# 1986 Montreal municipal election

The 1986 Montreal municipal election took place on November 9, 1986, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Longtime mayor Jean Drapeau did not seek re-election, and Jean Doré from the opposition Montreal Citizens' Movement (MCM) was elected to the position by a significant margin.
Elections also took place in suburban Montreal communities.

## Results (incomplete)

Party colours do not indicate affiliation with or resemblance to a provincial or a federal party.
| Electoral District | Position | Total valid votes | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Position | Total valid votes | Montreal Citizens' Movement | Civic Party of Montreal | Democratic Municipal Alliance of Montreal (ADMM) | Independents | Incumbent |
| | Mayor | 339,773 | Jean Doré 230,025 (67.70%) | Claude Dupras 99,739 (29.35%) | Kenneth Cheung 4,108 (1.21%) | Marie-Claire Desroches 2,282 (0.67%) Gilles Côté 1,676 (0.49%) Philip Moscovitch 1,235 (0.36%) Ned Dmytryshyn 708 (0.21%) | Jean Drapeau |
| Louis Riel | City councillor | 7,428 | Jacques Charbonneau 4,506 (60.66%) | Carmen G. Millette 2,922 (39.34%) | | | Carmen G. Millette |
| Marie-Victorin | City councillor | 7,404 | Réal Charest 4,524 (61.10%) | François Delorme 2,880 (38.90%) | | | Fernand Desjardins |
| Longue-Pointe | City councillor | 6,138 | Nicole Boudreau 4,260 (69.40%) | Luc Larivée 2,040 (30.60%) | | | Luc Larivée |
| Maisonneuve | City councillor | 5,611 | Ginette L'Heureux 3,702 (65.98%) | Roger Gallagher 1,909 (34.02%) | | | André Roy |
| François-Perrault | City councillor | 5,688 | Frank Venneri 3,564 (62.66%) | Rocco Luccisano 2,124 (37.34%) | | | Rocco Luccisano |
| Gabriel-Sagard | City councillor | 6,400 | Vittorio Capparelli 3,139 (49.05%) | Marc Beaudoin 1,874 (29.28%) | Marcel Paquet 1,387 (21.67%) | | Marc Beaudoin |
| Jean-Rivard | City councillor | 3,653 | Micheline Daigle 2,476 (67.78%) | Raymonde Filion 1,177 (32.22%) | | | Ernest Roussille |
| Jean-Talon | City councillor | 3,653 | Pierre Goyer 2,870 (59.33%) | George Savoidakis 1,547 (31.98%) | Demetre Costopoulos 420 (8.68%) | | George Savoidakis |
| Laurier | City councillor | 5,237 | Robert Perreault 3,701 (70.67%) | Gilles Lupien 1,137 (21.71%) | | Roger Larivée 399 (7.62%) | Robert Perreault |
| Sainte-Marie | City councillor | 5,658 | Serge Lajeunesse 3,420 (60.45%) | Serge Bélanger 2,152 (38.03%) | Yvon Roy 86 (1.52%) | | Serge Bélanger |
| Ville-Marie | City councillor | 4,792 | John Gardiner 3,197 (66.72%) | René Avon 1,240 (25.88%) | Cynthia Cheung 355 (7.41%) | | John Gardiner |
| Saint-Henri | City councillor | 5,419 | Kevin Cadloff 2,254 (41.59%) | Germain Prégent 3,165 (58.41%) | | | Germain Prégent |

## Results in suburban communities (incomplete)
### Dorval

All of Dorval's serving representatives were re-elected without opposition.
| Electoral District | Position | Total valid votes | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Position | Total valid votes | Winner | Incumbent |
| | Mayor | - | Peter Yeomans (acclaimed) | Peter Yeomans |
| East Ward 1 | Councillor | - | Edgar Rouleau (acclaimed) | Edgar Rouleau |
| East Ward 2 | Councillor | - | Emile LaCoste (acclaimed) | Emile LaCoste |
| East Ward 3 | Councillor | - | Jules Daigle (acclaimed) | Jules Daigle |
| West Ward 1 | Councillor | - | Robert M. Bourbeau (acclaimed) | Robert M. Bourbeau |
| West Ward 2 | Councillor | - | Ian W. Heron (acclaimed) | Ian W. Heron |
| West Ward 3 | Councillor | - | Frank Richmond (acclaimed) | Frank Richmond |
Source: Elizabeth Thompson, "Dorval mayor, councillors returned by acclamation," Montreal Gazette, October 23, 1986, I7.

### Montréal-Nord (November 2)

| Electoral District | Position | Total valid votes | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Position | Total valid votes | Renouveau municipal | Action locale et municipal | Independent | Incumbent |
| | Mayor | - | Yves Ryan (acclaimed) | | | Yves Ryan |
| District 1 | Councillor | 1,516 | Antonin Dupont 1,266 (83.51%) | Pierre Lacombe 250 (16.49%) | | Antonin Dupont |
| District 2 | Councillor | 1,701 | Michelle Allaire 1,331 (78.25%) | Elaine Bissonnette 328 (19.28%) | Albert Donat Dumouchel 42 (2.47%) | Ernest Chartrand |
| District 3 | Councillor | - | Pierre Blain (acclaimed) | | | Pierre Blain |
| District 4 | Councillor | 945 | Georgette Morin 652 (68.99%) | Richard Bonin 293 (31.01%) | | Georgette Morin |
| District 5 | Councillor | - | Maurice Bélanger (acclaimed) | | | Maurice Bélanger |
| District 6 | Councillor | - | Réal Gibeau (acclaimed) | | | Réal Gibeau |
| District 7 | Councillor | - | Jean-Paul Lessard (acclaimed) | | | Jean-Paul Lessard |
| District 8 | Councillor | - | Normand Fortin (acclaimed) | | | Normand Fortin |
| District 9 | Councillor | - | Armand Nadeau (acclaimed) | | | Armand Nadeau |
| District 10 | Councillor | - | André Coulombe (acclaimed) | | | André Coulombe |
| District 11 | Councillor | - | Raymond Paquin (acclaimed) | | | Raymond Paquin |
| District 12 | Councillor | 1,391 | Robert Guerriero 1008 (72.47%) | Pierre Gamache 383 (27.53%) | | Robert Guerriero |
Sources: "Laid-back Ryan isn't worried by Nov. 2 elections," 16 October 1986, p. 6; "Montreal North councillor quits," Montreal Gazette, October 23, 1986, H3; "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, November 3, 1986, A8.

### Saint-Leonard

vte1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Mayor :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | (x)Raymond Renaud | 11,374 | 44.30 |
| Unité de Saint-Léonard | Unité de Saint-Léonard | Tony Iammatteo | 8,304 | 32.34 |
| Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Andre Bastien | 3,218 | 12.53 |
| Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Rosario Nobile | 2,778 | 10.82 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,674 | 100 |
| Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8. |||||
vte1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Three :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | Frank Zampino | 1,006 | 47.23 |
| Unité de Saint-Léonard | Unité de Saint-Léonard | Tony Iadeluca | 646 | 30.33 |
| Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Yvon Desrochers | 402 | 18.87 |
| Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Bruno Madvo | 76 | 3.57 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,130 | 100 |
| Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8. |||||
vte1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Four :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | (x)Pari Montanaro | 1,278 | 50.12 |
| Unité de Saint-Léonard | Unité de Saint-Léonard | Joseph Mormina | 827 | 32.43 |
| Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Sylvie Bourassa | 260 | 10.20 |
| Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Domenico Manzo | 185 | 7.25 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,550 | 100 |
| Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8. |||||
vte1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Five :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | Alex Pacetti | 1,270 | 61.89 |
| Unité de Saint-Léonard | Unité de Saint-Léonard | Gaetane Laporte | 437 | 21.30 |
| Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Liborio Sciascia | 266 | 12.96 |
| Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Frank Toro | 79 | 3.85 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,052 | 100 |
| Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8. |||||
vte1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Six :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | (x)Dominic Perri | 1,309 | 66.62 |
| Unité de Saint-Léonard | Unité de Saint-Léonard | Luigi Tesolin | 350 | 17.81 |
| Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Paolo Gervasi | 187 | 9.52 |
| Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Giovanni Sardo | 119 | 6.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,965 | 100 |
| Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8. |||||
vte1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Seven :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | Yvette Bissonnet | 790 | 41.27 |
| Unité de Saint-Léonard | Unité de Saint-Léonard | Remi Boyer | 772 | 40.33 |
| Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Vincent Rizzuto | 182 | 9.51 |
| Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Micheline Neveu-Dumontet | 170 | 8.88 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,914 | 100 |
| Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8. |||||
vte1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Eight :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | (x)Basilio Giordano | 963 | 47.16 |
| Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Rosario Ortona | 631 | 30.90 |
| Unité de Saint-Léonard | Unité de Saint-Léonard | Quintino Cimaglia | 365 | 17.87 |
| Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Antonio Barretta | 83 | 4.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,042 | 100 |
| Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8. |||||
vte1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Ten :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | (x)Maurice Benoît | 767 | 33.20 |
| Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Jules Lauzon | 730 | 31.60 |
| Unité de Saint-Léonard | Unité de Saint-Léonard | Gabriel Paradis | 626 | 27.10 |
| Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Yvon Plante | 187 | 8.10 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,310 | 100 |
| Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8. |||||
vte1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Eleven :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | (x)Jean-Jacques Goyette | 803 | 35.16 |
| Unité de Saint-Léonard | Unité de Saint-Léonard | Marcelle Gaudreault | 761 | 33.32 |
| Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Fiorino Bianco | 456 | 19.96 |
| Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Giovanni Mogianesi | 264 | 11.56 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,284 | 100 |
| Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8. |||||
vte1986 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Twelve :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | Ralliement de Saint-Léonard | Robert Zambito | 787 | 39.95 |
| Unité de Saint-Léonard | Unité de Saint-Léonard | (x)Domenico Moschella | 753 | 38.22 |
| Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard | Jacques Amyot | 216 | 10.96 |
| Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard | Michelango Cannistraro | 214 | 10.86 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,970 | 100 |
| Source: "Results of council elections in 18 Montreal-area municipalities," Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1986, A8. |||||

## Subsequent by-elections in suburban communities
### Anjou

vteAnjou municipal by-election, 1 March 1987: Councillor, Lucie Bruneau division :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alliance municipale d'Anjou | Alliance municipale d'Anjou | Nicole Massue | 708 | 54.00 |
| Relève democratique municipale | Relève democratique municipale | Pierre Charbonneau | 503 | 38.37 |
| Independent | Independent | René Vergé | 100 | 7.63 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,311 | 100 |
| Source: Debbie Parkes, "Anjou split continues as mayor's side wins a seat," Montreal Gazette, 2 March 1987, A3. The by-election was caused by the death of Michel Massue in December 1986. |||||

## Results in other Montreal-area communities (incomplete)
### Longueuil

The governing Parti municipal de Longueuil was returned to office with a landslide majority. Party leader Jacques Finet was re-elected to a second term as mayor, and the party won all nineteen seats on council.
Winning candidates are listed in boldface.
| Electoral District | Position | Total valid votes | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Position | Total valid votes | Parti municipal | Parti civique | Independent | Incumbent |
| | Mayor | 35,419 | Jacques Finet 28,675 (80.96%) | Claude Jollet 6,744 (19.04%) | | Jacques Finet |
| District 1 | Councillor | 1,191 | Pierre Hurtubise 784 (65.83%) | Gilles Petel 407 (34.17%) | | |
| District 2 | Councillor | 1,876 | André Normandin 1402 (74.73%) | Marcel Tessier 474 (25.27%) | | |
| District 3 | Councillor | 1,680 | Claude Gladu 1,296 (77.14%) | Lucie Bertrand-Giroux 384 (22.86%) | | Claude Gladu |
| District 4 | Councillor | 2,000 | Roger Ferland 1,380 (69.00%) | Marc E. Decelles 620 (31.00%) | | Roger Ferland |
| District 5 | Councillor | 1,874 | Nicole Béliveau-Zeitter 1,170 (62.43%) | Paul-Auguste Briand 704 (37.57%) | | Nicole Béliveau-Zeitter |
| District 6 | Councillor | 2,147 | Jacques Morissette 1,899 (88.45%) | François Robidas 208 (9.69%) | Lorenzo Defoy Jr. 40 (1.86%) | Jacques Morissette |
| District 7 | Councillor | 1,225 | Roger Lacombe 1,007 (82.20%) | Claude Royal 218 (17.80%) | | Roger Lacombe |
| District 8 | Councillor | 1,949 | Gilles Déry 1,401 (71.88%) | Solange Therrien 548 (28.12%) | | Gilles Déry |
| District 9 | Councillor | 2,466 | Magella Richard 1,384 (56.12%) | Pierre Nantel 1,082 (43.88%) | | Pierre Nantel |
| District 10 | Councillor | 1,713 | Florence Mercier 1,524 (88.97%) | Serge Darveau 189 (11.03%) | | Florence Mercier |
| District 11 | Councillor | 1,589 | Serge Sévigny 1,354 (85.21%) | Michel Landry 235 (14.79%) | | Serge Sévigny |
| District 12 | Councillor | 1,534 | Lise Sauvé-Thiverge 1,200 (78.23%) | André Giroux 334 (21.77%) | | Lise Sauvé-Thiverge |
| District 13 | Councillor | 1,853 | Jean St-Hilaire 1,186 (64.00%) | Jean-Pierre Trahan 667 (36.00%) | | Jean-Pierre Trahan |
| District 14 | Councillor | 1,931 | Michel Timperio 1,754 (90.83%) | Mario Chartier 177 (9.17%) | | Michel Timperio |
| District 15 | Councillor | 1,710 | Florent Charest 1,334 (78.01%) | André Chapdelaine 376 (21.99%) | | Florent Charest |
| District 16 | Councillor | 2,065 | Georges Touten 1,311 (63.49%) | Jacques Bouchard 754 (36.51%) | | Jacques Bouchard |
| District 17 | Councillor | 2,065 | André Létourneau 1,864 (90.27%) | André Chartier 201 (9.73%) | | André Létourneau |
| District 18 | Councillor | 1,769 | Jacques Milette 1,224 (69.19%) | Lise Rathé 545 (30.81%) | | |
| District 19 | Councillor | 2,957 | Benoît Danault 2,180 (73.72%) | Jean L’Écuyer 777 (26.28%) | | Benoit Danault |
Source: Le Parti municipal de Longueuil: Jacques Finet, l'innovateur, Société historique et culturelle du Marigot, accessed February 19, 2014. Some minor corrections to the names of some candidates are taken from "Final tally shows size of victory in Longueuil," Montreal Gazette, November 6, 1986, V1.
Jacques Finet resigned as mayor on April 16, 1987, to take a vice-president's job at Hydro-Quebec. A by-election to choose his successor was held on May 30, 1987.
| Electoral District | Position | Total valid votes | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Position | Total valid votes | Parti municipal | Independent | Independent | Incumbent |
| | Mayor | 25,961 | Roger Ferland 18,596 (71.63%) | Jacques Olivier 7,035 (27.10%) | Jacques Gendron 330 (1.27%) | |
Source: James Mennie, "Ferland whips ex-MP to win Longueuil mayoralty," Montreal Gazette, June 1, 1987, A3.