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Newfoundland voters concerned after apparent voter mistakes void hundreds of ballots
- Jonathan Rowe won the Terra Nova-The Peninsulas riding in Newfoundland after a judicial recount following the April 28, 2025, federal election.
- The recount occurred because hundreds of ballots were disputed due to voters marking rectangular boxes instead of the required circles, violating the Canada Elections Act.
- The recount, supervised by a judge from Newfoundland’s highest provincial court, identified 1,041 disputed ballots and ultimately disqualified 819 of them due to improper markings, primarily in rectangular boxes instead of the required circles.
- Voters like Jennifer Barnett reported receiving insufficient instructions on marking ballots, while Elections Canada said it has visual instructions on voting screens and will review communication methods.
- Rowe’s narrow 12-vote victory was accepted by the Liberal party, and experts stress that addressing voter confusion is crucial to uphold the voting system’s integrity.
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Jonathan Rowe, who won the Newfoundland riding of Terra Nova—The Peninsulas for the Conservative Party after a recount, is applauded by colleagues at a meeting of the Conservative caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Sunday, May 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang Two voters in Newfoundland say they hope Elections Canada can learn from a dramatic judicial recount that revealed hundreds of people in their riding may have marked their bal…
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right2Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Left
Bias Distribution
- 56% of the sources lean Left
56% Left
L 56%
C 22%
R 22%
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