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Supreme Court explains why it invalidated Liberal MP's 1-vote win in 2025 election

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Lowrie, M. (2026, September 18). Supreme Court explains why it invalidated Liberal MP's 1-vote win in 2025 election. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/terrebonne-supreme-court-reasons-9.7349686?cmp=rss

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The Supreme Court of Canada invalidated a Liberal candidate’s one-vote victory in the 2025 federal election due to an administrative error by Elections Canada, which failed to address incorrect postal codes sent to voters. This decision was made to maintain public trust in the electoral process and ensure that such errors do not affect election outcomes. Following the court's ruling, a byelection was held, where Liberal candidate Tatiana Auguste won again over Bloc Québécois incumbent Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné.

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The Supreme Court of Canada invalidated a federal Liberal candidate's one-vote victory in the 2025 election in the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne to maintain public trust in the electoral process. The Liberal candidate, Tatiana Auguste, narrowly won over incumbent Bloc Québécois candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné. A supporter of Sinclair-Desgagné complained that her vote had not been counted due to a special ballot issue. Although a Superior Court judge initially rejected the request for a new election, the Supreme Court reversed this decision in February 2025, with Justice Mahmud Jamal writing for the majority that an administrative error was at fault. Following the court's ruling, a byelection took place where the Liberals again won over the Bloc Québécois, reinforcing their hold on the riding despite initial electoral challenges.

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Bloc Bloc Québécois Liberal Supreme Court Terrebonne

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Liberal NORP · 4× Bloc ORG · 2× Bloc Québécois ORG · 2× Terrebonne GPE · 2× Montreal GPE · 1× Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné PERSON · 1× Superior Court ORG · 1× Supreme Court ORG · 1× Tatiana Auguste PERSON · 1× The Supreme Court of Canada ORG · 1×

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Supreme Court explains why it invalidated Liberal MP's 1-vote win in 2025 election Liberal later won byelection in Terrebonne over Bloc Québécois The Supreme Court of Canada says it decided to invalidate a federal Liberal candidate's one-vote victory in the 2025 federal election to ensure public trust in the electoral process.

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Supreme Court explains why it invalidated Liberal MP's 1-vote win in 2025 election · assertive framing

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it → explain → process

The court says the choice to annul the election result ensures that a federal election is not decided by a known and correctable administrative error. asserted

election → say → error

Liberal Tatiana Auguste was declared the winner in the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne by one vote over incumbent Bloc Québécois candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné in April 2025. asserted

Auguste → declare → April

The Bloc candidate challenged the election results and demanded a byelection after a Bloc supporter complained that she had tried to vote by mail using a special ballot that was never counted. asserted

that → challenge → ballot

A Superior Court judge rejected Sinclair-Desgagné's request for a new election, but the Supreme Court reversed that ruling in a split decision delivered from the bench in February. asserted

Court → reject → February

Justice Mahmud Jamal wrote for the majority that an Elections Canada employee had known for weeks that some voters had been sent envelopes with incorrect postal codes, but the agency did not take steps to correct the error. asserted

agency → write → error

Auguste went on to win the riding for a second time in a byelection in April. asserted

Auguste → go → April