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 municipal election: Mayor of Montreal
Candidate 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: Councillor, Maisonneuve, Ward One
Candidate 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: Councillor, Saint-Michel, Ward One
Candidate 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 (October 10, 2020). "La violence faite au FRAP en 1970". Le Devoir. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
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