Quebec court orders a judicial recount in Champlain

Winning margin in Champlain

191 votes

Conservative Adriana Szalontai won the Mauricie riding by 191 votes on Oct 5. Defeated Parti Québécois candidate René Branchaud contested the result.

Judge Éric Martel of the Court of Québec granted the request on Tuesday, though it was filed late. He found reasonable grounds to believe some counting records are wrong.

Élections Québec conceded anomalies at eight polling stations, including a gap of 80 ballots at one of them. The Conservatives say that gap comes from an error recording unused ballots, but cannot confirm it without opening the box.

Trois-Rivières courthouse

Every ballot cast on election day will be recounted at the Trois-Rivières courthouse starting Thursday at 9 a.m. ET, over two days. A recount in Vachon, won by the Liberals by 10 votes, began Monday.