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.
