Ontario judicial recount ordered in tight riding

Friday, May 9, 2025, 3:21 pm

In Ontario, a Liberal candidate who lost his seat by a razor‐thin margin of 77 votes has seen his call for a judicial recount granted. The detailed scrutiny of ballot irregularities underscores the heated electoral climate and the candidate’s determined pursuit for fairness in a closely contested riding.

theglobeandmail.com / Liberal candidate says judicial recount ordered in Ontario riding he narrowly lost

Irek Kusmierczyk says that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered a judicial recount to give the community ‘confidence’ in the election result

lapresse.ca / Ontario et Terre-Neuve | Élection Canada confirme deux dépouillements judiciaires

Un candidat libéral, qui a perdu contre son rival conservateur par seulement 77 voix aux élections fédérales, indique que sa demande de dépouillement judiciaire a été acceptée.

cp24.com/ / Liberal candidate says judicial recount granted by Elections Canada - CP24

Liberal candidate says judicial recount granted by Elections Canada CP24

citynews.ca / Liberal candidate says judicial recount ordered in Ontario riding he narrowly lost

OTTAWA — A Liberal candidate who lost to his Conservative rival by just 77 votes in the federal election says his request for a judicial recount has been granted. Irek Kusmierczyk, the Liberal incumbent in Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore, argues in a social media post today that several ballots were…

thestar.com / Liberal candidate says judicial recount ordered in Ontario riding he narrowly lost

OTTAWA - A Liberal candidate who lost to his Conservative rival by just 77 votes in the federal election says his request for a judicial recount has been granted.

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