Political party in Canada
Projet Montréal (officially Projet Montréal - Équipe Valérie Plante )[ 2] progressive , environmentalist municipal political party in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . Founded in 2004, it is led by Valérie Plante , and holds a majority of seats on Montreal City Council .
History
Projet Montréal was created by environmental activists in May 2004.[citation needed
Richard Bergeron was the party's first mayoral candidate. He was elected to the City Council in 2005 and gathered 8.53% of the vote for Mayor.
In the September 2006 by-election held in the district of Marie-Victorin, Projet Montréal candidate and former city councillor Kettly Beauregard won 31.7% of the vote, for a strong second-place finish.
In December 2007, candidate Jean-Claude Marsan took second place with 37.43% in a by-election to replace disgraced Outremont borough mayor Stephane Harbour. At the same time, there was a by-election in Outremont's Robert-Bourassa district to replace Marie Cinq-Mars, who chose to run for borough mayor. Candidate Denise Rochefort also placed second, with 35.13% of the vote.
In the 2009 Montreal municipal election , Bergeron led the party through steadily increasing polls to a strong third-place showing, winning fourteen seats on city and borough councils, including two borough mayors, and sweeping Le Plateau-Mont-Royal .
In April 2012, Érika Duchesne won a by-election in the Vieux-Rosemont district of Rosemont-La Petite Patrie , giving Project Montréal its 11th seat on city council.[ 3]
In the 2013 Montreal municipal election , Projet Montréal doubled its number of seats within city council, going from 10 to 20 and becoming the official opposition against Denis Coderre 's team. After the election, Richard Bergeron stated that he would resign his party leadership within the next 12 or 24 months. He admitted that he was disappointed with the election results, but that he would remain to make Projet Montréal into a true opposition to Coderre's administration.[ 4]
In the 2017 Montreal municipal election , Projet Montréal had won a majority of seats in the city council as well as having its mayoral candidate Valérie Plante become the mayor of Montreal.
Projet Montréal advocates sustainable urbanism ,[ 5] sustainable development to an urban setting, such as Downtown Montreal . One of the party's proposals consists of building light rail in order to do the following:
reduce car traffic;
give more room to pedestrians and cyclists;
increase the residents' quality of life and
reverse urban sprawl .[ 6] Projet Montréal's 2009 platform elaborates commitments for seven major aspects of urban living:[ 7]
renewal and expansion of participatory democracy
affordable housing and reinforcing socio-urban tissue
sustainable transport (public transit and active transit)environmental sustainability
economic development
culture
accountability and public services
Electoral results
Victories are indicated with bold fonts.
Councillors
Projet Montréal currently holds the following seats on Montreal City Council and borough councils.
City councillors
Borough
Position
Party
Name
Location
Ville-Marie
Mayor of Montreal
PM
Plante Valérie Plante C
Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Borough mayor
PM
Thuillier Émilie Thuillier
NW
Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Councillor, Ahuntsic
PM
Goulet Nathalie Goulet
NW
Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Councillor, Saint-Sulpice
PM
Roy Julie Roy
NW
Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Councillor, Sault-au-Récollet
PM
Normand Jérôme Normand
NW
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Borough mayor
PM
Kasoki Katahwa Gracia Kasoki Katahwa
C
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Councillor, Côte-des-Neiges
PM
Popeanu Magda Popeanu
C
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Councillor, Loyola
PM
Sourias Despina Sourias
C
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Councillor, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
PM
McQueen Peter McQueen
C
Lachine
Borough mayor
PM
Vodanovic Maja Vodanovic
S
Lachine
Councillor
PM
Grondin Vicki Grondin
S
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Borough mayor
PM
Lessard Pierre Lessard-Blais
E
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Councillor, Hochelaga
PM
Caldwell Éric Alan Caldwell
E
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Councillor, Maisonneuve–Longue-Pointe
PM
Hassan-Cournol Alia Hassan-Cournol
E
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Borough mayor
PM
Ferrandez Luc Ferrandez
C
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Councillor, De Lorimier
PM
Giguère Marianne Giguère
C
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Councillor, Jeanne-Mance
PM
Norris Alex Norris
C
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Councillor, Mile-End
PM
Plourde Marie Plourde
C
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Borough mayor
PM
Bourgeois Caroline Bourgeois
NE
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Councillor, La Pointe-aux-Prairies
PM
Christensen Lisa Christensen
NE
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Councillor, Pointe-aux-Trembles
PM
Journeau Virginie Journeau
NE
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
Borough mayor
PM
Limoges François Limoges
E
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
Councillor, Etienne-Desmarteau Councillor, Étienne-Desmarteau
PM
Alneus Ericka Alneus
E
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
Councillor, Marie-Victorin
PM
Pauze Jocelyn Pauzé
E
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
Councillor, Saint-Édouard
PM
Blanco Josefina Blanco
E
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
Councillor, Vieux-Rosemont
PM
Ollivier Dominique Ollivier
E
Le Sud-Ouest
Borough mayor
PM
Dorais Benoit Dorais
S
Le Sud-Ouest
Councillor, Saint-Paul –Émard –Saint-Henri -Ouest
PM
Vaillancourt Alain Vaillancourt
S
Verdun
Borough mayor
PM
Mauger Marie-Andrée Mauger
S
Verdun
Councillor, Champlain–L'Île-des-Sœurs
PM
Tremblay Véronique Tremblay
S
Verdun
Councillor, Desmarchais-Crawford
PM
Downey Sterling Downey
S
Ville-Marie
Councillor, Saint-Jacques
PM
Beaudry Robert Beaudry
C
Ville-Marie
Councillor, Sainte-Marie
PM
Mauzerolle Sophie Mauzerolle
C
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
Borough mayor
PM
Lavigne Lalonde Laurence Lavigne Lalonde
E
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
Councillor, François-Perrault
PM
Ouellet Sylvain Ouellet
E
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
Councillor, Villeray
PM
Musau Muele Martine Musau Muele
E
Borough councillors
The city councillors listed above all sit on the councils of their respective boroughs. In addition to these, the party holds the following seats on borough councils.
Borough
Position
Party
Name
Lachine
Borough councillor, Du Canal
PM
Rouleau Micheline Rouleau
Lachine
Borough councillor, Fort-Rolland
PM
Flannery Michèle Flannery
Lachine
Borough councillor, J.-Émery-Provost
PM
Boukala Younes Boukala
Outremont
Borough councillor, Claude-Ryan
PM
Pollak Mindy Pollak
Outremont
Borough councillor, Joseph-Beaubien
PM
Patreau Valérie Patreau
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Borough councillor, De Lorimier
PM
Parent Laurence Parent
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Borough councillor, Jeanne-Mance
PM
Vilain Maeva Vilain
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Borough councillor, Mile-End
PM
Sterlin Marie Sterlin
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Borough councillor, La Pointe-aux-Prairies
PM
Colin Daphney Colin
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Borough councillor, Pointe-aux-Trembles
PM
Baril Marie-Claude Baril
Le Sud-Ouest
Borough councillor, Saint-Henri–Petite-Bourgogne–Pointe-Saint-Charles
PM
Li Tan Shan Li
Le Sud-Ouest
Borough councillor, Saint-Paul–Émard-Saint-Henri-Ouest
PM
Sigouin Anne-Marie Sigouin
Verdun
Borough councillor, Champlain–L'Île-des-Sœurs (1)
PM
Beauregard Céline-Audrey Beauregard
Verdun
Borough councillor, Champlain–L'Île-des-Sœurs (2)
PM
Machado Enrique Machado
Verdun
Borough councillor, Desmarchais-Crawford (1)
PM
Gratton Benoit Gratton
Verdun
Borough councillor, Desmarchais-Crawford (2)
PM
Amaya-Munro Kaïla Amaya-Munro
References
External links
Council Unrepresented
Action Montréal
Citoyen.ne.s Outremont
Engagement pour Montréal
Team CDN - NDG
Équité Montréal
Montréal 2021
Mouvement Montréal Ralliement pour Montréal Defunct
