Pierre Lapointe (Montreal politician)

Pierre Lapointe (died April 12, 2008) was a municipal politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He served on the Montreal city council from 1998 until his death, originally as a member of Vision Montreal (VM) and later with the Montreal Island Citizens Union (MICU).

Lapointe was the brother of provincial politician Lisette Lapointe and the brother-in-law of her husband, Jacques Parizeau, who served as premier of Quebec from 1994 to 1996.^[1]

Political career

Lapointe was first elected to city council in the 1998 municipal election for the Fleury division. Vision Montreal won a council majority in this cycle, and Lapointe was a backbench supporter of Mayor Pierre Bourque's administration for the next three years. He was re-elected for the redistributed Ahuntsic division in the 2001 election; Vision Montreal was defeated by MICU, and he subsequently served as a member of the opposition.

Lapointe crossed the floor to join MICU on December 12, 2003.^[2] In February 2004, he was elected to MICU's executive committee as one of three members representing the elected party caucus.^[3] He was re-elected under his new party's banner in the 2005 campaign.

By virtue of holding his seat on city council, Lapointe also served as a member of the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough council following the 2001 election. He died of cancer on April 12, 2008.^[4]

Electoral record

2005 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Ahuntsic Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Montreal Island Citizens Union (x)Pierre Lapointe 3,956 44.38 Vision Montreal (x)Hasmig Belleli 3,628 40.70 Projet Montréal Pierre-Léo Mongeon-Bourbonnais 1,329 14.91 Total valid votes 8,913 100 Source: City of Montreal official results (in French), City of Montreal.

2001 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Ahuntsic Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Vision Montreal (x)Pierre Lapointe 6,673 65.17 Montreal Island Citizens Union Pierre Lachapelle 3,566 34.83 Total valid votes 10,239 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

1998 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Fleury Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Vision Montreal Pierre Lapointe 3,015 36.18 New Montreal Pierre de Montigny 2,284 27.41 Independent Pierre Lachapelle 1,410 16.92 Team Montreal Martin Blanc 1,355 16.26 Montreal 2000 Stéphanie Dubois 159 1.91 Democratic Coalition Henry See 111 1.33 Total valid votes 8,334 100.00 Source: Official Results, City of Montreal.

References

1. Linda Gyulai, "Record-Breaking Lapointe victorious," Montreal Gazette, 27 March 2007, B4.
2. Sue Montgomery, "Tremblay gets six new councillors," Montreal Gazette, 13 December 2003, A8.
3. Linda Gyulai, "Mayor's party fundraises for campaign," Montreal Gazette, 22 February 2003, A3.
4. Martine Frégeau, "Ahuntsic-Cartierville honorera la mémoire de Pierre Lapointe", Courier Ahuntsic/Bordeaux-Cartierville, 15 April 2008, accessed 5 February 2013; André Duchesne, "Les grands disparus de 2008" La Presse, 22 December 2008, accessed 5 February 2013.