List of mayors of Montreal

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This is a list of mayors of Montreal, Québec, since the city was incorporated in 1832. Party colours do not indicate affiliation or resemblance to a provincial or a federal party.

Mayors of Montreal

Name

Executive Committee Chairman

Election

Party

Popular Vote

Council Seats

Jacques Viger

N/A

1833

N/A

N/A

Jacques Viger

N/A

1834

N/A

N/A

Jacques Viger

N/A

1835

N/A

N/A

Peter McGill

N/A

(1840)

N/A

N/A

Joseph Bourret

N/A

1842

N/A

N/A

Joseph Bourret

N/A

1843

N/A

N/A

James Ferrier

N/A

1844

N/A

N/A

James Ferrier

N/A

1845

N/A

N/A

James Ferrier

N/A

1846

N/A

N/A

John Easton Mills

N/A

1847

N/A

N/A

Joseph Bourret

N/A

1848

N/A

N/A

Édouard-Raymond Fabre

N/A

1849

N/A

N/A

Édouard-Raymond Fabre

N/A

1850

N/A

N/A

Charles Wilson

N/A

1851

N/A

N/A

Charles Wilson

N/A

1852

N/A

99%

Charles Wilson

N/A

1853

N/A

91%

Wolfred Nelson

N/A

1854

N/A

51%

Wolfred Nelson

N/A

1855

N/A

unopposed

Henry Starnes

N/A

1856

N/A

unopposed

Henry Starnes

N/A

1857

N/A

unopposed

Charles-Séraphin Rodier

N/A

1858

N/A

57%

Charles-Séraphin Rodier

N/A

1859

N/A

89%

Charles-Séraphin Rodier

N/A

1860

N/A

50%

Charles-Séraphin Rodier

N/A

1861

N/A

59%

Jean-Louis Beaudry

N/A

1862

N/A

58%

Jean-Louis Beaudry

N/A

1863

N/A

97%

Jean-Louis Beaudry

N/A

1864

N/A

unopposed

Jean-Louis Beaudry

N/A

1865

N/A

57%

Henry Starnes

N/A

1866

N/A

99%

Henry Starnes

N/A

1867

N/A

unopposed

William Workman

N/A

1868

N/A

63%

William Workman

N/A

1869

N/A

unopposed

William Workman

N/A

1870

N/A

unopposed

Charles Coursol

N/A

1871

N/A

unopposed

Charles Coursol

N/A

1872

N/A

unopposed

Francis Cassidy

N/A

1873

N/A

unopposed

Aldis Bernard

N/A

1874

N/A

84%

William Hales Hingston

N/A

1875

N/A

88%

William Hales Hingston

N/A

1876

N/A

unopposed

Jean-Louis Beaudry

N/A

1877

N/A

77%

Jean-Louis Beaudry

N/A

1878

N/A

unopposed

Sévère Rivard

N/A

1879

N/A

53%

Sévère Rivard

N/A

1880

N/A

unopposed

Jean-Louis Beaudry

N/A

1881

N/A

52%

Jean-Louis Beaudry

N/A

1882

N/A

58%

Jean-Louis Beaudry

N/A

1883

N/A

52%

Jean-Louis Beaudry

N/A

1884

N/A

53%

Honoré Beaugrand

N/A

1885

N/A

53%

Honoré Beaugrand

N/A

1886

N/A

62%

John Abbott

N/A

1887

N/A

55%

John Abbott

N/A

1888

N/A

unopposed

Jacques Grenier

N/A

1889

N/A

unopposed

Jacques Grenier

N/A

1890

N/A

unopposed

James McShane

N/A

1891

N/A

67%

James McShane

N/A

1892

N/A

unopposed

Alphonse Desjardins

N/A

1893

N/A

50%

Joseph-Octave Villeneuve

N/A

1894

N/A

50%

Richard Wilson-Smith

N/A

1896

N/A

unopposed

Raymond Préfontaine

N/A

1898

N/A

unopposed

Raymond Préfontaine

N/A

1900

N/A

67%

James Cochrane

N/A

1902

N/A

52%

Hormisdas Laporte

N/A

1904

N/A

71%

Henry Archer Ekers

N/A

1906

N/A

56%

Louis Payette

N/A

1908

N/A

55%

James John Guerin

N/A

1910

N/A

64%

Louis-Arsène Lavallée

N/A

1912

N/A

63%

Médéric Martin

N/A

1914

N/A

54%

Médéric Martin

N/A

1916

N/A

45%

Médéric Martin

N/A

1918

N/A

55%

Médéric Martin

Joseph-Adélard Brodeur

1921

N/A

71%

Charles Duquette

Joseph-Adélard Brodeur

1924

N/A

51%

Médéric Martin

Joseph-Adélard Brodeur

1926

N/A

56%

Camillien Houde

Alphonse-Avila Desroches

1928

N/A

61%

Camillien Houde

Tancrède Fortin

1930

N/A

67%

Fernand Rinfret

Joseph-Maurice Gabias

1932

N/A

51%

Camillien Houde

Joseph-Marie Savignac

1934

N/A

63%

Adhémar Raynault

Ovide Taillefer

1936

N/A

44%

Camillien Houde

Joseph-Marie Savignac

1938

N/A

56%

Adhémar Raynault

J.-Omer Asselin

1940

N/A

25%

Adhémar Raynault

J.-Omer Asselin

1942

N/A

60%

Camillien Houde

J.-Omer Asselin

1944

N/A

57%

Camillien Houde

J.-Omer Asselin

1947

N/A

unopposed

Camillien Houde

J.-Omer Asselin

1950

N/A

67%

Jean Drapeau

Pierre DesMarais

1954

Ligue d'Action Civique

50%

28/99

Sarto Fournier

Joseph-Marie Savignac

1957

Ralliement du Grand Montréal

51%

Jean Drapeau

Lucien Saulnier

1960

Parti Civique (Civic Party)

53%

44/66

Jean Drapeau

Lucien Saulnier

1962

Parti Civique (Civic Party)

88%

39/45

Jean Drapeau

Lucien Saulnier

1966

Parti Civique (Civic Party)

94%

45/48

Jean Drapeau

Gérard Niding

1970

Parti Civique (Civic Party)

92%

52/52

Jean Drapeau

Gérard Niding

1974

Parti Civique (Civic Party)

55%

37/55

Jean Drapeau

Yvon Lamarre

1978

Parti Civique (Civic Party)

61%

52/54

Jean Drapeau

Yvon Lamarre

1982

Parti Civique (Civic Party)

48%

39/57

Jean Doré

Michael Fainstat

1986

RCM (MCM)

68%

55/58

Jean Doré

Léa Cousineau

1990

RCM

59%

41/50

Pierre Bourque

Noushig Eloyan

1994

Vision Montreal

47%

39/51

Pierre Bourque

Jean Fortier

1998

Vision Montreal

44%

39/51

Gérald Tremblay

Frank Zampino

2001

UCIM

49%

41/73

Gérald Tremblay

Frank Zampino (until 2008) Claude Dauphin (as of 2008)

2005

UCIM (until 2007) Union Montreal (as of 2007)

54%

47/64

Gérald Tremblay (resigned November 5, 2012)

Gérald Tremblay (until 2011) Michael Applebaum (as of 2011)

2009

Union Montreal

37%

38/64

Jane Cowell-Poitras (acting)

Michael Applebaum

n/a

Union Montreal

n/a

n/a

See also

• List of leaders of the Official Opposition (Montreal)
• Montreal City Council
• Timeline of Montreal history
• History of Montreal
• History of Quebec
• List of governors of Montreal

External links

• City of Montreal list of mayors