List of mayors of Montreal explained

This is a list of mayors of Montreal, Quebec, since the city was incorporated in 1832. Party colours do not indicate affiliation or resemblance to a provincial or a federal party.

Mayors of Montreal

- ! Portrait ! Name
(birth – death) 		Term of office ! PartyElection
(percent received)		Council
seats		Executive Committee chair - 1 Jacques Viger(1787–1858)[1] 1833 – 1836[2] Independent 1833, 1834, 1835 N/A N/A - 2 Peter McGill(1789–1860)[3] 1840 – 1842 1840 - 3 Joseph Bourret(1802–1859)[4] 1842 – 1844 1842, 1843 - 4 James Ferrier(1800–1888) 1844 – 1846 1844, 1845, 1846 - 5 John Easton Mills(1796–1847) 1846—1847[5] 1846, 1847 - (3) Joseph Bourret(1802–1859)[6] 1847 – 1849[7] 1847, 1848 - 6 Édouard-Raymond Fabre(1799–1854) 1849 – 1851 1849, 1850 - 7 Charles Wilson(1808–1877) 1851 – 1854 1851
1852 (99%)[8]
1853 (91%) 		- 8 Wolfred Nelson(1791–1863)[9] [10] 1854 – 1856 1854 (51%)
1855 (unopposed) 		- 9 Henry Starnes(1816–1896) 1856 – 1858 1856 (unopposed)
1857 (unopposed) 		- 10 Charles-Séraphin Rodier(1797–1876) 1858 – 1862 1858 (57%)
1859 (89%)
1860 (50%)
1861 (59%) 		- 11 Jean-Louis Beaudry(1809–1886) 1862 – 18661862 (58%)
1863 (97%)
1864 (unopposed)
1865 (57%) 		- (9) Henry Starnes(1816–1896) 1866 – 1868 1866 (99%)
1867 (unopposed) 		- 12 William Workman(1807–1878) 1868 – 1871 1868 (63%)
1869 (unopposed)
1870 (unopposed) 		- 13 Charles-Joseph Coursol(1819–1888) 1871 – 1873 1871 (unopposed)
1872 (unopposed) 		- 14 Francis Cassidy(1827–1873) 1873 1873 (unopposed) - 15 Aldis Bernard(1810–1876) 1873 – 1875 1874 (84%) - 16 William Hales Hingston(1829–1907)[11] 1875 – 1877 1875 (88%)
1876 (unopposed) 		- (11) Jean-Louis Beaudry(1809–1886) 1877 – 1879 1877 (77%)
1878 (unopposed) 		- 17 Sévère Rivard(1834–1888) 1879 – 1881 1879 (53%)
1880 (unopposed) 		- (11) Jean-Louis Beaudry(1809–1886) 1881 – 1885 1881 (52%)
1882 (58%)
1883 (52%)
1884 (53%) 		- 18 Honoré Beaugrand(1848–1906) 1885 – 1887 1885 (53%)
1886 (62%) 		- 19 John Abbott(1821–1893)[12] 1887 – 1888[13] 1887 (55%)
1888 (unopposed) 		- 20 Jacques Grenier(1823–1909) 1889 – 1891 1889 (unopposed)
1890 (unopposed) 		- 21 James McShane(1833–1918) 1891 – 1893 1891 (67%)
1892 (unopposed) 		- 22 Alphonse Desjardins(1841–1912) 1893 – 1894 1893 (50%) - 23 Joseph-Octave Villeneuve(1836–1901) 1894 – 1896 1894 (50%) - 24 Richard Wilson-Smith(1852–1912) 1896 – 1898 1896 (unopposed) - 25 Raymond Préfontaine(1850–1905) 1898 – 1902 1898 (unopposed)
1900 (67%) 		- 26 James Cochrane(1852–1905) 1902 – 1904 1902 (52%) - 27 Hormidas Laporte(1850–1934) 1904 – 1906 1904 (71%) - 28 Henry Archer Ekers(1855–1937) 1906 – 1908 1906 (56%) - 29 Louis Payette(1854–1932) 1908 – 1910 1908 (55%) - 30 James John Edmund Guerin(1856–1932) 1910 – 1912 1910 (64%) - 31 Louis-Arsène Lavallée(1861–1936) 1912 – 1914 1912 (63%) - 32 Médéric Martin(1869–1946)[14] 1914 – 1924 1914 (54%)
1916 (45%)
1918 (55%) 		- 1921 (71%) Joseph-Adélard Brodeur (-1927)[15] - 33 Charles Duquette(1869–1937) 1924 – 1928 1924 (51%) - (32) Médéric Martin(1869–1946)[16] 1926 – 1928 1926 (56%) - Alphonse-Avila Desroches (1927–) - 34 Camillien Houde(1889–1958)[17] 1928 – 1932 1928 (61%) - 1930 (67%) - 35 Fernand Rinfret(1883–1939) 1932 – 1934 1932 (51%) - (34) Camillien Houde(1889–1958)[18] 1934 – 1936 1934 (63%) - 36 Adhémar Raynault(1881–1984)[19] 1936 – 1938 1936 (44%) - (34) Camillien Houde(1889–1958)[20] 1938 – 1940 1938 (56%) - (36) Adhémar Raynault(1881–1984)[21] 1940 – 1944 1940 (25%)
1942 (60%) 		- (34) Camillien Houde(1889–1958)[22] 1944 – 1954 1944 (57%)
1947 (unopposed)
1950 (67%) 		- 37 Jean Drapeau(1916–1999)[23] 1954 – 1957 1954 (50%) 28/99 - 38 Sarto Fournier(1908–1980) 1957 – 1960 Independent 1957 (51%) N/A - (37) Jean Drapeau(1916–1999)[24] 1960 – 1986 1960 (53%)
1962 (88%)
1966 (94%) 		44/66
39/45
45/48 		- 1970 (92%)
1974 (55%) 		52/52
37/55 		- 1978 (61%)
1982 (48%) 		52/54
40/58 		Yvon Lamarre
39 Jean Doré(1944–2015) 1986 – 1994 1986 (68%) 56/59 - 1990 (59%) 42/51 - 40 Pierre Bourque(1942–) 1994 – 2001 Vision Montréal[25] 1994 (47%) 39/52 - 1998 (44%) 40/52 - 41 Gérald Tremblay(1942–) 2001 – 5 November 2012 Union Montréal[26] 2001 (49%)
2005 (54%) 		42/74
48/65 		Frank Zampino (2001-2008)
Claude Dauphin (2008–2009) 		- 2009 (37%) 39/65 Gérald Tremblay (2009-2011)
Michael Applebaum (2011–2012) 		- 42 Michael Applebaum(1963–)[27] 19 November 2012 –
18 June 2013 		Independent – – - 43 Laurent Blanchard(1952–) 25 June 2013 –
14 November 2013 		Independent – – - 44 Denis Coderre(1963–)[28] 14 November 2013 –
16 November 2017 		2013 (32%) 27/65 - 45 Valérie Plante(1974–) 16 November 2017 —
current 		2017 (51%)
2021 (52%) 		34/65
37/65 		Benoit Dorais (2017-2021)
Dominique Ollivier (2021–2023)
Luc Rabouin (2023–)

Applebaum is the most recent non-francophone mayor, the last being James John Edmund Guerin in 1912. Applebaum is the first Jewish mayor for the city with previous holders either French Canadian, Scottish, Irish or English descent.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Marsolais, Claude-V.. Histoire des maires de Montréal . 1993. VLB. Robert Comeau, Luc Desrochers. 2-89005-547-7. Montréal. 29796076.
  2. Book: Beaudoin, Léo. Jacques Viger : une biographie. 2009. VLB éditeur. Renée Blanchet. 978-2-89649-083-7. Montréal. 373349551.
  3. Web site: Second incorporation of Montréal - Democracy in Montreal - Archives de Montréal. 2021-06-15. www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca.
  4. Web site: Joseph Bourret (1842-1844, 1847-1849) - La démocratie à Montréal - Archives de Montréal. 2021-06-15. www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca.
  5. A May 11, 1846 court judgement removed James Ferrier from office and appointed John Easton Mills to succeed him.
  6. Web site: Joseph Bourret (1842-1844, 1847-1849) - La démocratie à Montréal - Archives de Montréal. 2021-06-15. www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca.
  7. John Easton Mills died in office on November 12, 1847. Joseph Bourret was appointed Mayor Pro Tempore by the Members of the City Council.
  8. In 1852, Charles Wilson became the first mayor of Montreal who was elected directly by popular vote. Prior to his election, mayors were appointed by the members of the City Council.
  9. Web site: Wolfred Nelson (1854-1856) - Democracy in Montreal - Archives de Montréal. 2021-06-15. www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca.
  10. Web site: Bélanger. Claude. Quebec History. 2021-06-15. faculty.marianopolis.edu.
  11. Book: Hustak, Alan. Sir William Hingston : Montreal mayor, surgeon, and banker. 2004. Price-Patterson Ltd. 1-896881-37-8. Montreal. 56490445.
  12. Web site: John Joseph Caldwell Abbott - Assemblée nationale du Québec. 2021-06-15. www.assnat.qc.ca. fr.
  13. Book: Répertoire des parlementaires québécois, 1867-1978.. 1980. Bibliothèque de la Législature, Service de documentation politique. Québec. Bibliothèque de la Législature. Service de documentation politique. 2-551-03631-3. Québec. 7813777.
  14. Web site: Médéric Martin (1869-1946) Homme politique. 2021-06-15. bilan.usherbrooke.ca.
  15. The Executive Committee of Montreal was established in 1921.
  16. Web site: Médéric Martin (1869-1946) Homme politique. 2021-06-15. bilan.usherbrooke.ca.
  17. Web site: Camillien Houde The Canadian Encyclopedia. 2021-06-15. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
  18. Web site: Camillien Houde The Canadian Encyclopedia. 2021-06-15. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
  19. Web site: Adhémar Raynault - Assemblée nationale du Québec. 2021-06-15. www.assnat.qc.ca. fr.
  20. Web site: Camillien Houde The Canadian Encyclopedia. 2021-06-15. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
  21. Web site: Adhémar Raynault - Assemblée nationale du Québec. 2021-06-15. www.assnat.qc.ca. fr.
  22. Web site: Camillien Houde The Canadian Encyclopedia. 2021-06-15. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
  23. Web site: Jean Drapeau The Canadian Encyclopedia. 2021-06-15. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
  24. Web site: Jean Drapeau The Canadian Encyclopedia. 2021-06-15. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
  25. Web site: 2011-12-09. L'équipe : Articles : Vision Montreal. 2021-06-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20111209145103/http://www.visionmtl.com/?module=document&action=get&uid=33. 2011-12-09.
  26. Web site: 2009-11-05. Gérald Tremblay — Équipe Tremblay – Union Montréal. 2021-06-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20091105114402/http://unionmontreal.com/gerald-tremblay/. 2009-11-05.
  27. Web site: Gould. Kevin. 2012-11-16. Michael Applebaum elected mayor of Montreal. 2021-06-15. Montreal. en.
  28. Web site: 2013-11-03. VILLE DE MONTRÉAL: Rapport officiel du recensement des votes. 2021-06-15. Élection Montréal.

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