Attorneys for former Côte-St-Luc mayor Mitchell Brownstein filed a motion to the Court of Quebec Thursday asking for a recount, after the longtime incumbent lost by one vote in Sunday’s municipal election .

“We are confident that the motion will be granted” due to the tight margins, Lawrence Bergman, chair of Brownstein’s election campaign, wrote in a statement.

The latest Élections Québec data shows Brownstein’s challenger, David Tordjman, received 4,196 votes. Brownstein received 4,195.

Initial results on election night gave the election to Brownstein by 50 votes.

“Given the shifts between the unofficial election results and the revised result post-validation, and the one-vote margin, a recount is clearly necessary to reassure the candidates and the public at large that the results a

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