US EditionBloc member who lost by 1 vote considers ‘all options’ after report of ballot problem
- Liberal candidate Tatiana Auguste won the Terrebonne riding by one vote after a judicial recount held following the April 28 election.
- This close result followed vote count adjustments and a possible mail-in ballot error involving a Bloc Québécois voter whose ballot was returned undelivered.
- Bloc Québécois incumbent Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné lost by one vote but had led after the initial validation process, and Elections Canada is investigating the postal code error on the ballot envelope.
- Auguste won with 23,352 votes compared to Sinclair-Desgagné's 23,351, and Sinclair-Desgagné commented that he needs to carefully consider the available choices before deciding on his next move.
- The election results led to the Liberals forming a minority government, while Sinclair-Desgagné’s possible contestation could still influence the final outcome in the riding.
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Federal elections: Bloc Québécois contests the result in Terrebonne
The Bloc Québécois will challenge the electoral result in Terrebonne before the courts. Candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné lost by one vote, but an error of impression on a special ballot prevented at least one voter from voting.
Elections Canada Investigating After Postal Code Error Led to Missed Ballot in Riding Won by Liberals by 1 Vote
Elections Canada says it is looking into how an incorrect postal code resulted in a mail-in ballot not being counted in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne, where the Liberals won by a single vote following a recount. “We can confirm that there appears to be an error with the return address printed on this elector’s return envelope. Specifically, part of the postal code was wrong,” Elections Canada told The Epoch Times in a statement, adding the age…
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