New faces have appeared in the municipalities around Montreal, while others have opted for continuity.
In Repentigny, the population chose former Bloc Québécois MP Nicolas Dufour, against Éric Chartré, runner-up to outgoing mayor Chantal Deschamps, in office for 24 years. When he was elected to the federal government in 2008, Nicolas Dufour was 21 years old and the youngest member of the House of Commons.
In Saint-Jérôme, where former outgoing mayor Stéphane Maher had been declared disqualified from sitting for nearly a year, citizens largely supported the candidacy of former PQ Marc Bourcier, elected with 42.7% of the votes in a three-way fight. On the Saint-Lambert side, where the outgoing mayor was also sentenced following an investigation by the Municipal Integrity Commissioner, it is the former director general of the Federation of Quebec Specialists Pascale Mongrain who was elected.
In Terrebonne, it was the former PQ member Mathieu Traversy who won the race hands down. On the Mirabel side, where the race was rather tight, Patrick Charbonneau, deputy mayor, defeated former municipal candidate David Marra-Hurtubise. In Châteauguay, outgoing municipal councilor Éric Allard was elected.
Several municipalities have also chosen the path of continuity. In Blainville, the Vrai Blainville party, which has been running for mayor for 16 years, had Liza Poulin elected. The citizens of Brossard reiterated their confidence in Doreen Assaad. On the Mascouche side, outgoing mayor Guillaume Tremblay, in office since 2013, was re-elected. In Saint-Eustache, the mayor in office since 2009, Pierre Charron, was re-elected with a large majority.
Blainville
Florent Gravel – Blainville Movement: 20.97 %
Liza Poulin – True Blainville: 77.94 %
Brossard
Doreen Assaad – Brossard together: 61.64 %
Michel Gervais – Coalition Brossard: 27.88 %
Manon Girard – independent: 2.28 %
Hanadi Saad-Brossard uni: 6.87 %
Chateauguay
Éric Allard – Alliance Châteauguay: 52.72 %
Lucie Lamoureux – Châteauguay Impact: 18.45 %
Nathalie Simon – Citizen action: 27.6 %
Mascouche
Flora Almeida Marlow – independent: 2 %
François Collin – independent: 11.96 %
Line Lavallée – independent: 2.57 %
Guillaume Tremblay – Democratic Vision of Mascouche: 82.17 %
Mirabel
Patrick Charbonneau – Action Mirabel: 55.21 %
David Marra-Hurtubise – Citizen movement Mirabel: 43.1 %
Repentigny
Éric Chartré – Repentigny overall: 29.51 %
Nicolas Dufour – Avenir Repentigny: 61.12 %
Martin Nadon – Democratic Party of Repentigny-Le Gardeur: 8.05 %
Saint-Eustache
Pierre Charron – Option Saint-Eustache: 77.74 %
Jacinthe Ladouceur – Eustachian movement: 22.26%
Saint-Jerome
Janice Bélair-Rolland – Vision Saint-Jérôme: 28.72 %
Marc Bourcier – Avenir Saint-Jérôme: 42.92 %
Marc-Olivier Neveu – Jerome movement: 26.32 %
Saint-Lambert
France Désaulniers – independent: 17.77 %
Pascale Mongrain – independent: 41.29 %
Vincent Trudel – independent: 12.59 %
Karl Villeneuve – Vision Saint-Lambert: 27.62 %
Terrebonne
Simon Berleur – independent: 1.71 %
Marc-André Plante – Democratic Alliance Terrebonne: 20.79 %
Mathieu Traversy – Mouvement Terrebonne: 76.15 %