MONTREAL — In a vote for change, Montrealers have chosen Soraya Martinez Ferrada, a former federal Liberal minister, as the city’s new mayor.

With half of polling stations reporting results by 10 p.m. Sunday, the main television networks in Quebec projected Martinez Ferrada had defeated Projet Montréal Leader Luc Rabouin.

Martinez Ferrada, who leads the centrist party Ensemble Montréal, tapped into the dissatisfaction of many Montrealers after eight years under the left-leaning government of outgoing Mayor Valérie Plante, who announced last year she would not seek a third mandate as head of Projet Montréal.

Montreal’s new mayor has pledged to tackle homelessness and to audit the city’s bike paths, which have sparked a backlash from some drivers and business owners.

By 10 p.m., Martinez

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