Laval City Council Explained

Laval City Council
Native Name:Conseil municipal de Laval (French)
Legislature:City council
Coa Pic:Blason ville ca Laval (Québec).svg
Coa Res:150px
House Type:Unicameral
Leader1 Type:Mayor
Leader1:Stéphane Boyer
Party1:Mouvement lavallois
Members:21 councillors and mayor
Seats1 Title:Mouvement lavallois
Seats2 Title:Action Laval
Seats3 Title:Parti Laval
Political Groups1:3
Voting System1:first past the post
Last Election1:November 7, 2021
Meeting Place:Laval City Hall
Website:https://www.laval.ca/Pages/Fr/A-propos/conseillers-municipaux.aspx

The Laval City Council is the governing body in the mayor–council government in the city of Laval, Quebec, Canada. It is composed of the mayor and 21 councillors. They are elected to four year terms with the next election scheduled for November 2025. Statutory meetings are held on the first Monday of each month.

As of the municipal election, Mouvement Lavallois has a majority on the city council and the mayor's office. Two other parties are represented on council Action Laval at 5 seats and Parti Laval at 2 seats.

Sectors

Currently the city is divided into six sectors (secteurs in French) which only approximately cover the territories of the former municipalities. They are:

Sector 1

Sector 2

Sector 3

Sector 4

Sector 5

Sector 6

The former city of Fabreville was divided among two sectors.

Members

2021–present

CouncillorPartyWardNotes
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisMayor
bgcolor=#008EE6 Action LavalDistrict 1 (Saint-François)
bgcolor=#008EE6 Action LavalDistrict 2 (Saint Vincent de Paul)
bgcolor=#008EE6 Action LavalDistrict 3 (Val des Arbres)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 4 (Duvernay-Pont Viau)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 5 (Marigot)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 6 (Concorde-Bois-de-Boulogne)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 7 (Renaud)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 8 (Vimont)
bgcolor=#008EE6 Action LavalDistrict 9 (Saint Bruno)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 10 (Auteuil)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 11 (Laval des Rapides)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 12 (Souvenir Labelle)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 13 (Abord à Plouffe)
bgcolor=#008EE6 Action LavalDistrict 14 (Chomedey)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 15 (Saint Martin)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 16 (Sainte Dorothée)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 17 (Laval les Îles)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 18 (Orée des bois)
bgcolor=#41B5DA Parti LavalDistrict 19 (Marc Aurèle Fortin)
bgcolor=#41B5DA Parti LavalDistrict 20 (Fabreville)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 21 (Sainte-Rose)

2017–2021

Following the November 5, 2017 municipal election, the following city councillors and mayor were elected:

CouncillorPartyWardNotes
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisMayor
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 1 (Saint François)
bgcolor=#008EE6 Action LavalDistrict 2 (Saint Vincent de Paul)Elected for Mouvement lavallois
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 3 (Val des Arbres)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 4 (Duvernay-Pont Viau)
bgcolor=#008EE6 Action LavalDistrict 5 (Marigot)Elected for Mouvement lavallos
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 6 (Concorde-Bois-de-Boulogne)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 7 (Renaud)
bgcolor=#008EE6 Action LavalDistrict 8 (Vimont)Elected for Mouvement lavallois
bgcolor=#008EE6 Action LavalDistrict 9 (Saint Bruno)Elected for Mouvement lavallois
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 10 (Auteuil)
bgcolor=#008EE6 Action LavalDistrict 11 (Laval des Rapides)Elected for Mouvement lavallois
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 12 (Souvenir Labelle)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 13 (Abord à Plouffe)
bgcolor=#008EE6 Action LavalDistrict 14 (Chomedey)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 15 (Saint Martin)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 16 (Sainte Dorothée)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 17 (Laval les Îles)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 18 (Orée des bois)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 19 (Marc Aurèle Fortin)Died on August 20, 2019[1]
bgcolor=#41B5DA Parti LavalDistrict 19 (Marc Aurèle Fortin)Elected in a by-election November 24, 2019[2]
bgcolor=#41B5DA Parti LavalDistrict 20 (Fabreville)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 21 (Sainte Rose)

2013–2017

Following the November 3rd 2013 elections, the following city councillors were elected:

CouncillorPartyWardNotes
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisMayor
IndependentDistrict 1 (Saint François)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 2 (Saint Vincent de Paul)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 3 (Val des Arbres)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 4 (Duvernay-Pont Viau)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 5 (Marigot)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 6 (Concorde-Bois-de-Boulogne)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 7 (Renaud)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 8 (Vimont)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 9 (Saint Bruno)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 10 (Auteuil)
IndependentDistrict 11 (Laval des Rapides)
bgcolor=#CA0000 IndependentDistrict 12 (Souvenir Labelle)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 13 (Abord à Plouffe)
bgcolor=#008EE6 Action LavalDistrict 14 (Chomedey)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 15 (Saint Martin)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 16 (Sainte Dorothée)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 17 (Laval les Îles)
IndependentDistrict 18 (Orée des bois)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 19 (Marc Aurèle Fortin)
IndependentDistrict 20 (Fabreville)
bgcolor=#CA0000 Mouvement lavalloisDistrict 21 (Sainte Rose)

Prior to the 2013 elections, all 21 councillors has been associated with the Parti PRO des Lavallois, the municipal political party of mayor Gilles Vaillancourt.[3] Following Vaillancourt's resignation as mayor on November 9, 2012,[4] the councillors voted to dissolve the party on November 19, 2012, and sat as independents.

Following Vaillancourt's resignation, councillor Basile Angelopoulos served as the city's acting mayor[5] until council selected Alexandre Duplessis, the former councillor for District 15 (Saint-Martin), as the new mayor on November 23.[6] Angelopoulos again undertook the responsibilities of pro-mayor upon Duplessis' resignation on June 28, 2013, until Martine Beaugrand, the former councillor for District 20 (Fabreville) was acclaimed as the city's new mayor on July 3, 2013.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dumas, Gilbert.
  2. https://electionpartiellelaval.ca/resultats/
  3. "RIP: PRO des Lavallois". The Gazette, November 19, 2012.
  4. Web site: Laval mayor resigns amid corruption allegations. 2012-11-09. CBC News. 9 November 2012. Montreal.
  5. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/11/13/montreal-laval-candidates.html "Laval searches for interim mayor"
  6. https://montrealgazette.com/news/Alexandre+Duplessis+elected+interim+mayor+Laval/7600730/story.html "Alexandre Duplessis elected new interim mayor of Laval"