Liberal MP celebrates rollercoaster win, flipping Quebec seat by one vote [Video]

A 24-year-old Quebecer is celebrating one of the closest victories in the history of federal politics after flipping a Bloc Québécois seat to Liberal by an incredibly narrow margin.

“It’s been a rollercoaster. From winning to not winning, and then winning again,” said Tatiana Auguste, the new member of Parliament for Terrebonne, Que., northeast of Montreal.

She won her seat by a single vote, following a judicial recount by Elections Canada.

“It still feels a little bit surreal,” she said on Mother’s Day, with her mom looking on during the interview.

“(My family is) very proud, very happy. I don’t know if they understand what’s to come, but we shall see,” Auguste said.

The rookie politician was born in Haiti and grew up in Montreal. She has a degree in economics and worked as a political staffer before running for public office.

Auguste says she, and the Liberals,represented a “breath of fresh …