November 3rd Elections in Montreal – Results

November third was election day in Montreal for 1,100 municipalities, and voters have elected Denis Coderre as mayor of Montreal.

However, Coderre will not have a majority at city council despite party candidates leading in 27 districts.

According to CTV, with 90% of the ballots counted, Coderre won with 32% of the votes cast for mayor.
Melanie Joly was second with 26.5%, Richard Bergeron of Projet Montreal was third with 26.1% with

Marcel Coté of Coalition Montreal just under 13%.

Denis Coderre’s strongest show of support came from Montreal North, St. Laurent, and the east end.

Residents of the Plateau-Mont Royal, Rosemont-La Petite Patrie and the Southwest borough all elected Projet Montreal candidates. Team Dauphin won Lachine with 56% of voters’ support. And in the city’s largest borough, Cote des Nieges-Notre Dame de Grace, former Liberal MNA Russell Copeman of Coalition Montreal was elected as borough mayor with more than half of ballots counted voters.

According to elections Montreal, including advanced polling, voter turnout was up about 8% this election compared to the last election in 2009.

[All numbers and percentages are calculated as of 1:30 am Monday]