▁progress ive ▁Montreal ▁Cit iz ens ' ▁Mov ement , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁R ass emble ment ▁des ▁c ito y ens ▁et ▁c ito y ennes ▁de ▁Montr éal ▁( RC M ) ▁in ▁French . ▁ ▁City ▁Coun c ill or ▁ ▁Dav ia u ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁Montreal ' s ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁over ▁oppon ents ▁C iv ic ▁Party ▁inc umb ent ▁A ime ▁Sau ve ▁with ▁ 1 7 ▁other ▁MC M ▁candidates , ▁and ▁represented ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Saint - Mich el , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁when ▁Mayor ▁Jean ▁Dra pe au ' s ▁C iv ic ▁Party ▁of ▁Montreal ▁took ▁nearly ▁all ▁the ▁seats ▁at ▁City ▁Hall . ▁ ▁Dav ia u ▁ran ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Saint - Jean - B apt iste ▁and ▁won . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁representing ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Pl ate au - Mont - Ro yal . ▁ ▁Party ▁Le ader ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Dav ia u ▁became ▁the ▁R CM ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁the ▁mayor al ▁election ▁and ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁O pp osition . ▁ ▁Not ▁long ▁after ▁though , ▁she ▁left ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁announced ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁support ▁Jacques ▁Duch es ne au ▁for ▁Mayor . ▁ ▁She ▁sat ▁as ▁an ▁Independent ▁and ▁did