Sutton Election Information

Sutton Election Information
David James - Sutton Scene - Oct 28, 2017

• Advance Poll, Sunday Oct. 29 12h-20h
• Election Day, Sunday Nov. 5 10h – 20h
• Place: Sutton school, 19 Highland Street.

1. How Many Votes do you have

2. Your electoral district

3. The candidates
4. SuttonPourSutton.Com
5. Election dates, location, and results

More Info

1. How Many Votes do you have
The big news is that you have two votes, not seven as in past elections.

• You vote for two people - the mayor and only one councilor who represents your electoral district.
• Everyone votes for the mayor.
• You no longer may vote for all six councilors.
• You and only people in your district vote for the councilor for your district.

You have two decisions.

• Who do you want to be mayor?
• Who do you want to be councilor for your district?

2. Your electoral district

• There are six districts, each with about the same population. 
• Each district has one councilor.
• Candidates are not required to live in the district they wish to represent.
• The map shows the number for your district. 
• For greater precision, here’s a list of districts with their streets and addresses street by street listing .

3. The candidates

There are 14 candidates.

• Seven are running as a political party or slate, Alliance Sutton. Alliance Sutton won the mayor’s position and all six councilor positions in the last election in 2013. Five members of that council seek a second term. Stepping down are councilors Verle Beljaars and Serge Poirier.
• Seven candidates are running as independents who oppose Alliance Sutton
• Most of Québec’s 1,100+municipal councils have only independent members with no political parties or slates. In our region, these include Granby, Cowansville, Bromont, Lac Brome.

Mayor: Your choice for mayor is between two candidates,

• Louis Dandeneault of Alliance Sutton, mayor for the past four years, previously a real estate agent
• Michel Lafrance, an independent, co-owner of the B&B Caprices de Victoria, past chairman of the BMP Hospital, manager of 6 airports across Canada's North.

Councillors: Each district has two candidates, one from Alliance Sutton and one

independent.

District One: ‘Maple to the Mountain’ Alliance Sutton: Gaétan Marceau Independent: Daniel Martin District Three: ‘The West’ Alliance Sutton: Winston Bresee Independent: Patricia Lefèvre District Five: ‘Town-East Side’ Alliance Sutton: Nathalie Bédard Independent: Lynda Graham

District Two: ‘The South-East’ Alliance Sutton: John Hawley Independent: Diane Duchesne District Four: ‘The North-East’ Alliance Sutton: André Pagé Independent: Rosanne Cohen District Six: ‘Town-West Side’ Alliance Sutton: Ken Hil Independent: André Forest

4. SuttonPourSutton.Com

For information about the candidates, their visions, their experience, go to this excellent web site SuttonPourSutton.com . The web site is the brilliant work of the newly formed Demain Sutton Autrement movement. It champions transparency and citizen participation, beyond simply voting, in contrast to how the Dandeneault administration governs.

Founding members of DSA include folks who have decided to run as independent

councilors …

• Former owner of La Rameur Affamée - André Forest
• Owner of the B&B Vert Le Mont - Lynda Graham
• Owner of the B&B Caprices de Victoria – Michel Lafrance

Other founding members include

• Co-ordinator of the Citizens Forum – Gilles Lavoie
• Consultant who helped Sutton develop its policy for Families and Seniors - Daphnée Poirier
• Engineer – Andrew Richards
• President of the Corporation de dévelopment économique and former mayor of Sutton township from 1993 to 1997 – Peter Stastny
• To learn more and become engaged in this group, click DSA .

5. Election dates, location, and results

You vote at the Sutton school, 19 Highland Street.

• There are two days when you may vote.
• The first is tomorrow Sunday, October 29th, 12h - 20h.
• The second is Sunday, November 5th, 10h - 20h.
• To vote, you need an identification card. One of the following will do.
• Health insurance card
• Driver’s license issued by the SAAQ
• Canadian passport
• Certificate of Indian status
• Canadian Forces identification card
• The results of the election will be announced on Sunday, November 5th after completion of the adding the votes in the council room of the town hall.