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Liberals Gain Terrebonne Seat by Single Vote in Recount, Narrowing Gap to Majority

Judicial recount flips Quebec riding to the Liberals, bringing their seat count to 170 as three additional recounts loom.

The chamber of the House of Commons is seen in Ottawa, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Parliament will resume Monday following the summer recess. On Monday Parliamentarians will return to the familiar stone walls of West Block in Ottawa to find the political landscape has shifted significantly. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Elections Canada signage is pictured near an advance polling station in Ottawa, on Friday, April 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Prime Minister elect Mark Carney thanks his supporters after winning the federal election on April 28, 2025. The Liberal Party of Canada held an election night gathering at TD Place in Ottawa, not far from Carney’s riding in Nepean. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
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Overview

  • A judicial recount in the Terrebonne riding reversed a 44-vote lead for the Bloc Québécois, awarding the seat to Liberal candidate Tatiana Auguste by a one-vote margin.
  • This brings the Liberals' total to 170 seats in the House of Commons, two short of the 172 required for a majority government.
  • Three additional judicial recounts are set to begin in Terra Nova—The Peninsulas (N.L.), Milton East–Halton Hills (Ont.), and Windsor–Tecumseh–Lakeshore (Ont.), potentially altering the final seat distribution.
  • Recounts are mandatory under Elections Canada rules when the margin of victory is less than 0.1% of valid votes cast, though seat flips are rare, with only three occurring in the past 25 years.
  • The Liberals' path to a majority could hinge on the recount outcomes and potential defections from opposition MPs, as the party explores ways to secure control of the House.