Micheline Daigle

Micheline Daigle is a former politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She served on the Montreal city council from 1986 to 1994 as a member of the Montreal Citizens' Movement (MCM).

Daigle was administrator of the Rene Goupil community education centre and led a citizens' lobby group called Regroupe-Action in Montreal's Saint-Michel neighbourhood in the mid-1980s.[1] She was first elected to council in the 1986 municipal election, centering her campaign around local opposition to the Miron Quarry urban landfill site.[2] The MCM won a landslide majority in this election, and Daigle served as a backbench supporter of Jean Doré's administration. In 1988, she has named as vice-chair of Montreal's community development committee.[3]

She was re-elected in the 1990 election and served a second four-year term. She was defeated in 1994, amidst a swing away from her party.

Electoral record
1994 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Jean-Rivard
1990 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Jean-Rivard
1986 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Jean-Rivard

References
  1. Susan Semenak, "City council gets petition over area's lack of park," Montreal Gazette, 31 October 1985, H11; Robert Winters, "Who is who in the new MCM administration; MCM backbenchers will demand more say in decision-making than Drapeau-era councillors," Montreal Gazette, 15 November 1986, A4.
  2. Debbie Parkes, "East-end areas may be linked but have distinct issues," Montreal Gazette, 8 November 1986, A7.
  3. Lewis Harris, "City council OKs facelift for Place des Arts, museum," Montreal Gazette, 15 December 1988, A3.
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