The Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough council is the local governing body of

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 ...

, a borough in the

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. The council consists of five members: the borough mayor (who also serves as a Montreal city councillor) and the city council representatives for each of the borough's four electoral districts.Electoral Process and Districts: Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough
''City of Montreal'', accessed 6 November 2011. Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is known as a bastion of support for the

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party.

Current members

Laurent Blanchard Laurent Blanchard (born November 25, 1952) is a politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He represented the east-end Hochelaga ward on Montreal city council from 2005 to 2013, initially as a member of Vision Montreal and later as an independent. On ...

was a member of the borough council until his selection as

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in June 2013.

References

Municipal government of Montreal Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve {{Quebec-stub fr:Conseil d'arrondissement de Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve