A mayoral candidate for a city outside Montreal has unseated the incumbent by one vote, updated official vote counts show.

David Tordjman is now the mayor-elect of Côte-St-Luc, defeating Mitchell Brownstein with 4,196 votes to 4,195. The updated figures published Monday on Elections Quebec’s website came hours after polls showed Brownstein had a 50-vote win.

Lawrence Bergman, Brownstein’s campaign chair, told Global News in a statement they will seek a recount.

“Last night the unofficial results of the 2025 election for Mayor of Côte Saint-Luc indicated that Mitchell Brownstein was ahead by 50 ballots,” Bergman said.

“Today’s revised figures, show Mitchell losing 38 votes and his opponent gaining 13 which does not match our figures, resulting in Mr. Brownstein being one vote behind his

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