2001 Quebec municipal elections ← 2000 November 4, 2005 (2005-11-04 ) 2002 →
Several municipalities in theCanadian province ofQuebec held elections on November 4, 2001, to elect mayors,reeves , and city councillors. The most closely watched contest was in the newly amalgamated city ofMontreal , whereGérald Tremblay defeated incumbentPierre Bourque .[ 1]
2001 Gatineau municipal election :Mayor Party Candidate Popular vote Expenditures Votes % ±% Independent Yves Ducharme 47,975 54.39 – none listed Independent Robert Labine 40,227 45.61 -2.71[ a] none listed Total valid votes 88,202 98.65 Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes 1,203 1.35 -0.07[ a] Turnout 89,405 53.76 +7.11[ a] Eligible voters 166,292 Note: Candidate campaign colours, unless a member of a party, are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) or colours used in polling graphs and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates. Sources: Office of the City Clerk of Gatineau[ 2]
Mayor of Longueuil [ 3] Candidate Party Vote % Jacques Olivier Parti municipal Rive-Sud - Équipe Jacques Olivier 75,707 62.0% Marguerite Pearson Richard Ralliement démocratique - Équipe Marguerite Pearson Richard 46,308 38.0% Total valid votes 122,015 100%
2001 Montreal municipal election :Mayor of Montreal Party Candidate Votes % Montreal Island Citizens Union Gérald Tremblay 311,451 50.37 Vision Montreal (x)Pierre Bourque 279,123 45.14 White Elephant Party Michel Bédard 9,785 1.58 Independent Super Cauchon 8,382 1.36 Independent Pierre Larouche 1,991 0.32 Independent Patricia Métivier 1,809 0.29 Independent Daniel Cormier 1,434 0.23 Independent Ricardo Hrtschan 1,290 0.21 Independent Al Cappe 943 0.15 Independent Daniel Simon 909 0.15 Independent Ian Fitchtenbaum 811 0.13 Independent Samoila Pirau 366 0.06 Total valid votes 618,294 100 Source:Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.
Source:Élections municipales 2001 - Résultats des élections pour le poste de maire Archived 2011-09-23 at theWayback Machine , Affaires municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire Québec.
Source: "Election 2001 Sherbrooke & Townships," Sherbrooke Record, 6 November 2001, p. 5.
^a b c The difference is taken from the result of the 1999 Gatineau mayoral election, which was before amalgamation.