Projet Montréal
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| Projet Montréal | |
|---|---|
| n/a | |
| Active Municipal Party | |
| Founded | May 28, 2004 |
| Leader | Richard Bergeron |
| President | Magda Popeanu |
| Headquarters | 245, rue De la Gauchetière Est Montreal, Quebec H2X 3Z4 |
| Political ideology | sustainable urbanism and environmentalism |
| International alignment | None |
| Colours | Green (and Blue) |
| Website | http://www.projetmontreal.org/ |
Projet Montréal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It currently is a third party.
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[edit] Origins
Projet Montréal is possibly the first party since the RCM that was not specifically established to promote a mayoral candidacy. It was created by environmental activists in May 2004.
[edit] Electoral Performance
Richard Bergeron was the party's first mayoral candidate. He was elected to the City Council in 2005 and gathered 8.53% of the vote for Mayor.
In the September 2006 by-election held in the district of Marie-Victorin, Projet Montreal candidate and former city councillor Kettly Beauregard won 31.7% of the vote for a strong second-place finish.
In December 2007, PM candidate Jean-Claude Marsan took second place with 37.43% in a by-election to replace disgraced Outremont borough mayor Stephane Harbour. At the same time, there was a by-election in Outremont's Robert-Bourassa district to replace Marie Cinq-Mars, who chose to run for borough mayor. In the Robert-Bourassa by-election, PM candidate Denise Rochefort also placed second, obtaining 35.13% of the vote.
[edit] Party's Platform
Projet Montréal advocates sustainable urbanism, [1] which is the application of the principles of sustainable development to an urban setting, such as Downtown Montreal. One of the party's proposals consists of building a light rail train in order to:
- reduce car traffic;
- give more room to pedestrians and cyclists;
- increase the residents' quality of life and
- reverse urban sprawl. [2]
[edit] Mayoral Candidates
| Election | Mayoral Candidate | Popular Vote for Mayor | Number of Councillors | |
| 2005 | Richard Bergeron | 9% | 1/64 |
Victories are indicated with bold fonts.
[edit] Footnotes
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