1970 Montreal municipal election

The 1970 Montreal municipal election took place on October 25, 1970, to elected a mayor and city councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The election was held against the backdrop of the FLQ Crisis.

Mayor Jean Drapeau was re-elected without difficultyshutting out the oppositionist Front d'action politique (FRAP) party. The election was held during the October Crisis and Drapeau as well as federal cabinet minister Jean Marchand, accused the left-wing FRAP of being sympathetic to the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ). Support for the FRAP collapsed and Drapeau's Civic Party of Montreal won every seat on city council.[1]

Results

Mayor

1970 Montreal mayoral election results Candidate Total votes % of total votes (x)Jean Drapeau 339,215 91.89 André Desmarais 11,072 3.00 Manon Leger 7,189 1.95 Joseph Abraham 3,831 1.04 Jean-Guy Robillard 3,492 0.95 Claude Longtin 3,442 0.93 Lucien Monette 1,269 0.34 Total valid votes 369,150 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

Council (incomplete)

1970 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Maisonneuve, Ward One Candidate Total votes % of total votes (x)Pierre Lorange 20,430 86.41 Marcel Bureau 3,213 13.59 Total valid votes 23,643 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

1970 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Saint-Michel, Ward One Candidate Total votes % of total votes Rocco Luccisano 9,092 57.24 (x)Nicola Ciamarra 4,445 27.99 Raymond Bourget 2,346 14.77 Total valid votes 15,883 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

References

1. Cliche, Paul (10 October 2020). "La violence faite au FRAP en 1970". Le Devoir. Retrieved 11 October 2020.