Federal Liberals gain one more seat after judicial recount of Quebec riding – By The Canadian Press (National Post) / Oct 6 2021
The recount bumps up the total number of seats won by Justin Trudeau’s Liberals to 160, although Kevin Vuong in Toronto will be sit as an Independent MP
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals have picked up another seat in Quebec after a judicial recount Wednesday.
Elections Canada confirmed that incumbent Brenda Shanahan will be returning to Parliament after the recount declared her the winner in Chateauguay-Lacolle over her Bloc Quebecois rival by just 12 votes.
That overturns preliminary results from the Sept. 20 election, which had Shanahan losing to the Bloc’s Patrick O’Hara by 286 votes.
The recount bumps up the total number of seats won by Justin Trudeau’s Liberals to 160, although the winner in one of them — Kevin Vuong in Toronto’s Spadina-Fort York — will be sitting as an Independent MP after failing to disclose to the party a past sexual assault charge that was ultimately dropped
