Characteristics and development of a distinct suburban governance : The case of the elite suburbs of Montreal (1880-1939)
This article concerns the development and characteristics of the governance of affluent suburbs of the Montreal region, taking Westmount and Pointe-Claire as case studies. The way in which their territories became municipalities, the electoral practices that developed there and the main actors participating in their governance from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the Second World War show that they are the site of a distinct mode of governance that is unique to middle-class suburbs and that is adapted to the needs and interests of their inhabitants.