# Maurice Beauchamp

Maurice Beauchamp is a retired politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He served on the Montreal city council from 1994 to 2005, representing Saint-Sulpice as a member of Vision Montreal.

## Early career

Beauchamp is a horticulturalist. He was an employee of the Montreal Botanical Garden for three decades and in this capacity worked closely with its director, Pierre Bourque, who was subsequently the founder of Vision Montreal.

## City councillor
### Bourque administration

Beauchamp was first elected to Montreal city council in the 1994 municipal election, defeating incumbent Michael Benoit in Saint-Sulpice. Vision Montreal won a council majority in this election under Bourque's leadership, and, when the new council met in November 1994, Bourque appointed Beauchamp to a six-month term as deputy mayor. In February 1997, he appointed Beauchamp as president of the city's administration and services committee.
Vision Montreal won a second consecutive council majority in the 1998 municipal election. Beauchamp, who was re-elected in Saint-Sulpice, was appointed as an associate member of the Montreal executive committee in November 1998. He was also named as municipal ombudsman, a position that Bourque had established in 1994. Beauchamp's 1998 ombudsman's report requested that the office have an independent budget and be formally recognized in Montreal's city charter.

### Tremblay administration

Beauchamp was elected to a third term in 2001, as Gérald Tremblay's Montreal Island Citizens Union (MICU) won a majority on council. Beauchamp stood down as ombudsman and served for the next four years as a member of the opposition. By virtue of his position on city council, he also served on the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough council.
As a member of city's transport committee, Beauchamp called for a smoking ban in city taxis in 2003.
Beauchamp ran for borough mayor of Ahuntsic-Cartierville in the 2005 election and was defeated by MICU candidate Marie-Andrée Beaudoin. A newspaper report from the campaign identified him as seventy-three years old.

## Electoral record

vte2005 Montreal municipal election: Mayor, Borough of Ahuntsic–Cartierville :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Montreal Island Citizens Union | Montreal Island Citizens Union | Marie-Andrée Beaudoin | 16,411 | 49.59 |
| Vision Montreal | Vision Montreal | Maurice Beauchamp | 12,789 | 38.65 |
| Projet Montréal | Projet Montréal | Yves Laporte | 3,891 | 11.76 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,091 | 100 |
| Source: City of Montreal official results (in French), City of Montreal. |||||
vte2001 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Saint-Sulpice :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Vision Montreal | Vision Montreal | (x)Maurice Beauchamp | 6,064 | 67.56 |
| Montreal Island Citizens Union | Montreal Island Citizens Union | Salvatore Rubbo | 2,912 | 32.44 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,976 | 100 |
| Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. |||||
vte1998 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Saint-Sulpice :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Vision Montreal | Vision Montreal | (x)Maurice Beauchamp | 2,686 | 39.20 |
| New Montreal | New Montreal | Jean Des Trois Maisons | 2,039 | 29.76 |
| Team Montreal | Team Montreal | France Hubert | 1,193 | 17.41 |
| Montreal Citizens' Movement | Montreal Citizens' Movement | André-Pierre Duchamp | 863 | 12.59 |
| Montreal 2000 | Montreal 2000 | Frédéric La Brie | 71 | 1.04 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,852 | 100.00 |
| Source: Official Results, City of Montreal. |||||
vte1994 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Saint-Sulpice :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Vision Montreal | Vision Montreal | Maurice Beauchamp | 2,602 | 39.26 |
| Independent | Independent | (x)Michel Benoit | 2,125 | 32.06 |
| Montreal Citizens' Movement | Montreal Citizens' Movement | Daniel Ducharme | 1,540 | 23.23 |
| Montrealers' Party | Montrealers' Party | Karine Hénault | 263 | 3.97 |
| Democratic Coalition–Ecology Montreal | Democratic Coalition–Ecology Montreal | Max de Carrier | 98 | 1.48 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,628 | 100 |
| Source: Official results, City of Montreal. |||||