By Pepper Parr
May 12th, 2025
BURLINGTON, ON
During every election, those working for a candidate will tell people that every vote counts, as they do everything they can to get people to a polling station.
House of Commons in its temporary location while major renovations are made to the Senate and House space in the Parliament building
This election, that statement – every votes counts – was all too real – one person won with a 1-vote majority.
The following are the recounts that have taken place or are going to take place:
For those of us keeping track at home, the result means the Liberals now have 170 seats, two shy of a majority in the expanded 343-seat House of Commons.
But the recounts aren’t over just yet.
The recount in Terra Nova—The Peninsulas, N.L. is set to start today. The Liberals initially were declared the winners there by a 12-vote margin.
There’s also a recount in Milton East–Halton Hills, Ont., which will kick off on Tuesday. The Liberals took that riding by just 29 votes.
And finally, there’s a recount in Windsor–Tecumseh–Lakeshore, Ont., which will actually start on May 20. The Conservatives won there by 77 votes, clearing the threshold for an automatic recount. But the Liberal candidate took it to the courts and got a recount.
Recall that during the recent provincial election Natalie Pierre won the election by 44 votes. The Liberals were unsuccessful in getting a recount.
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I wonder if it’s because of the way votes are tabulated in the provincial election compared to the hand counting in the Federal Election that recounts were not permitted in our provincial election…..to say that every vote counts is an understatement!!! 44 votes…I wonder how many Liberals thought that a Conservative win was a forgone conclusion in Burlington and did not bother to register their vote…