Gilles Deguire

Gilles Deguire was a city councillor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has served as the borough mayor of Montreal North since 2009.[1][2] He was a member of the Union Montreal municipal political party.[2]

Gilles Deguire
Borough mayor for Montréal-Nord and Montreal City Councillor
In office
January 1, 2010  January 7, 2016
Preceded byMarcel Parent
Succeeded byChantal Rossi
Personal details
Political partyUnion Montréal(2009-2013)
Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal (2013-)
ResidenceMontreal, Quebec

Deguire previously served as a political attaché to Line Beauchamp of the Quebec Liberal Party.[2][3] Prior to his life in politics, he was a police officer with the Montreal Police Service for 30 years.[2] A former resident of Montreal North, Deguire now resides in nearby Rivière-des-Prairies.[4]

He resigned as borough mayor on January 7, 2016 after being the subject of a police investigation.[5]

Electoral record

2009 Montreal municipal election: Borough mayor, Montréal-Nord
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Union MontrealGilles Deguire6,78440.50
Vision MontrealDaniel Renaud4,31725.77
Renouveau municipal de MontréalMichelle Allaire3,21319.18
Projet MontréalRonald Boisrond2,43814.55
Total valid votes 16,752100
Total rejected ballots 1,0105.67
Turnout 17,76233.45
Electors on the lists 53,098
Source: Election results, 2009, City of Montreal.

References

  1. "Ville de Montréal - Arrondissement Montréal-Nord - Vos élus" (in French). Ville de Montréal. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  2. "Gilles Deguire". Arrondissement Montréal Nord. Montreal: Union Montreal. 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  3. Clément, Eric (2009-07-28). "Gilles Deguire sera le candidat d'Union Montréal". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  4. Picard, Guillaume (2009-08-20). "Gilles Deguire assermenté comme candidat à la mairie de Montréal-Nord". Guide de Montréal-Nord (in French). Transcontinental. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  5. "Le maire de Montréal-Nord, Gilles Deguire, démissionne". Radio Canada. January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2016.


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