Robert Laramée is a Canadian politician and was a

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Background

Laramée holds a

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. According to ''

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'' magazine, he is openly

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City Councillor

Laramée successfully ran as

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candidate to the

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in the district of Père-Marquette in 1994 with 52% of the votes. In 1997 he left Vision Montreal to sit as an

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, as several of his colleagues did. He ran as a candidate of

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's ''Nouveau Montréal'' in 1998, but lost against Vision Montreal candidate

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with only 33% of the vote. He was re-elected in the district of Saint-Jacques in 2001 as a Vision Montreal, candidate with 48% of the vote, against

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and former colleague

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(44%).

Borough mayoral candidate

In 2005, Laramée tried to get elected Borough Mayor for Ville-Marie. He lost with 35% of the vote against Benoît Labonté (40%).

Retirement from political office

Laramée has been Vision Montréal Executive Director since 2006.

Background

City Councillor

Borough mayoral candidate

Retirement from political office

References

See also