# 1978 Montreal municipal election

The 1978 Montreal municipal election took place on November 12, 1978, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Longtime mayor Jean Drapeau was re-elected to another four-year term in office, defeating Canadian federal parliamentarian Serge Joyal.
Elections were also held in Montreal's suburban communities in November 1978. Most suburban elections took place on November 5; the election in Saint-Léonard was held on November 12.

## Results
### Mayor

vte1978 Montreal municipal election: Mayor of Montreal :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Civic Party of Montreal | Civic Party of Montreal | Jean Drapeau (incumbent) | 212,345 | 60.89 |
| Municipal Action Group | Municipal Action Group | Serge Joyal | 89,173 | 25.57 |
| Montreal Citizens' Movement | Montreal Citizens' Movement | Guy Duquette | 43,522 | 12.48 |
| Independent | Independent | Louis Gervais | 1,963 | 0.56 |
| Independent | Independent | Mariette Lapierre | 1,755 | 0.50 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 348,758 | 100 |
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978. |||||

### Council

Party colours do not indicate affiliation or resemblance to a provincial or a federal party.
vte1978 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Longue-Pointe :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Civic Party of Montreal | Civic Party of Montreal | Luc Larivée | 4,100 | 57.80 |
| Municipal Action Group | Municipal Action Group | Gérard Nadeau | 1,565 | 22.06 |
| Montreal Citizens' Movement | Montreal Citizens' Movement | Marius Minier | 1,429 | 20.14 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,094 | 100 |
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978. |||||
vte1978 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Hochelaga :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Civic Party of Montreal | Civic Party of Montreal | Pierre Lorange (incumbent) | 4,505 | 62.15 |
| Municipal Action Group | Municipal Action Group | Louis-Pierre Lapointe | 1,991 | 27.47 |
| Montreal Citizens' Movement | Montreal Citizens' Movement | Claude Roy | 753 | 10.39 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,249 | 100 |
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978. |||||
vte1978 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, François-Perrault :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Civic Party of Montreal | Civic Party of Montreal | Rocco Luccisano (incumbent) | 3,373 | 58.49 |
| Montreal Citizens' Movement | Montreal Citizens' Movement | Thérèse Daviau-Bergeron | 1,534 | 26.60 |
| Municipal Action Group | Municipal Action Group | Francine Laurencelle | 860 | 14.91 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,767 | 100 |
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978. |||||
vte1978 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Gabriel-Sagard :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Civic Party of Montreal | Civic Party of Montreal | Marc Beaudoin | 4,287 | 60.80 |
| Municipal Action Group | Municipal Action Group | Yvon Marcotte | 1,961 | 27.81 |
| Montreal Citizens' Movement | Montreal Citizens' Movement | Daniel Lauzon | 803 | 11.39 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,051 | 100 |
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978. |||||
vte1978 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Jean-Talon :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Civic Party of Montreal | Civic Party of Montreal | George Savoidakis | 2,031 | 50.95 |
| Montreal Citizens' Movement | Montreal Citizens' Movement | Leah Markopoulos | 1,133 | 28.42 |
| Municipal Action Group | Municipal Action Group | John Brazil | 822 | 20.62 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,986 | 100 |
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978. |||||
vte1978 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Laurier :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Civic Party of Montreal | Civic Party of Montreal | Roger Larivée | 3,681 | 58.99 |
| Montreal Citizens' Movement | Montreal Citizens' Movement | Louis-André Cadieux | 1,483 | 23.77 |
| Municipal Action Group | Municipal Action Group | François Patenaude | 1,076 | 17.24 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,240 | 100 |
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978. |||||
vte1978 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Sainte-Marie :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Civic Party of Montreal | Civic Party of Montreal | Serge Bélanger (incumbent) | 3,752 | 67.10 |
| Municipal Action Group | Municipal Action Group | Georges Massicotte | 1,107 | 19.80 |
| Montreal Citizens' Movement | Montreal Citizens' Movement | Pauline Laflamme | 733 | 13.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,592 | 100 |
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978. |||||
vte1978 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Ville-Marie :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Civic Party of Montreal | Civic Party of Montreal | Joffre Laporte (incumbent) | 1,935 | 43.91 |
| Montreal Citizens' Movement | Montreal Citizens' Movement | John Gardiner (incumbent) | 1,463 | 33.20 |
| Municipal Action Group | Municipal Action Group | Charles Dunbar | 916 | 20.79 |
| Independent | Independent | John Goedike | 93 | 2.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,407 | 100 |
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978. |||||
vte1978 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Saint-Henri :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Civic Party of Montreal | Civic Party of Montreal | Germain Prégent | 4,177 | 69.02 |
| Municipal Action Group | Municipal Action Group | Huguette Langevin | 1,263 | 20.87 |
| Montreal Citizens' Movement | Montreal Citizens' Movement | Pierre Roberge | 612 | 10.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,052 | 100 |
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978. |||||

## Results in suburban communities
### Dorval

| Electoral District | Position | Total valid votes | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Position | Total valid votes | Winner | Defeated candidate | Incumbent |
| | Mayor | | Sarto Desnoyers (acclaimed) | | Sarto Desnoyers |
| East Ward | Councillor | | Jean-Paul Bernier (acclaimed) | | Jean-Paul Bernier |
| East Ward | Councillor | | Peter Yeomans | Michel Rioux | Michel Rioux |
| East Ward | Councillor | | Jean J. Cardinal (acclaimed) | | |
| West Ward | Councillor | | Roy Amaron (acclaimed) | | Roy Amaron |
| West Ward | Councillor | | Geoffrey Ballance (acclaimed) | | Geoffrey Ballance |
| West Ward 3 | Councillor | | Frank Richmond 1,756 (85.62%) | Douglas Worsley 295 (14.38%) | Frank Richmond |
Source: Rodolphe Morissette, "Quatre nouveaux maires sur l'île de Montréal," Le Devoir, November 6, 1978, pp. 1-3.

### Montréal-Nord

| Electoral District | Position | Total valid votes | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Position | Total valid votes | Renouveau municipal | Others | Incumbent |
| | Mayor | - | Yves Ryan (acclaimed) | | Yves Ryan |
| East Quarter, Seat One | Councillor | - | Jean-Paul Lessard (acclaimed) | | Jean-Paul Lessard |
| East Quarter, Seat Two | Councillor | - | Normand Fortin (acclaimed) | | |
| West Quarter, Seat One | Councillor | - | Pierre Blain (acclaimed) | | Pierre Blain |
| West Quarter, Seat Two | Councillor | - | Ernest Chartrand (acclaimed) | | Ernest Chartrand |
| Center Quarter, Seat One | Councillor | - | Réal Gibeau 1,987 (65.00%) | André Elliott 1,070 (35.00%) | |
| Center Quarter, Seat Two | Councillor | - | Maurice Bélanger (acclaimed) | | Maurice Bélanger |
Source: "Les élections municipales," Le Devoir, 6 November 1978, A3.

### Saint-Léonard

vte1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Three :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Parti de l'alliance municipale | Parti de l'alliance municipale | Robert Benoît | 524 | 26.68 |
| Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard | Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard | Giuseppe Silvestri | 427 | 21.74 |
| Parti civique | Parti civique | Vittorio Bonaduce | 388 | 19.76 |
| Independent | Independent | Claudette Pregent | 289 | 14.71 |
| Independent | Independent | Donaldo Gianperso | 254 | 12.93 |
| Citoyen et progress | Citoyen et progress | Gerald Lalonde | 82 | 4.18 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,964 | 100 |
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978. |||||
vte1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Four :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Parti civique | Parti civique | Joseph Andreoni co-listed with Don Carducci | 765 | 32.06 |
| Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard | Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard | Giuseppe Mormina | 668 | 28.00 |
| Parti de l'alliance municipale | Parti de l'alliance municipale | Franco Tutino | 483 | 20.24 |
| Independent | Independent | Herminio Iadeluca (incumbent) | 387 | 16.22 |
| Citoyen et progress | Citoyen et progress | Linda Nardi | 83 | 3.48 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,386 | 100 |
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978. |||||
vte1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Six :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Parti de l'alliance municipale | Parti de l'alliance municipale | Eduardo di Bennardo | 596 | 35.69 |
| Parti civique | Parti civique | Francesco Orlando | 504 | 30.18 |
| Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard | Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard | Marcel Dubois | 461 | 27.60 |
| Citoyen et progress | Citoyen et progress | Gerard Thibault | 109 | 6.53 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,670 | 100 |
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978. |||||
vte1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Eight :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard | Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard | Rosario Ortona | 588 | 39.28 |
| Parti de l'alliance municipale | Parti de l'alliance municipale | Louis Tanguay | 459 | 30.66 |
| Parti civique | Parti civique | Giovanni Sardo | 393 | 26.25 |
| Citoyen et progress | Citoyen et progress | Pierre Bally | 57 | 3.81 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,497 | 100 |
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978. |||||
vte1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Ten :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Parti de l'alliance municipale | Parti de l'alliance municipale | Jules Lauzon | 965 | 49.74 |
| Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard | Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard | Filomena Sclapari | 594 | 30.62 |
| Parti civique | Parti civique | Benny Morella | 325 | 16.75 |
| Citoyen et progress | Citoyen et progress | Marcel Boivin | 56 | 2.89 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,940 | 100 |
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978. |||||
vte1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Eleven :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Parti de l'alliance municipale | Parti de l'alliance municipale | Jacques Proulx | 822 | 39.54 |
| Parti civique | Parti civique | Vittorio Galerio | 579 | 27.85 |
| Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard | Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard | Jean-Guy Gravel | 484 | 23.28 |
| Citoyen et progress | Citoyen et progress | François de Marco co-listed with Sylvie Dulac | 194 | 9.33 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,079 | 100 |
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978. |||||

## Information on elected candidates in suburban communities
### Parti de l'alliance municipale

* Robert Benoît (Ward Three) was elected in a close contest over five opponents. He did not seek re-election in 1982.

## Elections in other Montreal-area communities
### Longueuil

The 1978 municipal election in Longueuil did not produce a clear winner. Marcel Robidas of the Parti civique de Longueuil was re-elected as mayor, but nine of the seventeen council seats were won by the opposition Parti municipal de Longueuil.
Winning candidates appear in boldface.
| Electoral District | Position | Total valid votes | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Position | Total valid votes | Parti municipal | Parti civique | Parti de la réforme municipale | Independent | Incumbent |
| | Mayor | 33,219 | Paul Viau 13,445 (40.47%) | Marcel Robidas 15,828 (47.65%) | Jean Huot 3,946 (11.88%) | | |
| District 1 | Councillor | 2,117 | Réal Gendron 396 (18.71%) | Roger Ferguson 619 (29.24%) | Yvon Bourcier 264 (12.47%) | Jacques Bouchard 742 (35.05%) Roger Courchesne 96 (4.53%) | |
| District 2 | Councillor | 3,156 | Georges Touten 1,204 (38.15%) | Lucile Roy 1,128 (35.74%) | | Marc Decelles 824 (26.11%) | |
| District 3 | Councillor | 1,732 | Henri Bouclin 539 (31.12%) | Léonard Boulet 728 (42.03%) | | Gilles Bouffard 465 (26.85%) | |
| District 4 | Councillor | 2,621 | Roger Ferland 1,093 (41.70%) | Bernard Brisson 879 (33.54%) | Henri D'Amour 288 (10.99%) | Gilles Leduc 361 (13.77%) | |
| District 5 | Councillor | 2,111 | René Leblanc 835 (39.55%) | Armand Lavoie 438 (20.75%) | Géraldine Courchesne 434 (20.56%) | Fernand Lachapelle 267 (12.65%) André Marquette 137 (6.49%) | |
| District 6 | Councillor | 2,057 | Robert H. Tremblay 672 (32.67%) | Luc Salinovitch 604 (29.37%) | Lorenzo Defoy 781 (37.97%) | | |
| District 7 | Councillor | 1,337 | Paul-Auguste Briand 698 (52.21%) | Olivette Camaraire 464 (34.70%) | Gérard Thibeault 175 (13.09%) | | |
| District 8 | Councillor | 1,471 | Gilles Déry 594 (40.38%) | Lorraine Vaillancourt 549 (37.32%) | Guy D'Amour 328 (22.30%) | | |
| District 9 | Councillor | 2,170 | Pierre Baril 849 (39.12%) | Pierre Nantel 923 (42.53%) | Régent Simard 398 (18.34%) | | |
| District 10 | Councillor | 2,022 | Jacques Finet 996 (49.26%) | André Meunier 871 (43.08%) | Pauline Fleury 155 (7.67%) | | |
| District 11 | Councillor | 1,612 | Serge Sévigny 616 (38.21%) | Georges Cowan 554 (34.37%) | | Lucien Lebrun 442 (27.42%) | |
| District 12 | Councillor | 1,543 | Omer Leclerc 600 (38.89%) | J. Paul Vermette 874 (56.64%) | Francine Charest Beaucage 69 (4.47%) | | |
| District 13 | Councillor | 2,503 | Pauline Nicolas 670 (26.77%) | Jeannine Labelle 924 (36.92%) | André Lizotte 504 (20.14%) | Denis Côté 405 (16.18%) | |
| District 14 | Councillor | 1,623 | Roméo Lescarbeau 437 (26.93%) | Paul-Émile Paquin 709 (43.68%) | Marcel Bertrand 233 (14.36%) | Florent Charest 244 (15.03%) | |
| District 15 | Councillor | 1,822 | Jacques Laplante 868 (47.64%) | Jean Raymond Payette 554 (30.41%) | Michel Timperio 400 (21.95%) | | |
| District 16 | Councillor | 2,051 | Bernard Audet 938 (45.73%) | Benoît Danault 947 (46.17%) | Fernand Boudreault 166 (8.09%) | | |
| District 17 | Councillor | 1,375 | André Létourneau 827 (60.15%) | Nicole Therrien 408 (29.67%) | Françoise Gagné 140 (10.18%) | | |
Post-election changes:
* Paul-Auguste Briand was subsequently expelled from the Parti municipal for breaking with the party on a vote pertaining to the Place Longueuil. This deprived by Parti municipal of its working majority on council.
Source: Le Parti municipal de Longueuil: Les origines du Parti municipal Archived February 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Société historique et culturelle du Marigot, accessed January 10, 2014.