Roger-Luc Chayer (Photo : Soraya Martinez Ferrada – CBC)
The entire province of Quebec woke up this morning to a very different metropolis than yesterday, with a new mayor, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, daughter of Chilean political refugees, leading the central city. But that’s not all: she also becomes the mayor of the Ville-Marie borough, which includes the Gay Village.
Councillor Robert Beaudry, from Projet Montréal, who helped shape the current state of the Village, lost his seat. Furthermore, Luc Rabouin, leader of Projet Montréal, the former party of Mayor Valérie Plante, announced that he will not take on the role of leader of the opposition as he resigns from his duties.
A completely changed city
- Montreal: Soraya
- Ahuntsic-Cartierville: Soraya
- Anjou: Miranda
- Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce: Soraya
- Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève: Rabouin
- Lachine: Soraya
- Lasalle: Lasalle Team
- Plateau-Mont-Royal: Rabouin
- Sud-Ouest: Rabouin
- Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve: Soraya
- Montréal-Nord: Soraya
- Outremont: Soraya
- Pierrefonds–Roxboro: Soraya
- Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles: Soraya
- Rosemont–Petite-Patrie: Rabouin
- Saint-Laurent: Soraya
- Saint-Léonard: Soraya
- Verdun: Rabouin
- Ville-Marie: Soraya
- Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension: Rabouin
It is worth noting that neither Gilbert Thibodeau nor any candidate from the Action Montréal party won a single seat despite receiving about 10% of the vote. The voter turnout was around 35%.