2001 Sherbrooke municipal election explained
The 2001 Sherbrooke municipal election was held on November 4, 2001, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The communities of Brompton and Lennoxville also elected borough councillors, who do not serve on the city council.
Results
Mayor
2001 Sherbrooke election, Mayor of Sherbrooke| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| (incumbent)Jean Perrault | 25,277 | 56.52 |
| Richard Gingras | 18,476 | 41.31 |
| Leon Paquette | 967 | 2.16 |
| Total valid votes | 44,720 | 100.00 | |
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Councillors
2001 Sherbrooke election, Brompton Councillor| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| Clement Nault | 1,888 | 73.24 |
| Claude Belhumeur | 690 | 26.76 |
| Total valid votes | 2,578 | 100.00 | |
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2001 Sherbrooke election, Brompton Borough Councillor Two| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| Michel Lamontagne | 433 | 39.08 |
| Solange Morisette | 354 | 31.95 |
| Germain Parenteau | 321 | 28.97 |
| Total valid votes | 1,108 | 100.00 | |
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2001 Sherbrooke election, Fleurimont Councillor One| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| Mariette Fugère | 1,094 | 43.43 |
| Raymond Fillion | 777 | 30.85 |
| Jean De Francesco | 648 | 25.72 |
| Total valid votes | 2,519 | 100.00 | |
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2001 Sherbrooke election, Fleurimont Councillor Two| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| Roger Labrecque | 1,242 | 56.38 |
| Serge Blais | 961 | 43.62 |
| Total valid votes | 2,203 | 100.00 | |
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2001 Sherbrooke election, Fleurimont Councillor Four| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| Louida Brochu | 1,536 | 54.03 |
| Johanne Marcil | 740 | 26.03 |
| Michel Lemay | 567 | 19.94 |
| Total valid votes | 2,843 | 100.00 | |
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2001 Sherbrooke election, Fleurimont Councillor Five| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| Bernard Tanguay | 1,600 | 64.94 |
| Michel Carrier | 864 | 35.06 |
| Total valid votes | 2,464 | 100.00 | |
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2001 Sherbrooke election, Lennoxville Councillor| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| Douglas MacAulay | 860 | 48.70 |
| Pierre H. Masse | 719 | 40.71 |
| Edward Henson | 187 | 10.59 |
| Total valid votes | 1,766 | 100.00 | |
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2001 Sherbrooke election, Lennoxville Borough Councillor One| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| William Smith | 575 | 60.08 |
| Robert Passmore | 382 | 39.92 |
| Total valid votes | 957 | 100.00 | |
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2001 Sherbrooke election, Lennoxville Borough Councillor Two| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| Thomas Allen | 547 | 75.76 |
| Bernard Rodrigue | 175 | 24.24 |
| Total valid votes | 722 | 100.00 | |
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2001 Sherbrooke election, Mont-Bellevue Councillor One| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| Serge Paquin | 1,177 | 86.29 |
| Richard Hubert | 187 | 13.71 |
| Total valid votes | 1,364 | 100.00 | |
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2001 Sherbrooke election, Mont-Bellevue Councillor Two| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| Robert Y. Pouliot | 1,312 | 63.94 |
| Denis Demers | 740 | 36.06 |
| Total valid votes | 2,052 | 100.00 | |
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2001 Sherbrooke election, Mont-Bellevue Councillor Three| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| Pierre Boisvert | 1,851 | 71.11 |
| Gilles Quenneville | 599 | 23.01 |
| Cherif B. N'doye | 153 | 5.88 |
| Total valid votes | 2,603 | 100.00 | |
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2001 Sherbrooke election, Rock-Forest-Saint-Elie-Deauville Councillor One| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| Diane Délisle | 536 | 35.01 |
| Leonard Laplante | 466 | 30.44 |
| Anne-Josee Ferland | 421 | 27.50 |
| Marcel Chenard | 77 | 5.03 |
| Jean-Marc Nadeau | 31 | 2.02 |
| Total valid votes | 1,531 | 100.00 | |
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2001 Sherbrooke election, Rock-Forest-Saint-Elie-Deauville Councillor Two| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| Bernard Sevigny | 921 | 37.78 |
| Benoit Charland | 684 | 28.06 |
| Sonya Vanier | 471 | 19.32 |
| Daniel Chasse | 362 | 14.85 |
| Total valid votes | 2,438 | 100.00 | |
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2001 Sherbrooke election, Rock-Forest-Saint-Elie-Deauville Councillor Three| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| Serge Forest | 1,619 | 67.85 |
| Alain Demers | 767 | 32.15 |
| Total valid votes | 2,386 | 100.00 | |
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2001 Sherbrooke election, Rock-Forest-Saint-Elie-Deauville Councillor Four| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| Julien Lachance | 1,508 | 61.80 |
| Marie-Paule Samson | 932 | 38.20 |
| Total valid votes | 2,440 | 100.00 | |
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- Marie-Paule Samson served on council for four years before her defeat in 2001. She worked with the Societe de Developpement Economique de la Region Sherbrookoise, the regional police. and the CLD.[1]
2001 Sherbrooke election, Jacques-Cartier Councillor Three| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| Marc Denault | 1,459 | 56.40 |
| Anne Boutin | 1,128 | 43.60 |
| Total valid votes | 2,587 | 100.00 | |
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Source: "Election 2001 Sherbrooke & Townships," Sherbrooke Record, 6 November 2001, p. 4.
References
- Nelson Afonso, "Mayoral race highlight for borough 5," Sherbrooke Record, 29 October 2001, p. 11.
