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2021 Quebec City municipal election

← 2017 November 7, 2021 2025 →
22 seats in the Quebec City Council 12 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   EMJS Leader Bruno Marchand Marie-Josée Savard Party Québec forte et fière Équipe Marie-Josée Savard Leader's seat Montcalm-Saint-Sacrement Mayor (lost) Last election New party 18 seats (as Équipe Labeaume) Seats won 7 10 Seat change 7 8 Popular vote 59,580 58,746 Percentage 32.22% 31.86%   Third party Fourth party   Q21 TQ Leader Jean-François Gosselin Jackie Smith Party Québec 21 - Équipe JF Gosselin Transition Québec Leader's seat Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux Limoilou Last election 2 seats New party Seats won 4 1 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 45,477 12,306 Percentage 24.67% 6.67%
Mayor before election Régis Labeaume Elected Mayor Bruno Marchand

Municipal elections were held in Quebec City on November 7, 2021, the same day as elections in Montreal and other municipalities in the province.

Background

The election took place as Quebec, Canada and the world continued to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec. Outgoing mayor Régis Labeaume, announced he was not running for another term, making it the first time since 2007 that a new mayor was to be elected in the city. ^[1]

Candidates

The primary candidates included Jackie Smith (leader of Transition Québec), Marie-Josée Savard (who had the support of Labeaume), Jean-François Gosselin former Action démocratique du Québec MNA and leader of Québec 21, Jean Rousseau, leader of Démocratie Québec and Bruno Marchand, former director of the United Way of Canada in the Capitale-Nationale, Chaudière-Appalaches and Bas-Saint-Laurent regions.

Mayoral Candidates

Candidate	Profession	Party		Running mate
Marie-Josée Savard	Businesswoman		EMJS	–
Jean-François Gosselin	Businessman		Q21	–
Jean Rousseau	Chemist		DQ	David Johnson
Jackie Smith	Business analyst		TQ	Madeleine Cloutier
Bruno Marchand	Social worker		QFF	–

Candidates by party

Party		Candidates		Total
		Mayor	Municipal councillors
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	1	-	-
	Québec 21	1	–	-
	Démocratie Québec	1	–	-
	Transition Québec	1	7	7
	Québec forte et fière	1	-	-
	Independent	–	–	-
Total		-	-	-

Political parties

Québec 21

Slogan : Pour un vote historique / Pour participer au changement (English: For a historical vote / To participate in change)

Démocratie Québec

Slogan : Ensemble, c'est mieux (English: Better together)

A year before the election, on October 3, 2020, Jean Rousseau, the party's only member on the City Council, was named the party's leader by acclamation. ^[2]

Transition Québec

Slogan : Changeons de cap (English: Let's change course)

The party Option Capitale-Nationale appeared in previous municipal elections as the municipal wing of Option nationale, a progressive sovereigntist party. Following Option Nationale's merger with Québec Solidaire, Option Capitale-Nationale changed its name to "Transition Québec" in May 2020. Like its provincial counterparts, Transition Québec focuses on issues of environmental sustainability, Left-wing solidarity, and feminism. Since June 19, 2019, the party has been led by Jacquelyn Smith, who ran in the previous election in the Limoilou district as a member of Démocratie Québec. ^[3]

Québec Forte et Fière

Slogan : Pour une ville forte et fière (English: For a city strong and proud)

On February 15, 2021, a new political party joined the election. Bruno Marchand, former director of the United Way of Canada in the Capitale-Nationale, Chaudière-Appalaches and Bas-Saint-Laurent regions, was named as party leader. The party supported Quebec City Tramway project of Mayor Labeaume's administration, but withheld judgement on a possible third line between Québec City and Lévis until it was officially announced by the government. Portraying themselves as centrist, the party hopes to establish "positive and benevolent leadership". ^[4]

Results

Mayor

2021 Quebec City municipal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Québec forte et fière	Bruno Marchand	59,580	32.32
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Marie-Josée Savard	58,746	31.86
	Québec 21	Jean-François Gosselin	45,477	24.67
	Transition Québec	Jackie Smith	12,306	6.67
	Démocratie Québec	Jean Rousseau	7,204	3.91
	Alliance citoyenne	Alain Giasson	398	0.22
	Independent	Lucie Perreault	374	0.20
	Independent	Patrice Fortin	277	0.15

City Council Districts

La Cité-Limoilou

District 1 – Cap-aux-Diamants

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Québec forte et fière	Mélissa Coulombe-Leduc	2,272	30.20
	Transition Québec	Alexia Oman	1,507	20.03
	Démocratie Québec	Jean Rousseau (X)	1,503	19.98
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Boufeldja Benabdallah	1,425	18.94
	Québec 21	Cynthia Laflamme	816	10.85

District 2 – Montcalm–Saint-Sacrement

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Québec forte et fière	Catherine Vallières-Roland	3,736	43.06
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Maxime Gravel-Renaud	2,362	27.22
	Transition Québec	Michel Houle	1,041	12.00
	Québec 21	Jean-Pierre Du Sault	919	10.59
	Démocratie Québec	Katia Garon	619	7.13

District 3 – Saint-Roch–Saint-Sauveur

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Québec forte et fière	Pierre-Luc Lachance (X)	2,536	34.62
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Paul-Christian Nolin	1,630	22.25
	Transition Québec	Élisabeth Germain	1,430	19.52
	Québec 21	Marie-Josée Proteau	918	12.53
	Démocratie Québec	Mbaï-Hadji Mbaïrewaye	525	7.17
	Independent	Alexandra Tremblay	245	3.34
	Alliance citoyenne	Nicolas Bouffard-Savoie	41	0.56

District 4 – Limoilou

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Transition Québec	Jackie Smith	2,665	38.49
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Suzanne Verreault (X)	1,746	22.22
	Québec forte et fière	Florent Tanlet	1,361	19.66
	Québec 21	Stéphane Gignac	954	13.78
	Démocratie Québec	Simon Levasseur	197	2.85

District 5 – Maizerets-Lairet

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Claude Villeneuve	1,870	32.00
	Transition Québec	Hamed Sandra Adam	1,338	22.90
	Québec forte et fière	Charlotte Vachon	1,228	21.01
	Québec 21	Marie-Claude Lavoie	1,076	18.41
	Démocratie Québec	Omar Berri	199	3.41
	Alliance citoyenne	Daniel Lachance	78	1.33
	Independent	Dalila Elhak	55	0.94

Les Rivières

District 6 – Vanier-Duberger

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Alicia Despins (X)	3,158	41.27
	Québec 21	Shirley Burns	2,103	27.48
	Québec forte et fière	Jessica Flautre-Aubry	1,852	24.20
	Transition Québec	Salem Billard	309	4.04
	Démocratie Québec	Jason Noble	230	3.01

District 7 – Neufchâtel-Lebourgneuf

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Patricia Boudreault-Bruyère	3,490	34.57
	Québec 21	Patrick Paquet (X)	3,126	30.97
	Québec forte et fière	Sophie Gingras	2,900	28.73
	Démocratie Québec	Mario Albert	301	2.98
	Transition Québec	Laurance Marquis-Gendron	278	2.75

District 8 – Saules–Les Méandres

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Véronique Dallaire	31,97	40.52
	Québec forte et fière	Christine Marinelli	2,141	27.14
	Québec 21	Gabriel Hardy	2,041	25.87
	Transition Québec	Alexandra Larouche	260	3.30
	Démocratie Québec	Simon Domingue	250	3.17

Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge

District 9 – Saint-Louis–Sillery

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Québec forte et fière	Maude Mercier Larouche	4,216	39.05
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Émilie Villeneuve (X)	3,376	31.27
	Québec 21	Claude Duplessis	1,350	12.50
	Transition Québec	Louis-Charles Beaudoin-Lacroix	965	8.94
	Démocratie Québec	Huguette Lépine	820	7.59
	Alliance citoyenne	Serge Laberge	70	0.65

District 10 – Plateau

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	David Weiser	2,839	38.25
	Québec forte et fière	Sophia Laababsi	2,146	28.91
	Québec 21	Serge Simard	1,416	19.08
	Transition Québec	Anne-Marie Thivierge	887	11.95
	Independent	Ali Dahan	134	1.81

District 11 – Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Anne Corrieveau (X)	3,854	39.83
	Québec forte et fière	Jean-Luc Lavoie	3,477	35.93
	Québec 21	Jean Arsenault	1,531	15.82
	Transition Québec	Charles Lamont	401	4.14
	Démocratie Québec	Pierre Martin	329	3.40
	Independent	Moussa Sangaré	85	0.88

District 12 – Cap-Rouge–Laurentien

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Louis Martin	3,875	34.18
	Québec forte et fière	Jérôme Couture	3,774	33.29
	Québec 21	Éric Lessard	2,336	20.60
	Transition Québec	Andrée-Anne Côté-Jinchereau	599	5.28
	Démocratie Québec	Jean Éric Fiorito	413	3.64
	Independent	Philippe Moussette	341	3.01

Charlesbourg

District 13 – Saint-Rodrigue

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Claude Lavoie	2,564	33.74
	Québec forte et fière	Charles Pagé	2,343	30.83
	Québec 21	Brigitte Bois	1,867	24.57
	Démocratie Québec	Anabelle Beaudoin	460	6.05
	Transition Québec	Geneviève Le Houx	366	4.82

District 14 – Louis-XIV

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Québec forte et fière	Marie-Pierre Boucher	3,728	34.28
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Archy-Donald Beaudry	3,435	31.59
	Québec 21	Vincent Bégin	2,891	26.58
	Transition Québec	Sébastien Tremblay	434	3.99
	Démocratie Québec	Pierre Nadeau	387	3.56

District 15 – Monts

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Québec 21	Eric Ralph Mercier	3,288	34.63
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Marie-Pier Dorion	2,838	29.89
	Québec forte et fière	Catherine Morissette	2,764	29.11
	Transition Québec	Samuel Moisan-Domm	326	3.43
	Démocratie Québec	Bernard Martineau	278	2.93

Beauport

District 16 – Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Québec 21	Jean-François Gosselin	3,521	38.62
	Québec forte et fière	Marie France Trudel	2,954	32.40
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Luc Ferland	2,258	24.76
	Démocratie Québec	Guy Boivin	203	2.23
	Transition Québec	Pier-Yves Champagne	182	2.00

District 17 – Chute-Montmorency–Seigneurial

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Québec 21	Stevens Mélançon (X)	4,624	46.02
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Benoit Jobin	2,621	26.08
	Québec forte et fière	Éric Courtemanche Baril	2,271	22.60
	Transition Québec	Pedro-Natanaël Bordón-Richard	282	2.81
	Démocratie Québec	Nancy Legault	250	2.49

District 18 – Robert-Giffard

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Isabelle Roy	3,410	37.79
	Québec 21	Marie Moreau	2,489	27.58
	Québec forte et fière	Maxime Dion	2,227	24.68
	Démocratie Québec	Lyne Girard	473	5.24
	Transition Québec	Camille Lambert-Deubelbeiss	425	4.71

La Haute-Saint-Charles

District 19 – Lac-Saint-Charles–Saint-Émile

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Steeve Verret (X)	3,218	36.35
	Québec 21	Marc Roussin	3,058	34.54
	Québec forte et fière	Ludovic Lorrin	2,182	24.64
	Démocratie Québec	Alexandre Ménard	227	2.56
	Transition Québec	Carl Gignac	169	1.91

District 20 – Loretteville–Les Châtels

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Québec forte et fière	Marie-Josée Asselin	3,231	34.56
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Émilie Robitaille	2,532	27.08
	Québec 21	Roxanne Lavallée	2,227	23.82
	Independent	Robert Martel	883	9.44
	Transition Québec	Claudiane Laroche	252	2.70
	Démocratie Québec	Eric Lapointe	224	2.40

District 21 – Val-Bélair

Party		Candidate	Vote	%
	Québec 21	Bianca Dussault	3,209	40.37
	Équipe Marie-Josée Savard	Richard Harvey	2,196	27.63
	Québec forte et fière	Manon Robitaille	2,084	26.22
	Transition Québec	Sarah Lesage	212	2.67
	Démocratie Québec	Luc Paquin	178	2.24
	Alliance citoyenne	René Hudon	69	0.87

Polls

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See also

• Quebec City Council

References