GATINEAU, QUEBEC -- (Marketwired) -- 10/30/15 -- The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Marc Mayrand, announced today that the judicial recount of the votes in the electoral district of Regina-Lewvan (Saskatchewan) has been terminated following a request for withdrawal by the candidate who requested the recount.
The request for withdrawal was received and accepted by Justice Catherine Dawson on October 30, 2015.
The termination of these proceedings does not affect the results for the electoral district of Regina-Lewvan, validated before the recount began. The following are the validated results for all candidates in the electoral district:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Louis Browne Liberal Party of Canada 13,143 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wojciech Dolata Libertarian Party of Canada 298 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trent Fraser Conservative Party of Canada 16,711 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tamela Friesen Green Party of Canada 839 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Erin Weir New Democratic Party 16,843 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
More information on the judicial recount process is available at www.elections.ca.
Elections Canada is an independent body set up by Parliament.
Contacts:
Elections Canada
Media Relations
1-877-877-9515
www.elections.ca
