The 1970 Montreal municipal election took place on October 25, 1970, to elected a mayor and city councillors in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . The election was held against the backdrop of the FLQ Crisis .
Mayor Jean Drapeau was re-elected without difficultyshutting out the oppositionist Front d'action politique (FRAP) party. The election was held during the October Crisis and Drapeau as well as federal cabinet minister Jean Marchand , accused the left-wing FRAP of being sympathetic to the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ). Support for the FRAP collapsed and Drapeau's Civic Party of Montreal won every seat on city council.[1]
Results [ ] Mayor
1970 Montreal mayoral election results
Candidate
Total votes
% of total votes
(x)Jean Drapeau
339,215
91.89
André Desmarais
11,072
3.00
Manon Leger
7,189
1.95
Joseph Abraham
3,831
1.04
Jean-Guy Robillard
3,492
0.95
Claude Longtin
3,442
0.93
Lucien Monette
1,269
0.34
Total valid votes
369,150
100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.
Council (incomplete) References [ ]
Municipal elections in Montreal
