Gilles Deguire
Gilles Deguire was a city councillor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has served as the borough mayor of Montreal North since 2009.[1][2] He was a member of the Union Montreal municipal political party.[2]
Gilles Deguire | |
|---|---|
| Borough mayor for Montréal-Nord and Montreal City Councillor | |
| In office January 1, 2010 – January 7, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Marcel Parent |
| Succeeded by | Chantal Rossi |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Union Montréal(2009-2013) Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal (2013-) |
| Residence | Montreal, Quebec |
Deguire previously served as a political attaché to Line Beauchamp of the Quebec Liberal Party.[2][3] Prior to his life in politics, he was a police officer with the Montreal Police Service for 30 years.[2] A former resident of Montreal North, Deguire now resides in nearby Rivière-des-Prairies.[4]
He resigned as borough mayor on January 7, 2016 after being the subject of a police investigation.[5]
Electoral record
| 2009 Montreal municipal election: Borough mayor, Montréal-Nord | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Union Montreal | Gilles Deguire | 6,784 | 40.50 | |||||
| Vision Montreal | Daniel Renaud | 4,317 | 25.77 | |||||
| Renouveau municipal de Montréal | Michelle Allaire | 3,213 | 19.18 | |||||
| Projet Montréal | Ronald Boisrond | 2,438 | 14.55 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 16,752 | 100 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,010 | 5.67 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 17,762 | 33.45 | – | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 53,098 | – | – | |||||
| Source: Election results, 2009, City of Montreal. | ||||||||
References
- "Ville de Montréal - Arrondissement Montréal-Nord - Vos élus" (in French). Ville de Montréal. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- "Gilles Deguire". Arrondissement Montréal Nord. Montreal: Union Montreal. 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- Clément, Eric (2009-07-28). "Gilles Deguire sera le candidat d'Union Montréal". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- Picard, Guillaume (2009-08-20). "Gilles Deguire assermenté comme candidat à la mairie de Montréal-Nord". Guide de Montréal-Nord (in French). Transcontinental. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- "Le maire de Montréal-Nord, Gilles Deguire, démissionne". Radio Canada. January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
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