Monday May 12, 2025 | NATIONAL NEWS [Reporting from VICTORIA, BC] | Updated at 11:14 am PT
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
A judicial recount has produced a win for the Liberal candidate in a Quebec federal riding by just one vote.
If there is ever an instance of where “every vote counts” reinforces that truth, this is it.
The current tally brings the number of Liberal seats to 170. A majority requires 172 seats in the 343-seat 45th Parliament.
As things stand now, the seat count for the House of Commons in the 45th Parliament will be: Liberal 170, Conservative 144, Bloc 21, NDP 7, Green 1.
Liberal win in Terrebonne:
Liberal candidate Tatiana Auguste was declared the winner on election night in Terrebonne (with a winning margin of 35 votes), but an automatic recount was done due to a close margin of votes which then produced the Bloc Québécois candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné as the winner.
But further, a judicial recount in Terrebonne this past weekend has produced a final win for Auguste. A judicial recount which is finalized by a judge cannot be appealed.
Ridings where any candidate wins by less than 0.1% is standard practice.
More recounts:
Three other recounts are coming up:
- Terra Nova-The Peninsulas (in Quebec) – Liberal candidate Anthony Germain on election night won by 12 votes over Conservative candidate Jonathan Rowe. [Recount to start on May 12, 2025]
- Milton East – Halton Hills South (in Ontario) – Conservative candidate Parm Gill on election night had 298 votes over Liberal candidate Kristina Tesser Derksen. Following a validation of the results in the electoral district of Milton East–Halton Hills South, the difference between the two leading candidates was 29 votes. [Recount to start on May 13, 2025]
- Windsor Tecumseh – Lakeshore (in Ontario) – Conservative candidate Kathy Borrelli on election night won by 233 votes over Liberal candidate Irek Kusmierczyk. Following a validation of the results in the electoral district of Windsor–Tecumseh–Lakeshore, the difference between the two leading candidates was 77 votes. [Recount to start on May 20, 2025]
Federal cabinet announcement May 13:
It will be interesting to see how much of a nod Prime Minister Mark Carney will give to symbolically important winners when announcing his new cabinet tomorrow, May 13.
MPs like Tatiana Auguste are not high-profile but putting her in cabinet tomorrow would trumpet the success of the returning Liberals.
Carney and his cabinet will be sworn in on Tuesday at 10:30 am ET (7:30 am Pacific) in Ottawa by Governor General Mary Simon.
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