page_title: Westmount, Quebec
section_title: Municipal
hierarchical_section_title: Westmount, Quebec / Government / Municipal
caption_attribution_description: L'hôtel de ville de Westmount, Québec.
context_page_description: Westmount is an affluent suburb on the Island of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is an enclave of the city of Montreal, with a population of 19,931 as of the Canada 2011 Census.
  Westmount is home to schools, an arena, a pool, a public library and a number of parks, including Westmount Park, King George Park and Westmount Summit. The city operates its own electricity distribution company Westmount Light & Power. The city is also the location of two Canadian Forces Primary Reserves: The Royal Montreal Regiment and 34th Signals Regiment.
  Traditionally, the community of Westmount has been a wealthy and predominantly anglophone enclave, having been at one point the richest community in Canada. It now competes with the Vancouver neighbourhoods of Shaughnessy and Kerrisdale, and the Toronto neighbourhoods of Lawrence Park, Forest Hill, Rosedale, and The Bridle Path, for the title.
context_section_description: Since regaining its status as a city, Westmount is governed by a City Council made up of a mayor and eight "district" councillors. The current mayor of Westmount is Christina Smith, who was elected interim mayor at a special council meeting on April 24, 2017, following the retirement of long-serving Mayor Peter Trent. Smith later went on to win an election November 5, 2017 to remain mayor. In addition to the local city council, Westmount is represented by its mayor on the Montreal Agglomeration Council.
caption: Westmount City Hall
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