A Quebec court granted Parti Québécois’ request for a judicial recount in the Champlain riding citing missing ballots on Tuesday, according to Élections Québec. The recount is set for Thursday and Friday.
The PQ had asked the court for the re-tally of the votes in the riding located in Mauricie last week arguing that 110 ballots were missing from two ballot boxes.
On election night, the PQ candidate in Champlain, René Branchaud, was defeated by Quebec Conservative Adriana Szalontai by 191 votes or 0.44 percentage points.
Election law provides that a recount may be requested if the margin between first and second place is less than one-thousandth of the votes cast.
Judge Éric Martel ordered he judicial recount of all ballots cast on election day will begin Thursday morning at the Trois-Rivières courthouse.
A judicial recount is also underway in the riding of Vachon, in the Montérégie region, after it began Monday with the results expected Wednesday, according to Élections Québec.
A judge granted the PQ’s request for the recount in the Longueuil riding after Liberal Affine Lwalalika edged out PQ candidate Stephan Fogaing by just 10 votes.
— With files from The Canadian Press
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