In one of the closest races in the city’s history, Vaudreuil-Dorion Coun. Gabriel Parent has been re-elected. Parent won by only six votes, or 0.83 percent, against first-time challenger Denis Lecompte in the city’s sixth district, Saint-Michel.
Having had a spot on Vaudreuil-Dorion’s municipal council for 20 years, Parent had in late October that if reelected, his fifth mandate would also be his final one.
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Lecompte, a retiree and political newcomer, posed a serious threat to the incumbent’s two decades in office. Lecompte was able to garner just as much support as his opponent, but came up shy by six votes.
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Parent received 360 votes, while Lecompte received 354 votes. Parent, now reelected, will join the rest of his campaign, the members of the Parti de l’action de Vaudreuil-Dorion, who were all voted in by acclamation. This includes mayor Guy Pilon, who will also begin his fifth mandate.
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