Option Verdun/Montréal

Option Verdun/Montréal (OVM) is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The party contested seats on the Verdun borough council in the 2013 Montreal municipal election.

Party leader

OVM is led by André Savard, who was also its candidate for borough mayor in 2013. Savard had previously been elected as a borough councillor for Desmarchais-Crawford in the 2005 Montreal municipal election as a candidate of the Montreal Island Citizens Union (MICU) and was returned in the 2009 Montreal municipal election for the renamed Union Montreal.[1] During his second term, he served as chair of the borough's public works, traffic, and public safety and security committee.[2] Savard left Union Montreal in late November 2012 after allegations of illegal fundraising were made before the Charbonneau Commission.[3]

2013 election

After serving for serving months as an independent, Savard formed OVM in 2013. During that year's municipal campaign, he outlined his party's approaches on matters such as poverty reduction and social housing.[4]

Savard was defeated in the mayoral contest, and none of the OVM's candidates for city council and borough council were elected.

Election results

Electoral District Eligible voters Position Turnout Candidates   Incumbent Result
  Équipe Coderre   Coalition   Projet Montréal   OVM   VCM   Other
— 47,677 Borough mayor 44.74%   Jean-François Parenteau
5,147 (24.81%)		 Alain Tassé
2,902 (13.99%)		 Mary Ann Davis
4,594 (22.14%)		 André Savard
2,669 (12.86%)		 Mourad Bendjennet
3,645 (17.57%)		 Andrée Champoux (EAC)
1,549
(7.47%)

Jency Mercier (IM)
139 (0.67%)

Katherine Le Rougetel (Ind.)
102 (0.49%)		   Ginette Marotte EDC gain from Ind.
Champlain
–L'Île-des-Sœurs		 25,660 City councillor 45.60% Manon Gauthier
2,972 (26.25%)		 André Julien
1,612 (14.24%)		 Jack L. Kugelmass
2,195 (19.39%)		 Marc Touchette
833 (7.36%)		 Mathieu Bélanger
2,643 (23.34%)		 Jacques Gendron (EAC)
1,067 (9.42%)		 Vacant EDC gain
Borough councillor I 45.64% Pierre L'Heureux
3,051		 Paul Beaupré
1,782		 Dolores Durbau
2,149		 Charles Côté
984		 Jacline Leroux
2,514		 Carole Anctil (EAC)
752

Abdulilah Kassem (Ind.)
109		   Paul Beaupré EDC gain from CM
Borough councillor II 45.68% Marie-Eve Brunet
3,051		 Jean-Pierre Boivin
1,886		 Stefana Lamasanu
2,313		 Luce Latendresse
800		 Stéphanie Raymond-Bougie
2,617		 Béatrice Guay Pepper (EAC)
684		   Andrée Champoux EDC gain from EAC
Desmarchais-Crawford 22,017 City councillor 43.68% Sébastien Dhavernas
2,095		 Françoise Gloutnay
1,082		 Sterling Downey
2,306		 Richard Langlais
1,523		 Marie-Josée Parent
1,917		 France Caya (EAC)
376		   Alain Tassé PM gain from CM
Borough councillor I 43.67% Michelle Tremblay
2,141		 Monique Trudel
1,228		 Luc Gagnon
2,329		 Joanne Poulin
1,431		 Gladys Negret
1,773		 Michèle L'Allier-Davies (EAC)
387		   Ann Guy PM gain from Ind.
Borough councillor II 43.67% Philippe Sarrasin
2,018		 Rielle Lévesque
1,060		 Marie-Andrée Mauger
2,422		 Robert Auger
1,510		 André-Yanne Parent
1,878		 Mamad Raheemeea (EAC)
409		   André Savard PM gain from OVM

References

  1. ↑ Savard had previously sought election to the same seat in the 2001 municipal election as a candidate of Vision Montreal. he was defeated by MICU's John Gallagher.
  2. ↑ "Reconfiguration of L'Ile-des-Soeurs entrances/exits - Reopening of Exit 5 This Weekend," Canada NewsWire, 20 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Verdun councillor leaves civic party," Montreal Gazette, 27 November 2012, A3.
  4. ↑ "Question à André Savard – Option Verdun/Montréal, candidat à la mairie d'arrondissement de Verdun", Le Messager Verdun, 30 October 2013, accessed 17 December 2013; "Élections municipales: question à André Savard - Équipe Option Verdun/Montréal, candidat à la mairie d'arrondissement de Verdun", Le Messager Verdun, 4 October 2013, accessed 17 December 2013.