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