Some longtime politicians and high-profile names were shut out of last night's election results and now face a life without politics.
"I am very disappointed," said Ed Janiszewski, who has been at the helm of Dollard-des-Ormeaux sinice 1984.
"I'm assuming that most people thought I was going to win so they didn't need to go out in the rain."
Janiszewski was defeated by longtime councillor Alex Bottausci.
Janiszewski said he's proud he left the city in good shape and hopes the newly elected and split council will work together for the good of the city. He told CJAD 800 News he will now look around for volunteer work in the healthcare sector.
"There's a need there, we have a growing population of seniors. I guess I'm one of them," Janiszewski laughed.
"We need to help each other."
Robert Libman who lost his bid against incumbent Mitchell Brownstein to get his old job back in Côte-St- Luc said while you never say never in politics, it's now the furthest thing from his mind.
"I've been through this rodeo a number of times before," said Libman, who will continue his career in architecture and urban planning.
"Politics is politics - you win some and you lose some."
Jeremy Searle couldn't hide his bitterness over losing his longtime seat in NDG's Loyola district to Projet Montreal's Christian Arseneault and coming in a distant third to Team Coderre's Gabriel Retta.
Searle told CJAD 800 News he's "terribly disappointed with the people of NDG."
"I have served Montrealers for the past 30 years fighting for their rights and I get a 12.1% result," said Searle.
Searle said he will now devote his time to finishing his fiction novel.
"Given the fact that the people of NDG have told me they don't care for me, I'm moving on."