Andre Chabot

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Andre Chabot

| constituency1 = Ward 10

| office1 = City of Calgary Councillor

| predecessor1 = Margot Aftergood

| alma_mater = DeVry Institute of Technology

| website = [https://www.calgary.ca/council/ward-10/warddefault.html City of Calgary Ward 10]

| constituency = Ward 10

| term_start = October 25, 2021

| term_end =

| office = City of Calgary Councillor

| predecessor = Ray Jones

| termstart1 = February 28, 2005

| termend1 = October 16, 2017

| image = Andre Chabot head 2.jpg

}}

André Chabot is a Canadian politician who served as the councillor for Ward 10 of the Calgary City Council for 5 terms. He was elected in a 2005 by-election after Incumbent Margot Aftergood resigned after allegations of a vote rigging scandal surfaced involving mail in ballots from the 2004 Calgary municipal elections.

Chabot currently represents the residential northeast communities of Abbeydale, Coral Springs, Marlborough, Marlborough Park, Mayland Heights, Pineridge, Rundle, Temple, Vista Heights, Whitehorn, and the industrial communities of McCall, North Airways, South Airways, Horizon, Sunridge, Franklin, Meridian and Mayland.{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=Ward 10 Profile |url=https://www.calgary.ca/communities/profiles/ward-10.html |access-date=February 25, 2025 |website=City of Calgary}}

Prior to the 2017 ward boundary changes,{{Cite news |date=November 19, 2015 |title=Ward boundary changes would drastically alter Calgary's electoral map |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ward-boundary-changes-final-calgary-council-to-vote-1.3326985 |work=CBC News}} he represented Abbeydale, Albert Park/Radisson Heights, Applewood, Forest Heights, Forest Lawn, Marlborough, Marlborough Park, Penbrooke Meadows and Red Carpet,{{Cite web |url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_10_profile.pdf |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20070809132003/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_10_profile.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-08-09 |title=Ward 10 Profile |author=City of Calgary |year=2004 |access-date=2007-05-05 }} in the city's southeast quadrant.{{Cite news |last=Potkins |first=Meghan |date=October 11, 2017 |title=Ward 10 residents worry about safety while battling perceptions |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/ward-10-residents-worry-about-safety-while-battling-perceptions |work=Calgary Herald}} This also included the industrial communities of Mayland, Mayland Heights, Vista Heights, Franklin, Southview, Erin Woods, Eastfield, Forest Lawn Industrial, Belvedere, and Twinhills.{{Cite web |date=October 11, 2017 |title=Ward Boundaries 2013-2017 |url=https://data.calgary.ca/Government/Ward-Boundaries-2013-2017/mjit-gete/about_data |website=City of Calgary}}

Early life and career

Chabot grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan before moving to Northeast Calgary in 1971{{Cite web |title=About Andre Chabot |url=https://www.calgary.ca/council/ward-10/ward-10-bio.html |access-date=February 25, 2025 |website=City of Calgary}}.Prior to politics, he was a small business owner in both the construction and electronics industry.{{Cite news |last=McIntosh |first=Emma |date=June 25, 2015 |title=Chabot planning to run for mayor in 2017 election |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/coun-andre-chabot-will-run-for-mayor |work=Calgary Herald}}

Chabot served as an executive board member and as President of the Marlborough Park Community Association for 10+ years.{{Cite news |last=Postmedia News |date=October 12, 2021 |title=Andre Chabot: Ward 10 Calgary council candidate questionnaire |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/andre-chabot-ward-10-calgary-council-candidate-questionnaire |work=Calgary Herald}}

Electoral record

Chabot first entered politics in the 1998 election with an unsuccessful run to represent Ward 10 at the municipal level. He came in second to Diane Danielson with 21% of the vote, to her 54%.{{Cite web |title=The Women of Calgary City Council: 1990s |url=https://www.heritagecalgary.ca/heritage-calgary-blog/yyccouncil1990s |access-date=February 25, 2025 |website=Heritage Calgary}}

His next attempt to represent Ward 10 was in the 2001 election and was an unsuccessful 41% of the vote to Diane Danielson's 59%.

= 2004 municipal election / 2005 municipal by-election =

Chabo ran unsuccessfully in the 2004 election to represent Ward 10 and came in third with 19% of the votes. Chabot was elected to serve Ward 10 in the 2005 by-election.{{Cite web |title=2021 Candidate Bios |url=https://www.abmunis.ca/system/files/2021-11/2021%20Candidate%20Bios.pdf |access-date=February 25, 2025 |website=Alberta Municipalities}}

= 2007 municipal election =

Chabot was re-elected to represent Ward 10 in the 2007 election by capturing 89% of the votes.

= 2010 municipal election =

Chabot was re-elected to represent Ward 10 in the 2010 election by capturing 78% of the votes.{{Cite web |title=2010 Calgary General Election Results |url=https://www.calgary.ca/content/dam/www/election/documents/2010-election/2010-general-election-results.pdf |access-date=February 25, 2025 |website=City of Calgary}}

= 2013 municipal election =

Chabot was re-elected to represent Ward 10 in the 2013 election by capturing 86% of the votes.{{Cite web |title=Calgary municipal election, 2013 Official Results |url=https://www.calgary.ca/content/dam/www/election/documents/2013electionstats/election-results---by-office-type.pdf |access-date=February 25, 2025 |website=City of Calgary}}

= 2017 municipal election =

On June 25, 2015, Chabot announced he intended to run for mayor of Calgary in the 2017 municipal election. His bid was ultimately unsuccessful.{{Cite news|url = https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/coun-andre-chabot-will-run-for-mayor|title = Chabot planning to run for mayor in 2017 election|last = McIntosh|first = Emma|date = June 25, 2015|work = Calgary Herald|access-date = July 13, 2015}}{{Cite web|last=Dormer|first=Dave|date=2021-01-08|title=Former city councillor Andre Chabot to seek Ward 10 seat in October vote|url=https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/former-city-councillor-andre-chabot-to-seek-ward-10-seat-in-october-vote-1.5259675|access-date=2021-09-01|website=Calgary|language=en}} He came in third,{{Cite web |title=Calgary municipal election, 2017 Official Results |url=https://www.calgary.ca/content/dam/www/election/documents/2017electionstats/results-by-office.pdf |access-date=February 25, 2025 |website=City of Calgary}} with controversy surrounding the election centered on flawed polling methodology and the poll's impact on his candidacy.{{Cite news |last=Pearson |first=Heide |date=August 8, 2018 |title=Report into flawed 2017 Calgary election poll results outlines several issues, offers recommendations |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4375306/report-flawed-calgary-election-polling-mainstreet/ |work=Global News}}

In January 2021, Chabot announced he would run for the Ward 10 councillor seat in the 2021 Calgary municipal election.{{Cite web|last=Dormer|first=Dave|date=2021-01-08|title=Former city councillor Andre Chabot to seek Ward 10 seat in October vote|url=https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/former-city-councillor-andre-chabot-to-seek-ward-10-seat-in-october-vote-1.5259675|access-date=2021-09-01|website=Calgary|language=en}}

= 2021 municipal election =

Chabot was re-elected to represent Ward 10 in the 2021 election, against 10 other candidates, with a 33% vote.{{Cite web |title=2021 Results - Calgary General Election |url=https://www.calgary.ca/election/results/2021-results.html |access-date=February 25, 2025 |website=City of Calgary}}

Political career

In 2006, Chabot opposed the change to the Bad Behaviour bylaw that would have added spitting as an offence in addition to public urination and defecation.CBC News (July 2006. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-mulls-bad-behaviour-bylaw-1.569793 Calgary mulls bad-behaviour bylaw]

In 2007, he pushed for a bylaw to allow ashtrays at entry points into public buildings in an effort to avoid garbage created by discarded butts.The Calgary Sun. (August 2007). City plans to butt out smoking litterbugs

In 2011, Chabot introduced the conversion of diesel buses to natural as, which included building a facility to store and refuel that fleet.{{Cite news |date=November 8, 2011 |title=Council approves transit's purchase of natural gas buses |url=https://calgary.citynews.ca/2011/11/08/council-approves-transits-purchase-of-natural-gas-buses/ |work=CityNews}}

In 2013, Chabot introduced the motion for a 17th Avenue/International Avenue area redevelopment plan.{{Cite news |last=Markusoff |first=Jason |date=October 11, 2013 |title=Nenshi's promised Forest Lawn makeover: As "exciting new" as it was several years ago |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/nenshis-promised-forest-lawn-makeover-as-exciting-new-as-it-was-several-years-ago |work=Calgary Herald}}{{Cite news |date=July 15, 2010 |title=Bus lane proposed for 17th Ave. S.E. |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bus-lane-proposed-for-17th-ave-s-e-1.917645 |work=CBC News}}

He also initiated the development of East regional context study and Belvedere area structure plan.

In 2024, Chabot voted against citywide blanket rezoning in Calgary.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-14 |title=Calgary city council passes blanket rezoning after marathon meeting |url=https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-city-council-passes-blanket-rezoning-after-marathon-meeting-1.6887281 |website=Calgary |language=en}} Chabot said the proposal intended to alleviate the housing shortage without selecting appropriate areas that target access to transit and other services in Calgary was "the worst decision that this council, any council I've ever sat on, has ever made."

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20061005020755/http://content.calgary.ca/CCA/City%2BHall/Municipal%2BGovernment/Office%2Bof%2Bthe%2BAldermen/Ward%2BOffices/Ward%2B10/Ward%2B10.htm City of Calgary Ward 10 homepage]

Category:Living people

Category:Calgary city councillors

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:21st-century Canadian municipal councillors