The federal riding of Terrebonne in Quebec has gone from the Liberals’ win column back to the Bloc Québécois after a postelection vote validation process.
Bloc candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné, who had represented the riding since 2021, said in a social media post that she came out with a lead of 44 votes and that a judicial recount will take place.
“For someone to be officially elected, you have to wait until the end of this process,” Sinclair-Desgagné wrote in French. “I hope to have the honour of representing Terrebonne again in the coming years.”
Elections Canada’s validated results indicate that Sinclair-Desgagné received 23,340 votes, while Liberal candidate Tatiana Auguste received 23,296.
The preliminary results had Auguste up by 35 votes.
Matthew McKenna, spokesperson for Elections Canada, said the returning officer finished the validation process Thursday afternoon.
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He said the validation process involves a returning officer examining the record of votes counted at …