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Judge dismisses Coffin s bid for recount in St. John s East-Quidi Vidi
NDP Leader Alison Coffin, who lost to Liberal John Abbott by 53 votes in March, has lost a subsequent bid to have those results overturned.
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NDP Leader Alison Coffin and lawyer Kyle Rees seen outside Supreme Court in St. John s Wednesday had argued unsuccessfully for a recount in the district of St. John s East-Quidi Vidi. (Patrick Butler/Radio-Canada)
There will be no vote recount for the district of St. John s-Quidi Vidi, as a judge has put an obstacle in NDP Leader Alison Coffin s bid to stay in the House of Assembly.
PC candidate files challenge to election results in St. Barbe-L anse aux Meadows
PC candidate Sheila Fitzgerald is the latest to turn to the courts to challenge the results of last month s general election.
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Defeated PC candidate Sheila Fitzgerald filed a court challenge Wednesday that argues against the validity of the province s recent general election.(Sheila Fitzgerald/Facebook)
Jim Lester lost the district of Mount Pearl North to Liberal Lucy Stoyles by 109 votes.
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Jim Lester lost the district of Mount Pearl North by 109 votes to Liberal Lucy Stoyles in the 2021 provincial election. (Patrick Butler/Radio-Canada)
After losing his seat by 109 votes in last month s provincial election, PC candidate Jim Lester is turning to the courts in the hopes of having the results voided and a new election called in his former district, but he also wants a ruling on whether the vote adhered to Newfoundland and Labrador legislation. It s very important to have faith in the outcome of elections, Lester told reporters on Wednesday.