Noushig Eloyan
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Noushig Eloyan is a Canadian
politician, who served on the Montreal City Council
from 1994 to 2009 and ran for the Canadian Parliament for the electoral riding of Ahuntsic
in the May 2, 2011 elections as a member of the federal Liberal Party of Canada
.
and immigrated to Canada in 1976. She is of Armenian descent.
banner in the district of Acadie
. She won with 45 per cent of the vote as Pierre Bourque
became Mayor of Montreal. She served as Montreal's chairperson of the executive committee from 1994 to 1998. She was re-elected in 1998 with 58 per cent of the vote.
lost the 2001 election, Eloyan managed to win re-election as city councillor. She ran in the district of Cartierville
and received 53% of the vote. She served as borough mayor of Ahuntsic-Cartierville
until 2005. She was re-elected to the council with 49% of the ballots in that same year in the district of Bordeaux-Cartierville
.
When Bourque retired from politics in May 2006, Eloyan became Leader of the Opposition.
In May 2008, she confirmed her desire to leave office as leader of the opposition in Montreal and was replaced by Benoit Labonté, then borough mayor of Ville-Marie. She did not run again in the 2009 Montreal municipal election
, and her seat was taken by Harout Chitilian of Union Montréal
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician, who served on the Montreal City Council
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 1994 to 2009 and ran for the Canadian Parliament for the electoral riding of Ahuntsic
Ahuntsic (electoral district)
Ahuntsic is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979 and since 1988...
in the May 2, 2011 elections as a member of the federal Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
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Background
Eloyan was born in SyriaSyria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
and immigrated to Canada in 1976. She is of Armenian descent.
Member of the Bourque administration
In 1994 she ran for a seat on the city council under the Vision MontrealVision 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:...
banner in the district of Acadie
Acadie
Acadie may refer to:* the French word for Acadia* Acadie , the debut album by record producer and singer-songwriter Daniel Lanois* Acadie—Bathurst, a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada...
. She won with 45 per cent of the vote as Pierre Bourque
Pierre Bourque
Pierre Bourque, CQ is a businessman and politician in Quebec, Canada. He founded the Vision Montreal political party and served as mayor of Montreal from 1994 to 2001.-Background:...
became Mayor of Montreal. She served as Montreal's chairperson of the executive committee from 1994 to 1998. She was re-elected in 1998 with 58 per cent of the vote.
Leader of the Opposition
Even though Vision MontrealVision 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:...
lost the 2001 election, Eloyan managed to win re-election as city councillor. She ran in the district of Cartierville
Cartierville
Cartierville is a former city amalgamated into the City of Montreal. It was named after Sir George-Étienne Cartier.* Cartierville is part of the City of Montreal district of Bordeaux-Cartierville...
and received 53% of the vote. She served as borough mayor of Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Ahuntsic-Cartierville is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Geography:The borough is located in the northern part of Montreal along the banks of the Rivière des Prairies, and includes some islands in the river such as Île aux Chats, Île Perry, and Île de la Visitation...
until 2005. She was re-elected to the council with 49% of the ballots in that same year in the district of Bordeaux-Cartierville
Bordeaux-Cartierville
Bordeaux-Cartierville is a district of Montreal, Canada in the administrative borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville. It is bordered to the north by the Rivière des Prairies, to the east by the district of Ahuntsic., to the south by Villeray, Park-Extension, Mount Royal and Saint-Laurent and to the west...
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When Bourque retired from politics in May 2006, Eloyan became Leader of the Opposition.
In May 2008, she confirmed her desire to leave office as leader of the opposition in Montreal and was replaced by Benoit Labonté, then borough mayor of Ville-Marie. She did not run again 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....
, and her seat was taken by Harout Chitilian of 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...
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