697:
271:
Drapeau's retirement in 1986 proved ominous for the party. It was increasingly seen as tired and complacent, and
Drapeau had no clear successor. The 1986 municipal elections saw the Civic Party swept from power in a massive RCM landslide. Drapeau's replacement as leader, Claude Dupras, was heavily
279:
The Civic Party sank into near-paralysis in opposition. Having spent all but a few months of its existence prior to 1986 in the governing party, it was unable to get the better of the RCM. It was soon torn between a reformist faction led by Dupras and a traditionalist faction. Although Prégent had
307:
Shortly afterward, the once-mighty party collapsed with dramatic speed. Bluteau resigned as party leader after less than a year, and in August 1994, the rump of the party merged into
Choquette's Parti des Montréalais. Choquette ran for Mayor in 1994 and finished third with 13% of the vote. Only
291:
in 1989, which it held at the 1990 municipal election. However, its candidate for mayor, Nicole Gagnon-Larocque, only won 21 percent of the vote. It won another by-election in 1992. It regained the status of
Official Opposition by merging with the
795:
682:
906:
911:
280:
previously blamed
Drapeau for the severe beating the party took in 1986, he identified with the traditionalist faction, and left the party to sit as an
660:
675:
620:
805:
790:
691:
129:
668:
867:
169:, Canada. It existed from 1960 to 1994. Throughout its history, the Civic Party was dominated by the personality of its leader
589:
Elizabeth
Thompson, "Choquette bolts from troubled Civic Party; Former Outremont mayor follows Gagnier, Auf der Maur out door,"
638:
832:
261:
847:
252:
During the 1970s, Montreal was a virtual one-party state, with the Civic Party facing only token opposition in City Hall.
81:
842:
824:
852:
86:
624:
819:
837:
281:
301:
628:
550:
297:
706:
566:
215:'s seats as well as the office of Mayor in 1960 and remained in power until 1986. It is credited with:
212:
800:
761:
885:
720:
238:
124:
780:
531:
183:
606:, 29 July 1994, A3; Graeme Hamilton, "Tattered remnant of party founded by Drapeau dies Monday,"
200:
101:
714:
651:
273:
880:
862:
188:
158:
145:
857:
246:
227:
223:
900:
634:
507:
480:
453:
426:
399:
372:
345:
245:
It also helped bringing Major League
Baseball to Montreal with the creation of the
196:
170:
106:
90:
44:
39:
265:
288:
631:
304:. Choquette had been defeated by Clément Bluteau for the party leadership.
155:
696:
650:
Nicole Gagnon-Larocque was the Civic City
Councillor for the district of
162:
94:
234:
272:
defeated in the mayoral race by Doré, and only one of its candidates,
166:
602:
Michelle
Lalonde, "Civic Party planning to team up with Choquette,"
570:
664:
296:
in July 1992. However, in 1993, it lost further ground when
181:
It was established in
September 1960 when 17 out of the 33
219:
the abolition of council seats reserved for home owners;
284:
by 1988 when Dupras tightened his hold on the party.
260:
In the 1980s, the party steadily lost support to the
16:
Defunct municipal political party in
Montreal, Quebec
773:
736:
705:
112:
100:
80:
65:
50:
38:
21:
308:two of his candidates were elected to City Hall.
268:gave Drapeau his closest competition in decades.
676:
8:
641:. He finished second with 18% of the vote.
796:Coalition Démocratique–Montréal Écologique
683:
669:
661:
18:
315:
907:Municipal political parties in Montreal
582:
211:The Civic Party won two thirds of the
7:
912:Defunct political parties in Canada
806:Équipe Andrée Champoux pour Verdun
791:Coalition démocratique de Montréal
14:
294:Parti Municipal (Municipal Party)
695:
34:Former municipal party
1:
692:Political parties in Montreal
623:candidate in the district of
564:Victories are indicated with
193:Ligue d'Action Civique or LAC
264:(RCM). In 1982, RCM leader
833:Montreal Citizens' Movement
810:Équipe conservons Outremont
300:left the party to form the
287:The party managed to win a
262:Montreal Citizens' Movement
928:
848:Parti Montréal Ville-Marie
276:, was elected to council.
876:
829:LaSalle Alternative Party
619:Claude Dupras ran as the
151:Parti Civique de Montréal
120:
33:
27:Parti civique de Montréal
868:Vrai Changement Montréal
825:Front d'action politique
766:Ralliement pour Montréal
749:Engagement pour Montréal
621:Progressive Conservative
222:the construction of the
853:Plateau sans frontières
816:Équipe Richard Bélanger
786:Civic Party of Montreal
203:to create a new party.
142:Civic Party of Montreal
102:Political position
24:Civic Party of Montreal
820:Option Verdun/Montréal
813:Équipe Dauphin Lachine
746:Citoyen.ne.s Outremont
593:, 13 October 1993, A3.
551:Nicole Gagnon-Larocque
331:Number of councillors
195:) Councillors, led by
192:
149:
843:Parti Fierté Montréal
625:Saint-Henri—Westmount
302:Parti des Montréalais
886:Politics of Montreal
610:, 6 August 1994, A3.
239:1976 Summer Olympics
125:Politics of Montreal
838:Montréal Écologique
781:Civic Action League
184:Civic Action League
87:Quebecer federalism
801:Coalition Montréal
762:Mouvement Montréal
726:Équipe LaSalle (3)
654:from 1978 to 1986.
325:Mayoral candidate
312:Mayoral candidates
894:
893:
721:Ensemble Montréal
562:
561:
201:crossed the floor
138:
137:
130:Political parties
919:
729:Équipe Anjou (2)
700:
699:
685:
678:
671:
662:
655:
648:
642:
617:
611:
608:Montreal Gazette
604:Montreal Gazette
600:
594:
591:Montreal Gazette
587:
316:
298:JĂ©rĂ´me Choquette
230:concert hall and
76:
74:
61:
59:
19:
927:
926:
922:
921:
920:
918:
917:
916:
897:
896:
895:
890:
881:Politics Portal
872:
863:Vision Montreal
769:
755:Équité Montréal
743:Action Montréal
732:
715:Projet Montréal
701:
694:
689:
659:
658:
652:Octave-Crémazie
649:
645:
618:
614:
601:
597:
588:
584:
579:
314:
274:Germain Prégent
258:
226:system and the
209:
179:
159:political party
134:
93:
89:
72:
70:
57:
55:
29:
28:
25:
17:
12:
11:
5:
925:
923:
915:
914:
909:
899:
898:
892:
891:
889:
888:
883:
877:
874:
873:
871:
870:
865:
860:
858:Union Montreal
855:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
827:
822:
817:
814:
811:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
777:
775:
771:
770:
768:
767:
764:
759:
756:
753:
752:Team CDN - NDG
750:
747:
744:
740:
738:
734:
733:
731:
730:
727:
724:
718:
711:
709:
703:
702:
690:
688:
687:
680:
673:
665:
657:
656:
643:
612:
595:
581:
580:
578:
575:
560:
559:
556:
553:
548:
545:
541:
540:
537:
534:
529:
526:
522:
521:
516:
511:
504:
499:
495:
494:
489:
484:
477:
472:
468:
467:
462:
457:
450:
445:
441:
440:
435:
430:
423:
418:
414:
413:
408:
403:
396:
391:
387:
386:
381:
376:
369:
364:
360:
359:
354:
349:
342:
337:
333:
332:
329:
326:
323:
320:
313:
310:
257:
254:
247:Montreal Expos
243:
242:
233:the advent of
231:
228:Place des Arts
224:Montreal Metro
220:
208:
205:
178:
175:
136:
135:
133:
132:
127:
121:
118:
117:
114:
110:
109:
104:
98:
97:
84:
78:
77:
67:
63:
62:
52:
48:
47:
42:
36:
35:
31:
30:
26:
23:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
924:
913:
910:
908:
905:
904:
902:
887:
884:
882:
879:
878:
875:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
815:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
778:
776:
772:
765:
763:
760:
758:Montréal 2021
757:
754:
751:
748:
745:
742:
741:
739:
737:Unrepresented
735:
728:
725:
722:
719:
716:
713:
712:
710:
708:
704:
698:
693:
686:
681:
679:
674:
672:
667:
666:
663:
653:
647:
644:
640:
636:
633:
630:
626:
622:
616:
613:
609:
605:
599:
596:
592:
586:
583:
576:
574:
572:
569:
568:
557:
554:
552:
549:
546:
543:
542:
538:
535:
533:
532:Claude Dupras
530:
527:
524:
523:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
509:
505:
503:
500:
497:
496:
493:
490:
488:
485:
483:
482:
478:
476:
473:
470:
469:
466:
463:
461:
458:
456:
455:
451:
449:
446:
443:
442:
439:
436:
434:
431:
429:
428:
424:
422:
419:
416:
415:
412:
409:
407:
404:
402:
401:
397:
395:
392:
389:
388:
385:
382:
380:
377:
375:
374:
370:
368:
365:
362:
361:
358:
355:
353:
350:
348:
347:
343:
341:
338:
335:
334:
330:
328:Popular vote
327:
324:
321:
318:
317:
311:
309:
305:
303:
299:
295:
290:
285:
283:
277:
275:
269:
267:
263:
255:
253:
250:
248:
240:
236:
232:
229:
225:
221:
218:
217:
216:
214:
206:
204:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
185:
176:
174:
172:
168:
164:
160:
157:
153:
152:
147:
143:
131:
128:
126:
123:
122:
119:
115:
111:
108:
105:
103:
99:
96:
92:
88:
85:
83:
79:
68:
64:
53:
49:
46:
43:
41:
37:
32:
20:
785:
646:
635:Don Johnston
615:
607:
603:
598:
590:
585:
565:
563:
518:
513:
508:Jean Drapeau
506:
501:
491:
486:
481:Jean Drapeau
479:
474:
464:
459:
454:Jean Drapeau
452:
447:
437:
432:
427:Jean Drapeau
425:
420:
410:
405:
400:Jean Drapeau
398:
393:
383:
378:
373:Jean Drapeau
371:
366:
356:
351:
346:Jean Drapeau
344:
339:
306:
293:
286:
278:
270:
259:
251:
244:
213:City Council
210:
207:Achievements
197:Jean Drapeau
182:
180:
171:Jean Drapeau
150:
141:
139:
107:Centre-right
91:Conservatism
45:Jean Drapeau
289:by-election
282:Independent
901:Categories
632:incumbent
577:Footnotes
322:Election
266:Jean Doré
156:municipal
66:Dissolved
627:against
237:and the
163:Montreal
154:) was a
95:Populism
82:Ideology
774:Defunct
707:Council
629:Liberal
544:
525:
498:
471:
444:
417:
390:
363:
336:
319:
256:Decline
235:Expo 67
177:Origins
113:Colours
71: (
56: (
51:Founded
189:French
167:Quebec
146:French
40:Leader
571:fonts
558:1/50
539:1/58
519:39/57
492:52/54
465:37/55
438:52/52
411:45/48
384:39/45
357:44/66
116:Green
723:(19)
717:(33)
639:1980
567:bold
547:1990
528:1986
502:1982
475:1978
448:1974
421:1970
394:1966
367:1962
340:1960
140:The
73:1994
69:1994
58:1960
54:1960
637:in
555:21%
536:29%
514:48%
487:61%
460:55%
433:92%
406:94%
379:88%
352:53%
161:in
903::
573:.
249:.
199:,
191::
173:.
165:,
148::
684:e
677:t
670:v
241:.
187:(
144:(
75:)
60:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.