The 2009 Cowansville municipal election was held on November 1, 2009, to elect a mayor and councillors in Cowansville, Quebec. Incumbent mayor Arthur Fauteux was re-elected over former Brigham mayor André Leroux.
Arthur Fauteux is a veteran politician in Cowansville. He was first elected as an alderman in 1986. He ran for mayor in 1994 and finished second against incumbent Jacques Charbonneau.[1] Fauteux was elected over Charbonneau on his second attempt in 1998 and was re-elected without opposition in 2002 and 2005. In 2001, he announced that Cowansville would dissolve its local police force in favour of Surete du Quebec protection.[2] Before the 2009 election, he said that his focus was on commercial development, infrastructural improvements, and lower residential tax rates.[3]
2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District One
Candidate
Total votes
% of total votes
Guy Patenaude
226
32.33
Claude Duchesneau
183
26.18
Alfred A Boulet
175
25.04
Réjean Lehoux
115
16.45
Total valid votes
699
100.00
2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Two
Candidate
Total votes
% of total votes
Lucille Robert
539
42.88
Barbara Jack
432
34.37
(incumbent)Wayne Yates
286
22.75
Total valid votes
1,257
100.00
2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Three
Candidate
Total votes
% of total votes
Ghyslain Vallières
555
56.40
(incumbent)Réal Plourde
259
26.32
Stéphane Ramon Vitesse Tardif
170
17.28
Total valid votes
984
100.00
2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Four
Candidate
Total votes
% of total votes
(incumbent)Michel Charbonneau
207
29.28
Bruno St-Martin
172
24.33
Jean-François Morin
157
22.21
Philippe Mercier
157
22.21
Yvan Guénette
14
1.98
Total valid votes
707
100.00
2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Five
Candidate
Total votes
% of total votes
(incumbent)Yvon Pepin
346
56.17
Mélanie Robert
180
29.22
Michel Guénette
90
14.61
Total valid votes
616
100.00
2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Six
