US EditionFormer Bloc MP who lost by single vote says she will appeal to Supreme Court
Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné challenges a Superior Court ruling after losing by one vote, citing an uncounted special ballot due to an Elections Canada envelope error.
- Bloc Québécois candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné is appealing to the Supreme Court to request a new election in the Montreal-area Terrebonne riding after losing by one vote to Liberal MP Tatiana Auguste.
- Following the April 28 general election, Tatiana Auguste was initially declared winner before a validation process flipped the result to Sinclair-Desgagné, and the May 10 recount recorded 23,352 Liberal votes.
- Superior Court Justice Éric Dufour rejected Sinclair-Desgagné's argument, ruling the postal code error did not constitute an irregularity under federal electoral law, though Sinclair-Desgagné said the Superior Court judgment contains errors inviting appeal.
- To cover legal costs, Sinclair-Desgagné said she will launch a crowdfunding campaign despite the significant financial burden, arguing it's her duty to ensure democratic institutions are accountable.
- This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 3, 2025, and notes Sinclair-Desgagné speaking about the dispute in the House of Commons foyer, Parliament Hill, Ottawa.
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Former Bloquist MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné believes that he lost because of an error made and admitted by Elections Canada.
Former Bloc MP Who Lost by Single Vote Says She Will Appeal to Supreme Court
The former Bloc MP who lost her Quebec riding by a single vote is taking the matter to the Supreme Court of Canada. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné says she will appeal a recent Quebec Superior Court decision that rejected her request for a new election in the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne. She had challenged the result after a Bloc voter revealed that her special ballot was not counted and instead returned to her because of an error in the addr…
Bloc Québécois candidate in Terrebonne in the last federal election, Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné, takes her case to the Supreme Court
The former Bloquist MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné intends to "fight to the end." She now appeals to the Supreme Court in the hope of getting the election resumed in Terrebonne after losing by a single vote. The Superior Court had maintained this result last week, despite irregularities that had potentially cost the victory to the former elected candidate.
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