Wow. Liberals +1. BQ -1. Judicial recount turns the results around in Brossard-La Prairie.
Elections Canada Announces Results of Judicial Recount
in the Electoral District of Brossard–La Prairie
OTTAWA, Friday, October 24, 2008 – The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Marc Mayrand, announced today that Alexandra Mendes has been declared elected in the electoral district of Brossard–La Prairie (Quebec), following a judicial recount completed on October 24, 2008, by Mr. Justice Michel A. Caron of the Quebec Superior Court.
At the 40th general election held on October 14, 2008, the difference between the Bloc Québécois candidate, Marcel Lussier, and the Liberal Party of Canada candidate, Alexandra Mendes, was 143 votes in favour of Mr. Lussier. Following the judicial recount, the difference between the two candidates is 69 votes in favour of Ms. Mendes.
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