Sue Montgomery wins CDN-NDG mayoralty in tight race

Projet Montral's Sue Montgomery will be the new mayor of Cte-des-NeigesNotre-Dame-de-Grce.

It was a tight race that remained too close to call until late Sunday night, but with just four polls left to report, Montgomery pulled ahead of incumbent Russell Copeman, winning by four percentage points.

The final results have Montgomery garnering 48 per cent of the vote, while incumbent Russell Copeman took 44 per cent.

ZakiGhavitan, the candidate for Coalition Montral,finished withnine per cent of the vote.

"It was very, very close. It was neck and neck all along," said Montgomery fromProjet Montral HQ Sunday night. "I think that we dealtwith the issues that people in CDN-NDG care about."

Montgomery,a former journalist with the Montreal Gazette, ranon a platform prioritizingroadwork,local businesses, housing and more green spaces for families.

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This isn't the first time Montgomery has stepped into the political arena,running for the NDP nominationin the federalriding ofNotre-Dame-de-GrceWestmount in 2015.

She ultimately lost to Jim Hughes in a hotly contested race to face off againstcurrent Liberal MP and federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau.

Montgomery most recently worked as thesenior communications adviser tothe National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

Disappointment for Copeman

Incumbent Copemantweeted out his congratulations to his opponent Sunday night.

He originally ran and was elected on a Coalition Montral ticket in 2013 but he left to join quipe Denis Coderre last year.

He is one of severalquipeDenisCoderre incumbents who lost their positions this election, along with the former Montreal mayorhimself.

Incumbent councillors hang on

It wasn't a total loss for quipeDenisCoderre candidates, with Lionel Perez taking his seat by 42 per cent.

Two other incumbent Projet candidates,Magda Popeanu and Peter McQueen, both held on to their seats taking 55 per cent and 66per cent of the votes respectively.

Projet Montral's Christian Arseneaultwas also on track to be elected, with a 12-point lead over his closest rival, quipe Coderre's Gabriel Retta, trouncing incumbent Jeremy Searle, who took just 12 per cent of the vote.

Marvin Rotrand,leader of Coalition Montral, also secured his seat in the Snowdon district with 41 per cent of the vote. The veteran city councillor has represented the district since 1982.

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Neighbouring cities' results

In the Montreal suburb ofCte Saint-Luc,Mitchell Brownsteinwas beenre-elected,beating former mayor and MNA Robert Libman.

Incumbent Christina Smith was elected as mayor of Westmount, witha comfortable lead over her two opponents.

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WilliamSteinbergwas acclaimed as mayor ofHampstead,and Philippe Roy was acclaimed as mayor of theTown ofMont-Royal.