Municipal politics in Montreal's city council revolve around its elected councillors, the municipal political parties to which they belong, and the mayor. Montreal is one of the rare examples of a city with municipal political parties in Canada (they also exist in Vancouver).pp.70, Caroline Andrew, "Electing a Diverse Canada", ''UBC Press'' (2009), Political parties were legalized in Quebec by the PQ government in power in 1978. However, they existed long before official recognition by the provincial government.Carolle Simard, "Political Representation of Minorities in the City of Montreal"

Parties represented in Council

Other registered parties

Former parties

* Action civique de Saint-Léonard *

Action civique Montréal Action civique Montréal (ACM) was a municipal political party that existed from 2009 to 2010 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The party fielded five candidates in the 2009 Montreal municipal election, all of whom ran in the borough of Saint-Leonard. ...

Action Montreal Action Montreal was a short-lived municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that existed from February to April 1994 under the leadership of entrepreneur Claude Beauchamp. Origins and platform Beauchamp began his campaign for mayor of ...

Civic Action League The Civic Action League (french: Ligue d'Action Civique or LAC) was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It existed from 1951 to 1961. Origins It was established in January 1951 by good government activists who were known as ...

(1951-1961) * Civic Party of Montreal (1960-1994) * Coalition Démocratique–Montréal Écologique *Équipe conservons Outremont * Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard *

Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard The Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard (English: Municipal Renewal Party of Saint-Leonard) was a political party based in the suburban community of Saint-Leonard in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It existed from 1978 to 1984, and was the ...

Équipe Montréal Équipe Montréal (English: Team Montreal) was a municipal political party that existed from 1998 to 2001 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded by Jean Doré, a former leader of the Montreal Citizens' Movement (MCM) who served as mayor of Mont ...

Montreal Citizens' Movement The Montreal Citizens' Movement (MCM, french: Rassemblement des citoyens et des citoyennes de Montréal or RCM) was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It existed from 1973 to 2001. Origins The Montreal Citizens' Movement ...

(1973-2001) *

Montréal Écologique Montréal Écologique (MÉ) (English: Ecology Montreal) was a municipal political party that existed from 1990 to 1994 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The party's ideas were influenced by political theorist Murray Bookchin's idea of libertarian muni ...

Municipal Action Group {{Short description, Political party The Municipal Action Group (MAG; French: Groupe d'action municipale) was a municipal political party that existed from 1978 to 1985 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Origins The Municipal Action Group was formed in 1 ...

* Nouveau Montréal *

Parti de l'alliance municipale (Saint-Leonard) {{Short description, Municipal political party in the suburban community of Saint-Leonard in Montreal, Quebec, Canada The Parti de l'alliance municipale (PAM), also known as the Alliance municipale de Saint-Léonard, was a municipal political party ...

Parti des Montréalais The Parti des Montréalais (English: Montrealers' Party) was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It existed from 1993 to 1995 and won two council seats in the 1994 municipal election. Origins Former provincial cabinet minister ...

* Parti Fierté Montréal () * Parti Montréal Ville-Marie *

Parti Municipal (Saint-Léonard) The Parti Municipal (PM) was a political party that existed from 1990 to 2001 in the suburban community of Saint-Leonard in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It dominated the city's political life throughout its existence. Origins The Parti Municipal emer ...

* Parti municipal de Montréal * Parti éléphant blanc de Montréal * Ralliement de Saint-Léonard * Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard * Union municipale de Saint-Léonard *

Union Montreal Union Montreal (french: Union Montréal) is an inactive municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the governing party in the city from 2001, when it won its first election under mayor Gérald Tremblay, until 2012. The party rem ...

Unité de Saint-Léonard Unité de Saint-Léonard was a municipal political party that operated from 1986 to 1987 in the suburban community of Saint-Leonard in Montreal, Quebec, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territorie ...

Vision Montreal Vision Montreal (french: Vision Montréal or VM) was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1994 and dissolved in April 2014. Between 2001 and 2013 it formed the official opposition on Montreal City Council. ...

(1994-2014)

Footnotes

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...

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