The politics of Montreal begins with residents of

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 ...

electing representatives to the

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, provincial, and

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levels of government. The Island of Montreal which consists of the City of Montreal and 16 independent municipalities, are represented by 18

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(MPs) and 27 Members of the

National Assembly of Quebec The National Assembly of Quebec (officially in french: link=no, Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the legislative body of the province of Quebec in Canada. Legislators are called MNAs (Members of the National Assembly; french: link=no, déput ...

(MNAs). Additionally, the

Urban agglomeration of Montreal Montreal is one of the administrative regions of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is also a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and a census division (CD), for both of which its geographical code is 66. Prior to the me ...

is composed of 16 mayors, 18 borough mayors, 144 city councillors and 38 borough councillors. While people living in

Greater Montreal Greater Montreal (french: Grand Montréal) is the most populous metropolitan area in Quebec and the second most populous in Canada after Greater Toronto. In 2015, Statistics Canada identified Montreal's Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) as with ...

are heavily divided on the issue of

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, the majority of both groups tend to lean to the left of the

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and thus

centre-left Centre-left politics lean to the left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to improve social justice. The ...

parties dominate the city at all political levels.

Federal politics

The island of Montreal elects 18 Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in Ottawa. As of the 2021 Canadian Federal Election, the island of Montreal is represented by 16 Liberal Party of Canada MPs, 1 New Democratic Party MPs and 1 Bloc Québécois MP. The centre-right Conservative Party of Canada have not won a seat on the island since the 1988 election.

Provincial politics

The island of Montreal send 27 MNAs to the Quebec National Assembly. As of the 2022 Quebec general election the island of Montreal was represented by 16 Quebec Liberal Party MNAs, 8

Québec Solidaire Québec solidaire (QS; ) is a democratic socialist and sovereigntist political party in Quebec, Canada. The party and media outlets in Canada usually use the name "Québec solidaire" in both French and English, but the party's name is sometimes ...

MNAs and two Coalition Avenir Québec MNAs and one

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MNA.

Municipal politics

The City of Montreal is represented by 64 councillors at the municipal level. As of the

2021 Montreal municipal election Municipal elections were held in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada on November 7, 2021, as part of the 2021 Quebec municipal elections. Voters elected 103 representatives in a First-past-the-post voting, first-past-the-post electoral system. Th ...

, 36 of these councillors and the mayor are members of

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 ...

, 23 are from

Ensemble Montréal Ensemble Montréal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its elected officials are present in many districts in Montreal and represent the boroughs of Montréal-Nord (mayor, Christine Black), Saint-Léonard (mayor, Michel B ...

, 2 are from Équipe Anjou, 3 are from Équipe LaSalle and 2 is an Independent.

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