2009 Cowansville municipal election

The 2009 Cowansville municipal election was held on November 1, 2009, to elect a mayor and councillors in Cowansville, Quebec. Incumbent mayor Arthur Fauteux was re-elected over former Brigham mayor André Leroux.

Results
2009 Cowansville election, Mayor of Cowansville
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(incumbent)Arthur Fauteux 3,019 63.44
André Leroux 1,740 36.56
Total valid votes 4,759 100.00
  • Arthur Fauteux is a veteran politician in Cowansville. He was first elected as an alderman in 1986. He ran for mayor in 1994 and finished second against incumbent Jacques Charbonneau.[1] Fauteux was elected over Charbonneau on his second attempt in 1998 and was re-elected without opposition in 2002 and 2005. In 2001, he announced that Cowansville would dissolve its local police force in favour of Surete du Quebec protection.[2] Before the 2009 election, he said that his focus was on commercial development, infrastructural improvements, and lower residential tax rates.[3]
2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District One
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
Guy Patenaude 226 32.33
Claude Duchesneau 183 26.18
Alfred A Boulet 175 25.04
Réjean Lehoux 115 16.45
Total valid votes 699 100.00
2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Two
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
Lucille Robert 539 42.88
Barbara Jack 432 34.37
(incumbent)Wayne Yates 286 22.75
Total valid votes 1,257 100.00
2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Three
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
Ghyslain Vallières 555 56.40
(incumbent)Réal Plourde 259 26.32
Stéphane Ramon Vitesse Tardif 170 17.28
Total valid votes 984 100.00
2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Four
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(incumbent)Michel Charbonneau 207 29.28
Bruno St-Martin 172 24.33
Jean-François Morin 157 22.21
Philippe Mercier 157 22.21
Yvan Guénette 14 1.98
Total valid votes 707 100.00
2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Five
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(incumbent)Yvon Pepin 346 56.17
Mélanie Robert 180 29.22
Michel Guénette 90 14.61
Total valid votes 616 100.00
2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Six
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
Sylvie Beauregard 224 41.03
Mario Landry 163 29.85
Mario Dupont 159 29.12
Total valid votes 546 100.00

Source: Official results, Government of Quebec

References
  1. Claude Arpin, "Maverick ousts Sherbrooke mayor in tight race," Sherbrooke Record, 7 November 1994, A5.
  2. "Cowansville decides to trade municipal police force for provincial protection," Sherbrooke Record, 5 July 2001, p. 5.
  3. Michel Laliberté, "Arthur Fauteux briguera un 4e mandat," La voix de l'est, 5 May 2009, accessed 5 December 2009.
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