More than 4,500 Quebec municipal candidates elected by acclamation

More than 4,500 municipal candidates in Quebec were elected through acclamation after running unopposed.

Nominations for the provincewide municipal elections that include approximately 1,100 municipalities closed on Oct. 3.

The 4,560 officials include 564 who ran as mayor and 3,996 who ran as councillors, according to figures shared Friday by Quebec’s Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

Six were also elected through acclamation as prefects of their regional municipal counties.

The provincewide municipal elections will be held on November 2.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 11, 2025.

The Canadian Press