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LIST OF MAYORS OF MONTREAL

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This is a list of Mayors of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, since the city was incorporated in 1832. Party colors do not indicate affiliation or resemblance to a provincial or a federal party.
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|'Name'
|'Executive Committee Chairman' [1]
|'Election'
|'Party' [2]
|'Popular Vote'
|Jacques Viger [3]N/A1833N/AN/A
|Jacques VigerN/A1834N/AN/A
|Jacques VigerN/A1835N/AN/A
|None [4]N/AN/AN/AN/A
|Joseph Bourret [5]N/A1842N/AN/A
|Joseph BourretN/A1843N/AN/A
|James Ferrier [6]N/A1844N/AN/A
|James FerrierN/A1845N/AN/A
|James Ferrier [7]N/A1846N/AN/A
|John Easton Mills [8]N/A1847N/AN/A
|Joseph BourretN/A1848N/AN/A
|Édouard-Raymond FabreN/A1849N/AN/A
|Édouard-Raymond FabreN/A1850N/AN/A
|Charles Wilson [9]N/A1851N/AN/A
|Charles WilsonN/A1852N/A99% [10]
|Charles WilsonN/A1853N/A91%
|Wolfred Nelson [11]N/A1854N/A51%
|Wolfred NelsonN/A1855N/Aunopposed
|Henry Starnes [12]N/A1856N/Aunopposed
|Henry StarnesN/A1857N/Aunopposed
|Charles-Séraphin Rodier [13]N/A1858N/A57%
|Charles-Séraphin RodierN/A1859N/A89%
|Charles-Séraphin RodierN/A1860N/A50%
|Charles-Séraphin Rodier [14]N/A1861N/A59%
|Jean-Louis BeaudryN/A1862N/A58%
|Jean-Louis BeaudryN/A1863N/A97%
|Jean-Louis BeaudryN/A1864N/Aunopposed
|Jean-Louis Beaudry [15]N/A1865N/A57%
|Henry StarnesN/A1866N/A99%
|Henry StarnesN/A1867N/Aunopposed
|William WorkmanN/A1868N/A63%
|William WorkmanN/A1869N/Aunopposed
|William WorkmanN/A1870N/Aunopposed
|Charles CoursolN/A1871N/Aunopposed
|Charles CoursolN/A1872N/Aunopposed
|Francis Cassidy [16]N/A1873N/Aunopposed
|Aldis BernardN/A1874N/A84%
|William Hales HingstonN/A1875N/A88%
|William Hales HingstonN/A1876N/Aunopposed
|Jean-Louis BeaudryN/A1877N/A77%
|Jean-Louis Beaudry [17]N/A1878N/Aunopposed
|Sévère RivardN/A1879N/A53%
|Sévère RivardN/A1880N/Aunopposed
|Jean-Louis BeaudryN/A1881N/A52%
|Jean-Louis BeaudryN/A1882N/A58%
|Jean-Louis BeaudryN/A1883N/A52%
|Jean-Louis Beaudry [18]N/A1884N/A53%
|Honoré BeaugrandN/A1885N/A53%
|Honoré BeaugrandN/A1886N/A62%
|John Abbott [19]N/A1887N/A55%
|John AbbottN/A1888N/Aunopposed
|Jacques Grenier [20]N/A1889N/Aunopposed
|Jacques Grenier [21]N/A1890N/Aunopposed
|James McShane [22]N/A1891N/A67%
|James McShane [23]N/A1892N/Aunopposed
|Alphonse Desjardins [24]N/A1893N/A50%
|Joseph-Octave VilleneuveN/A1894N/A50%
|Richard Wilson-SmithN/A1896N/Aunopposed
|Raymond PréfontaineN/A1898N/Aunopposed
|Raymond Préfontaine [25]N/A1900N/A67%
|James Cochrane [26]N/A1902N/A52%
|Hormisdas LaporteN/A1904N/A71%
|Henry Archer EkersN/A1906N/A56%
|Louis PayetteN/A1908N/A55%
|James John Guerin [27]N/A1910N/A64%
|Louis-Arsène LavalléeN/A1912N/A63%
|Médéric Martin [28]N/A1914N/A54%
|Médéric MartinN/A1916N/A45%
|Médéric MartinN/A1918N/A55%
|Médéric Martin [29]Joseph-Adélard Brodeur1921N/A71%
|Charles DuquetteJoseph-Adélard Brodeur1924N/A51%
|Médéric Martin [30]Joseph-Adélard Brodeur1926N/A56%
|Camillien Houde [31]Alphonse-Avila Desroches1928N/A61%
|Camillien Houde [32]Tancrède Fortin1930N/A67%
|Fernand RinfretJoseph-Maurice Gabias1932N/A51%
|Camillien Houde [33]Joseph-Marie Savignac1934N/A63%
|Adhémar RaynaultOvide Taillefer1936N/A44%
|Camillien Houde [34]Joseph-Marie Savignac1938N/A56%
|Adhémar Raynault [35]J.-Omer Asselin1940N/A25%
|Adhémar Raynault [36]J.-Omer Asselin1942N/A60%
|Camillien HoudeJ.-Omer Asselin1944N/A57%
|Camillien HoudeJ.-Omer Asselin1947N/Aunopposed
|Camillien HoudeJ.-Omer Asselin1950N/A67%
|Jean Drapeau [37]Pierre DesMarais1954Ligue d'Action Civique50%
|Sarto Fournier [38]Joseph-Marie Savignac1957Ralliement du Grand Montréal51%
|Jean DrapeauLucien Saulnier1960Parti Civique53%
|Jean DrapeauLucien Saulnier1962Parti Civique88%
|Jean DrapeauLucien Saulnier1966Parti Civique94%
|Jean DrapeauGérard Niding1970Parti Civique92%
|Jean DrapeauGérard Niding1974Parti Civique55%
|Jean DrapeauYvon Lamarre1978Parti Civique61%
|Jean DrapeauYvon Lamarre1982Parti Civique48%
|Jean DoréMichael Fainstat1986RCM68%
|Jean Doré [39]Léa Cousineau1990RCM59%
|Pierre BourqueNoushig Eloyan1994Vision Montreal47%
|Pierre Bourque [40]Jean Fortier1998Vision Montreal44%
|Gérald Tremblay [41]Frank Zampino2001UCIM49%
|Gérald TremblayFrank Zampino2005UCIM (until 2007)
Union Montreal (after 2007)54%


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Footnotes


1. The Executive Committee of Montreal was established in 1921.
2. The first municipal political parties of Montreal were established in the early 1950s.
3. Jacques Viger was a founding member of both the ''Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste'' in 1834 and the ''Société historique de Montréal'' in 1857.
4. The Tory government of Lower Canada was concerned with the sympathy of city officials for the Parti Patriote and suspended Montreal’s municipal institutions in 1836. By 1840, Montreal’s local affairs were managed by Special Council of Lower Canada Peter McGill.
5. Joseph Bourret was a Member of the colony's upper house from 1848 until his death in 1859. He also served as a Cabinet Member in the Reform Ministry of Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine.
6. James Ferrier was appointed to the colony's upper house in 1847 and served as a Conservative Senator representing the division of Shawinegan from 1867 until his death in 1888.
7. A May 11, 1846 court judgement removed James Ferrier from office and appointed John Easton Mills to succeed him.
8. John Easton Mills died in office on November 12, 1847. Joseph Bourret was appointed Mayor Pro Tempore by the Members of the City Council.
9. Charles Wilson was appointed to the colony's upper house in 1852 and served as a Conservative Senator from 1867 until his death in 1877.
10. In 1852, Charles Wilson became the first mayor of Montreal who was elected directly by popular vote. Prior to his election, mayors were appointed by the members of the City Council.
11. Wolfred Nelson was the Parti Canadien Member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for the district of William Henry from 1827 to 1830 and the Reform Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for the district of Richelieu from 1844 to 1851.
12. Henry Starnes was the Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for the district of Châteauguay from 1858 to 1863. He was appointed to the provincial upper house in 1867 and served until his death in 1896.
13. Charles-Séraphin Rodier was a Conservative Member of the province's upper house from 1867 until his death in 1876.
14. Charles-Séraphin Rodier lost the 1862 mayoral election.
15. Jean-Louis Beaudry lost the 1866 mayoral election.
16. Francis Cassidy became the Conservative Member of the provincial legislature for the district of Montréal-Ouest in 1871. He died in office on June 14, 1873 and Aldis Bernard was appointed by the Members of the City Council to succeed him.
17. Jean-Louis Beaudry lost the 1879 mayoral election.
18. Jean-Louis Beaudry lost the 1885 mayoral election.
19. John Abbott was the Conservative Member of the House of Commons for the district of Argenteuil from 1867 to 1874 and from 1880 to 1887. He also served as Prime Minister of Canada from 1891 until his death in 1892.
20. Jacques Grenier unsuccessfully ran as the Liberal candidate to the provincial legislature in the district of Montréal-Est in 1878, but lost against Louis-Olivier Taillon.
21. Jacques Grenier lost the 1891 mayoral election.
22. James McShane was the Liberal Member of the provincial legislature for the district of Montréal-Ouest from 1878 to 1892, a Member of the Cabinet from 1887 to 1888 and the Liberal Member of the House of Commons for the district of Montreal Centre from 1895 to 1896.
23. James McShane lost the 1893 mayoral election.
24. Alphonse Desjardins bore the same name as the founder of Mouvement Desjardins.
25. Raymond Préfontaine dropped from the 1902 mayoral election.
26. James Cochrane was the Liberal Member of the provincial legislature for the district of Montréal n° 4 from 1900 until his death in 1905.
27. James John Guerin was the Liberal Member of the provincial legislature for the district of Montréal n° 6 from 1895 to 1904, a Member of the Cabinet by 1897 and the Liberal Member of the House of Commons for the district of Sainte-Anne from 1925 to 1930.
28. Médéric Martin was the Liberal Member of the House of Commons for the district of Sainte-Marie from 1906 to 1917. He was appointed to the provincial upper house in 1919 and served until his death in 1946.
29. Médéric Martin lost the 1924 mayoral election.
30. Médéric Martin lost the 1928 mayoral election.
31. Camillien Houde was the Member of the provincial legislature for the district of Montréal-Sainte-Marie from 1923 to 1927, from 1928 to 1931 and from 1939 to 1944. He sat as a Conservative and then as an Independent.
32. Camillien Houde lost the 1932 mayoral election.
33. Camillien Houde lost the 1936 mayoral election.
34. During World War II, Houde publicly urged the men of Quebec to ignore the ''National Registration Act''. In August 1940, he was placed under arrest by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on charges of sedition. After being found guilty, he was confined in internment camps in Petawawa, Ontario and Ripples, New Brunswick until 1944. He was not a candidate for re-election in 1940.
35. Adhémar Raynault was the Union Nationale Member of the provincial legislature for the district of L'Assomption from 1936 to 1939.
36. Adhémar Raynault lost the 1944 mayoral election.
37. Jean Drapeau lost the 1957 mayoral election.
38. Sarto Fournier was a Liberal Senator from 1953 until his death in 1980. He was elected mayor with the support of Premier Maurice Duplessis' Union Nationale organization. Fournier lost the 1960 mayoral election.
39. Jean Doré lost the 1994 mayoral election.
40. Pierre Bourque lost the 2001 mayoral election. In 2003, he unsuccessfully ran as the ADQ candidate to the provincial legislature in the district of Bourget.
41. Gérald Tremblay was the Liberal Member of the provincial legislature for the district of Outremont and a Member of the Cabinet from 1989 to 1996.

See also



List of leaders of the Official Opposition (Montreal)

Montreal City Council

History of Quebec

External link



City of Montreal list of mayors

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