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Bathurst PC candidate requests recount

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 | 2:18 PM ET

Bathurst Tory candidate Nancy McKay is asking for a recount.Bathurst Tory candidate Nancy McKay is asking for a recount. (CBC)

The Progressive Conservative candidate in the northern riding of Bathurst has decided to ask for a recount after losing the seat by just 75 votes.

Nancy McKay, who lost to Liberal incumbent Brian Kenny, said Wednesday that she is filling out the paperwork.

According to provincial election rules, a candidate who has lost by more than 25 votes can apply to a judge of the Court of Queen's Bench for a recount.

McKay has four days from this coming Friday, when Elections New Brunswick releases its offical tabulations, to apply to the Court of Queen's Bench.

If the judge feels a recount is warranted, the recount will be held within four days of that,

This was the third election in which McKay ran unsuccessfully against Kenny.

Corrections and Clarifications

  • The timeframe for launching an appeal of election results was incorrectly reported in the original story. Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010/5:15 p.m. AT

Overall Results

Overall Election Results
Party Elected Leading Total
Updated: Sep. 28, 2010, 12:49 AM ADT
PC 42 0 42
LIB 13 0 13
NDP 0 0 0
GRN 0 0 0
PA 0 0 0
IND 0 0 0

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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections New Brunswick.

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