréal (''Montreal Coalition'') was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed in 2013 to support the candidacy of Marcel Côté for mayor of Montreal. The party competed for the first time in the 2013 municipal ...

was left with only one remaining elected official, Montreal's longest-serving city councillor

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, which had come in second in the mayoralty race in the previous election, lost all its seats, and announced it would suspend its activities. For the first time, a majority of Montreal's elected officials (53 out of 103) were women. Six of the 103 elected officials (5.8%), including four of the 65 members of the city council, declared themselves to be members of visible minorities. Visible minorities make up a third of the population of the city. Another elected official, Champlain–L'Île-des-Soeurs city councillor Marie-Josée Parent, who is of

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ancestry, became the first indigenous person elected to Montreal city council. The official results were released on November 8, 2017. There was one request for a recount, in the race for borough councillor for La Pointe-des-Prairies in

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, in which Lisa Christensen of Projet Montréal had been announced as the winner with a lead of 32 votes. The recount was conducted by a judge of the

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and Ms. Christensen was confirmed as the winner by a majority of 30 votes.

Composition of city and borough councils

Depending on their borough, Montrealers voted for: * Mayor of Montreal * Borough mayor (except in Ville-Marie, whose mayor is the Mayor of Montreal), who is also a city councillor * A city councillor for the whole borough (

and Lachine only) or for each district, who is also a borough councillor (

Outremont Outremont is an affluent residential borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists entirely of the former city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec. The neighbourhood is inhabited largely by franc ...

and

L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève () is a borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal. History On 24 October 1678, the government of Louis de Buade de Frontenac granted Île Bizard, then named Île Bonaventure as a seigniory to Jacques ...

have no city councillors other than the borough mayor) * Zero, one, or two additional borough councillors for each district

Timeline

2014

*May 5 - Borough councillors Lucie Cardyn and Jacqueline Gremaud leave Équipe conservons Outremont to sit as independents. *May 25 - Death of

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, leader of

. *June 16 - Borough mayor

Benoit Dorais Benoit Dorais is a city councillor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has served as the borough mayor of Le Sud-Ouest since 2009. From his first election to 2013, Dorais was a member of Vision Montreal, before joining Coalition Montréal in 2013 ...

becomes leader of

. *September 5 - Resignation of

Mélanie Joly Mélanie Joly (born January 16, 1979) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada), Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 2021. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party, Joly repr ...

as leader of

, replaced by city councillor

Lorraine Pagé Lorraine Pagé (born 1947) is a Canadian politician and trade unionist.

*October 27 - Resignation of

as leader of

, replaced by borough mayor Luc Ferrandez *November 18 - City councillor

leaves

to sit as independent. *December 12 - Resignation of Lucie Cardyn as borough councillor of Robert-Bourassa

2015

*March 17 - City councillor Steve Shanahan announces his candidacy for

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and is expelled from

. *March 22 - In a by-election, Marie Potvin (

) is elected borough councillor of Robert-Bourassa with 37% of the vote. *June 15 - Borough councillors Michelle Di Genova Zammit (Équipe Anjou) and Éric Dugas (Équipe Richard Bélanger) leave their parties to join

. *June 23 - Death of

Domenico Moschella Domenico Moschella, also known as Dominic Moschella, was a politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He served on the Montreal City Council from 2013 to 2015, representing Saint-Léonard-Est as a member of Coalition Montréal. Moschella was previ ...

, city councillor of Saint-Léonard-Est. *August 6 - City councillor Marc-André Gadoury leaves

to join

. *September 8 - City councillor Érika Duchesne leaves

to sit as independent. *September 16 - City councillor Jean-François Cloutier leaves Équipe Dauphin Lachine to sit as independent. *November 15 - In a by-election,

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(

) is elected city councillor of Saint-Léonard-Est with 83.7% of the vote. *December 16 - City councillor

Lorraine Pagé Lorraine Pagé (born 1947) is a Canadian politician and trade unionist.

leaves

to sit as independent. *December 22 - City councillor Justine McIntyre becomes leader of

2016

*January 7 - Resignation of Gilles Deguire as borough mayor of

Montréal-Nord Montreal North (french: Montréal-Nord) is a borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists entirely of the former city of Montréal-Nord on Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec. It was amalgamated into t ...

, replaced by city councillor Chantal Rossi *January 18 - City councillor Steve Shanahan (independent) rejoins

. *March 17 - City councillor Érika Duchesne (independent) joins

. *April 24 - In a by-election, Christine Black (

) is elected borough mayor of

with 68.6% of the vote. *November 4 - Borough mayor

leaves

to join

. *November 6 - City councillor

(independent) joins

. *November 28 - Borough councillor Maja Vodanovic leaves Équipe Dauphin Lachine to sit as independent. *December 4 - City councillor

Valérie Plante Valérie Plante (born June 14, 1974) is a Canadian politician serving as the 45th and current mayor of Montreal since 2017.

is elected leader of

with 51.9% of the vote. *December 26 - Borough mayor

leaves

to sit as independent. *December 29 - City councillor

becomes interim leader of

2017

*January 23 - Borough councillor Maja Vodanovic (independent) joins

. *March 29 - Borough mayor

leaves

to join

. *May 29 - City councillors

Lorraine Pagé Lorraine Pagé (born 1947) is a Canadian politician and trade unionist.

(independent) and Jean-François Cloutier (independent) and borough councillor Kimberley Simonyik (Équipe Dauphin Lachine) join

. *May 31 - Borough mayor

(independent) joins

. *June 11 - City councillor

leaves

to sit as independent. *June 28 - Borough mayor Normand Marinacci and borough councillors Christian Larocque and Jean-Dominic Lévesque-René leave

to join

. *August 23 - City councillor

(independent) joins

. *September 20 - Borough councillor Gilles Beaudry leaves Équipe Anjou to sit as independent. *September 22 - Official beginning of the electoral campaign *October 17 - Jean Fortier, mayoral candidate for

, announces that he is abandoning his campaign for mayor of Montreal. However, his name will remain on the ballot. He endorses

Valérie Plante Valérie Plante (born June 14, 1974) is a Canadian politician serving as the 45th and current mayor of Montreal since 2017.

for mayor. *October 19 - French mayoral debate opposing

and

Valérie Plante Valérie Plante (born June 14, 1974) is a Canadian politician serving as the 45th and current mayor of Montreal since 2017.

*October 23 - English mayoral debate opposing

and

Valérie Plante Valérie Plante (born June 14, 1974) is a Canadian politician serving as the 45th and current mayor of Montreal since 2017.

*October 29 - Advance poll with a turnout of 6.54% of the registered electors

Incumbent mayors and councillors who did not run for re-election

Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal * Maurice Cohen, borough councillor, Côte-de-Liesse, Saint-Laurent * Pierre Desrochers, city councillor, Saint-Sulpice,

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* Pierre Gagnier, borough mayor,

* Manon Gauthier, city councillor, Champlain–L'Île-des-Sœurs,

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* Jean-Marc Gibeau, city councillor, Ovide-Clermont,

* Sylvia Lo Bianco, borough councillor, Ovide-Clermont,

* Monica Ricourt, borough councillor, Marie-Clarac,

Projet Montréal *

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, city councillor, Marie-Victorin,

Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie is a borough (''arrondissement'') in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the centre-east of the city. Geography The borough is bordered to the northwest by Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, ...

* Jean-Dominic Lévesque-René, borough councillor, Jacques-Bizard,

* Louise Mainville, city councillor, De Lorimier,

Le Plateau Mont-Royal Le Plateau-Mont-Royal () is a Montreal borough, borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Plateau-Mont-Royal takes its name from its location on a plateau, on the eastern side of Mont-Royal and overlooking downtow ...

Équipe Anjou * Paul-Yvon Perron, borough councillor, East district,

Independent * Marie Cinq-Mars, borough mayor,

Opinion polls

Seat-by-seat results

Mayoral race

Although Jean Fortier of Coalition Montréal abandoned his campaign for mayor on October 17, 2017 and endorsed Valérie Plante, his name officially remained on the ballot.

Ahuntsic-Cartierville Ahuntsic-Cartierville ( (local accent)) is a borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The borough was created following the 2002 municipal reorganization of Montreal. It comprises two main neighbourhoods, Ahuntsic, ...

Anjou Anjou may refer to: Geography and titles France * County of Anjou, a historical county in France and predecessor of the Duchy of Anjou **Count of Anjou, title of nobility *Duchy of Anjou, a historical duchy and later a province of France **Duk ...

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (, ) is a borough (''arrondissement'') of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The borough was created following the 2002 municipal reorganization of Montreal. It comprises two main neighbourhoods, Côte-des-Neiges a ...

L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève () is a borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal. History On 24 October 1678, the government of Louis de Buade de Frontenac granted Île Bizard, then named Île Bonaventure as a seigniory to Jacques ...

Lachine

LaSalle

Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is a Montreal borough, borough of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada located in the southeastern end of the island. History ''See Mercier, Montreal, Mercier and Hochelaga-Maisonneuve#History, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve ...

Montréal-Nord Montreal North (french: Montréal-Nord) is a borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists entirely of the former city of Montréal-Nord on Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec. It was amalgamated into t ...

Outremont Outremont is an affluent residential borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists entirely of the former city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec. The neighbourhood is inhabited largely by franc ...

Pierrefonds-Roxboro Pierrefonds-Roxboro is a Boroughs of Montreal, borough of the city of Montreal. It was created January 1, 2006, following the demerger of parts of the city. Geography It is composed of the former municipalities of Pierrefonds, Quebec, Pierrefon ...

Le Plateau-Mont-Royal Le Plateau-Mont-Royal () is a borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Plateau-Mont-Royal takes its name from its location on a plateau, on the eastern side of Mont-Royal and overlooking downtown Montreal, across ...

Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles is a suburban borough (''arrondissement'') on the eastern tip of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at the eastern end of the Island of Montreal. Geography The borough is located at ...

Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie is a borough (''arrondissement'') in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the centre-east of the city. Geography The borough is bordered to the northwest by Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, ...

Saint-Laurent

Saint-Léonard

Le Sud-Ouest Le Sud-Ouest ( en, "the southwest") is a borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Geography Le Sud-Ouest is an amalgam of several neighbourhoods with highly distinct histories and identities, mainly with working-cla ...

Verdun Verdun (, , , ; official name before 1970 ''Verdun-sur-Meuse'') is a large city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department. Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital ...

Ville-Marie

Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension is a borough (''arrondissement'') in the city of Montreal, Quebec. It had a population of 143,853 according to the 2016 Census and a land area of . The borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension ...

By-elections

Mayor of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles

By-elections were held on December 16, 2018:

Councillor, Saint-Michel District

By-elections were held on December 16, 2018:

Mayor of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal

A by-election was held on October 6, 2019:

References

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