Newfoundland riding flips to Conservatives after judicial recount
Friday, May 23, 2025, 3:21 pm
In a dramatic federal election twist in Newfoundland, a judicial recount reversed initial results to hand the Terra Nova–The Peninsulas riding to the Conservatives. The razor-thin margin and subsequent legal scrutiny left voters and political pundits alike questioning the reliability of early tallies amidst an atmosphere charged with electoral controversy.
The recounts from April's federal election took place after extremely tight races in Newfoundland's Terra Nova—The Peninsulas and Ontario's Windsor—Tecumseh—Lake Shore.
Un dépouillement judiciaire a déterminé que M. Rowe a battu le libéral Anthony Germain par 12 voix.
Le conservateur Jonathan Rowe représentera la circonscription de Terra Nova—Les Péninsules au Parlement.
The result in Terra Nova – The Peninsulas reverses the first tally, which had the Liberal candidate ahead by 12 votes
ST. JOHN’S — A federal election riding in rural Newfoundland has flipped to the Conservatives after a judicial recount that took nearly two weeks. Elections Canada announced Friday that Conservative Jonathan Rowe will represent the Terra Nova—The Peninsulas riding in Parliament. A judicial recount…
ST. JOHN'S - A federal election riding in rural Newfoundland has flipped to the Conservatives after a judicial recount that took nearly two weeks.
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