Monique Worth
Encyclopedia
Monique Worth is a city councillor
from Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. She has served as the borough mayor for Pierrefonds-Roxboro
since 2001. She is a member of the Union Montreal
municipal political party. She sits on the city of Montreal's executive committee where she is responsible for the portfolios of sustainable Development, the environment, the exoterritories and blue spaces.
Her career in politics began in 1989, following the death of her husband, Harry, a city councillor with the former city of Pierrefonds
. The mayor at the time, Marcel Morin, urged her to campaign for her husband's former seat. She was would be elected in February 1990 and had sat on Pierrefonds city council until its merger with Montreal in 2001. After the merger, she was appointed borough mayor of the Pierrefonds-Senneville
borough because she had the largest number of votes. Following Senneville
's demerger from the city of Montreal, the borough's borders were altered and the name changed to Pierrefonds-Roxboro.
A native of the borough of Verdun, Worth formerly worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 22 years and was at one time a political attaché to Pierre Marsan
of the Quebec Liberal Party.
Montreal City Council
The Montreal City Council is the governing body of Montreal, Quebec. The head of the city government in Montreal is the mayor, who is first among equals in the City Council. The mayor is Gérald Tremblay, who is a member of the Union des citoyens et des citoyennes de l'Île de Montréal...
from 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....
, Canada
Canada
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. She has served as the borough mayor for Pierrefonds-Roxboro
Pierrefonds-Roxboro
Pierrefonds-Roxboro is a borough of the city of Montreal. It is composed of the former municipalities of Pierrefonds and Roxboro, spanning the northern part of the West Island...
since 2001. She is a member of the Union Montreal
Union Montreal
Union Montreal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It currently governs Montreal's city government.-Origins:It was established as the Montreal Island Citizens Union in the aftermath of the province-wide municipal merger of 2001 and not long before the municipal election...
municipal political party. She sits on the city of Montreal's executive committee where she is responsible for the portfolios of sustainable Development, the environment, the exoterritories and blue spaces.
Her career in politics began in 1989, following the death of her husband, Harry, a city councillor with the former city of Pierrefonds
Pierrefonds, Quebec
Pierrefonds was a city on the Island of Montreal. It ceased to exist on January 1, 2002. The city was located along the Rivière des Prairies at the western end of the island...
. The mayor at the time, Marcel Morin, urged her to campaign for her husband's former seat. She was would be elected in February 1990 and had sat on Pierrefonds city council until its merger with Montreal in 2001. After the merger, she was appointed borough mayor of the Pierrefonds-Senneville
Pierrefonds-Senneville
Pierrefonds-Senneville is a former Montreal borough in the West Island area of Montreal, Quebec.It was formed by forced merger on January 1, 2002...
borough because she had the largest number of votes. Following Senneville
Senneville, Quebec
Senneville is a village on the western tip of the Island of Montreal. It is the wealthiest town on the West Island, closely followed by Dollard-des-Ormeaux and Baie D'Urfé...
's demerger from the city of Montreal, the borough's borders were altered and the name changed to Pierrefonds-Roxboro.
A native of the borough of Verdun, Worth formerly worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 22 years and was at one time a political attaché to Pierre Marsan
Pierre Marsan
Pierre Marsan is a Quebec politician. He is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Robert-Baldwin in the Montreal region...
of the Quebec Liberal Party.
Municipal election history
| Candidate | Party | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monique Worth (incumbent) | Union Montréal Union Montreal Union Montreal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It currently governs Montreal's city government.-Origins:It was established as the Montreal Island Citizens Union in the aftermath of the province-wide municipal merger of 2001 and not long before the municipal election... |
7,065 | 53.22% | |
| Michel Labelle | 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... |
4,483 | 33.77% | |
| Latif Zaki | 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:... |
1,728 | 13.02% | |
| Total rejected ballots | 378 | |||
| Total | 13,654 | 100% |