Municipal political parties in Montreal explained

Municipal politics in Montreal's city council revolve around its elected councillors, the municipal political parties to which they belong, and the mayor.

Montreal is one of the rare examples of a city with municipal political parties in Canada (they also exist in Vancouver).^[1] Political parties were legalized in Quebec by the PQ government in power in 1978. However, they existed long before official recognition by the provincial government.^[2]

Parties represented in Council

See also: Montreal municipal election, 2017.

Former parties

• Action civique de Saint-Léonard
• Action civique Montréal
• Action Montreal
• Civic Action League (1951–1961)
• Civic Party of Montreal (1960–1994)
• Coalition Démocratique–Montréal Écologique
• Équipe conservons Outremont
• Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard
• Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard
• Équipe Montréal
• Montreal Citizens' Movement (1973–2001)
• Montréal Écologique
• Municipal Action Group
• Nouveau Montréal
• Parti de l'alliance municipale (Saint-Leonard)
• Parti des Montréalais
• Parti Fierté Montréal (English: Montreal Pride Party)
• Parti Montréal Ville-Marie
• Parti Municipal (Saint-Léonard)
• Parti municipal de Montréal
• Parti éléphant blanc de Montréal
• Ralliement de Saint-Léonard
• Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard
• Union municipale de Saint-Léonard
  • Union Montreal Unité de Saint-Léonard
• Vision Montreal (1994–2014)

Notes and References

1. pp.70, Caroline Andrew, "Electing a Diverse Canada", UBC Press (2009),
2. Carolle Simard, "Political Representation of Minorities in the City of Montreal"