Windsor Liberal who lost by 77 votes files for judicial recount
- Liberal incumbent Irek Kusmierczyk lost last week's federal election in Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore to Conservative Kathy Borrelli by 77 votes.
- The narrow result followed counting errors found by Elections Canada and a margin just seven votes short of triggering an automatic recount.
- Kusmierczyk received 31,985 votes while Borrelli won with 32,062 votes, reducing the Conservative lead from an initial 233 votes to 77.
- The margin of victory has been described as "razor thin," with Kusmierczyk filing for a judicial recount amid the close and error-affected count.
- The recount filing could clarify the official results and affect the final outcome in this tightly contested Windsor riding.
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Windsor Liberal Who Lost by 77 Votes Files for Judicial Recount
A failed Liberal candidate in Windsor who lost to his Conservative rival by just 77 votes in last week’s federal election says he is filing for a judicial recount. Irek Kusmierczyk, a Liberal incumbent who ran in Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore, says in a social media post today that the “razor thin” margin of victory for the Conservative candidate is just seven votes short of Elections Canada’s threshold for triggering an automatic recount. Kusmierc…
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