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May 12, 2025 1:39 PM - The Canadian Press

Liberals win Quebec riding by one vote in recount

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The announcement comes as more recounts are underway, including two in Ontario. (Photo: The Canadian Press)

With more recounts still to come, the Liberals are another seat closer to a majority government after a judicial recount saw them narrowly win the Quebec riding of Terrebonne. A judicial recount of the riding north of Montreal saw the Liberals win the the riding by one vote and now gives them 170 seats in Parliament.

The announcement comes as more recounts are underway, including two in Ontario. One of those ridings is Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore, where a judicial recount was granted after incumbent Liberal Irek Kusmierczyk argued several ballots were "wrongly rejected" after validation showed he lost to Conservative challenger Kathy Borrelli by 77 votes. The other Ontario seat, located in the Greater Toronto area, has Kristina Tesser Derksen is ahead of Conservative Parm Gill by 29 votes in Milton East—Halton Hills South. An automatic recount there will happen May 13.

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