The 1970 Montreal municipal election took place on October 25, 1970, to elected a mayor and city councillors in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . The election was held against the backdrop of the FLQ Crisis .
Mayor Jean Drapeau was re-elected without difficultyshutting out the oppositionist Front d'action politique (FRAP) party. The election was held during the October Crisis and Drapeau as well as federal cabinet minister Jean Marchand , accused the left-wing FRAP of being sympathetic to the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ). Support for the FRAP collapsed and Drapeau's Civic Party of Montreal won every seat on city council.[ 1]
Mayor 1970 Montreal municipal election : Mayor of Montreal Candidate Votes % (x)Jean Drapeau 339,215 91.89 André Desmarais 11,072 3.00 Manon Leger 7,189 1.95 Joseph Abraham 3,831 1.04 Jean-Guy Robillard 3,492 0.95 Claude Longtin 3,442 0.93 Lucien Monette 1,269 0.34 Total valid votes 369,150 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.
Council (incomplete)
Municipal elections in Montreal