More than two hundred and forty municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec held mayoral and council elections on November 1, 1998.
Results
1998 Sherbrooke election, Mayor of Sherbrooke
Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
(x)Jean Perreault |
|
c. 70 |
1998 Bromont election, Mayor of Bromont
Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
Pauline Quinlan |
not listed |
c. 73 |
(x)Robert Desourdy |
|
|
- Robert Desourdy is the son of Rolland Desourdy, who served as mayor of Cowansville for nineteen years and founded Bromont as a "model town" in the early 1960s.[1] Rolland's brother, Germain Desourdy, also served a mayor Bromont in the 1970s. In the 1980s, the younger Desourdy oversaw family interests such as a ski resort and golf course.[2] He served as mayor of Bromont from 1996 until 1998, when he was defeated by Pauline Quinlan. He sought to return to council in a May 2001 by-election, but was defeated.[3] Desourdy later announced that he would seek the mayoralty again in 2005, but he ultimately chose not to file his nomination papers.[4]
1998 Cowansville election, Mayor of Cowansville
Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
Arthur Fauteux |
|
c. 60% |
(x)Jacques Charbonneau |
|
c. 40% |
1998 Magog election, Mayor of Magog
Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
Marc Poulin |
elected |
|
Noël Lacasse |
defeated |
|
Newspaper coverage indicates that the contest was close, with Poulin winning by about one hundred votes.
Source for election results: "Quebec election results stay true to polls," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1998, A8.
References
- ↑ Harvey Enchin, "Balanced Bromomt rises slowly," Globe and Mail, 21 November 1988, B1.
- ↑ "Bromont: Town that Rolland Desourdy built thriving after 25 years," Montreal Gazette, 23 April 1989, A6.
- ↑ "Dion wins Bromont byelection," Sherbrooke Record, 29 May 2001, p. 4.
- ↑ Joshua Bleser, "Robert Desourdy cancels mayoral bid in Bromont," Sherbrooke Record, 20 October 2005, p. 2.
- ↑ "Quebec election results stay true to polls," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1998, A8.
- ↑ Linda Drouin, "3 byelections give parties chance to test support," Vancouver Sun, 9 January 1995, A5.
- ↑ Rita Legault, "Enviro watchdogs push politicians to protect lake," Sherbrooke Record, 8 August 2003, p. 9; Brion Robinson, "U.S. to help clean up Memphremagog Lake," Sherbrooke Record, 8 August 2005, p. 1.
- ↑ Maurice Crossfield, "Bromont campaign turns to remaining voters," Sherbrooke Record, 31 October 2002, p. 5.