2005 Montreal municipal election

The 2005 Montreal municipal election was held on Tuesday November 6, to elect a city mayor, borough mayors, city councillors, and borough councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In the contest for mayor of Montreal, Gérald Tremblay was elected to a second term over former mayor Pierre Bourque.

Composition of city and borough councils
Depending on their borough, Montrealers voted for:


 * Mayor of Montreal
 * Borough mayor, who is also a city councillor
 * A city councillor for the whole borough or for each district, who is also a borough councillor (Outremont and L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève have no city councillors other than the borough mayor)
 * Zero, one, or two additional borough councillors for each district

Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

Post-election changes

 * Pierre Bourque resigned as councillor for Marie-Victorin in 2006. A by-election was held to choose his replacement on September 24, 2006.


 * Frank Zampino resigned as borough mayor of Saint-Leonard in 2008. He was replaced on an interim basis by Yvette Bissonnet. A by-election to choose a permanent replacement was held on September 21, 2008.


 * Pierre Lapointe, city councillor for Ahuntsic, died on April 12, 2008. A by-election to choose his replacement was held on September 21, 2008.