Lorraine City Council

The Lorraine City Council (in French: Conseil municipal de la Ville de Lorraine) is the governing body of the mayor–council government in the city of Lorraine, Quebec, Canada. The city and its council were established on February 4, 1960 by means of Private Bill 125 of the Twenty-Fifth Legislature of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (now National Assembly of Quebec).

Since June 1962, regular sittings are held once a month at the Garth House, 100 Grande Cote, Lorraine, Quebec. The agenda for each meeting is not published in advance resulting in low citizen attendance.


Formation and Pre-Elective History

The bill stated that the first aldermen were to be:

The first sitting of the Council occurred on May 9, 1960; John J. Seguier was named mayor by the aldermen, as the law provided. At the same time Luc Larose resigned and was immediately replaced by Edward Whittingham, manager, of Montreal West.

On November 13, 1963, alderman Germain Laplante resigned and was immediately replaced by J. Albert Clément, engineer.

On November 18, 1964, alderman Gerald M. Barlow resigned; on December 12, Peter McKenzie resigned. They were replaced that day by aldermen J. C. Sarault and Arthur E. Ainger, both of Lorraine.

Elected Body

Although Bill 125 indicated an election would occur on the first Monday of February 1965, provisions were made to extend the deadline for up to two years upon petition by the majority of the land-owners (per area). Such petition was approved and sent to the Provincial Government by the Council on October 21, 1964; the first election thus occurred on January 25, 1967. In the meantime, the Cities and Towns Act was modified so that alderman seats would have to be numbered. Each alderman was thus attributed a numbered seat on December 14, 1966.

ElectionMayorSeat no 1Seat no 2Seat no 3Seat no 4Seat no 5Seat no 6
Before first electionJohn J. SeguierDonald KirkJ. André LaferrièreEdward WhittinghamJ. Albert ClémentArthur E. AingerJ. C. Sarault
January 25, 1967J. Albert ClémentJacques LachapelleClaude AllardMargaret FrigonRoger GamacheG. SanscartierHarvey E. Uline
November 8, 1968J. Albert ClémentJacques LachapelleLouis E. DenoncourtMargaret FrigonRoger GamacheDonald S. Dutton*Harvey E. Uline
October 31, 1971J. Albert ClémentJacques LachapelleLouis E. DenoncourtMargaret FrigonRoger GamacheDonald S. DuttonHarvey E. Uline
November 2, 1975Laurent G. BelleyRéjean-André SauvéLudger FrigonRoland TissotZsolt PoganyChester CraigEdward J. Toal
November 1979Laurent G. BelleyLudger FrigonChester CraigMichel LaporteJean-Pierre PicardZsolt PoganyGilles Pelletier
November 1983Laurent G. BelleyDenis JeanChester CraigRaymond LégerJean-Pierre PicardZsolt PoganyGilles Pelletier
November 1987Laurent G. BelleyDenis JeanChester CraigRaymond LégerJean-Pierre PicardZsolt PoganyGilles Pelletier
November 1991Laurent G. BelleyDenis JeanChester CraigRaymond LégerJean-Pierre PicardLili PoulinGilles Pelletier
November 1995Laurent G. BelleyRaymond LégerJean-Pierre PicardYves CarrièresDenis JeanLili PoulinChester Craig
November 1999Gilles PelletierRamez AyoubJean BeauchampAndré W. BédardBoniface Dalle-VedoveLynn DionneMarie-José Magnin
November 2003Gilles PelletierRamez AyoubLyne RémillardAndré W. BédardBoniface Dalle-VedoveLynn DionneMarie-José Magnin
November 2005Boniface Dalle-VedoveRamez AyoubLyne RémillardAndré W. Bédard Sylvain PerronLynn DionneMarie-José Magnin
  • Note: Donald S. Dutton was nominated by the Council on February 11, 1969 due to the fact no nomination was presented for the seat for election (first on November 5, then again on November 11).

The next election is scheduled for November 2009.

  • Sources: City Charter (Bill 125); Proceedings of the Council; List of Council Members established by the City.
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