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Liberal candidate says judicial recount ordered in Ontario riding he narrowly lost

  • Liberal incumbent Irek Kusmierczyk narrowly lost the federal Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore seat to Conservative Kathy Borrelli by 77 votes in the 2025 election.
  • Kusmierczyk requested a judicial recount because the margin was just seven votes short of the automatic recount threshold and he claims several ballots were wrongly rejected.
  • Justice Ross MacFarlane of the Ontario Superior Court ordered a judicial recount to help ensure confidence in the election outcome, with the ballot recount scheduled to start on May 20 at a location in Tecumseh known as Green Valley Plaza.
  • Borrelli secured the win with 32,062 votes compared to Kusmierczyk's 31,985 votes , and Kusmierczyk has stated that he will fully accept the outcome of the recount.
  • The recount reflects ongoing election scrutiny, as Kusmierczyk seeks clarity amid four federal recounts, emphasizing that the process needs resources and fairness.
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Liberal candidate says judicial recount ordered in Ontario riding he narrowly lost

Irek Kusmierczyk says that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered a judicial recount to give the community ‘confidence’ in the election result

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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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