Ville de Montréal's returning officer, Me 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 Elections 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 Elections 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