Parti PRO des Lavallois
The Parti PRO des Lavallois, formerly known as the Parti Ralliement Officiel des Lavallois (PRO Laval), is a defunct municipal political party in Laval, Quebec.[1] It was formerly led by Gilles Vaillancourt, the city's mayor from 1989 to 2012.
The Parti PRO was founded in the early 1980s by a group of councillors who resigned from the city's governing alliance. It was originally progressive but later shifted to a more pro-business position. Party co-founder Ronald Bussey resigned from the group in 1984, charging that it had become dominated by businessmen and former opponents.[2]
The Parti PRO, the dominant municipal party in Laval for several years, has won every council seat in each municipal election since 2001.[3]
Following Vaillancourt's resignation as a result of corruption allegations made at the provincial Charbonneau Commission, the party voted to dissolve on November 19, 2012.[4] Its councillors continued to sit as independents[4] until the following election in november 2013. Only one of them has been reelected, Jacques St-Jean, in the district of St-François.
References
- ^ The party's former full name is mentioned in Irwin Block, "Fourth political party joins race for Laval council seats," Montreal Gazette, 19 September 1997, A15.
- ^ Montreal Gazette, 19 November 1984.
- ^ David Johnston, "Vaillancourt holds head high; Mayor under siege," Montreal Gazette, 17 November 2010, A7.
- ^ a b "RIP: PRO des Lavallois". The Gazette, November 19, 2012.
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