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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 |
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> |
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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> |
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==2013 election== |
==2013 election== |
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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 |
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> |
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pierre Lussier, "Ginette Marotte, élue maire de Verdun", Le Messager Verdun, 12 December 2012, accessed 12 December 2013.
- ^ Un nouveau parti pour Verdun, Métro, 12 September 2013, accessed 14 December 2013.
- ^ "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.