Marcel Tremblay (Montreal)
Encyclopedia
Marcel Tremblay is a Canadian politician and a City Council
lor in Montreal
, Quebec
.
He ran as a Civic Party of Montreal
candidate to the City Council
in a 1991 by-election
in the district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce but lost.
In the wake of the province-wide Municipal Merger of 2001
, Tremblay ran as a candidate for his brother's Gérald Tremblay
's Montreal Island Citizens Union in the district De Décarie. The party is now known as Union Montreal. Tremblay won the election over Vision Montreal
incumbent
Sonya Biddle.
He was re-elected in 2005, representing the district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
Instead of seeking his incumbent seat in the 2009 Montreal municipal election
, he ran for borough mayor of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
, where he was defeated by Anie Samson of Vision Montréal
. His former city council seat was won by Peter McQueen
of Projet Montréal
.
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
lor in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
.
He ran as a Civic Party of Montreal
Civic Party of Montreal
The Civic Party of Montreal was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It existed from 1960 to 1994. Throughout its history the Civic Party was dominated by the personality of its leader Jean Drapeau.-Origins:...
candidate to the City Council
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
in a 1991 by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in the district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce but lost.
In the wake of the province-wide Municipal Merger of 2001
Municipal reorganization in Quebec
The most recent episode of municipal reorganization in Quebec, Canada, was undertaken in 2002 by the Parti Québécois Government of Quebec, headed by Premier Lucien Bouchard and his successor Bernard Landry....
, Tremblay ran as a candidate for his brother's Gérald Tremblay
Gérald Tremblay
Gérald Tremblay is a Canadian politician and businessman currently serving his third term as mayor of Montreal and as president of the Montreal Metropolitan Community...
's Montreal Island Citizens Union in the district De Décarie. The party is now known as Union Montreal. Tremblay won the election over Vision Montreal
Vision Montreal
Vision Montreal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It has been in existence since 1994 and presently forms the Official opposition on Montreal City Council under leader Louise Harel.-Origins:...
incumbent
Incumbent
The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W...
Sonya Biddle.
He was re-elected in 2005, representing the district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
Instead of seeking his incumbent seat in the 2009 Montreal municipal election
Montreal municipal election, 2009
The city of Montreal, Quebec, held a municipal election at the same time as numerous other municipalities in Quebec, on November 1, 2009. Voters elected the Mayor of Montreal, Montreal City Council, and the mayors and councils of each of the city's boroughs....
, he ran for borough mayor of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension is a borough in the city of Montreal, Quebec. It has a population of 145,485 and an area of 16,05 km².-Location:...
, where he was defeated by Anie Samson of Vision Montréal
Vision Montreal
Vision Montreal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It has been in existence since 1994 and presently forms the Official opposition on Montreal City Council under leader Louise Harel.-Origins:...
. His former city council seat was won by Peter McQueen
Peter McQueen
Peter McQueen was a Creek Indian chief, trader and warrior from the tribal town of Talisi He was one of the young men, known as Red Sticks, who supported a revitalization of traditional practices and opposed European-American settlement...
of Projet Montréal
Projet Montréal
Projet Montréal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Origins:Projet Montréal is possibly the first party since the Montreal Citizens' Movement that was not specifically established to promote a mayoral candidacy. It was created by environmental activists in May...
.