2005 Magog municipal election explained
The 2005 Magog municipal election was held on November 6, 2005, to elect a mayor and councillors in the city of Magog, Quebec. Marc Poulin was re-elected to a third term as mayor without opposition.
Results
2005 Magog election, Councillor, District One| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| (incumbent)Michel Bombardier | 442 | 61.99 |
| Yvon Bernier | 271 | 38.01 |
| Total valid votes | 713 | 100.00 | |
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2005 Magog election, Councillor, District Two| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| Yvon Lamontagne | 233 | 50.00 |
| Bertrand Bergeron | 184 | 39.48 |
| Gisele Bisson | 49 | 10.52 |
| Total valid votes | 466 | 100.00 | |
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2005 Magog election, Councillor, District Four| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| Alain Vanden Eynden | 279 | 34.92 |
| Rejean Lacroix | 234 | 29.29 |
| Marcel Lavoie | 186 | 23.28 |
| Serge Poulin | 100 | 12.52 |
| Total valid votes | 799 | 100.00 | |
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2005 Magog election, Councillor, District Five| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| Vicky May Hamm | 463 | 52.26 |
| (incumbent)Michel Voyer | 423 | 47.74 |
| Total valid votes | 886 | 100.00 | |
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- Michel Voyer is a businessperson in Magog. In the 1980s, he was president of the downtown association and the Chamber of Commerce. He is a Canadian federalist and supported the "Oui" side in the 1992 Canadian referendum on the Charlottetown Accord.[1] He served on the Magog Township council from 1995 until its merger with Magog in 2002, when he was elected for the new city's fifth ward.[2] He initially favoured the de-merger of Magog Township in 2004, but changed his mind following two provincial amendments to the new city of Magog's charter.[3] He was defeated in 2005 and later served on the board of Magog's business development corporation.[4]
2005 Magog election, Councillor, District Eight| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| (incumbent)Gilles Robinson | 358 | 52.42 |
| Michel Pomerleau | 325 | 47.58 |
| Total valid votes | 683 | 100.00 | |
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2005 Magog election, Councillor, District Nine| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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| (incumbent)Serge Gosselin | 467 | 73.66 |
| Pierre Goulet | 167 | 26.34 |
| Total valid votes | 634 | 100.00 | |
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Sources: Patrick Lavery, "Magog mayor gets four more years: Four acclaimed to council, 16 vie for remaining seats," Sherbrooke Record, 18 October 2005, p. 3; "Meet your new municipal councils," Sherbrooke Record, 8 November 2005, p. 7.
References
- "No vote will plunge Canada into uncertainty, Rae warns," Kitchener-Waterloo Record, 2 October 1992, p. 6.
- He was forty-seven years old at the time. See Kate Shingler, "Le Cavalier and Voyer battle it out for District 5," Sherbrooke Record, 26 November 2002, p. 4; "Poulin elected to lead new city of Magog," Sherbrooke Record, 2 December 2002, p. 1.
- Rita Legault, "Demerger and status quo advocates gear up for referendum," Sherbrooke Record, 31 May 2004, p. 1; "Quinze personnalités s'affichent en faveur du maintien de la Ville de Magog", Radio-Canada, 12 May 2004, accessed 25 February 2011.
- http://lapresseaffaires.cyberpresse.ca/economie/200901/06/01-679522-la-sdc-de-magog-tiree-dimpasse.php Jean-François Gagnon, "La SDC de Magog tirée d'impasse," cyberpress.ca, 30 January 2007, accessed 25 February 2011.
