Polls are closed
It’s 20:05, and polls are closed. Radio-Canada has a results site with numbers from Montreal and other towns. CBC radio will be following the results.
I guess if only 31.7% of us take the trouble to vote, being this interested in the result verges on the geeky.
Aaaaaand – Valérie Plante has won a second term!!
Tim S. 22:13 on 2021-11-07 Permalink
Seems like an early call…
Kate 22:15 on 2021-11-07 Permalink
At 9:15, it’s 50% to Plante vs 40% to Coderre on Radio-Canada. They’ve already called.
9:45, Coderre has sunk to 38% while Plante is at 52%, more of a point spread than expected.
Mark Côté 23:18 on 2021-11-07 Permalink
Perez wins mayor of CDN-NDG but Coderre loses again. Wonder what he is going to do now that he theoretically has more power, although he’ll still have 2/5 or possibly 3/5 Projet councillors here, so still lots of excuses to complain about things.
dhomas 23:19 on 2021-11-07 Permalink
Wow, what an embarrassing defeat for Coderre. I actually was worried that he would become mayor again.
Meezly 23:23 on 2021-11-07 Permalink
Hope this’ll make him slink away for good.
ant6n 08:18 on 2021-11-08 Permalink
It seems Craig Sauve also won his riding (52%). And Im seeing the results that Alan deSousa is still around as well. Oh And Plante is mayor for Ville-Marie, didn`t Projet Montreal promise to fix this unelected borough mayor problem?
Kate 09:32 on 2021-11-08 Permalink
ant6n, I think the Ville-Marie issue was mentioned but not sure it was in the platform. It’s long since time for an anomaly that started with a spat between Gérald Tremblay and Benoit Labonté to be fixed. The city mayor has enough to do without also having to be mayor of Ville‑Marie as well. That’s a big job in itself.
Meezly, I hope you’re right, but I wouldn’t bet on it. Coderre is only 58. He’s been an MP and a big city mayor and I don’t think he’s ready to give up just yet on the possibility of some day being a big shot again. It wouldn’t surprise me to see him even make a move in next year’s Quebec elections. Don’t know whether the PLQ would want him, though.
walkerp 10:58 on 2021-11-08 Permalink
Now you see how amplified and exaggerated the complaints about parking and bike lanes were. If it was such an important issue, those people would have voted. The car lobby and suburban car addict trolls tried but transport has actually improved (and quality of life) for most of us in the central part of Montreal and hasn’t gotten that much worse for those dependent on their cars to make it actually worth it to vote against Projet.
Joey 11:26 on 2021-11-08 Permalink
Now Denis Coderre is available for his real dream job: president of Montreal’s returning baseball team.