Sherbrooke municipal election, 2009
The 2009 Sherbrooke municipal election was held on November 11, 2009, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The communities of Brompton and Lennoxville also elected borough councillors, who do not serve on the city council.[1]
Results
Mayor
2009 Sherbrooke election, Mayor of Sherbrooke
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| Bernard Sévigny |
17,173 |
34.42 |
| Hélène Gravel |
17,051 |
34.18 |
| François Godbout |
14,190 |
28.44 |
| Moustapha Saboun |
882 |
1.77 |
| Denis Pellerin |
596 |
1.19 |
| Total valid votes |
49,892 |
100.00 |
Councillors
2009 Sherbrooke election, Brompton Councillor
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Nicole Bergeron |
accl. |
. |
2009 Sherbrooke election, Brompton Borough Councillor One
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Benoît Dionne |
accl. |
. |
2009 Sherbrooke election, Brompton Borough Councillor Two
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Michel Lamontagne |
accl. |
. |
2009 Sherbrooke election, Fleurimont Councillor One
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Mariette Fugère |
1,348 |
47.57 |
| Hélène Dauphinais |
714 |
25.19 |
| Michel Carrier |
645 |
22.76 |
| Caroline Vohl |
127 |
4.48 |
| Total valid votes |
2,834 |
100.00 |
2009 Sherbrooke election, Fleurimont Councillor Two
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Roger Labrecque |
1,027 |
40.23 |
| Guy Hardy |
773 |
30.28 |
| Vincent Boutin |
617 |
24.17 |
| Dany Gagné |
136 |
5.33 |
| Total valid votes |
2,553 |
100.00 |
2009 Sherbrooke election, Fleurimont Councillor Three
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| Jean-Guy Demers |
1,653 |
59.85 |
| Carroll Lauzon |
878 |
31.79 |
| Valérie Roy |
231 |
8.36 |
| Total valid votes |
2,762 |
100.00 |
2009 Sherbrooke election, Fleurimont Councillor Four
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Louida Brochu |
1,549 |
52.37 |
| Marc Bellemare |
730 |
24.68 |
| Martin Langlois |
490 |
16.57 |
| Nicole Grondin-Gaumond |
143 |
4.83 |
| Nick Watson |
46 |
1.56 |
| Total valid votes |
2,958 |
100.00 |
2009 Sherbrooke election, Fleurimont Councillor Five
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| Rémi Demers |
1,541 |
60.24 |
| Bianca Battistini |
1,017 |
39.76 |
| Total valid votes |
2,558 |
100.00 |
2009 Sherbrooke election, Lennoxville Councillor
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| David Price |
1,203 |
62.43 |
| Tom Allen |
372 |
19.30 |
| Louise Brisson |
295 |
15.31 |
| Steve A. Côté |
57 |
2.96 |
| Total valid votes |
1,927 |
100.00 |
2009 Sherbrooke election, Lennoxville Borough Councillor One
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)William Smith |
565 |
52.41 |
| Robert Salesse |
513 |
47.59 |
| Total valid votes |
1,078 |
100.00 |
2009 Sherbrooke municipal election, Lennoxville Borough Councillor Twoedit
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| Mark McLaughlin |
298 |
37.48 |
| Alan L. Ansell |
149 |
18.74 |
| Heather Keith |
118 |
14.84 |
| Norman Green |
95 |
11.95 |
| Mohamed Adjel |
69 |
8.68 |
| Bernard Rodrigue |
66 |
8.30 |
| Total valid votes |
795 |
100.00 |
- Mark McLaughlin is a former vice-president of finance and administration of Bishop's University. He supported a tuition fee increase in April 2007, and in July of the same year he submitted a report that the institution was facing "an exceptional financial crisis."[2] The university was marked by labour difficulties during his time in office; he resigned his position in November 2007, not long after ninety per cent of university employees rejected him in a non-binding confidence vote.[3] He moved to Lennoxville in 2002 and has served on the board of the Townshippers' Association. In the 2009 election, he promised that he would work to preserve his community's anglophone character and maintain its bilingual status.[4] He wrote a public letter in 2010, opposing suggestions that the Brompton and Lennoxville borough councils should be eliminated; rather, he argues, they should be a model for other boroughs throughout the city.[5]
- Alan L. Ansell moved to Lennoxville in 1972.[6] He worked for thirty-two years at Bishop's University, where he was coordinator of athletic facilities and chair of the environment and land-use committee; at the time of the 2009 election, he was retired. He highlighted sustainability and transport issues and said that he would work to defend Lennoxville's linguistic character.[7]
- Norman Green is a customer service agent.[8] He called for greater diligence in the delivery of municipal services, noting that his family did not receive timely warnings about a water boiling advisory. He also highlighted safety issues and said that he would revive the community's moribund Neighbourhood Watch program.[9]
- Mohamed Adjel is a technician. He arrived in Sherbrooke in 1987 and moved to Lennoxville from the Sherbrooke East borough in 1996.[10] In the 2009 campaign, he promised to uphold the community's anglophone character.[11]
- Bernard Rodrigue is an entrepreneur born in Lennoxville. He ran for the second borough seat in 2001 and 2009, losing both on both occasions. Fifty years old in 2001, he said that he would extend his community's infrastructure and protect its community's bilingual status.[12]
2009 Sherbrooke election, Mont-Bellevue Councillor One
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Serge Paquin |
1,008 |
65.84 |
| Mariame Cissé |
314 |
20.51 |
| Hubert Richard |
209 |
13.65 |
| Total valid votes |
1,531 |
100.00 |
2009 Sherbrooke election, Mont-Bellevue Councillor Two
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Robert Y. Pouliot |
accl. |
. |
2009 Sherbrooke election, Mont-Bellevue Councillor Three
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Pierre Boisvert |
1,621 |
68.63 |
| Colette Bernier |
528 |
22.35 |
| Benoit Bergeron |
213 |
9.02 |
| Total valid votes |
2,362 |
100.00 |
2009 Sherbrooke election, Mont-Bellevue Councillor Four
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Jean-François Rouleau |
2,352 |
71.49 |
| Jean-Marc Rozon |
667 |
20.27 |
| Isabelle Morin |
271 |
8.24 |
| Total valid votes |
3,290 |
100.00 |
2009 Sherbrooke election, Rock-Forest-Saint-Elie-Deauville Councillor One
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Diane Délisle |
1,539 |
75.78 |
| Kévin Côté |
492 |
24.22 |
| Total valid votes |
2,031 |
100.00 |
2009 Sherbrooke election, Rock-Forest-Saint-Elie-Deauville Councillor Two
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| Bruno Vachon |
1,669 |
62.44 |
| Denis Veilleux |
796 |
29.78 |
| Guy Bissonnette |
208 |
7.78 |
| Total valid votes |
2,673 |
100.00 |
2009 Sherbrooke election, Rock-Forest-Saint-Elie-Deauville Councillor Three
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Serge Forest |
1,795 |
54.94 |
| André Proulx |
1,351 |
41.35 |
| Antoine Hellebuyck |
121 |
3.70 |
| Total valid votes |
3,267 |
100.00 |
2009 Sherbrooke election, Rock-Forest-Saint-Elie-Deauville Councillor Four
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Julien Lachance |
1,891 |
71.22 |
| Alexandre Blanchette |
764 |
28.78 |
| Total valid votes |
2,655 |
100.00 |
- Julien Lachance was born on March 7, 1959 in Sherbrooke. He has a Bachelor's degree in finance and an Executive Master of Business Administration degree, and has worked as an insurance broker and financial advisor.[13] He was first elected to the Sherbrooke city council in 2001, defeating incumbent councillor Marie-Paule Samson.[14] In February 2002, he was appointed to Mayor Jean Perrault's executive committee.[15] He opposed efforts to de-amalgamate Sherbrooke in 2004.[16] Re-elected over Pierre Harvey in 2005, Lachance was the only incumbent re-appointed to Perrault's executive committee after the campaign.[17] He supported a new mall in his community in 2009.[18] After being elected to a third term in 2009, Lachance was chosen as borough president for Rock-Forest-St-Elie-Deauville.[19]
2009 Sherbrooke election, Jacques-Cartier Councillor One
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| Nathalie Goguen |
1,309 |
39.22 |
| Marcel Fabi |
1,101 |
32.98 |
| Denis Beaudoin |
812 |
24.33 |
| Sébastien Côrriveau |
116 |
3.48 |
| Total valid votes |
3,338 |
100.00 |
2009 Sherbrooke election, Jacques-Cartier Councillor Two
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Chantal L'Espérance |
1,620 |
59.38 |
| Maryse Ruel |
901 |
33.03 |
| Samuel Pépin |
207 |
7.59 |
| Total valid votes |
2,728 |
100.00 |
2009 Sherbrooke election, Jacques-Cartier Councillor Three
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Marc Denault |
2,426 |
78.06 |
| Marc Boulianne |
328 |
10.55 |
| André Larkin |
202 |
6.50 |
| Dominique Baert |
97 |
3.12 |
| Benjamin Zielinski |
55 |
1.77 |
| Total valid votes |
3,108 |
100.00 |
2009 Sherbrooke election, Jacques-Cartier Councillor Four
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| Pierre Tardif |
964 |
32.47 |
| Gaston Leroux |
874 |
29.44 |
| Sylvie Proulx |
787 |
26.51 |
| Charles Tardif |
225 |
7.58 |
| Sébastien Fortin |
119 |
4.01 |
| Total valid votes |
2,969 |
100.00 |
Source: Résultants 2009, Élections municipales 2009, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
References
- ^ Rita Legault, "Sherbrooke incumbents face last minute challengers," Sherbrooke Record, 18 October 2005, p. 5.
- ^ Jen Young, "'It will be a dead end for the university'; Some students want tuition increase," Sherbrooke Record, 26 April 2007, p. 3; Jan Ravensbergen, "Bishop's facing 'crisis'," Montreal Gazette, 19 July 2007, p. 1.
- ^ Sarah Rogers, "Student forum condemns Poupart; Tackles VP changes," Sherbrooke Record, 23 November 2007, p. 15. Prior to his resignation, See Peggy Curran, "Bishop's summer discontent won't die," Montreal Gazette, 18 October 2007, A1.
- ^ Jen Young, "Lennoxville ticket still growing," Sherbrooke Record, 18 September 2009, p. 3; Jen Young, "At a Glance: Lennoxville (Fairview)," Sherbrooke Record, 16 October 2009, p. 4.
- ^ Mark McLaughlin, "Elimination of the Lennoxville Borough?", Sherbrooke Record, 6 July 2010, p. 4.
- ^ "Alan Ansell candidat à Fairwiew", La Tribune (Sherbrooke), 11 August 2009, accessed 19 February 2011.
- ^ Jen Young, "At a Glance: Lennoxville (Fairview)," Sherbrooke Record, 16 October 2009, p. 4; "Ansell to Run in Lennoxville," Sherbrooke Record, 11 August 2009, p. 3.
- ^ David Bombardier, "Pierre Tardif candidat dans le district du Carrefour", La Tribune (Sherbrooke), 13 June 2009, accessed 19 February 2011.
- ^ Jen Young, "At a Glance: Lennoxville (Fairview)," Sherbrooke Record, 16 October 2009, p. 4.
- ^ Mohamed Adjel, Candidat dans la district Fairview, meselections.ca, accessed 19 February 2011.
- ^ Jen Young, "At a Glance: Lennoxville (Fairview)," Sherbrooke Record, 16 October 2009, p. 4.
- ^ Daniel Huot, "Bernard Rodrigue foils Allen's shoo-in for Lenn district 3.2," Sherbrooke Record, 16 October 2001, p. 4; Daniel Huot, "Lennoxville Borough Council 3.2: Lennoxville Elections 2001," Sherbrooke Record, 23 October 2001, p. 11.
- ^ Biography, Julien Lachance, accessed 4 February 2011.
- ^ Rita Legault, "Jean Perrault will lead new city team," Sherbrooke Record, 5 November 2001, p. 3.
- ^ Daniel Huot, "Anglos get voice on city committees," Sherbrooke Record, 5 February 2002, p. 1.
- ^ Rita Legault, "Mayor and councillors launch demerger offensive," Sherbrooke Record, 4 May 2004, p. 1.
- ^ Rita Legault, "Mayor Perrault hands over gavel to Tanguay," Sherbrooke Record, 23 November 2005, p. 1.
- ^ Rita Legault, "New St-lie mall to help revitalize," Sherbrooke Record, 13 January 2009, p. 1.
- ^ Doug McCooeye, "Borough presidents elected," Sherbrooke Record, 2 December 2009, p. 1.