Montreal, November 21, 2025 – Following judicial recounts, Élections Montréal confirms the pending results of the November 2 elections, after completing the recount of some 95,000 ballots.

Ten requests for recounts were submitted and accepted by the Court of Quebec. In the ten races affected by a recount, all candidates who received the highest number of votes at the end of the Élections Montréal count were confirmed as the winners of the election. 

During a recount in the presence of attorneys representing the various parties, the examination of ballots may, in some cases, result in a reversal of the results. Both in 2021 (when six new counts were conducted) and in 2025, the opposite situation occurred in Montreal, with all those elected being confirmed. The court count helps to dispel any doubts that may remain after an election. 

The recount operation carried out over the past two weeks involved more than fifty Élections Montréal employees, several attorneys and representatives of political parties, as well as five judges and their respective clerks. The returning officer, Emmanuel Tani-Moore, thanked the Court of Québec and its staff for facilitating this large-scale operation, which concluded the 2025 election cycle.  

Results of elections that were subject to a recount

Position of councilor for the City of Côte-des-Neiges district 

Position of mayor of the borough of Lachine 

Position of City councilor for the borough of Lachine 

Position of borough councilor for the Jacques-Bizard district

Position of mayor of the borough of Saint-Léonard

Position of councilor for the City of Saint-Léonard-Ouest district

Position of borough councilor for the Saint-Léonard-Ouest district

Position of councilor for the City of Saint-Jacques district 

Position councilor for the City Parc-Extension district

Position of mayor of Verdun 

The various official sources presenting the results will be updated shortly. 

Source and information :
Media relations :  Élections Montréal
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The Quebec Election and Referendum Act provides for the possibility of requesting the Court to recount ballots following an initial count. Ten requests for recounts were submitted to the Court following the general election on November 2. To date, the Court has granted seven recounts.

The recount process began on November 13 at the Montreal Courthouse. The initial recounts led to a new examination of the ballots for the election of borough councilors for the Jacques-Bizard district (Judge Yves Hamel), city councilors for the Côte-des-Neiges district (Judge Gilles Lareau), and city councilors for the Saint-Jacques district (Judge Scott Hugues). 

Closely supervised by the Court of Quebec, this procedure confirmed the plurality of votes announced by Elections Montreal following the election. The three elected individuals were sworn into office on November 13 in the early evening.

In addition, on November 14, the Court recounted the ballots cast in the election for the position of councilor for the Parc-Extension district (Judge Yves Hamel). This recount also confirmed the election of the person declared to have obtained a plurality of votes after the initial count by Élections Montréal.

The recounts granted by the Court will continue next week. 

Once the votes have been counted at the Court, Élections Montréal will release the final results and update the data for the 2025 general election. 

As part of the municipal elections, Élections Montréal deployed nearly 800 small polling stations this year to reach young Montrealers across the city.

This successful initiative enabled many young Montrealers to experience voting for the first time in a fun and educational environment. Young people were invited to vote for the action they considered most useful for protecting the environment.  

The results from all Petits bureau de vote – including those collected in advance, at the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, on election day, at the MEM – Montreal Memory Center, at Montreal Autochtone, and throughout the Montreal library network – are now available. 

Choose one (1) great action that you find most useful for protecting the environment          

Statistics : 

• Total number of ballots completed : 15 000
• Total number of valid ballots : 14 369
• Total number of rejected ballots : 631 

Total of Petits bureaux de vote deployed in 2025 : 780 

Earlier today, Élections Montréal published the official results of the 103 elections held on November 2, 2025. This publication follows the voting in all boroughs of the Ville de Montréal, the counting of ballots on the evening of November 2, and the webcast of preliminary results as they were counted and compiled.

Once the official election results have been published, a four-day period begins during which any person who has reasonable grounds to believe that ballots have been incorrectly counted or compiled may file a request for a recount with the Court.

To view the results online

To view the official report :

• Summary report (in French)
• Detailed report by polling station (in French)

The Ville de Montréal is issuing a public notice today announcing the update of the map of the 58 electoral districts that will be used for the 2025 general election.

This public notice follows the adoption of a draft bylaw by City council in its March 18^th meeting.

Click here (English and French) to access the public notice.

Click here to access the City council’s official documents (see p. 1994 to 2040).

In summary, the draft bylaw renews the boundaries of the districts adopted in 2020 in the boroughs of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Anjou, Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Lachine, LaSalle, Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Montréal-Nord, Outremont, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Rivière-des-Prairies—Pointe-aux-Trembles, Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, Saint-Laurent, Verdun, and Villeray—Saint-Michel—Parc-Extension.

Furthermore, the draft bylaw includes modifications to the boundaries of most districts within the boroughs of L’Île-Bizard—Sainte-Geneviève, Sud-Ouest, Saint-Léonard, and Ville-Marie. The list of districts whose proposed boundaries are modified in relation to the city’s 2020 bylaw is the following:

Élections Montréal and the Service des infrastructure du réseau routier (Division de la géomatique) present an interactive map where Montrealers can visualize the electoral districts of the 2021 general election as well as those proposed by the draft bylaw for the 2025 election.

The modifications to the electoral map are proposed to comply with the law and ensure a more effective representation. They have the effect of increasing or decreasing the number of voters within the affected districts due to the demographic changes observed in recent years.

The update of the electoral map is a planned and recurring operation, the year preceding a general election. This operation has no impact on the electoral framework, City governance, the number of elected officials, or the voting procedures.

Voters who wish to file an objection to the proposed electoral district boundaries have until April 10^th to do so. Objections must be made in writing (see the public notice for more details).

The modification of the electoral map is closely regulated by the law. The next steps in this matter are as follows:

• April 10^th: end of the reception of objections (if need be);
• Early May: public meeting to hear objections (if need be);
• May 13^th: adoption of the bylaw;
• Spring/Summer: review of the bylaw by the Commission de la représentation du Québec;
• October 31^st: map of the 58 electoral districts (2025-2029) becomes effective.

Élections Montréal is a non-partisan organization responsible for conducting municipal elections in the Ville de Montréal. In regard to the modification to the electoral districts’ boundaries, Élections Montréal has examined the electorate and issued recommendations regarding the division of the Ville de Montréal for the purposes of the general election on November 2^nd, 2025.

On November 26, Judge Nathalie Chalifour of the Court of Québec certified the results of the election for councillor for the district of Tétreaultville in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga–Maisonneuve. The rigorous recount process carried out has confirmed the election of Julien Hénault-Ratelle to this position.

The certification of this electoral result marks the end of the recounts required for the 2021 general election. In total, the votes of nearly 84,000 electors were recounted, verified and validated.

The six candidates who received a plurality of votes in the election after recounts join the other 97 people elected for the 2021-2025 term.

Élections Montréal would like to thank all those who took part in the and recounting and tallying of the votes.

Two more recounts concluded at the Court of Quebec on November 25. These judicial operations, provided for under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, confirmed the election of two more people.

Under the supervision of Judge Sylvain Coutlée, ten teams of deputy returning officers and poll clerks counted all the votes cast in the election for the position of mayor of the Outremont borough. Candidate Laurent Desbois, who had obtained a plurality of the votes in the initial count, was confirmed as the incoming mayor of this borough.

Ten additional teams of deputy returning officers and poll clerks operating under the watchful eye of Judge Éric Dufour completed the counting of some 31,000 ballots cast in the election for the position of mayor of the Rivière-des-PrairiesーPointe-aux-Trembles borough. At the end of the recount, the court certified Caroline Bourgeois as the candidate who obtained the most votes during the November 7 election.

The recount for the position of City Councillor for the Tétreaultville District will take place on November 26. Upholding the principles of transparency and neutrality, Élections Montréal is offering its full cooperation to the Court in this final stage of the 2021 electoral cycle.

Following a recount of the votes, Judge Sylvain Coutlée of the Court of Québec has certified the results of the election for mayor of the Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grace borough. Gracia Kasoki Katahwa is hereby confirmed as the person elected to this position

In another recount that also led to a thorough examination of the votes cast, Judge Éric Dufour has certified the results of the election for the position of city councillor in the Pointe-aux-Prairies district of the Rivière-des-Prairie–Pointe-aux-Trembles borough. Lisa Christensen was confirmed as the winning candidate in this race.

Two final recounts will be held at the Court of Quebec on November 25 and 26. Elections Montréal is offering its full cooperation to the court in these steps, which will make it possible to draw up the complete list of the 103 persons elected in the 2021 general election.

Loyola District Election Results

A recount and tally of the votes for the election of a City Councillor to represent the electoral district of Loyola (Côte-des-Neige–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce) was held on November 22 and 23 at the Court of Québec.

At the end of this important exercise, Judge Sylvain Coutlée proceeded to certify the results.

Despina Sourias has thus been confirmed as the person elected in this contest.

On November 23, Judge Sylvain Coutlée also authorized the holding of new recounts for the position of mayor of the Outremont borough and for the position of city councillor in the Tétreaultville district (Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve). These counts will begin on November 25 and 26 respectively.

Elections Montréal will continue to offer its full cooperation during these new recounts.

The Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities provides that any person who has reasonable grounds to believe that a deputy returning officer has unlawfully counted or rejected votes or prepared an inaccurate statement of the number of votes cast may apply to the Court of Québec for a recount.

In the days following the release of the November 6-7 general election vote count, six petitions for recounts were filed with the Court. These requests concern the following elected positions and boroughs:

On November 17, Judge Sylvain Coutlée of the Court of Québec authorized a judicial recount for the four positions in the Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles and Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce boroughs. These recounts will begin on Monday, November 22, 2021. 

The motions concerning the boroughs of Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Outremont have not yet been decided by the Court.

Élections Montréal will offer its full cooperation in these final stages of the electoral process.