Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough council
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The Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough council is the local governing body of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
, a borough in the City of Montreal. The council consists of five members: the borough mayor (who also serves as a Montreal city councillor) and the city council representatives for each of the borough's four electoral districts.
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is known as a bastion of support for the Vision Montreal
party.
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is a borough of Montreal, Quebec.-History:In 1860, Hochelaga developed as a village counting a little more than 1000 inhabitants. In 1874, Hudon — a cotton factory- moved in...
, a borough in the City of Montreal. The council consists of five members: the borough mayor (who also serves as a Montreal city councillor) and the city council representatives for each of the borough's four electoral districts.
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is known as a bastion of support for the 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:...
party.
Current members
- Borough mayor: Réal MénardRéal MénardRéal Ménard is a Canadian politician, who was a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2009. He was the second Canadian Member of Parliament to come out as gay .Ménard is a political scientist with B.A. and M.A...
(Vision MontrealVision MontrealVision 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:...
) - Montreal city councillor, Hochelaga division: Laurent Blanchard (Vision Montreal)
- Montreal city councillor, Louis-Riel division: Lyn ThériaultLyn ThériaultLyn Thériault, formerly known as Lyn Faust, is a politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She has served on the Montreal city council since 2001 as a member of the Vision Montreal party. Thériault was the borough mayor of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve from 2005 to 2009 and a member of the Montreal...
(Vision Montreal) - Montreal city councillor, Maisonneuve–Longue-Pointe division: Louise HarelLouise HarelLouise Harel is a Québec politician. In 2005 she served as interim leader of the Parti Québécois following the resignation of Bernard Landry. She was also interim leader of the opposition in the National Assembly of Quebec. She represented the riding of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in the Montreal region...
(Vision Montreal) - Montreal city councillor, Tétreaultville division: Gaëtan Primeau (Vision Montreal)