Politics of Montreal
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The politics of Montreal begins with residents of Montreal electing representatives to the municipal, provincial, and federal levels of government.
The Island of Montreal which consists of the City of Montreal and 16 independent municipalities, are represented by 18 Members of Parliament (MPs) and 27 Members of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNAs). Additionally, the Urban agglomeration of Montreal is composed of 16 mayors, 18 borough mayors, 144 city councillors and 38 borough councillors.
While people living in Greater Montreal are heavily divided on the issue of Quebec sovereignty, the majority of both groups tend to lean to the left of the political spectrum and thus centre-left parties dominate the city at all political levels.
The island of Montreal elects 18 Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in Ottawa. Following the 2025 Canadian federal election the Liberal Party of Canada had 16 MPs, the New Democratic Party with 1 MP and the Bloc Québécois with 1 MP. The centre-right Conservative Party of Canada have not won a seat on the island since the 1988 election and are generally not competitive, with their worst results in Canada often coming in Montreal.
