The 1978 Montreal municipal election took place on November 12, 1978, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Longtime mayor Jean Drapeau was re-elected to another four-year term in office, defeating Canadian federal parliamentarian Serge Joyal.^[1]

Elections were also held in Montreal's suburban communities in November 1978. Most suburban elections took place on November 5; the election in Saint-Léonard was held on November 12.

Results

Mayor

v t e 1978 Montreal municipal election: Mayor of Montreal
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Civic Party of Montreal		Jean Drapeau (incumbent)	212,345	60.89
Municipal Action Group		Serge Joyal	89,173	25.57
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Guy Duquette	43,522	12.48
Independent		Louis Gervais	1,963	0.56
Independent		Mariette Lapierre	1,755	0.50
Total valid votes			348,758	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

Council

Party colours do not indicate affiliation or resemblance to a provincial or a federal party.

v t e 1978 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Longue-Pointe
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Civic Party of Montreal		Luc Larivée	4,100	57.80
Municipal Action Group		Gérard Nadeau	1,565	22.06
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Marius Minier	1,429	20.14
Total valid votes			7,094	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

v t e 1978 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Hochelaga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Civic Party of Montreal		Pierre Lorange (incumbent)	4,505	62.15
Municipal Action Group		Louis-Pierre Lapointe	1,991	27.47
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Claude Roy	753	10.39
Total valid votes			7,249	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

v t e 1978 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, François-Perrault
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Civic Party of Montreal		Rocco Luccisano (incumbent)	3,373	58.49
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Thérèse Daviau-Bergeron	1,534	26.60
Municipal Action Group		Francine Laurencelle	860	14.91
Total valid votes			5,767	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

v t e 1978 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Gabriel-Sagard
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Civic Party of Montreal		Marc Beaudoin	4,287	60.80
Municipal Action Group		Yvon Marcotte	1,961	27.81
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Daniel Lauzon	803	11.39
Total valid votes			7,051	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

v t e 1978 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Jean-Talon
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Civic Party of Montreal		George Savoidakis	2,031	50.95
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Leah Markopoulos	1,133	28.42
Municipal Action Group		John Brazil	822	20.62
Total valid votes			3,986	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

v t e 1978 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Laurier
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Civic Party of Montreal		Roger Larivée	3,681	58.99
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Louis-André Cadieux	1,483	23.77
Municipal Action Group		François Patenaude	1,076	17.24
Total valid votes			6,240	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

v t e 1978 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Sainte-Marie
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Civic Party of Montreal		Serge Bélanger (incumbent)	3,752	67.10
Municipal Action Group		Georges Massicotte	1,107	19.80
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Pauline Laflamme	733	13.11
Total valid votes			5,592	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

v t e 1978 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Ville-Marie
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Civic Party of Montreal		Joffre Laporte (incumbent)	1,935	43.91
Montreal Citizens' Movement		John Gardiner (incumbent)	1,463	33.20
Municipal Action Group		Charles Dunbar	916	20.79
Independent		John Goedike	93	2.11
Total valid votes			4,407	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

v t e 1978 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Saint-Henri
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Civic Party of Montreal		Germain Prégent	4,177	69.02
Municipal Action Group		Huguette Langevin	1,263	20.87
Montreal Citizens' Movement		Pierre Roberge	612	10.11
Total valid votes			6,052	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

Results in suburban communities

Dorval

Electoral District	Position	Total valid votes	Candidates		Incumbent
Electoral District	Position	Total valid votes	Winner	Defeated candidate	Incumbent
	Mayor		Sarto Desnoyers (acclaimed)		Sarto Desnoyers
East Ward	Councillor		Jean-Paul Bernier (acclaimed)		Jean-Paul Bernier
East Ward	Councillor		Peter Yeomans^[2]	Michel Rioux	Michel Rioux
East Ward	Councillor		Jean J. Cardinal (acclaimed)
West Ward	Councillor		Roy Amaron (acclaimed)		Roy Amaron
West Ward	Councillor		Geoffrey Ballance (acclaimed)		Geoffrey Ballance
West Ward 3	Councillor		Frank Richmond 1,756 (85.62%)	Douglas Worsley 295 (14.38%)	Frank Richmond

Source: Rodolphe Morissette, "Quatre nouveaux maires sur l'île de Montréal," Le Devoir, November 6, 1978, pp. 1-3.

Montréal-Nord

Electoral District	Position	Total valid votes	Candidates		Incumbent
Electoral District	Position	Total valid votes	Renouveau municipal	Others	Incumbent
	Mayor	-	Yves Ryan (acclaimed)		Yves Ryan
East Quarter, Seat One	Councillor	-	Jean-Paul Lessard (acclaimed)		Jean-Paul Lessard
East Quarter, Seat Two	Councillor	-	Normand Fortin (acclaimed)
West Quarter, Seat One	Councillor	-	Pierre Blain (acclaimed)		Pierre Blain
West Quarter, Seat Two	Councillor	-	Ernest Chartrand (acclaimed)		Ernest Chartrand
Center Quarter, Seat One	Councillor	-	Réal Gibeau 1,987 (65.00%)	André Elliott 1,070 (35.00%)
Center Quarter, Seat Two	Councillor	-	Maurice Bélanger (acclaimed)		Maurice Bélanger

Source: "Les élections municipales," Le Devoir, 6 November 1978, A3.

Saint-Léonard

v t e 1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Three
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Parti de l'alliance municipale		Robert Benoît	524	26.68
Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard		Giuseppe Silvestri	427	21.74
Parti civique		Vittorio Bonaduce	388	19.76
Independent		Claudette Pregent	289	14.71
Independent		Donaldo Gianperso	254	12.93
Citoyen et progress		Gerald Lalonde	82	4.18
Total valid votes			1,964	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

v t e 1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Four
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Parti civique		Joseph Andreoni co-listed with Don Carducci	765	32.06
Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard		Giuseppe Mormina	668	28.00
Parti de l'alliance municipale		Franco Tutino	483	20.24
Independent		Herminio Iadeluca (incumbent)	387	16.22
Citoyen et progress		Linda Nardi	83	3.48
Total valid votes			2,386	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

v t e 1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Six
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Parti de l'alliance municipale		Eduardo di Bennardo	596	35.69
Parti civique		Francesco Orlando	504	30.18
Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard		Marcel Dubois	461	27.60
Citoyen et progress		Gerard Thibault	109	6.53
Total valid votes			1,670	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

v t e 1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Eight
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard		Rosario Ortona	588	39.28
Parti de l'alliance municipale		Louis Tanguay	459	30.66
Parti civique		Giovanni Sardo	393	26.25
Citoyen et progress		Pierre Bally	57	3.81
Total valid votes			1,497	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

v t e 1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Ten
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Parti de l'alliance municipale		Jules Lauzon	965	49.74
Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard		Filomena Sclapari	594	30.62
Parti civique		Benny Morella	325	16.75
Citoyen et progress		Marcel Boivin	56	2.89
Total valid votes			1,940	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

v t e 1978 Saint-Leonard municipal election: Councillor, Ward Eleven
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Parti de l'alliance municipale		Jacques Proulx	822	39.54
Parti civique		Vittorio Galerio	579	27.85
Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard		Jean-Guy Gravel	484	23.28
Citoyen et progress		François de Marco co-listed with Sylvie Dulac	194	9.33
Total valid votes			2,079	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

Information on elected candidates in suburban communities

Parti de l'alliance municipale

Robert Benoît (Ward Three) was elected in a close contest over five opponents. He did not seek re-election in 1982.

Elections in other Montreal-area communities

Longueuil

The 1978 municipal election in Longueuil did not produce a clear winner. Marcel Robidas of the Parti civique de Longueuil was re-elected as mayor, but nine of the seventeen council seats were won by the opposition Parti municipal de Longueuil.

Winning candidates appear in boldface.

Electoral District	Position	Total valid votes	Candidates				Incumbent
Electoral District	Position	Total valid votes	Parti municipal	Parti civique	Parti de la réforme municipale	Independent	Incumbent
	Mayor	33,219	Paul Viau 13,445 (40.47%)	Marcel Robidas 15,828 (47.65%)	Jean Huot 3,946 (11.88%)
District 1	Councillor	2,117	Réal Gendron 396 (18.71%)	Roger Ferguson 619 (29.24%)	Yvon Bourcier 264 (12.47%)	Jacques Bouchard 742 (35.05%) Roger Courchesne 96 (4.53%)
District 2	Councillor	3,156	Georges Touten 1,204 (38.15%)	Lucile Roy 1,128 (35.74%)		Marc Decelles 824 (26.11%)
District 3	Councillor	1,732	Henri Bouclin 539 (31.12%)	Léonard Boulet 728 (42.03%)		Gilles Bouffard 465 (26.85%)
District 4	Councillor	2,621	Roger Ferland 1,093 (41.70%)	Bernard Brisson 879 (33.54%)	Henri D'Amour 288 (10.99%)	Gilles Leduc 361 (13.77%)
District 5	Councillor	2,111	René Leblanc 835 (39.55%)	Armand Lavoie 438 (20.75%)	Géraldine Courchesne 434 (20.56%)	Fernand Lachapelle 267 (12.65%) André Marquette 137 (6.49%)
District 6	Councillor	2,057	Robert H. Tremblay 672 (32.67%)	Luc Salinovitch 604 (29.37%)	Lorenzo Defoy 781 (37.97%)
District 7	Councillor	1,337	Paul-Auguste Briand 698 (52.21%)	Olivette Camaraire 464 (34.70%)	Gérard Thibeault 175 (13.09%)
District 8	Councillor	1,471	Gilles Déry 594 (40.38%)	Lorraine Vaillancourt 549 (37.32%)	Guy D'Amour 328 (22.30%)
District 9	Councillor	2,170	Pierre Baril 849 (39.12%)	Pierre Nantel 923 (42.53%)	Régent Simard 398 (18.34%)
District 10	Councillor	2,022	Jacques Finet 996 (49.26%)	André Meunier 871 (43.08%)	Pauline Fleury 155 (7.67%)
District 11	Councillor	1,612	Serge Sévigny 616 (38.21%)	Georges Cowan 554 (34.37%)		Lucien Lebrun 442 (27.42%)
District 12	Councillor	1,543	Omer Leclerc 600 (38.89%)	J. Paul Vermette 874 (56.64%)	Francine Charest Beaucage 69 (4.47%)
District 13	Councillor	2,503	Pauline Nicolas 670 (26.77%)	Jeannine Labelle 924 (36.92%)	André Lizotte 504 (20.14%)	Denis Côté 405 (16.18%)
District 14	Councillor	1,623	Roméo Lescarbeau 437 (26.93%)	Paul-Émile Paquin 709 (43.68%)	Marcel Bertrand 233 (14.36%)	Florent Charest 244 (15.03%)
District 15	Councillor	1,822	Jacques Laplante 868 (47.64%)	Jean Raymond Payette 554 (30.41%)	Michel Timperio 400 (21.95%)
District 16	Councillor	2,051	Bernard Audet 938 (45.73%)	Benoît Danault 947 (46.17%)	Fernand Boudreault 166 (8.09%)
District 17	Councillor	1,375	André Létourneau 827 (60.15%)	Nicole Therrien 408 (29.67%)	Françoise Gagné 140 (10.18%)

Post-election changes:

Paul-Auguste Briand was subsequently expelled from the Parti municipal for breaking with the party on a vote pertaining to the Place Longueuil. This deprived by Parti municipal of its working majority on council.

Source: Le Parti municipal de Longueuil: Les origines du Parti municipal Archived February 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Société historique et culturelle du Marigot, accessed January 10, 2014.

References

^ Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal, accessed May 16, 2011.
^ Le Devoir describes Rioux as having defeated Yeomans by 1,449 votes to 1,227. This is contradicted by several other sources describing Yeomans as the winner. It is possible that the numbers were accidentally reversed.

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