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Québec electoral map redrawn, with Montréal and Gaspésie losing seats, and Laurentians and Centre-du-Québec gaining one seat each

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-electoral-map-9.7044873
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La carte électorale du Québec a été redessinée, avec Montréal et la Gaspésie qui perdent des sièges, et les Laurentides et le Centre-du-Québec qui en gagnent un chacune

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2220486/redecoupage-carte-electorale-circonscriptions-quebec

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Quebec’s electoral map redrawn, with Montreal and Gaspésie losing seats | CBC News

Quebec’s electoral map has been redrawn ahead of the upcoming provincial election, with both the Gaspésie region and the island of Montreal losing one riding each.

CBC

Edwin G.

Dec 24

Québec government plans to ask Supreme Court to weigh in on electoral map changes

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2025/12/24/quebec-asks-supreme-court-to-weigh-in-electoral-map-changes/
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Le gouvernement du Québec planifie demander à la Cour suprême de se pencher sur les changements à la carte électorale

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2216023/contestation-carte-electorale-cour-supreme-quebec

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Quebec government to ask Supreme Court of Canada to weigh in on electoral map changes

The Quebec government says it will seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada to block a redrawing of the provincial electoral map. Premier François Legault’s government tabled a law in 2024 to interrupt the boundary-redrawing process, which had called for the removal of a riding on the Gaspé Peninsula and another in […]

CityNews Montreal

Edwin G.

Nov 18

After a judicial recount, David Tordjman has been elected mayor of Côte-Saint-Luc, Québec by 7 votes!

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/tordjman-cote-saint-luc-wins-brownstein-9.6981784
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Après un dépouillement judiciaire, David Tordjman a été élu maire de Côte-Saint-Luc, Québec par 7 voix!

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Tordjman holds on to Côte Saint-Luc, Que., after recount, defeats Brownstein | CBC News

David Tordjman has officially won a recount in the race for mayor in Côte Saint-Luc, defeating incumbent Mitchell Brownstein by seven votes.

CBC

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Edwin G.

Nov 10

Julie Larivée has ultimately been elected as Montréal East’s city councillor after a tie-breaker draw

https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/julie-larivee-elected-as-councillor-in-montreal-east-after-draw/
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Julie Larivée a été élue conseillère de ville de Montréal-Est après un tirage au sort pour départager la gagnante

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2206694/julie-larivee-elue-conseillere-montreal-est-tirage-au-sort

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Julie Larivée elected as councillor in Montreal East after tie leads to ballot box draw

Julie Larivée has been named city councillor in district one of Montreal East after a tie forced the suburb to draw the name of a winner from a box.

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Edwin G.

Nov 9

A city councillor in Montréal East will be selected by random draw after a tie in a judicial recount

https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/montreal-area-councillor-to-be-chosen-by-lottery-after-a-tie-vote/article_0ba78e92-d80b-5e7e-a620-5aedcaec21ab.html
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Une conseillère de ville de Montréal-Est sera tirée au hasard après une égalité suite à un recomptage judiciaire

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Montreal-area councillor to be chosen by lottery after a tie vote

MONTREAL - This year, one Montreal-area city councillor will be chosen by an effective flip of the coin.

thecanadianpressnews.ca

Edwin G.

Nov 9

Some smaller municipalities in Québec had voter turnouts over 50% in last week’s election. The provincial average was around 41%

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2025/11/09/high-voter-turnout-in-small-cities-quebec/
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Certaines petites municipalités du Québec avaient un taux de participation de plus de 50% lors de l’élection de la semaine dernière. La moyenne provinciale était d’autour de 41%

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Some Quebec municipalities saw higher than average voter turnout in recent elections

Not all Quebec municipalities had low voter turnout in last Sunday’s elections. For example: Calixa-Lavallée. Located in Montérégie, this small parish municipality of some 500 inhabitants saw more than 78 per cent of registered voters turn out at the polls. “Citizen participation has always been high here. This year, it was particularly remarkable,” said Pénélope […]

CityNews Montreal

Edwin G.

Nov 5

The defeated mayoral candidate and incumbent mayor for the City of Côte-Saint-Luc, Québec Mitchell Brownstein will request a judicial recount. He lost by 1 vote.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/new-mayor-cote-saint-luc-9.6966842
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Le candidat à la mairie défait et maire sortant de la ville de Côte-Saint-Luc, Québec Mitchell Brownstein demandera un recomptage judiciaire. Il a perdu par 1 vote.

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1-vote win shows every vote counts, Côte Saint-Luc mayor-elect says | CBC News

David Tordjman says he’s eager to get to work as the new mayor of Côte Saint-Luc, Que., and he’s confident the requested recount — he won by a single vote — will end in his favour.

CBC

Edwin G.

Nov 3

Gatineau mayor Maude Marquis-Bissonnette has been reelected for a second term, a year and a half after first being elected.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/maude-marquis-bissonnette-re-elected-as-mayor-in-gatineau-cbc-projects-9.6963317
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La mairesse de Gatineau Maude Marquis-Bissonnette a été réélue pour un deuxième mandat, un an et demie après sa première élection.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2204705/maude-marquis-bissonnette-elections-gatineau?partageApp=mastodon&accesVia=lien

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Maude Marquis-Bissonnette re-elected as mayor in Gatineau, CBC projects | CBC News

Voters in Gatineau, Que., have re-elected Maude Marquis-Bissonnette as their mayor, CBC/Radio-Canada is projecting, less than a year and a half after she won the city's top job in a byelection.

CBC

Edwin G.

Nov 3

I have to say that I’m a little bit disappointed with CBC’s coverage of the election results. I was expecting something more like provincial election coverage; it’s simply 3 people into radio microphones.

For the curious: https://gem.cbc.ca/live-event/54860

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