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==Party leader==
==Party leader==
As its name implies, EAC is led by Andrée Champoux, who was also its candidate for borough mayor in 2013. Champoux had previously been elected as a borough councillor for Champlain–L'Île-des-Sœurs in the [[Montreal municipal election, 2009|2009 Montreal municipal election]] as a candidate of [[Union Montreal]]. She left the party in late 2012 after its leader, [[Gérald Tremblay]], resigned from office amid scandal.<ref>[http://www.lerefletdulac.com/Actualites/Politique/2013-01-02/article-3149624/Mairie-de-Verdun%3A-que-nous-reserve-2013%3F/1 Pierre Lussier, "Mairie de Verdun: que nous réserve 2013?"], ''Le Reflet du Lac'', 2 January 2013, accessed 14 December 2013.</ref>
As its name implies, EAC is led by Andrée Champoux, who was also its candidate for borough mayor in 2013. Champoux had previously been elected as a borough councillor for Champlain–L'Île-des-Sœurs in the [[Montreal municipal election, 2009|2009 Montreal municipal election]] as a candidate of [[Union Montreal]]. She left the party on December 4, 2012, after its leader, [[Gérald Tremblay]], resigned from office amid scandal.<ref>[http://thesuburban.com/news/articles/?id=article01253 Tracey Ariel, "Ginette Marotte new mayor of Verdun"], ''The Suburban'', 19 December 2012, accessed 17 December 2013; [http://www.lerefletdulac.com/Actualites/Politique/2013-01-02/article-3149624/Mairie-de-Verdun%3A-que-nous-reserve-2013%3F/1 Pierre Lussier, "Mairie de Verdun: que nous réserve 2013?"], ''Le Reflet du Lac'', 2 January 2013, accessed 14 December 2013.</ref>


When Verdun borough mayor [[Claude Trudel]] also resigned from office in the same period, Champoux put forward her name to become his successor. She was defeated by city councillor [[Ginette Marotte]] in a four-to-two vote among the remaining borough council members.<ref>[http://www.messagerverdun.com/Actualites/Politique/2012-12-12/article-3138740/Ginette-Marotte,-elue-maire-de-Verdun/1 Pierre Lussier, "Ginette Marotte, élue maire de Verdun"], ''Le Messager Verdun'', 12 December 2012, accessed 12 December 2013.</ref>
When Verdun borough mayor [[Claude Trudel]] also resigned from office in the same period, Champoux put forward her name to become his successor. She was defeated by city councillor [[Ginette Marotte]] in a four-to-two vote among the remaining borough council members.<ref>[http://www.messagerverdun.com/Actualites/Politique/2012-12-12/article-3138740/Ginette-Marotte,-elue-maire-de-Verdun/1 Pierre Lussier, "Ginette Marotte, élue maire de Verdun"], ''Le Messager Verdun'', 12 December 2012, accessed 12 December 2013.</ref>


==2013 election==
==2013 election==
The party's campaign slogan in 2013 was «citoyens d’abord» (English: "citizens first").<ref>[http://journalmetro.com/dossiers/les-elections-municipales-2013/367771/un-nouveau-parti-pour-verdun/ Un nouveau parti pour Verdun], ''Métro'', 12 September 2013, accessed 14 December 2013.</ref> Marcoux was defeated in the mayoral contest, and none of the EAC's candidates for city council and borough council were elected.
The party's campaign slogan in 2013 was «citoyens d’abord» (English: "citizens first").<ref>[http://journalmetro.com/dossiers/les-elections-municipales-2013/367771/un-nouveau-parti-pour-verdun/ Un nouveau parti pour Verdun], ''Métro'', 12 September 2013, accessed 14 December 2013.</ref> During the campaign, Marcoux outlined her party's approaches on subjects such as public transit on [[Nuns' Island]] and poverty reduction.<ref>[http://www.messagerverdun.com/Elections-municipales/2013-10-30/article-3455251/Question-a-Andree-Champoux-%26ndash%3B-Equipe-Andree-Champoux-pour-Verdun,-candidate-a-la-mairie-darrondissement-de-Verdun./1 "Question à Andrée Champoux – Équipe Andrée Champoux pour Verdun, candidate à la mairie d'arrondissement de Verdun"], ''Le Messager Verdun'', 30 October 2013, accessed 17 December 2013; [http://www.lemagazineiledessoeurs.com/Elections-municipales/2013-10-29/article-3452970/Question-a-Andree-Champoux-%26ndash%3B-Equipe-Andree-Champoux-pour-Verdun,-candidate-a-la-mairie-darrondissement-de-Verdun./1 "Question à Andrée Champoux – Équipe Andrée Champoux pour Verdun, candidate à la mairie d'arrondissement de Verdun"], ''Le Magazine de L'île des Soeurs'', 29 October 2013, accessed 17 December 2013.</ref>

Marcoux was defeated in the mayoral contest, and none of the EAC's candidates for city council and borough council were elected.


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Revision as of 03:07, 18 December 2013

Équipe Andrée Champoux pour Verdun (EAC) (English: Team Andrée Champoux for Verdun) is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The party contested seats on the Verdun borough council in the 2013 Montreal municipal election.

Party leader

As its name implies, EAC is led by Andrée Champoux, who was also its candidate for borough mayor in 2013. Champoux had previously been elected as a borough councillor for Champlain–L'Île-des-Sœurs in the 2009 Montreal municipal election as a candidate of Union Montreal. She left the party on December 4, 2012, after its leader, Gérald Tremblay, resigned from office amid scandal.[1]

When Verdun borough mayor Claude Trudel also resigned from office in the same period, Champoux put forward her name to become his successor. She was defeated by city councillor Ginette Marotte in a four-to-two vote among the remaining borough council members.[2]

2013 election

The party's campaign slogan in 2013 was «citoyens d’abord» (English: "citizens first").[3] During the campaign, Marcoux outlined her party's approaches on subjects such as public transit on Nuns' Island and poverty reduction.[4]

Marcoux was defeated in the mayoral contest, and none of the EAC's candidates for city council and borough council were elected.

Electoral District Eligible voters Position Turnout Candidates   Incumbent Result
  Équipe Coderre   Coalition   Projet Montréal   OVM   VCM   Other
47,677 Borough mayor 44.74%   Jean-François Parenteau
5,147 (24.81%)
Alain Tassé
2,902 (13.99%)
Mary Ann Davis
4,594 (22.14%)
André Savard
2,669 (12.86%)
Mourad Bendjennet
3,645 (17.57%)
Andrée Champoux (EAC)
1,549
(7.47%)

Jency Mercier (IM)
139 (0.67%)

Katherine Le Rougetel (Ind.)
102 (0.49%)
  Ginette Marotte EDC gain from Ind.
Champlain
–L'Île-des-Sœurs
25,660 City councillor 45.60% Manon Gauthier
2,972 (26.25%)
André Julien
1,612 (14.24%)
Jack L. Kugelmass
2,195 (19.39%)
Marc Touchette
833 (7.36%)
Mathieu Bélanger
2,643 (23.34%)
Jacques Gendron (EAC)
1,067 (9.42%)
Vacant EDC gain
Borough councillor I 45.64% Pierre L'Heureux
3,051
Paul Beaupré
1,782
Dolores Durbau
2,149
Charles Côté
984
Jacline Leroux
2,514
Carole Anctil (EAC)
752

Abdulilah Kassem (Ind.)
109
  Paul Beaupré EDC gain from CM
Borough councillor II 45.68% Marie-Eve Brunet
3,051
Jean-Pierre Boivin
1,886
Stefana Lamasanu
2,313
Luce Latendresse
800
Stéphanie Raymond-Bougie
2,617
Béatrice Guay Pepper (EAC)
684
  Andrée Champoux EDC gain from EAC
Desmarchais-Crawford 22,017 City councillor 43.68% Sébastien Dhavernas
2,095
Françoise Gloutnay
1,082
Sterling Downey
2,306
Richard Langlais
1,523
Marie-Josée Parent
1,917
France Caya (EAC)
376
  Alain Tassé PM gain from CM
Borough councillor I 43.67% Michelle Tremblay
2,141
Monique Trudel
1,228
Luc Gagnon
2,329
Joanne Poulin
1,431
Gladys Negret
1,773
Michèle L'Allier-Davies (EAC)
387
  Ann Guy PM gain from Ind.
Borough councillor II 43.67% Philippe Sarrasin
2,018
Rielle Lévesque
1,060
Marie-Andrée Mauger
2,422
Robert Auger
1,510
André-Yanne Parent
1,878
Mamad Raheemeea (EAC)
409
  André Savard PM gain from OVM

References

  1. ^ Tracey Ariel, "Ginette Marotte new mayor of Verdun", The Suburban, 19 December 2012, accessed 17 December 2013; Pierre Lussier, "Mairie de Verdun: que nous réserve 2013?", Le Reflet du Lac, 2 January 2013, accessed 14 December 2013.
  2. ^ Pierre Lussier, "Ginette Marotte, élue maire de Verdun", Le Messager Verdun, 12 December 2012, accessed 12 December 2013.
  3. ^ Un nouveau parti pour Verdun, Métro, 12 September 2013, accessed 14 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Question à Andrée Champoux – Équipe Andrée Champoux pour Verdun, candidate à la mairie d'arrondissement de Verdun", Le Messager Verdun, 30 October 2013, accessed 17 December 2013; "Question à Andrée Champoux – Équipe Andrée Champoux pour Verdun, candidate à la mairie d'arrondissement de Verdun", Le Magazine de L'île des Soeurs, 29 October 2013, accessed 17 December 2013.