Bloc candidate who lost by 1 vote considering 'all options' after report of ballot problem

The Canadian Press

· Posted: May 13, 2025 5:28 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

The Bloc Quebecois campaigner for the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne says she's evaluating her options aft a judicial recount that saw her suffer by a azygous vote.

Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné's connection comes arsenic Elections Canada investigates a imaginable mistake involving an uncounted mail-in ballot from a Bloc elector successful the Terrebonne riding.

Voter Emmanuelle Bossé told Radio-Canada that she mailed successful her ballot successful aboriginal April utilizing an addressed envelope provided by Elections Canada, but it was returned to her arsenic undeliverable.

Elections Canada says it appears that portion of the postal codification printed connected the envelope was incorrect and that it's moving to stitchery much facts astir what happened.

Liberal Tatiana Auguste was declared the victor implicit Sinclair-Desgagné, the incumbent, by a one-vote borderline aft a judicial recount, successful an predetermination that returned the Liberals to powerfulness with a number authorities connected April 28.

Both parties declined to comment, and Sinclair-Desgagné's connection did not specifically notation the uncounted ballot.

"Following a judicial recount that caused a ballot reversal arsenic spectacular arsenic unexpected, I beryllium it to myself to measure each the options earlier us," Sinclair-Desgagné wrote connected Facebook connected Monday, adding, "I'll support you updated connected the adjacent steps."

Auguste was initially projected to triumph the riding by 35 votes aft the election, but Sinclair-Desgagné, who was archetypal elected successful 2021, moved up by 44 votes pursuing the required post-election validation process.

The triumph was returned to Auguste connected Saturday pursuing the judicial recount, with Auguste receiving 23,352 votes and Sinclair-Desgagné 23,351.