2009 Cowansville municipal election

The 2009 Cowansville municipal election was held on November 1, 2009, to elect a mayor and councillors in Cowansville, Quebec. Incumbent mayor Arthur Fauteux was re-elected over former Brigham mayor André Leroux.

Results

2009 Cowansville election, Mayor of Cowansville

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(incumbent)Arthur Fauteux	3,019	63.44
André Leroux	1,740	36.56
Total valid votes	4,759	100.00

• Arthur Fauteux is a veteran politician in Cowansville. He was first elected as an alderman in 1986. He ran for mayor in 1994 and finished second against incumbent Jacques Charbonneau.^[1] Fauteux was elected over Charbonneau on his second attempt in 1998 and was re-elected without opposition in 2002 and 2005. In 2001, he announced that Cowansville would dissolve its local police force in favour of Surete du Quebec protection.^[2] Before the 2009 election, he said that his focus was on commercial development, infrastructural improvements, and lower residential tax rates.^[3]

2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District One

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Guy Patenaude	226	32.33
Claude Duchesneau	183	26.18
Alfred A Boulet	175	25.04
Réjean Lehoux	115	16.45
Total valid votes	699	100.00

2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Two

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Lucille Robert	539	42.88
Barbara Jack	432	34.37
(incumbent)Wayne Yates	286	22.75
Total valid votes	1,257	100.00

2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Three

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Ghyslain Vallières	555	56.40
(incumbent)Réal Plourde	259	26.32
Stéphane Ramon Vitesse Tardif	170	17.28
Total valid votes	984	100.00

2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Four

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(incumbent)Michel Charbonneau	207	29.28
Bruno St-Martin	172	24.33
Jean-François Morin	157	22.21
Philippe Mercier	157	22.21
Yvan Guénette	14	1.98
Total valid votes	707	100.00

2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Five

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(incumbent)Yvon Pepin	346	56.17
Mélanie Robert	180	29.22
Michel Guénette	90	14.61
Total valid votes	616	100.00

2009 Cowansville election, Councillor, District Six

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Sylvie Beauregard	224	41.03
Mario Landry	163	29.85
Mario Dupont	159	29.12
Total valid votes	546	100.00

Source: Official results, Government of Quebec

References

1. Claude Arpin, "Maverick ousts Sherbrooke mayor in tight race," Sherbrooke Record, 7 November 1994, A5.
2. "Cowansville decides to trade municipal police force for provincial protection," Sherbrooke Record, 5 July 2001, p. 5.
3. Michel Laliberté, "Arthur Fauteux briguera un 4e mandat," La voix de l'est, 5 May 2009, accessed 5 December 2009.