Savard had previously been elected as a borough councillor for Desmarchais - Crawford in the 2005 Montreal municipal election as a candidate of the Montreal Island Citizens Union ( MICU ) .
Savard had previously been was returned in the 2009 Montreal municipal election for the renamed Union Montreal .
Savard had previously been elected as a borough councillor for Desmarchais - Crawford in the 2005 Montreal municipal election as a candidate of the Montreal Island Citizens Union ( MICU ) and was returned in the 2009 Montreal municipal election for the renamed Union Montreal .