After a recent update, Élections Québec has declared David Tordjman as the winner of the mayoral election in Côte Saint-Luc, narrowly edging out long-standing incumbent Mitchell Brownstein by a single vote. Tordjman secured 4,196 votes, representing 50.01% of the total, while Brownstein received 4,195 votes, which is 49.99%. The voter turnout stood at 36.9%, with 8,391 valid votes cast and 229 votes rejected, out of 23,359 registered voters.
Tordjman previously held the position of city councillor for District 6 from 2017 to 2021 before losing his re-election bid in 2021. He is a civil engineer and currently serves as the general manager of the Nunavik Investment Corporation. Furthermore, he has been actively involved in infrastructure and development projects with First Nations communities and serves as the president of the Friendship Circle of Montreal, offering support to children and young adults with disabilities.
On the other hand, Brownstein, a lawyer, was initially elected to the city council in 1990 and assumed the mayoral office in 2016. Following the election results, Lawrence Bergman, who led Brownstein’s campaign, announced that they would be requesting a recount. Bergman highlighted discrepancies in the vote counts, noting that Brownstein was ahead by 50 votes initially, but later lost 38 votes while Tordjman gained 13, which contradicted their figures.
Élections Québec clarified that there is no automatic recount process for closely contested elections; however, candidates have the option to request a recount within four days of the election results being certified. No further statements will be issued until the recount request is addressed.