Municipal political parties in Montreal
Introduction Municipal politics in Montreal's city council revolve around its elected councillors, the '''municipal political parties''' to which they belong, and the mayor.Montreal is one of the rare examples of a city with municipal political parties in Canada (they also exist in Vancouver). Political parties were legalized in Quebec by the PQ government in power in 1978.However, they existed long before official recognition by the provincial government.
Parties represented in Council  Name Founded Ideology Leader Councillors Projet Montréal - Équipe Valérie Plante 2004 Social democracy Valérie Plante  36 Ensemble Montréal 2013 Centrism Lionel Perez 18 Équipe Barbe Team''formerly Pro action LaSalle'' 2013 Manon Barbe 3 Équipe Anjou 2013  Luis Miranda 2 Coalition Montréal 2013  Marvin Rotrand 1
Other registered parties  Name Founded Ideology Leader Vrai changement pour Montréal 2013 environmentalism Justine McIntyreÉquipe Dauphin Lachine 2013 Claude Dauphin Plateau sans frontières''formerly Intégrité Montréal'' 2013  Michel Brûlé== Former parties == *Action civique de Saint-Léonard*Action civique Montréal*Action Montreal*Civic Action League (1951-1961) *Civic Party of Montreal (1960-1994) *Coalition Démocratique–Montréal Écologique*Équipe conservons Outremont *Équipe démocratique de Saint-Léonard*Équipe du renouveau de la cité de Saint-Léonard*Équipe Montréal*Montreal Citizens' Movement (1973-2001)*Montréal Écologique*Municipal Action Group*Nouveau Montréal*Parti de l'alliance municipale (Saint-Leonard)*Parti des Montréalais* Parti Fierté Montréal ()*Parti Montréal Ville-Marie*Parti Municipal (Saint-Léonard)*Parti municipal de Montréal*Parti éléphant blanc de Montréal*Ralliement de Saint-Léonard*Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Saint-Léonard*Union municipale de Saint-Léonard*Union Montreal *Unité de Saint-Léonard* Vision Montreal (1994-2014)
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