2021 Montreal municipal election

2021 Montreal municipal election
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65 seats in the Montreal City Council
33 seats needed for a majority
Turnout38.32%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Valérie Plante Denis Coderre Balarama Holness
Party Projet Montréal Ensemble Montréal Mouvement Montréal
Leader since December 4, 2016 April 7, 2021[1] May 20, 2021
Leader's seat Mayor
(co-candidate won in Sainte-Marie) 		Ovide-Clermont (ceded election to co-candidate)[2] Ran in Peter-McGill (lost)
Last election 34 seats, 51.42% 25 seats, 45.66% 0
Seats won 37 23 0
Seat change Increase3 Decrease2
Popular vote 217,986 158,751 30,235
Percentage 52.14% 37.97% 7.23%
Swing Increase0.72% Decrease7.69%
Mayor before election

Valérie Plante
Projet Montréal

Elected mayor

Valérie Plante
Projet Montréal

Municipal elections were held in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada on November 7, 2021,[3] as part of the 2021 Quebec municipal elections. Voters elected 103 representatives in a first-past-the-post electoral system. The general election decides the majority composition of the city council and each of the 19 borough councils. The newly elected mayor appoints 2 city councillors for the Ville-Marie borough.[4] In total, 18 borough mayors, 46 city councillors and 38 borough councillors were elected.

Since the previous election, the number of registered political parties has increased, including a number of borough-specific parties.[5]

  1. ^ Gelper, Naomie (March 30, 2021). "Denis Coderre redeviendra le chef d'Ensemble Montréal le 7 avril". Journal Métro (in French). Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Denis Coderre steps down as leader of Ensemble Montréal". CBC News. November 12, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  3. ^ O'Malley, Olivia (November 7, 2020). "1 year from municipal election, Montreal community groups promote visible minorities in politics". Global News. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "Electoral process". Élection Montréal. Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Parties multiplying ahead of Montreal municipal election". montrealgazette. March 15, 2021. Archived from the original on March 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.