Verdun borough council
The Verdun borough council is the local governing body of Verdun, a borough in the City of Montreal. The council consists of seven members: the borough mayor (who also serves as a Montreal city councillor), two city councillors representing the borough's electoral districts, and four borough councillors representing of the same electoral districts (two per division).[1]
Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal narrowly won a majority on council in the 2013 Montreal municipal election, taking four seats to Projet Montréal's three.
Current members
| District | Position | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Borough mayor City councillor |
Jean-François Parenteau | Équipe Denis Coderre | |
| Champlain–L'Île-des-Sœurs | City councillor | Manon Gauthier | Équipe Denis Coderre | |
| Borough councillor | Pierre L'Heureux | Équipe Denis Coderre | ||
| Marie-Eve Brunet | Équipe Denis Coderre | |||
| Desmarchais-Crawford | City councillor | Sterling Downey | Projet Montréal | |
| Borough councillor | Luc Gagnon | Projet Montréal | ||
| Marie-Andrée Mauger | Projet Montréal |
Former members
- Marc Touchette was elected as a borough councillor for Champlain–L'Île-des-Sœurs in the 2005 Montreal municipal election as a candidate of the Montreal Island Citizens Union (MICU). He served for one term, was a member of the borough's public safety committee,[2] and did not seek re-election in 2009. He ran for Montreal city council for the same division in the 2013 municipal election as a candidate of Option Verdun/Montréal and was defeated. Touchette was also elected to the Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys in 2003 and was re-elected in 2007. As of 2013, he serves on the commission's governance and ethics committee.[3]
References
- ↑ Electoral Process and Districts: Verdun borough , City of Montreal, accessed 7 December 2013.
- ↑ David Johnston, "Careful, drivers," Montreal Gazette, 12 May 2008, A2.
- ↑ Marc Touchette Archived December 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine., Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys, accessed 18 December 2013.
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