In 2007, the United Nations (UN) officially declared September 15 as the International Day of Democracy. This day is an opportunity to remind the importance of democracy as well as its challenges. For the second consecutive year, Élections Montreal is marking this symbolic day.

Every four years, more than a million voters are called upon to choose their representatives on the municipal council and within other bodies of the Ville de Montréal. However, in 2021, the voter turnout was 38.3%. Among voters aged 18 to 24, it was of 21%.

As the next general election is a little over a year away, Élections Montreal is marking the International Day of Democracy by reaching out to young people, especially those who will have the opportunity to cast their ballots for the first time on November 2, 2025.

Élections Montreal offers young people a series of five reminders to help them prepare for voting.

The Ville de Montréal is issuing a public notice today announcing the update of the map of the 58 electoral districts that will be used for the 2025 general election.

This public notice follows the adoption of a draft bylaw by City council in its March 18^th meeting.

Click here (English and French) to access the public notice.

Click here to access the City council’s official documents (see p. 1994 to 2040).

In summary, the draft bylaw renews the boundaries of the districts adopted in 2020 in the boroughs of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Anjou, Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Lachine, LaSalle, Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Montréal-Nord, Outremont, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Rivière-des-Prairies—Pointe-aux-Trembles, Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, Saint-Laurent, Verdun, and Villeray—Saint-Michel—Parc-Extension.

Furthermore, the draft bylaw includes modifications to the boundaries of most districts within the boroughs of L’Île-Bizard—Sainte-Geneviève, Sud-Ouest, Saint-Léonard, and Ville-Marie. The list of districts whose proposed boundaries are modified in relation to the city’s 2020 bylaw is the following:

Élections Montréal and the Service des infrastructure du réseau routier (Division de la géomatique) present an interactive map where Montrealers can visualize the electoral districts of the 2021 general election as well as those proposed by the draft bylaw for the 2025 election.

The modifications to the electoral map are proposed to comply with the law and ensure a more effective representation. They have the effect of increasing or decreasing the number of voters within the affected districts due to the demographic changes observed in recent years.

The update of the electoral map is a planned and recurring operation, the year preceding a general election. This operation has no impact on the electoral framework, City governance, the number of elected officials, or the voting procedures.

Voters who wish to file an objection to the proposed electoral district boundaries have until April 10^th to do so. Objections must be made in writing (see the public notice for more details).

The modification of the electoral map is closely regulated by the law. The next steps in this matter are as follows:

• April 10^th: end of the reception of objections (if need be);
• Early May: public meeting to hear objections (if need be);
• May 13^th: adoption of the bylaw;
• Spring/Summer: review of the bylaw by the Commission de la représentation du Québec;
• October 31^st: map of the 58 electoral districts (2025-2029) becomes effective.

Élections Montréal is a non-partisan organization responsible for conducting municipal elections in the Ville de Montréal. In regard to the modification to the electoral districts’ boundaries, Élections Montréal has examined the electorate and issued recommendations regarding the division of the Ville de Montréal for the purposes of the general election on November 2^nd, 2025.

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Ville de Montréal’s returning officer, M^e Emmanuel Tani-Moore, today announced that a by-election for the position of mayor of the borough of L’Île-Bizard-Sainte-Geneviève will be held on December 17, 2023.

This announcement follows the resignation of borough mayor Stéphane Côté on August 24.

The person elected on December 17 will hold office until the next general election in November 2025. This person will sit on both the city and borough councils.

Under the Act, the nomination period for the by-election will begin on November 3 and end on November 17, 2023 (at 4:30 p.m.). An Élections Montréal point of service will be open to the public as of November 3 in the borough of L’Île-Bizard-Sainte-Geneviève.

Further information on voting, as well as a job application form for election workers, are made available on the Élections Montréal website.

A few 2021 statistics on the borough of L’Île-Bizard-Sainte-Geneviève:

• 13,679 people registered to vote 
• 51.5% female and 48.5% male voters
• Average age of registered voters 51.6 years
• 49% voter turnout

In 2007, the United Nations officially declared September 15 as the International Day of Democracy. This date commemorates the support by the UN, in 1997, of the government effort to promote democracy and democratic rights worldwide.

Each year, international organizations, states and cities celebrate the International Day of Democracy by organizing events and activities to involve their citizens. 

Élections Montréal is proud to commemorate the International Day of Democracy of September 15, 2023, with activities focusing on citizen participation and elections.

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On November 26, Judge Nathalie Chalifour of the Court of Québec certified the results of the election for councillor for the district of Tétreaultville in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga–Maisonneuve. The rigorous recount process carried out has confirmed the election of Julien Hénault-Ratelle to this position.

The certification of this electoral result marks the end of the recounts required for the 2021 general election. In total, the votes of nearly 84,000 electors were recounted, verified and validated.

The six candidates who received a plurality of votes in the election after recounts join the other 97 people elected for the 2021-2025 term.

Élections Montréal would like to thank all those who took part in the and recounting and tallying of the votes.

Two more recounts concluded at the Court of Quebec on November 25. These judicial operations, provided for under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, confirmed the election of two more people.

Under the supervision of Judge Sylvain Coutlée, ten teams of deputy returning officers and poll clerks counted all the votes cast in the election for the position of mayor of the Outremont borough. Candidate Laurent Desbois, who had obtained a plurality of the votes in the initial count, was confirmed as the incoming mayor of this borough.

Ten additional teams of deputy returning officers and poll clerks operating under the watchful eye of Judge Éric Dufour completed the counting of some 31,000 ballots cast in the election for the position of mayor of the Rivière-des-PrairiesーPointe-aux-Trembles borough. At the end of the recount, the court certified Caroline Bourgeois as the candidate who obtained the most votes during the November 7 election.

The recount for the position of City Councillor for the Tétreaultville District will take place on November 26. Upholding the principles of transparency and neutrality, Élections Montréal is offering its full cooperation to the Court in this final stage of the 2021 electoral cycle.

Following a recount of the votes, Judge Sylvain Coutlée of the Court of Québec has certified the results of the election for mayor of the Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grace borough. Gracia Kasoki Katahwa is hereby confirmed as the person elected to this position

In another recount that also led to a thorough examination of the votes cast, Judge Éric Dufour has certified the results of the election for the position of city councillor in the Pointe-aux-Prairies district of the Rivière-des-Prairie–Pointe-aux-Trembles borough. Lisa Christensen was confirmed as the winning candidate in this race.

Two final recounts will be held at the Court of Quebec on November 25 and 26. Elections Montréal is offering its full cooperation to the court in these steps, which will make it possible to draw up the complete list of the 103 persons elected in the 2021 general election.

Loyola District Election Results

A recount and tally of the votes for the election of a City Councillor to represent the electoral district of Loyola (Côte-des-Neige–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce) was held on November 22 and 23 at the Court of Québec.

At the end of this important exercise, Judge Sylvain Coutlée proceeded to certify the results.

Despina Sourias has thus been confirmed as the person elected in this contest.

On November 23, Judge Sylvain Coutlée also authorized the holding of new recounts for the position of mayor of the Outremont borough and for the position of city councillor in the Tétreaultville district (Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve). These counts will begin on November 25 and 26 respectively.

Elections Montréal will continue to offer its full cooperation during these new recounts.

The Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities provides that any person who has reasonable grounds to believe that a deputy returning officer has unlawfully counted or rejected votes or prepared an inaccurate statement of the number of votes cast may apply to the Court of Québec for a recount.

In the days following the release of the November 6-7 general election vote count, six petitions for recounts were filed with the Court. These requests concern the following elected positions and boroughs:

On November 17, Judge Sylvain Coutlée of the Court of Québec authorized a judicial recount for the four positions in the Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles and Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce boroughs. These recounts will begin on Monday, November 22, 2021. 

The motions concerning the boroughs of Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Outremont have not yet been decided by the Court.

Élections Montréal will offer its full cooperation in these final stages of the electoral process.